The Los Angeles Lynching—Wholesale Hanging of Chinese.

Newspaper:The Deseret News
Publication Date:   Wed, Oct 25, 1871
Published at:Salt Lake City, Utah
Page Number:2
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Los Angeles, 9 p.m.—Another Chinaman was hung at two minutes past eight, and the third one has just been taken down by the crowd to be hung.

Later, 9:15 p.m.—Eight Chinamen have been hung and nine more will be hung as soon as ropes can be found.

The excitement is intense.

A general riot is impending.

Still later, 9:30 p.m.—Fifteen Chinamen have been hung.

The authorities have succeeded in preventing further violence.

Another Chinaman has been captured and put in jail.

The crowd is dispersing.

Citation

The Los Angeles Lynching—Wholesale Hanging of Chinese. Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), October 25 1871, 2. https://www.newspapers.com/article/deseret-news-1871ca-la-massacrehan/89728544/