The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-18
ClLIFORNIA's LATEST TRAGEDY.
Three Persons Killed by Chinamen - The
Chinese Driven from Their Homes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1G.-Ycstcrday after
noon some persons passing near Sarecnts
Ranch. about two miles from Rockln. Placer
county, heard several pistol shots. and as they
approached the house. they saw two mon. who
scaled the fence and ran away. On catering.
they found dead on the floor II Mrs. Oder
who, with her husband and Sargent, occu-
pied tho premises. She had been shot
twice, and her head split open with an axe.
An alarm was given. and party OF constabes
and civilians began search. About nfty yards
from the house the body OF Mr.. 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 Their tracks showed
that they wore Chinese shoes. After crossing n
ravino three-quarters Of mile from the house.
in n clump OF willows. they found Sargent
bleeding from wou nds in the head and body.
lie was conscious. and said that two China
men called at the house soon after noon, and
desired to purchase certain 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. neighboring
village. one OF them being n cook at Grants
boarding house. near the Penryn Quarrles. He
received 1920 from another Chinaman II few
"a
trunk. lie presumed ihat the object Of the muir
dcrcrs was to obtain the money.
The party followed the tracks Of tho murder
era to hin' 80 cabin near ~ hand whcrr ihry
captured thrce Chinnmcn. one Of whom WAS in
bed, but pcrspring freely ns though he
had been running. Several other Chinnmcn
living near ly were ARE u u. ana one Of them
who wns much frightened volunteered th" in
formaiion that An sam and Al Jim had mur;,
eF'n be nrsrSer SsSen bnd b T n saI h no or ONE
WAS nfterward asreriained that the trunk in
which sargent deposited the money had been
This morning q meeting was held at Rock
lin ana all the Chinese were ordered 10 leave
the place bye p NJ. Before 4 o'clock the last
| glgc ld out Of town. including those em-
! ployed by the railroad company the. prisoners
| being the only Chinese remaining. They were
| in no way molcstod by the excited crowd. At 9
7. NJ. the citizens marched TO the Chinese quar-
| ter and DEMOLISHED all the buildings. twenty
| five IN number. Including store. the owner
| having removed his stock of goods. A fire
| broke out during the work of demolition from
were oNtinguish"db 10y the railroad work kmen
At the inquest to-day facts were disclosed
| dors md he ordcrcdthom s"nt tothc county Iai
at Auburn. crowd collected when the oiiiecr
muiternes Of the thr9ng broke out into eYola,
nations. such as. " Haul them ort!, Hang
% oi the car ard the Shorir % and % his deputies tie were
seized, and but for n fair show OF pistols ny
the officers apd the, conductor OF the train tht
purposes ~ the mob would have been accom-
| pshed. The crowd was at length forced back
| and the train moved out of the station followed
| 10y the yclls Of the throng
The coroner's jury found that the murder o.
| Sargent WAS committed 10y All sam. All lin unt
another Chinaman unknown. Sargent havlnl
mentioned n third assailant subsequent to hi'
first statement. The Jury failed 10 indicate th'
murdercrs OF Oder and his wife. and the othc
prisoners were liberated for want Of evidence
against them. Sargent was an old and respect
| ed resident. Oder was a Bavarian. S wifi
had relatives in Trenton. \. J. At about
| o'clock this evening the buildings connected
with Chinese garden about mile from Rock
lin were burned.