The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-09-17
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WESTERN DISPATCHES
Excitement at ROcklin-A Man and
woman Murdered by Chihese--
ChlnatOwa Bu. ned,
RoCKLIN. Gala Sept. lG.

ChlmatOwa Bu. ned.
RoCKLIN, Gala Sept. lG.
Much excitement was occasioned in
Rocklin and vicinity yesterday after.
noon by the announcement that II wo-
man had been discovered brutaily MUIR
dered on FL. N. Sargent's ranch about
two miles distant. Constable Glove.
Deputy Sheriff Laughlin and several
citizens Immediately started for the
scene of the murder accompanied by
George Oswald. who had brought the
information. As a preliminary state
ment, the following is in order: The
firm of Hines & Co.. of which Sargent
is member, purchased year or two
ago abont two miles OF the bed of
Secret ravine for minisg purposes. and
to secure the right of way for their
fume, purchased from 2. d. Ryan Of
the Sacramento Ranch in the lmme-
date vicinity. When the water gave
oat last winter they sold several small
claims to Cinnamon and Sargent occu-
pied the ranch az his residence. A
man named Xavier Louis Oder and his
wife have been living on the ranch with
him for several weeks. having previous
to that time lived ut Pine Grove. same
county. On Saturday afternoon Geo.
Oswald of RoeGLn. accompanied by
his family, proceeded in the direction
of Sargent's ranch for bfenthing spell
out of town, aud Just before they
reached the vineyard which is about
800 wards from the house. four or five
pistol shots were heard blt no attention
was paid to them. Oswald's little boy
Suggested that he would like to have
some grapes, and his father directed
him to go to the house and ask Mr.
Sargent's permission. He went to the
house andcame running back exclnim-
ing that he had seen a woman there
~ Ing GU kuo lOOl CONClCd WIN biOON'
They both went into the house and
found the dead woman to be Mrs.
Oder. While this was happening they
saw two men jump the fence and
rapidly disappear. About 80 yards
from the house they found the dead
body of Mr.. Oder. The alarm was i'm
mediately given aud word sent 20 town.
which had the effect of bringing ont the
Constables ana, other officers of justice
who searched z-alously for clue to the
murderers. The footprints of Chinese
shoes were traced to Secret raviue
where they fonnd the wounded bsdy of
Mr.. Sargent who gaspingly told them
that Cinnamon had killed. him. and
identified one of his murderers with the
Chinese cook in Peuryn. The officers
proceeded to the Chinese cabins and ar
rested several Cinnamon. among them
All Jim and All Sam, believed to be the
direct authors of the crime, because
another China,nan impeached them
with it. When these Cinnamon arrived
in Rocklin there was great excitement
and several desperate attempts were
made to take them from the Jail and
hang them. which however were unsuc-
cessfnl Mr. Sargent died this morn
ing ut 8 O'Clock This morning meet
ing of citizens was held in Rncklin. and
in furtherauce of proceedings taken the
Chinese residents were notified that
they had unti 6 o'clock p. ~. to leave
town. which they did nnmolested.
The Chinese quarter, containing 20
honses was accidentally set on fire and
bnrned to the ground. The verdict of
the corouer's jury says that Sargent
came to his death by wounds iuhlcted
by All Sam aud Arb jim and another
Chinaman to them unknown In the
eases OF Oder and. his wife the jury said
they met their death at the hands of
parties unknown.