The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-18
a HOrriI Crime.

A WOMAN AND TWO MEN BRuIALL1 1ehpEhEp
BY CIfINAMEN-THE GUILTY PARTIES AR
REsTED-EXCITENENT OF THE CITIZENS
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WITH LYNCH
ING, &c.
SAN Francisco, September 1I.-I ester
day afternoon some persons passing near
Sargent's ranch. about two miles from Rock
lin, Placer county, heard several pistol
shots, and as they approached the house
saw two men, who scaled the fence, run
away. On entering the house the body OF
Mrs. Oder, who, with her husband and Sar-
gent, occupied the premises, was found on
the floor. She had been shot twice and her
head split open with an axe. An alarm
was ciyen, and party Of constables and
citizens began search. About fifty yards
from the house the body Of MIR. Oder was
found. He had received three pistol
shots. The party then followed the trail OF
the men who were seen to Jump the fence.
The tracks showed that they were Chinese
shoes. After crossing the ravine, three
quarters OF a miles from the house, in a
clump OF willows they found Sargent. bleed
ing from wounds on the head and BODY.
He was conscious, and stated that two Chi
namcn had called ut the house shortly after
noon and desired TO purchase certain
mining claim from him. He accompanied
them TO the claim. and while returning they
shot him five times in the body and head,
and lett him for dead. He said the asSas-
sins were from Penryn, ncighboring vii
laee, one OF them being a cook at Granl's
clearinghouse near the Pcnryn quarries.
He had received one hundred dollars from
another Chinaman few days before for
mining claim, which was in trunk at
the house. 1t is presumed that the object
of the murGercrs was to obtain the money.
The party followed the tracks OF the MUIR
dercrs to q Chinese cabin near ut hand,
where they captured three Cinnamon, one
OF whom was in bed, but pcrspiring freely,
as though he Lad been running. Several
| other Cinnamon living near were arrested.
| One who was much frightened volunteered
the information that All Sim and All Jim
had murdered Sargent, but would say no
more. One OF the prisoners had 800 in his
possession. It was found that the trunks
| in which Sargent deposited the money had
been cut open and robbed. Sargent died
! this morning. Hundreds OF citizens viewed
the dead bodies to-day.
| The excitement was intense during tho
night, and mad the evidence against the pri'
soners been deemed conclusive they would
have been Iynchcd The cook at Grant:
clearinghouse could not be found, though
the country and towns for miles around
| were secured in the pursuit. This morning
the citizens held meeting ut Rocklin, and
! all Chinese were notified TO leave the place
by G O'Clock P. NJ. Before 4 O'Clock last
evening q squad OF Cinnamon, burdened by
their baggage, filed out OF town, including
those employed by the railroad company
the prisoners being the only Chinese remain
ing. They were in no way molested by the
excited crowds. At G z. NJ. the citizens
| marched to the Chinese quarter and demol
ishcd all the buildings, twenty-five in mum
Der, including a store, the owner OF whicl
had moved his stock OF goods.
An inquest was held on the bodies OF tht
murdered persons to-day. Facts were de
veloped which led the sheriff to believe thai
four of the Cinnamon in custody are impli
Gated in the murders, and he ordered theil
removal to the county iai! at Auburn. !
| crowd collected when the officers, with theil
prisoners, boarded the train, and mutter
ings OF the throng broke out into eXclama
tions such as "Haye them out Hang
them - 4 rush was made for the doors o.
| the car, and the sheriff and his deputies
were seized upon, and but for a fair show
of pistols by the officers and conductor Of
the train the purpose OF the mob would
have been accomplished. The crowd was
finally forced back and the train moved ou
Of the station, followed by the yels Of the
throng. The moderation displayed by the
citizens, with the exception Of the above
incident, was partly due to the fact that
throughout the day, and by common con.
sent, all saloon-keepers closed their places
otherwise serious consequences would I'm.
doubtedly have ensued.
The coroner's jury found that the murder
Of Sargent was committed by ALI Sim, All
Jim, and another Chinaman unknown
Sargent was an old and respected resident
Oder was 4 Bayarian. His wife had rela'
tives in Trenton, Nj. About O'Clock this
evening the building connected with Chi
nese garden few miles from Rocklin was
burned. It is positively denied that the
fire was caused by the whites, and it is pro.
babe that the premises were abandoned and
| fred by the Chinese.