New York Times - The Terror of a Leper

A well dressed Chinaman hurried through Mott Street from Chatham Square yesterday afternoon with his hat drawn over his eyes. One of his countrymen noticed that his face was inflamed and at once suspected he was a leper. A searching party was organized and all the Mongolian haunts were visited but no trace was found of the stranger. It is supposed the man came from the West and vengeance is vowed upon anyone who should harbor him.