Their Knees Knocked
| Newspaper: | The Pittsburgh Post |
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| Publication Date: | Sat, Mar 9, 1889 |
| Published at: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Page Number: | 9 |
Article Transcript
MILWAUKEE, March 8.—A crowd of about 350 people assembled in Market Square, in front of the Municipal court building, to-day, to get a glimpse of Hah Ding and Sam Yip Ja, the two Chinamen charged with having debauched little girls whom they inveigled to their laundries.
When the Chinamen finally appeared, handcuffed together and surrounded by officers, there was a general rush in their direction. The crowd confined itself, however, to such remarks as “Kill them,” and “Lynch them,” without showing any disposition to carry the suggestions into effect.
The two Chinamen trotted along with their knees smiting together and looked very much relieved when the jail door clanged behind them, for the crowd followed them to the very entrance with their imprecations.
The case was set for this morning but owing to the absence of an interpreter nothing could be done, and the preliminary examination will occur to-morrow.
As far as heard from nine little girls have been tampered with.