HOW CHINESE ARE TREATED IN CALIFORNIA.
A terrible riot has occurred, nv the of Los Angelos; Califor lia,; Which originated in -the hate of the "roughs '' for the Chinese. Sixteen :Chinainen were hanged by the mob, and,manv of the Chinese houses" w^re set on "fire. The mob was composed mainly of native Californians :and. the dregs ofso-. ciety. All the :. Chinese that were hanged were frightfully beaten and maltreated before hanging. The po~ lie force acted disgracefully in aidinoand abetting the rioters. The mob appears tb have been actuated solely from animosity of race arid a desire for plunder. Th 5. witnesses before' the coroner's jury are apparently, reluctant to give evidence, fearing they will implicate two-Irishmen who boasted of as-* sistmg m killing the Chinese. Only lour of the rioters have been arrested r rom 14,000 to 30,000 dollars, and all the valuables belonging to the Chinese were carried oft" by the mob, and even those arrested were robbed on their way to gaol.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 155, 23 February 1872, Page 6
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165HOW CHINESE ARE TREATED IN CALIFORNIA. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 155, 23 February 1872, Page 6
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