The Shasta courier., 1866-11-24
SHASTA COURIER.

A RoBBER KILLED BY CHINAMEN.-Ihe
account published in our last issue OF the
killing of a highwayman by Cinnamon was
incorrect in the details. Through the cour
tesy of a gentleman who visited the grouh
on Saturday morning. and who was also
present at the inquest held on the body, we
are enabled to give the particulars q Tue
affair. 1t seems from the facts e'lci'ed by
the examination of the Cinnamon. that TWO
of them, on their way from camp at the An
thony House, were stopped by man anu
ordered to fork over and at the same time
a malicious looking persuader. IN tue shaPe
of a six-shooter. was presented to their gaze
In order we suppose, to accelerate the Pio
cess of " pungling" out. The Johns hanIed
over S20-one SIG and the other "A. Inc
poor victims passed on this time as soon as
their tormentor permitted them, thankful. no
doubt. that they escaped with whole skins.
After arriving at Deer creek they met some
friends of their own nationality to whom they
did their tale of woe unfold. A council of
war was Immediately held. the plan OF battle
arranged and the point determined upon,
which for coolness Of conception and bravery
of execution surpasses anything brought
under our observation for some time. and
completely eclipses the herols-n OF Steve
Fenard. The two Johns each procured a
double barreled shotgun. and accompanied
by two other Celestial friends who were to
serve as decoy, proceeded toward the scat
of war until they approached within few
hundred yards of the spot from whence the
robber emerged in the morning, when the
armed Johns made brief halt to allow the
other two to proceed and open a space be-
tween them. The lead pair having arrived
at the identical ground where the robbery
was committed in the morning the robber
rush out from his lurking place, with Wis
ions OF rich pickings pressing on his mind
and compelled them to undergo the same
process as the others. receiving only small
compensation for his trouble. He ordered
them to 90 on then. but the Johns seeing that
their allies had not yet rounded the turn of
the road hesitated about complying. and
replied by calculating, = What for me go ;
you takee all my monee." &c. This CONVEX
sation was continued on the part of the Johns
to afford the veterans in the rear an opportu
nifty to come up and participate in the fight
The r0bber, who it seems was cot - stuck
arter" China lingo" raised his battery of
six, manufactured by Mr.. Colt, and blazed
away, hitting one above the left ear, doing no
more injury however, than producing flesh
the braves forward on the double quick, and
anxious to take a hand, elevated their guns
and one of them fred depositing the contents
of one barrel.in the side of his head and face
and badly shattering his ear This so stunned
him that he was compelled to change his base
and take up strong position on tue Hover
side of the road, from whence he continued to
resist until the other John, who had been
kept a reserve" brought mis- piece to
bear upon his forehead. he fired killing the
highwayman instantly. The Celestials, proud
of their valor, rushed quickly back to Deer
Creek and made known the resnt of the
campaign. The body remained on the ground
until next morning Saturday, when Es
qulre kerns, of Rough and Ready township,
summoned jury and an inquest was held on
the body at the Anthony House. to which
place the body had been removed The facts
adduced at the inquest were such as we have
already detailed above. No money or valu-
ables having been found upon the body, it is
presumed the Celestials reciprocated and in
turn went through" the robber. His tenn
porary lurking place was discovered in
vacant house, dlstfnt about a mile from
where the killing occurred toward Dry
Greek, where carpet sack containing some
keys and other things denotng burglarous
practices were found memorandum book
was found upon his person marked &c. Ii.
Frederickson," and contained entries made
in German hand He was comfortably clad.
about feet 10 inches in hight. with sandy
beard, and head "A little bald. d.-Appeat.