Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
OOLD.BLOODED

Three PsFSOas BFulaIly Murdered BY
Chinese Ia C%aIlHornIa-A Crowd Of Ia.
iurlatsd Citizens Seize The Sheriff and
Attempt to Take the MurdSrsrs from
hin.
SAN FRANCISCO, sept. lT..-Iesterday
afternoon some persons passing a Sar-
rgent's Rancho, about two miles from
Rocklin, Placer county, heard several
pistol shots, aud 90 they approached the
house saw two men, who scaled the fence
and al away. On entering the house, the
body OF . Mrs. oder, who, with her hus-
band aud Sargent, occupied the premises,
was found on the door. She had beer shot
ak. An alarm was given, and q party Of
ConstabIes, aided By citizens, began a
search. About Gny yards from the house
the body Of Mr.. oder was found, and had
three pistol shots. The party then fol-
lowed the trail OF the men who were seen
10 lump the fence. Their tracks showed
they were Chinese shoes. After cross.
ing q rAvlne, three.quaTters OF q mile
from the house, In q clump OF Willows,
they found Sargent bleeding from wounds
In the head and body. He was conscious,
and stated that two Cinnamon had called
at his house shortly after dinner and de.
sired 10 purchase certain mining claims
from him. He accompanied them to the
i've times In the body and head and left
him for dead. He said the assaSslns were
from Penryn, Q n%eighborlng village, n OF
them being q cook at Grants boarding
house, near Penryn quarries. He had re.
ceived 100 dollars from another Chinaman
q few days before for q mining claim, which
was In the house. II ls presumed
the object Of the murder was to
obtain the money. The party followed
the track oil the murderers TO- Chinese
cabin near at hand where they captured
three Cinnamon, n OF whom was 10 bed.
but ~perspiring freely as though he had
been running. Several other Cinnamon
living near we're arrested, one Of whom
was much ir gntened and volunteered In.
formation that All sam aud Alb Jun had
murdered sargent, tut would say No
moro. One pri oner had $40 In HE pcs.
session. II was found that the trunk in
which Sargent had deposited the money
had been cut open and robbed. Sargent
died this morning. Hundreds Of citizens
viewed the bodies to-day. Excitement
was intense during the day, and had the
evidence against the prisoners been DEEM
ed conclusive, they would have been
lynched. The cook at Grant's boarding
house could not be found, though
the country and towns for miles
pursuit. This morning a meeting OF citi-
Zens was held at Roeklln, and all Chinese
notified to leave the place by u O'Clock
pm Before 4 o'clock the last man Of the
Chinese, burdened BY their baggage, filed
out of town, including those employed
by the railroad company, the prisoners
being the only Chinese remaining. They
were In no way mOlested by the excited
crowd. At p M. the citizens marched to
the Chinese quarters, demolished all the
buildings twenty-five In number, including
a store, the owner Of which had moved his
stock Of goods. An Inquest on the bodies
OF the murdered persons was held to-day.
Facts were developed which led the
Sheriff to believe four Of the Cinnamon
In custody are implicated in the murder.
lie ordered their removal TO the county
iail at Auburn. A crowd collected, and
when tue officers, with their prisoners,
boarded the train, mutterings Of the
thrOng broke out int EXPLANATIONS such
as "have them out; hang them A rush
was made for the doors Of the car, and the
sheriff and deputies were seized upon,
and but for q fair show Of pistols by the
| OmEeIh anu luG CuuuhClul VI tut blAlus AAe
purpose OF the mob would have been &c.
complished. The crowd was finally forced
back and the train moved out OF the station
place, followed by the yells Of the thrOng,
The moderation displayed by the cltizeas
with the exception OF the above Incident,
Is partly due to the fact that through.
out the day by common consent
the saloon keepers closed their
places, otherwise serious consequences
would undoubtedly have ensued. The
| C~oroner's jury found that the murder oil
Sargent was committed by All Sam, All
Jun, and another Chlnaman unknown,
Sargent was an old and respected resident,
Oder was a Bavarlan. His wife had rcla,
tlves in Trenton, N. j. About $ %O'clOck
this evening the buildings connected with
the Chinese garden, about: q mile from
ROcklin, were burned. II is positively
denied that the lire was caused by the
whites, and II is probable that the prem
Uses were abandoned and fired by Chinese
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