Trial of Crenshaw for Lynching Chinese

SECOND DAY’S EXAMINATION

Examination for prosecution continued.

Richard H. Frees sworn: Know of a riot in Los Angeles on the 24th of Oct.; it commenced in front of Caswell’s store, now where Coronel block is; the mob was against the Chinese; they occupied the Coronel building; saw some 2 or 3 hundred armed men; at about 11 o’clock, saw shooting—shooting at the Chinese; saw the mob make threatening gestures; the mob was threatening in appearance; did not see Chinamen taken from the building; saw one Chinaman hanged on the gateway of the place now occupied by Mr. Heller; do not know who he was; saw Mr. Hazard and myself and another man had a Chinaman in custody; we were going up Los Angeles street; the Chinese was being shot at; we passed Meyer’s store on Los Angeles street; the Chinaman was shot in the back; he dropped, and we left him; saw from 6 to 10 Chinamen dead in the rear of Coronel building; they were killed in front of the building; saw some dead in Negro alley; the crowd was firing from the housetops.

[Further testimony follows.]