Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-06-12
John McGuinness Terribly Butchered by China
men-He Severely Wound Two and Slightly
Another.

The town was thrown into fnrore
of excitement Sunday morning be-
tween 8 and 9 o'clock by the news be-
ing spread that fight had occurred
about quarter of a mile above town
on the Centervile road, between John
McGuinness aud Chinese company.
We Immediately went to the place,
and found bloody scene. McGuin-
ness was lying on the side of the
road bloody and dead, and in horrl-
bly, mutilated condition. Forty or fif-
ty feet farther up and on the opposite
side of the road, lay Chinaman who
had received pistol shot in the lett
leg two or three inches above the
knee, SCATTERING the bone. About
thirty feet above him lay another who
had received seven or eight buck-shot
in the knee, which was badly shattered,
and in cabin near by was third,
with flesh wound in his right thigh
and another in the center of the breast.
They were both made by pistol shots.
The quarrel originated about a
dump, and McGuinness sent his eldest
boy, Frank, to the Chinese claim to
get them to turn the water off SO that
it would not run onto his ground.
They paid no attention to the boy. Mr..
! McGuinness then came to town and
borrowed shotgun, and, armed with
lit and six-shootcr, returned with his
little boy John. When the fight com
lmenced the Chinese divided to sur
Iround him, when McGuiness and the
i boy started toward town. They were
loyertaken and surrounded just as they
. reached the stage road on the fiat.
,! There the fighting was done. John
) Pceke, who was coming down the road
at the time, was obliged to retreat, as
lie was in the range where the bullets
r from McGunness' pistol were passing
: A few moments aftcrward, and just as
the firing ceased, S. j. Pierce came
}, along on horseback, when he and Mr.
: Pecke hurried to the spot, where they
4 Hound two Cinnamon besides those
lwho were wounded Mr. Pierce hur
Tried into town for the Sheriff, while
Mr.. Peckc remained to guard them
IAntonc, who was on Gold Hill at tho
time. saw the Cinnamon following Nc
Guinness, shooting at him and knock
ing him down with shovels, until near
the place where he died Then a large
:, Chinaman began his work with ;
knife, striking with both hands
Many OF the Cinnamon were armc(
with six shooters, which they dis
charged rapidly. But one shot tool
I effect, and that was a flesh wound II
: the thigh. One of the murdercrs pun
sued the little boy some distance an
: fired several shots at him, but he cS
capped without injury. The eldest boy
Frank. was near the Chinese cabin a
g the time, and was shot at two or tire
!, times and was obliged to retreat t
h Gold Hill, where he hid in the brush
d The testimony Of the boys was. col
a roborated by Mr.. Antoine, who was o
e Gold Hill when the fight took place
a The wounded Cinnamon are alive We
d. but two Of them may die The othe
id is not seriously hurt. The Cononer
Jury rendered verdict that John Nj
Guinness came to his death from fOr
" fatal wounds made by knife or othe
" sharp instruments in the hands of A
= Hop, All Yin Sung, All Sang, A
- Glue and other Cinnamon who's
= names are unknown to the jury. Tire
Cinnamon besides the wounded one
are under arrest.