The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-17
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY IN
CALIFORNIA.
TWO MEN AND 4 WOMAN MUIR.
DERED BY CHINAMEN.
TREY ARE ARRESTED AND BARELY
ESCAPE LYNcHING.
Great Excitement, ana every Chinaman
Driven from the Town.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. l7.-Yes
terday afternoon people passing near Sar-
gents rancho, about two miles from
Rocklin, Placer county, heard several pistol
shots. As they approached the house two
tHeu ran away, sealing tence. On enter
ing the building the body OF Mrs. Oder.
who, with her husband and Sargent, occu
pied the premises, was found on the floor.
She haG been shot twice and her head split
with an axe. The alarm was given and
constables and citizens began the search
About fifty yards from the house the body
of MIR. Oder was found. He had received
three pistol shots. The party then fol-
lowed the trail of TIE men who were seen
to jump the fence, Their tracks showed
| that they wore Chinese shoes. After
crossing ravine thIee-quarters of mile
from the house, in a ciump of willows, they
| found Sargent bleeding from wounds in
the head and body. He was conscious and
stated that two Cinnamon had called at
bis house shortly after noon and desired
to purchase certain mining claim of him.
| He accompanied them to the claim. and
while returning they shot him four times
in the body and head and left him for
dead He said the assassins were from
Heurgn, neighboring village, one being a
uook in Grants boarding house, near
Heuryn. He had received $120 from the
other Chinaman few days before for a
mining claim, which was in a trunk at his
; house, and he presumed the murders were
committed to obtain the money. A party
= followed the tracks of the murderers TO a
Chinese cabin nearby where they arrested
three Cinnamon. one of whom was
in bed, but Derspiripg freely,
as though he had been running. Several
other Cinnamon living there were arrested,
and one who was much frightened, volun-
u teered the information that All Sam and
All Jim had murdered Sargent, but then
, stopped and would say no more. One oil
the prisoners had $l20 IN his possession
- 1t was discovered that the trunk in which
Sargent had deposited the money had beer
cut open and the money taken. Sargent
died this morning. Great excitement pre-
vailed during the night, and had the evi
dence against the prisoners been deemed
conclusive they would doubtless havt
been lynched at once. The cool
of Grants boarding house could not b.
- found, though the country and towns fo
miles around were secured in the pursuit
This morning q meeting of citizens wa
to held at RoekIin and all the Chinese notife,
I, to leave the town before six p. IN. By fou
e, e. clock the last squad, burdened with thei
I'd baggage, filed out of town, including thos
40 employed by the railroad company, onl
n, the prisoners remaining. They were in n
Is. way molested At 6 p. m, the citizen
- marched to the Chinese quarters and de
molished all the buildings, twenty five i
number, including one store, the stock {
which had been removed by its ownel
- Fire broke out during tn
demolition from a stove remaining i
one house, but was extinguished by tn
railroad employees with az engine. A
the inquest, held to-day, the facts deve
oped led the sheriff to believe that four I
the Cinnamon arrested were implicated
the murder, and it was ordered to remo1
them to the county Jail at Auburn.
crowd collected when they boarded Il
:. train and murmuTs of the throng brol
- out with EXPLANATIONS of, Haul them OF
and hang them" A rush was made f
the door of the car. The sheriff and dep
ties we're seized, and only for free she
of pistols by the officers and the conduct
of the train. their purpose would ha'
1ck been accomplished The crowd was final
ER forced back and the train pulled out tro
'A the station. followed by the yells of Il
cry throng. The moderation displayed by 4
citizens with the exception of the above
cident, is partly attribute to the fact tn
throughout the day. by common conseI
all saloon-keepers closed up their place
mus Otherwise serious consequences would u
doubtedly have ensued. The coroner 8 ju
ST found the murder of Sargent commltt
- by All Sam, Ah Jim and another Chin
ao' man unknown, Sargent having snbsequei