The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-27
Mnrder and Robbery by Chinese.

DAN hANClSCO, OcpIcLuUSI 1AG
Sargent's raLch, about two miles
from Rocklin, in Placer county, Mr.
Sargent, foreman ottho Xavier Mine
Louis Oder and Mrs. Odor were
murdered by Chinemen. The citi-
zens assembled and drove the Chi
nese out Of town. and destroyed the
Chinese quarters. The trouble is
understood to have arisen in con
nec'ion with mining claims in this
vicinity. ..f. .asr ..9
Yesterday afternoon some persons
passing near Sargcnt's rancho, about
two miles from Rocklin, Placer
county, heard several pistol shots,
and as they approached the, house
saw two men, who scaled the fence
and ran away. On entering tho
house the body Of a Mrs. Oder, who,
with her husband and Sargent, occu-
pied the premises, was found on the
floor. She had been shot twice and
her head split open with an axe. An
alarm was given and party of con-
stables and citizens began search.
About fifty yards from the house the
body of Mr.. Oder was found. He
had received three pistol shots. The
party then followed the trail Of Tie
men, who were seen to ecale the fence
Those tracks showed that they wore
Chinese shoes. After crossing the
ravine, three quarters of a mile from
the houee, in a clpmp of willows,
they found Sargent, bleeding from
wounds ON his head aud body. When
conscious he stated that two China
men had called at the house shortly
after noon and desired to purchase
certain mining claim from him. lie
accompanied them to the claim, and
while returning, thoy shot him five
fines in the b)dy and head and Lott
him for dead. Ho said the assassins
were from Penryn, a ncighbo,iug
village, one of them being a cook at
Grants boarding house, near the
Penryn quarries. He had received
Sl2O from another Chinaman a few
days before for a mining claim,
which was in his trunk at his house.
lie presumed the object of the mur-
derere was to obtain the money!
The party then followed the tracks
of the murderers to a Chinese cabin
near at band, whore they captured
three Cinnamon, one of whom was
in bed, but perspiring freely, as
though he had been running. Sew
eral other Cinnamon living near wore
arrested, one of whom was much
frightened, and volunteered the in
formation that ALI Sam and ALI Jim
had murdered Sargent, but would
say no moro. One Of the prisoners
had $l2O i'll his possession. 1t was
found that the trunk in which Sar.
gent deposited his money had been
c"t open and robbed. Sargent died
this morning. Hundreds of citizens
viewed the dead bodies to day.
The excitement was intense during
the night, and had the evidence
against the prisoners been deemed
conclusive, they would have been
lynched. The cook at Grants board
ing house could not be found, though
tho country and towns for miles
around were secured in the pursut.
Ihls morning a meeting of citizens
was held at RockIin, and all the
Chinese wore notified to leave the
place by 6p. m. Before 4 O'Clock
the last sqnad of Cinnamon, burdened
by their baggage, filed out of town,
including those employed by the
railroad company, the prisoners be.
ing the only Chinese remaining
They were III no way molested by
the excited crowd. At 6 p. NJ. the
citizens marched to the Chinese
quarter and demolished all their
buildings-twenty-fvo in numhor-