The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-18
JOHN CHINAMAN.
Nm sam, All Jim and Another China
man Murder Three Persons In
Cold Blood near ROckIiu-
Great EXcitement-TheS chi
uess Driven from the
Town and heir Quar-.
fers Demolished.

SAN FRANCISCO, September II. Yes
terday evening people passing near Ssr'
gents rancho, about two miles from
Rocklin, Place county, heard several
pistol shots. As they approached the
house, two men ran away, scaling the
fence. On entering the building the
body of Mrs. Oder who, with her nus
band ana Sargent, occupied the prem
ises, was found on the hoor. Sne had
been shot twice and her head split with
an axe The alarm being given, cohstables
and citizens began the search About
fifty yards from the house, the body OF
Mr.. Oder was found: He had received
three pistol shots, The party then fol-
lowed the trail oil the men who were seen
to Jump the tence. The tracks showed
they were made by Chinese shoes. Alter
crossing u ravine, three quarters OF mile
rom the house, in n Clump OF willows,
they found Sargent bleeding from wounds
in the head and body. He was CONSCIOUS,
aud stated that two Cinnamon had called
ut his house shortly after noon, and de-
sired to purchase certain mining claim
OF him. He accompanied them to the
claim, and while returning they snot
him tive times in the body and head and
had LETT him Tor dead. He said the as
sassans were from Peuryn, a neighbor-
ing village, one being u cook in Grants
boarding house, near Peuryn qusrries.
He had received SIPS from other China
men lew days before for mining claims
which was in trunk at the house, and
presumed the murders were committed
u obtain the money. The party follow
ed the tracks of the murderers TO a
Chinese cabin near by, where they ar
rested three Cinnamon, one OF whom WAS
in bed, but perspiring freely as though
he had been running. Several other
Cinnamon living in the cabin were ar
rested, and one who WAS much frightened
volunteered the information that An Sam
and All Jim had murdered Sargent,
but then stopped and would say no more.
One OF the prisoners bad one hundred
and twenty dollars IN his possession. 1t
was discovered that the trunk In which
Sargent had deposited the money, mad
been cut open and the money taken.
Sargent died this morning. Hundreds
of citizens viewed the bodies this morn
ing. Great excitement prevailed during
the night, and had the evidence against
the prisoners been deemed conclusive,
they would doubtless have been lynched
vt once. The cook OF Grants boarding
house could not be found, though the
country and towns tor miles around
were secured in pursuit. This morning q
meeting of the citizens was held Al Rock
lin, and all the Chinese notified TO leave
the town before o'clock, and by 4 o'clock
the last squad, burdened with their bag
gage, filed out of town, including those
employed by the railroad company. Only
the prisoners remained. They were in
no way molested. At S O'Clock the cltl-
zens marched 10 the Chinese quarter and
demolished all the buildings, twenty
five in number, including one store, the
stock of which had been removed by the
owners. A fire broke out during the
demolition from stove remaining IN
one of the houses, but it WAS extingulshed
by the railroad employees with an
engine. At the inquest TO day the facts
developed led the sheriff to believe
four OF the Cinnamon arrested were
implicated in the murders, and 1t WAS
ordered To remove them 10 the county
iail ut Auburn. A crowd co lected when
they boarded the train, and the mur-
murs of the throng broke out with eX-
clumstions OF Take them out and hang
them" A rush WAS made for the door
OF the car, which the Sheriff ani depu.
ties seized, and only for n tree snow OF
plstos by the etticers and conductor o.!
the train their purpose would have been
accomp ished. The crowd VS. final y
forced back, and the train pulled out
from the station, followed BY the yeIls OF
the throng. The moderation displayed
by the citizens, with the exception OF the
above incident, is partly attributable to
the fact that throughout the day, by
common consent, all saloons were closed
up; otherwise, serious consequences would
undoubtedly nave ensued The Coroners
iurv found that the murder OF Sargent
was committed by All Sam, An Jim and
another Chinan.sn unknown, Sargent
having subsequently mentioned third
assallant In the cases OF Oder and his
wife the jury failed to fix the responsl
bility The remaining prisoners were
all allowed 10 leave, there beng no evl.
dence against them. About 5 o'clock
this evening the buildings OF the Chimes
garden, about mile from ROchltn, were
burned 1t is positively denied that the
whites set fire TO them and possibly the
Chinese abandoned s4d burned them.
Sargent WAS an old and respected res
dent Oder was Bavarian. His wife
has relatives in Trenton, n. j.
SAN FRANCISCO, September IA
Rockland dispatch of this morning says:
The BODY of man was lound in vine
yard near oargeut's house, and shortly
before noon the body OF boy abou.
5 wears old was found in the same vine
yard, both murdered by pistol shots.
The most intense excitement prevails,
and hundreds of armed men are driving
all the Cinnamon from there.
SAN Francisco. September 1.-The
report that man and boy were iound
murdered this morning near Rock!ln
proves to be untounded, but Sargents
tesmster is missing aad Is supposed
to have been killed. A company o.;
armed citizens to-day visited the various
Chinese camps in The township, but
found them sll deserted, the occupants
having taken alarm and decsnped IN
haste Ats meeting OF the citizens Of
Penryn, near ROcklin, to-day, committees
were appointed, who waited on the
Chinese in the town and notified them TO
leave before 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The trouble is believed not to be
ended yet. The citizers OF Roseyille
to-day notified the Chinese TO leave the
town before 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing The Chinamen are much alarmed
and will undoubtedly go.