Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-17
Perpetrators Arrested Their Eel
low Pig Tails Pack Up
and Leave.
Burning Of Chinese Quarters, Etc.
A Bad State OF Affairs.

PistOi suOto. ms they ApprOdCueu tne
house two men ran away, scaling the
fence. On entering the house the body
oil Mrs. Oder, who with her husband and
Sargent occupied the premises, was
found on the floor. She had been shot
twice and her head split with an ak. The
alarm was given and the citizens began
a search. About fifty 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 we're seen to jump the fence. The
tracks showed they wore Chimes shoes.
After crossing a ravine three'quarters of
a mile from the house, in a elump Of
willows, they found the body of Sargent,
bleeding from wounds in the head and
body. He was conscious and stated
that two Cinnamon had called at the
house shortly after noon and desired to
purchase q certain mining claim of him.
he accompanied them to the claim and
while returning theyshot him five times in
the body and head and left him for dead.
He said the assassins were from Peuryn,
a ne~ighboring village, one being a cook
in Grants clearinghouse, near the
Peuryn quarries. He had received
$3.50 from other ChinGmen only a few
days before for a mining claim, which
was in a trunk at the house, and pre-
sumed the murders were committed to
obtain money. The party followed the
tracks of the murderers to a Chinese
cabin near by, where they arrested three
Chihamen, one Of whom was in bed, but
psrspiring freely as though he had been
running. Several other Cinnamon living
zeal were arrested, and one who was
much frightened volunteered the inform
alton that All Sam and All Jim had MUIR
dered Sargent, but then stopped aud
would say nc more. One of the prison.
ers had Sl2O in his possession. 1t was
discovered that the trunk in which Sar-
gent had deposited the money had been
cut open and the money taken.
Sargent died this morning. Hundreds
of citizens viewed the body and this
morning great excitement prevailed, and
had the evidence against the prisoners
been deemed conclusive they would
doubtless have been Iynched at once.
The cooke Of Grants bo~ardinghouse could
not be found, though the country and
towns for miles around we're SECURED in
the pursuit.
This morning a meeting of citizens
was held al Rocklin and all Chinese no.
tilted to leave town before 6 pm. By
four o'clock the last squad, burdened
with their baggage, filed out of town, in
GLIDING those employed by the railroad
company, only the prisoners remaining
They we're in no way molssted. At {
p m. the citizens marched to the Chinese
quarters and demolished all the build
iugs--tEenty.GVe 10 number, including
one store, the stock Of which had been
removed by the owner. A FIRE broke oui
during the demolition from a stove re
naming In one house, but was extin
guished by the railroad employees will
an engine.
At an inquest held to-day the facts de
veloped led the sheriff TO believe tina
four Of the Cinnamon arrested weru
complicated in the murders, and i
was ordered to remove them to th
county Jail at Auburn. A crowd col
leeted when they boarded the train, an
murmqrs Of the throng broke ont Wit
EXPLANATIONS, Have them oull' "Han
; themp' A rush was made for the doc
The sheriff and deputies seized it, an
only for q free show Of pistols by til
{ officers and conductors Of the train the.
{ purpose would have heea accomplished
l The crowd was finally forced back. an
e the train pulled out from the station fc
e loved by the yells Of the throng. II
. moderation displayed by the citizen
a with the exception Of the above inciden
. was partially attributable that throug
d out the day, by epnmon consent, oil u
IT saloon keepers closed w their place
Ie otherwise serious consequences wou
undoubtedly ensued.
The coroners jury found hat the mi
/, der Of Sargent was committed by 4
a sam, Alb Jim RBd sppther ChinamI
= unknown, Sargent haying snbsequeai
:, mentioned the third ssssilant. 1t t
cases Of Oder and wife the Jury failed
Il fix the responsibility on the remain.
u prisoners. All were allowed to lea,
= there being no evidence against the.
a About 3 O'CLOCK thjS evening the bui
ings Of Chinese garden, abogt sns NJ
from RockliD, we're burned. 1t is pc
is lively denied that the whites set FIRE
ng them, Aaa i is possible that the Chine
u. abandoned add burned tbeH, SArg'
be was an old and respected resident. q,
10 vas q Bayarian, and his wife has re
We tiTes ia Trenton, N. j.