Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-18

80 ANHN'CA'tOe oCRts q
At the State Fair races at Sacramento
to-day, Lexington Belle won the three.
quarter dash for two. year old illies
in | l614, the best time for that class
or the Coast.
Lloyd Bell, the old colored mar
who is accused of numbering Mrs. An
derson, was to. day examined before
the Police Court, and was held to
answer before the Grand Jury.
Horrible Murders In Placer County,
CALIFORNIA;.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 16.
Yesterday afternoon, people passing
near Sargent's ranch, about two miles
from Rocklin, Placer county, heard
several pistol shots. As they APP
preached the house two men ran
away, scaling the fence. On entering
tho building, the body of Mrs. Oder,
who, with her husband and Sargent
occupied the premises, was found on
the floor. She had been shot twice
and her head split with an ak. The
alarm was given and constables and
citizens began the search. About SO
yards from the house the body of Mr..
Oder was found. He had received
three pistol shots. The party then fol.
lowed the trail of the men who were
seer to jump the fence. The tracks
showed they wore Chinese shoes.
After crossing the ravine, three
quarters Of a mile from the house, in a
clump OF willows, they found Sargent
bleeding from wounds in the head and
body. He vas conscious, and stated
that two Cinnamon had called at the
house shortly after noon, and desired
to purchase certain mining claims of
him. He accompanied them I o the
claims, and while returning they shot
him five times in the body and head,
and left him for dead. He said the as
sassins were from Penryn, a neighbour
ing village, one being a cook in Grants
boarding house near the Penryn quar-
ries. He had received $l20 from other
Cinnamon a few days before, for a
mining claim, which was in a trunk at
the house, and he presumed the muir
ders were committed to obtain that
monsy. The party followed the
tracks Of the murderers to a Chinese
cabin near by where they arrested
three Cinnamon, one of whom was in
bed, but perspiring freely. as though
he had been running. Several
other Cinnamon living in the vicinity
arrested, and one who was much
volunteered the information
that Alb Sam and All Jim had muir.
dered Sargent, but then stopped and
would say no more. One of the pris-
oners had one hundred and twenty
dollars in his possession. 1t was dis
covered that the trunk in which Sar-
gent had deposited the money had
been cut open and the money taken.
died this morning. Hun
dreds of citizens viewed the bodies
this morning. Great excitement pre-
vailed during the night and bad the
evidence against the prisoners been
conclusive, they would doubt
less have been lynched at once. The
cook at Grants clearinghouse could
not be found, though the country and
towns for miles around were secured
in pursuit. This morning a meeting
of citizens was held at Rocklin and all
the Chinese notified to leave town be-
fore 6 O'Clock p. NJ. BY 4 o'clock the
last squad, burdened with their bag
those employed by the railroad com.
pany, only the prisoners remaining.
They were in no way molested. At 6
- WYNN r. NJ tiO CttiLCilS iiiaiSilCu w
the Chinese quarter and demolished
all the buildings, 25 in number, in
one store, the stock of which
had been been removed by the owner.
A fire broke out during the demoli-
ton from a stove remaining in one
house, but was extinguished by the
abroad employees with an engine. At
the inquest held to-day facts were de-
AlnnaI xrhs.h Id tho ShAF ~ 10
lieve four of the Cinnamon arrested
were implicated i'm the murders, and it
was decided &c remove them to the
county Jail at Auburn. A crowd COL
lected when they boarded the train,
and soon murmurs of the throng
broke out into exclamation of "Have
them out, hang them!" A rush was
made for the door of the car.
The Sheriff and deputies were
seized, and only tor the free
show of pistols by the officers and con-
ductor of the train, the purpose would
have been accomplished. The crowd
was finally forced back aud the train
pulled out from the station, followed
by the yells of the throng. The mod
GRAFTON displayed by the citizens, with
the exception of the above incident, is
partly dttTlOut6u 10 tD6 ldCL TIA
throughout the day by common con
sent all saloon keepers closed up their
places, otherwise serious consequences
would undoubtedly have ensued. The
Coroner's Jury found the murder OF
Sargent was committed by All Sam, All
Jim and another Chinaman unknown,
Sargent having subsequently, men,
toned q third assailant. In the cases
Of Oder and wife, the jury failed to fix
the responsibility. The remaining
prisoners we're allowed to leave. there
being no evidence against them.
At s this evening the buildings OF the
Chinese garden, about a mile from
Rocklin, were burned. 1t is positively
denied that the whites set the fire, and
possibly the Chinese abandoned and
burned them. Sargent was an old and
respected resident. Oder was a Ba'
varian. His wife has relatives in Tren,
ton, New Jersey.
Later.-TwO More Bodies Found.
ROCKLIN, CAL, Sept. II.
This morning, at 7 o'clock, the body
of a murdered man was found in tn,
vineyard near Sargent's house, and a
IL o'clock the body of a boy, s year
old. was found in the same vineyard
Both had been murdered with pisto
shots. About 100 armed men are en-
gagged in driving ont all tho ChinaSe il