The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-20
BAD CHINAMAN'S
DESPERATE DEED
He Blows Up a Magazine, Killing
4 Most of a Sherif's Posse.
WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE ARREST
He Warned the Officers That He
Would Blow Up the Building, and
Was as Good as His Word-The
Building Was Destroyed.

OAKLAND. CAL, July l9.-The works
OF the western Fuse and Explosive Com
pany were blown up by murderous
Chinaman at $50 o'clock this morning.
Five deputy sherifs and constables who
were irving to arrest tho murderer were
killed. The dead are:
Deputy sherins Charles White, son OF
Sheriff White; George Woodsum' d. c.
Cameron: Constables Gus Koch, j. j.
Lerri; Mrs. Hill, Coon Ng Chung
The Cninaman had fortified himself in
the magazine and blew 1t up "heh the
attempt TO arrest him was made.
A MURDERER
The celestial who was employed in mo
works and VINO caused the awful eNplO-
sion. had killed fellow countryman yes
terday afternoon IN quarrel over
Chinese lottery ticket. lie then deied
the officers VINO went to arrest him. Inc
murderer fed into the magazine Which
contained five tons Of giant powder bar
ricaded himself and threatened 20 blow
up the magazine II any one came TO ar
rest him. Deputy Sheriff Charles White,
son the sherin in charge Of a posse, con-
slsting Of Constable Gus Koch. Deputy
Sheriff George Woods, Deputy Sheriff ID.
&. Cameron, Deputy Constable j. J. Lerri'
and Deputy Constable Harry Crameri
were on the scene OF the shooting shortly
after the murder and kept guard over the
Chinaman within his stronghold All the
officers were armed with rifles. After re-
peated demands 70 surrender had been
made, 10 all OF which the same reply
came ~ YOU come In heee l Will DlOW
up the magazine" the officers retired FOR
f.rgt q f.rfts 20
company about twenty yards away.
THE ATTACK MADE.
This morning at o'clock Deputy Sheriff
Charles White. after "A consultation with
the others determined TO break down
the barricads not believing the Chinaman
would keep ais promise. Accordingly the
entire posse headed for the door. True
TO his WORD the Cinnamon fired the giant
powder Killing the five officers and
blowing the Chinaman 10 atoms 50 small
that but one piece has been found.
Whites body was fearfully mangled 1t
was found nearly 500 yards away Mrs.
Hn was listing a Mrs Pride. who lived
across the way. She was killed in the
falling debris OF the building.
WORKS VERB WRECKED
An the buildings caught fire. Engines
were soon fighting the flames, but to no
avail. The works were completely wreck
ed Four houses also we're blown down
and about Tor partially wrecked. Deputy
Sheriff Fred Sheriff and Deputy Ed.
White escaped, but are painfully wound
ed.
Deputy Sheriff Sheritts story is to the
effect that at o'clock this morning the
Chlnaman calledy 10 Deputy sheriff
White that he would surrender. White
Woocsum and Koch immediatelyproceedS
cd TO the door while the others followed.
Just as the door was reached the sound
as Of a falling plank was heard and then
the explosion occurred.
The name OF the Chinaman WIS Coon
NJ Chun The man he murdered was
sam 81 Sing.
PICKED UP WITH SIlOVELS.
Coroner Waldeni and a corps OF depu-
ties are searching through the surround
ing fields for the remains. In some in
stances they had 20 be picked up with
shoves Fourteen cars were blown 10
tpllnters and several were burned. Win
dows were broken In Oakland, Alameda
and as far as Berkeley.
Sheriff and White are nervous wrecks
They were carried over forty feet by the
force of the explosion and thrown vio-
lently 10 the ground.