Chinaman Lynched
| Newspaper: | Fall River Daily Evening News |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | Wed, Jul 10, 1901 |
| Published at: | Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Page Number: | 6 |
Article Transcript
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., July 10.—Young Fooke, a Chinese cook, employed at a boarding house at Mount Breckenridge lumber mill, 35 miles east of Bakersfield in the mountains, has been lynched by lumber men.
The Chinaman attacked Mrs. Kinney, wife of the foreman of the mill, with a butcher-knife, inflicting a serious wound on her face.
He struck Mrs. Kenney’s little daughter, but the injury was slight.
The screams of the woman brought the lumbermen to the scene.
Mr. Kenney was the first to reach the house.
He was attacked by the Chinaman and sustained a severe cut on the wrist.
The lumbermen knocked the Chinaman down, placed a rope around his neck and hanged him to a tree.
It is believed that the Chinaman was insane.
Citation
Chinaman Lynched. Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, MA), July 10 1901, 6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/fall-river-daily-evening-news-1901ca-ch/86957791/