The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-22
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SAN FRANCISCO, September Ion
yesterday afternoon some persons who
were passing near Sargenps rancho,
about two miles from Rocslin, Placer
county, heard several pistol shots, and
as they approached the house saw two
men, who scaled the fence and ran
away. On entering the house. the
body Of a Mrs. odor-who, with her
husband aud Sargent, occupied the
premises-was found lying dead on
| the floor. She had been shot twice,
aud her head split open with an axe.
An alarm was given, and party
of constables, aided by citizens. began
search. About fifty yards from the
house the body of Mr.. Odor WAS found.
He had three pistol shots in bis body.
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of the men who were seen to jump the
j fence. Their tracks showed that they
| wore Chinese shoes. Three-quarters
of mile from the house, in n ciump
of willows, they found Sargent, who
was bleeding from wounds in the head
and body. he was conscious, and sail
two Cbinamen had called at the house
shortly afternoon, aud desired To pur-
chase certain mining claims from
him. He accompanies them to the
claim, and while returning they shot
him five times in the body and head.
| aud left him for dead. He said the as.
sassins were from Peuryn, q ne.ghboi.
ing village, one of them being espok !
at Grants boarding house near PEN
rsn qaarries. He had received one |
hundred and twenty dollars from an |
other Chinaman, four days before, for |
mining claim, which was in hi |
trunk at home. He presumed the OBJ |
ject of the murderers WAS to obtain the |
money.
aurderers 70 a Chinese cabin, near at |
hand, where they captured three Chin
amen, one of whom was in bed, but |
perspiring freely, as though he had |
been running. several other China.
men living near by were arrested. |
One, who WAS much frightened, vol
unteered the information that Ah Sain
and All June had murdered Sargent,
prisoners hsd $40 in his possession
and afterwards it WAS found that the |
trunk in which Sargent had deposited
his money was cut open and robbed. |
Sargent died this morning.
Hundreds OF citizens viewed the
dead bodies. The excitement became
intense during the day, and had the
evidence against the prisoners been
deemed conclusive they would have
been lynched. The cook at Grants
boarding house could not be found,
though the country and towns for
miles around had been secured in the
pursuit.
This morning a meeting of citizens
was held at Roeltlin, and the Chinese
notified to leave the place by six
O'Clock In the afternoon. Before four
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 who remained. They
were in no way molested by the ex-
cited crowd. Al 6 p. M. the citizens
marched to the Chinese quarter, and
demolished all tbs buildings, twenty:
five in number, including their store,
the owner of which had moved his
stock Of goods
At the inquest on the bodies of the /
murdered persons, to-day, the facts
were developed which led the sheriff |
to believe four of the Cinnamon in |
custody were implicated in the muir
der. He ordered them removed to the |
county jail, at Auburn. A crowd col |
lected when the officers with their |
prisoners boarded the train, and the |
mutterings of the the throng broke !
into exclamamations, such rs "Haye |
them on" Hang them" A rush was |
made for the door Of the car and the |
sheriff and his deputies seized upon,
and but for fair showing of pistols |
| by the officers and conductor of the |
train, the purpose of the mob would |
have been accomplished. The crowd
finally drew back and the train moved
out of the station followed 10y the yells |
OF the throng.
] The coroner's jury und that the
/ murder of Sargent WAS committed by
All Sain. All June and another China
man unknown. Sargent was an old
aud respected resident. Oder was
| Bavarian, and his wife had relations
in Trenton, New Jersey. About eight
O'Clock this evening the building con-
neeted with Chinese garden, about
mile from Rocklin, was burned. IL l.
/ positively denied that the fire was
caused by the whites, and is probable
that the premises were abandoned aud
| fired 10y the Chinese. Saloon keepers
cto>ed their places, or more serious re-