Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-07-22
ne KEPT Ills WORD.
chiaa;nan 3 siszsl in a Powder
Magazine L,ows i Up.
POSSE UNDERTAKES Ills CAPTURE.
Disresnrds His Threats and Goes to
Its Henth-kisc Of is fiembers, To-
Bether with tie C,iirrit and
Woman, Are Killed.

Oakland, Cal, July 2o.-The works
OF the Western use d Explosive COM
pany were blown up by Il murderous
Chinamun at $50 Tuesday morning.
Five deputy sheritfs and constables
who were trying to arrest the MUIR
derer were killed. The dead are: Dep
uty Sheritfs Charles White, son of
Sheriff White; George Woodsum, ID. C..
Cameron; G. stables Gus Koch, j. j
Lerri, Mrs. Aiil and Goong Chung.
The Chiflaman had fortified himself in
the magazine and blew it up when the
attempt to arrest him was made.
Had Killed "a Countrymnn.
The Celestial, who was employed in
the works and who caused the awful
explosion, had killed fellow country
man Monday afternoon in a quarrel
over Chinese lottery ticket. He then
detied the officers of the law who went
to arrest him. The murderer fled into
the magazine, which contained five
tons OF giant powder, barricaded him.
self and threatened TO blow up the
magazine if anyone came to arrest
him. Deputy Sheriff Charles White,
son of Sheriff White, in charge of a
posse consisting of Constable Gus
koch, Deputy Sheriff George Wood.
sum, Deputy Sheriff d. c. Cameron,
Deputy Constable j. j. Lerri and Dep.
uty Constable Harry Cramer 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 repeated demands to surrender
had been made, to all of which the
same reply came: IF you come in
here will blow up the magazine" the
officers retired for the night within
the private Office of the company,
about 20 yards away. Tuesday morning
at five O'Clock Deputy Sheriff Charles
White, after consultation with the
others, determined to break down the
barricade, not believing the Chinaman
would keep his dastardly promise.
A Desperate Deed.
Accordingly he entire posse headed
for the door. True to his word. the
Chinamap fired the giant powder, and
in an instant terrific explosion oc.
CURED, killing FIVE officers and blow
ing the ChinamAn TO atoms so small
Whites body was fearfully mangled.
1t was found nearly 500 yards away.
Koch was also badly disfyprsd, but
lived long enough to be taken to the
hospital in a patrol wagon. where he
died. Mrs. Hill was visiting Mrs
Pride, who lived across the way. She
was killed in the falling debris of the
building. All the buildings took fire.
Engines were soon fighting the flames.
but to no avail. The works are com.
pletely wrecked. Four houses also are
blown down and about 40 partially
wrecked. Deputy Sheriff Fred Sher.
lit and Deputy Ed White escaped, hui
are painfully wounded. Deputy Sheriff
Sheritt's story is to the effect that al
five o'clock Tuesday morning the
Cinnamon called to Deputy Sheriff
whitehall he would surrender. White
Woodsum and Koch Immediately pro.
ceeded to the door, while the Others
followed. Just as the door was ed
the sound as of a falling plank was
heard, and then the explosion oc.
Cured
The name of the Chinaman was
Goong Chung. The man he murdered
was Sam 81 Sing. Coroner Wadeni and
a corps of deputies are searching
through the surrounding fields for the
remains, In some INSTANCES they had
to be picked up with shoyels. Four.
teen OF the cars We're blown to spin,
tiers and several were burned. Win.
dows were broken in Oakland, Ala.
media and az far as Berkeley.