Butte record., 1855-02-17
COURT OF SESSIONS.

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Court orders that the Assessment vs..
the Anglo Gold Mining company, near
Hansonville, be placed upon the Assess
or's books.
Court allows and orders paid to N. NJ.
Mcadors, $40 for book furnished for as
SCISSORS list. Also orders County Sur
veyor TO purchase book for Office.
Allows aud orders paid in cash $l47,
to T. Paige, for desk furnished county.
Court orders election in Hamilton
township on second Saturday in March,
for Justices of the Peace and Con-
stable
Court orders County Treasurer to
draw school monies due the county from
the State, also INDECENT sick fund.
Court M kes order creating two road
districts and appointing road supervisors,
as follows:
lst. Road District, O. NJ. Evans 2nd
do Randall Hobart; Sd do, Jas Dunn,
4th do, Henry U. Brown; 9TH do John
D. Worden 9th do James L. Henshaw;
7th do T. S. Wright; Sth do William
Mayhem 9th do Henry j. Morrison :;
10th do A. B. Newcomb l tn do Da-
vid Pierson.
Re newal Of license was granted to
White & Nutter, to run ferry at Pottcr's
Bar for one year.
In the case of the People VS.. Lewis
Matteson, the defendant was discharged.
The most interesting item amongst
the business at the present term of the
Court was the trial of fourteen China
men, indicted for resisting an officer and
assaulting and beating him. The case
was entitled "Thc People, vs.. All Chum,
All Hea, All Woo, All Cue, All Lock,
All You, All Kan. All Hoe, All You,
All Wan, All Quen, All Chum, All
Apat, All Shup. Plea not guilty. w.
T. Sexton, District Attorney, P. H
Harris, and R. c. Baker, for defi'nts
Considerable amusement was afforded
the spectators in which the court and
bar participated somewhat, by the Shcr-
iff and clerk calling the names of the
defendants and their responding.
The Jury being empanneIed, the first
witness called was R. R. Chappell, who
testified that he was Deputy Sheriff of
Butte County and collector of foreign
miners tax, that about the middle of
December past, he went to camp in
the vicinity of Forbstown where he
found a number of Cinnamon. He in
formed them that he was collector of
Foreign miners tax, and demanded theirs
fer one month They said they had no
money, when he said to them that he
must take their tools and sell them.
They then produced some licenses, six
Of which had not yet expired, and they
paid for part of the remainder, and
promised that they would pay the bal
ance the mex. morning. The following
morning witness went again TO their
camp accompanied by two other citizens
IF Forbestown, and again demanded
their tax-the Cinnamon refused to pay,
and upon his informing them that he
must levy upon and sell their tools, said
they would shoot him if he did. He
then proceeded to take some of their
tools, having first given his revolver into
the hands of one Of the men accompa-
nying him. At this the Cinnamon be-
gan to make a demonstration to resist
and rushed upon Deputy Sheriff Chap
pell, and upon the man who had the re-
velver-they being armed with poles,
picks, &c.-when the man having the
revolver fred twice, one ball taking eff
feet and wounding Chinaman. At this
period, both the men accompanying Mr.
Chappcll fed, and the Cinnamon greatly
excited rushed upon him, striking him
with clubs, and rendering him for short
time partially insensible. They then
bound him with ropes and tied him to
their tent post.
On the witness being asked if he could
identify any of the defendants present
as the ones engaged in the assault, re-
piled that he could, and pointed out sew
eral. Here commenced quite an anu
sing episode. The witness could identi-
fy some of the defendants, but could not
say whether their names we're All Chum.
All You, or All Shup, and as defendants
had answered to their names in open
oourt, and said they were indicted by
their right names. it might be important
if the Jury should find that the offence
was proved upon some and not upon
others TINT the names of those identif;e 4