Chinaman Lynched or Driven Out of Town

Newspaper:Sacramento Daily Union
Publication Date:   Tue, Oct 11, 1853
Published at:Sacramento, California
Page Number:6
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LYNCHED.—On Wednesday last a Chinaman, who had been arrested at Diamond Springs, on a charge of grand larceny, was whipped, had his queue cut off, and made to leave the town.

It is said the prisoner was rescued from the authorities after the order of committal was made out by the magistrate.

Citation

“Chinaman Lynched or Driven Out of Town.” Sacramento Daily Union (Sacramento, CA), October 11 1853, 6. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18531011.2.5