The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-18
Horrible Triple Murder in Cal
ifornia.
Committed by Trio Of Thiesing Cinnamon
The Murderers Arrested-Their Mar.
= row Escape from Being Lynched.

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two men ran away. On entering the
building the body of Mrs. Oder 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 search. Fifty
yards from the house the body of Oder
was found. He had received three
pistol shots. The party then followed
the trail of the men who were seen.
The tracks showed they wore Chinese
shoes. Three-quarters of mile from
the house, in clump Of willows, they
found Sargent, bleeding from wounds
in the head and body. He was con-
scious, and stated that two Cinnamon
had called at the house shortly after
noon and desired to purchase mining
claim of him. He accompanied them
to the claim and while returning they
shot him five times in the body and
head and left him for dead. He said
the assassins were from Penryn, u
neighboring village, one being cook
in Grants boarding house, near Penryn
quarries. He had received S120 from
the Cinnamon few days before for a
mining claim, which was at the house,
and it is presumed the murders were
committed to obtain the money.
The party followed the track of the
murderers to 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 were arrested, and one volun-
teered the information that All Sam
and All Jim had murdered Sargent, but
would say no more. One of the pris-
oners had S120 in his possession. 1t
was discovered that the trunk in which
Sargent had deposited the money, had
been cut open and the money taken.
Sargent died this morning. Hun
dreds of citizens viewed the bodies of
the deceased. Great excitement pre-
vailed during the night and had the
evidence against the prisoners been
deemed conclusive they would doubtless
have been lynched at once. The cook
could not be found, though the country
for miles around was secured in pur-
suit. w -L
This morning meeting of the citi-
zens was held at Rocklin, and all the
Chinese were notified to leave the town
before 6 O'Clock this evening. BY
o'clock the last squad, burdened with
their baggage, filed out of town, only
the prisoners remaining. They were in
no way molested. At 6 p. m. the cit
liens marched to the Chinese quarters
and demolished all the buildings. A
fire broke out during the demolition,
but was soon extinguished by railroad
men.
At the inquest held to-day the facts
developed led the sheriff to believe that
four of the Cinnamon arrested were
implicated in the murders, and it was
decided to remove them to the county
Jail at Auburn. A crowd collected
when they boarded the train, and soon
the murmurs Of the throng broke out
with EXPLANATIONS of shave them out!
hang theml'' A rush was made for
the door of the car. The sheriff and
his deputies were seized and but for a
free show of pistols by the officers and
conductor their purpose would have
been accomplished. The crowd was
finally forced back and the train pulled
out from the station, followed by the
yells of the throng. Great moderation
was displayed by the citizens, with the
exception of the above mentioned, which
is partly attributable to the saloon
keepers closing up their places, other
wise serious consequences would un-
doubtedly have ensued.
The coroner's jury found the murder
of Sargent was committed by All Sam,
All Jim and another Chinaman un-
known. In the cases of Oder and his
wife, the jury failed to fix the respon-
sibility upon the Cinnamon. The re-
naming prisoners were therefore al
lowed to leave, there being no evidence
against them. About o'clock this
evening a building connected with a
Chinese garden, about mile from
Rocklin, was burned. Sargent was an
old and respected resident. Oder was
Bavarian.
The report of man and a boy found
murdered near Rocklin proves un.
founded, but Sargent's teamster Is
missing, and it is supposed was killed.
A party of Americans to-day visited
various Chinese camps in the township
but found them all deserted, the occu.
pants having taken the alarm and de
camped in haste.
At meeting of citizens of Pennyan
near Rocklin, to-day, a committee wa:
appointed who waited on the Chinese
in the town and notified them to leave
before 6 O'Clock tomorrow. The trou
BILE is believed not to haved ended.
The citizens of Roseryille. a few