George Fall

Los Angeles Common Council member

George Fall was an American politician. He was a member of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council, the governing body of that city, in 1870–71^[1] and was present when a mob lynched 18 Chinese in the Chinese massacre of 1871.

During a coroner's inquest that followed the riot on October 24, 1871, Fall was identified as having attacked an influential Chinese leader, Yo Hing, with a plank of wood.^[2]^[3] During the inquest, Fall stated that he saw Yo Hing "immediately after Thompson was shot" running through the Blue Wing Saloon. He attacked Yo Hing in retribution for killing one of his horses during a melee the year before.^[4]^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

References

^ Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials,1850-1938, compiled under direction of Municipal Reference Library, City Hall, Los Angeles (March 1938, reprinted 1966). "Prepared ... as a report on Project No. SA 3123-5703-6077-8121-9900 conducted under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration."
^ John Johnson Jr., "How Los Angeles Covered Up the Massacre of 17 Chinese," LA Weekly, March 10, 2011, screen 2
^ Johnson, screen 5
^ "Los Angeles Daily Star 24 December 1870 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
^ "Los Angeles Daily News 24 December 1870 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
^ "Los Angeles Daily Star 27 October 1871 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
^ "Los Angeles Daily News 27 October 1871 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-08.