A Chinese Man Was Reportedly Hanged by “Lynch Law”

A report from Chipp’s Flat stated that a Chinese man was “hung by lynch law” after being accused of murdering and robbing a white man. The Daily Evening Herald added that he allegedly possessed the victim’s ring and had cut the body “in two” to conceal it, but the paper also admitted it could learn “no further particulars of the affair.” The case survives as a terse example of a lynching recorded through accusation and rumor but with no evidence of accountability.