The herald., 1895-01-02
MANY ACTS OF LAWLESSNESS.
Depredations of Marauders on
New Years Eve.
One of the H0Odlum Element Badly
Injured.
officer Fifald's Encouutsr-A Celestial
Loses His Wsshing-A Candy
Psddirr Shot AT.

The hoodlum element OF this city distin.
guished itself late last New Years eve by many
overt acts of violence on North Main street
and the vicinity of the plaza
Every unfortunate Chnaman who came
| Wlthln their reach was set upon and beaten.
| one poor celestial, while taking home a large
! bundle OF washing about IL O'Clock. was at
tackled by this lawless crowd, his package
broken open and its contents scattered in the
mud OF the street, totally running them While
telling his story TO an officer the Chinaman
confessed he would sooner have fallen into the
hands of q party of Japanese than the crowd
OF 'Melicans who had beset him.
These hoodlums, not satisfied with maltreat-
ing every celestial who came their way, next
turned their attentions toward Peter Rovat-
chez, a Greek, who keeps a movable candy
stand at the corner of Alameda and CONNER
cial streets. Peter lives on New High street.
near Bellevue. and was quietly wheeling his
wagon home, when the crowd attacked him.
lie was beaten over the head with sticks and
horns and his wagon overturned, breaking the
glass showcases and scattering their contents
in the street.
The toughs followed him to his home and
breaking into his back yard, stole what little
remained of his ock OF candy.
Peter crept into his house and into bed bit
terly bewailing his hard fate His fluctuations
were not over, however, because at IL O'clock
when many we're shooting out the old year,
shots through the front door, reducing
RoYatchez to a state of imbecelity, from which
he only recovered when daylight appeared.
The managers of the Southern California
diamond Sole company, on the corner of Ar
cadla and sanchez streets. also have cause to
mourn visit from these New Years eve ma
raude s. Their handsome black and gold sign
was torn down and bodily removed, while
huge rock was found on the foo of their
Office the tell-tale hole in the window show
ing where it came from. An investigation of
the in erior showed that the office had been
entered and searched, but nothing of its CON
tents has so far b. en- missed.
The marauders came near getting into seri-
GUS trouble at Main rnd Commercial streets.
AS IL was one of them was knocked insensible
by ohcer field. About 90celebraters, mostly
MeXlcanS' met the officer and surrounded him.
MOI content with teasing him with horns and
al sort OF noises. they attem pied to dsp ssess
mar of his revolver, club and handouts. They
threw him to the sidewalk in jiffy and sue
ceeded i'll getting his handouts. Alb ut 20
men were upon him, crushing him nearly to
death The men relented somewhat. when
Flheid managed to rise and drawing his re-
volyer, struck one of the men over the head.
line hammerof the weapon sank deep into
the skull OF the fellow, and he IL as if dead
flheld then backed away and finally sue |
ceeded. with the aid of his knife and revolver |
IN reachln saloon near by. He saw that he
had badly wounded one Of his as atlantis and |
was preparing to get medical attendance He |
recovered omewhat and knife and re- /
Volver in hand, went out to examine |
the Unconscious man who lay upon he side |
walk. Just then the bowling mob picked the |
wounded man mp bodily and rushed away |
with him. presumably going to sonoratown. |
soon aiterWard some of the marauders re- |
turned with the intention of doing up" the |
big oliceman, but he was repared 10 cut and |
shoot on the slightest provoca ion, and thew |
left him. The name of the injured man could |
not lie learned and none but his friends know |
tho Serous ess of his wounds