The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-06-29
CHINESE HOMICIDE.
John 4esuinness Butehered in Idaho.
From the idaho World, June 18th.

Prom the Idaho World, June 18th.
The town was thrown into furore of ex.
citement Sunday morning between s and
o'clock by the news being spread that a
| fight had occurred about a quarter of mile
above town on the Centreville road, be-
tween John MeGuinness and a Chinese
company. We Immediately went to the
place, and found bloody scene. McGuin-
| ness was lying on the side of the road
bloody and dead, and in horribly mutila-
ted condition. Forty or fifty feet further
up and On the opposite side of the road, lay
Chinaman who had received pistol shot
| in the left leg two or three inches above the
knee, shattering the bone. About 30 feet
him lay another Chinaman who had receiy-
ed or buck-shot in the knee, which was
| badly shattered, and in a cabin near by was
athird, with flesh wound in his right
thigh and another in the centre of the
breast. They were both made by pistol
shots. .a
The quarrel originated about dump,
and McGuinness sent his eldest boy, Frank,
to the Chinese claim to get them to turn
the water off SO that it would not run onto
his ground. They paid no attention to the
| BOY. Mr.. McGuinness then came to town
and borrowed shotgun, and, armed with
it and six-shooter, returned with his little
boy John. When the fight commenced
the Chinese divided to surround him, when
McGuinness and the boy started toward
town. They were overtaken and sur
rounded just as they reached the stage
road on the fiat. There the fighting was
done. John Peeke, who was coming down
the road at the time, was obliged to retreat
as he was in the range where the bullets,
from McGuinness' pistol were passing. A
few moments afterward, and just as the
firing had ceased, s. J. Pierce came along
on horseback, when he and Peeke hurried
to the spot where they found two China
men besides those who were wounded. Mr..
Pierce hurried into town for the sheriff,
while Mr.. Peeke remained to guard them.
Antoine, who was On Gold Hill at the time,
saw the Cinnamon following McGuinness
shooting at him and and knocking him
down with shovels, until near the place
where he died. Then large Chinaman
began his work with knife, striking with
both hands. Many of the Cinnamon were
armed with six-shooters, which they dis
charged rapidly. But one shot took effect,
and that was flesh wound in the thigh.
One of the murderers pursued the little boy
some distance and fred several shots at
him, but he escaped without injury. The
eldest boy, Frank, was near the Chinese
cabin at the time, and was shot at two or
three times and was obliged to retreat to
Gold Hill, where he hid in the brush. The
testimony of the boys was corroborated by
Mr.. Antoine, who was on Gold Hill when
the fight took place.
The wounded Cinnamon are yet alive,
but two of them NAV die The other ia
not seriously hurt. The Coroner's jury
rendered verdict that John McGuinness
came to his death from four fatal wounds
made by knife or other sbarpinstruments
in the hands of All Hop, All Yin Sung, All
Sang, All Chue and other Cinnamon whose
names are unknown to the jury. Three
Cinnamon besides the wounded ones are
under arrest.