Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-01
PACIFIC COAST.
A SUNDAY OF SENSATIONS UP IN
TRUCKEE TOWN.
Fatal Fall From Cliff-Fast Trot.
ting at San Jose-Shooting Acct
dent at Shasta-Etc.
ESPECIAL , PATCHES TO rHs nroonD.unos,
EXcl -EMEN1 AT TRUCKEE.
indians, Chinese, Opium and Whisky
Sensational Scenes Yesterday.

Indians, Chinese, Opium and whisky
Sensational Scenes Yesterday.
Copyright, 1888. By tie California Associated Press
TRUoKEE. September 3Oth.-A Washoe
Indian shot squaw on the Truckee bridge
this afternoon. He stood on bluff across
the river, and fired three shots from Win
chester rifle directly toward the town. The
squaw was shot through the leg, Just below
the knee. After the shooting the would-be
homicide stripped off all his clothes, in full
sight of the town, and fired the last shot
while perfectly naked, at multitude OF
white folks gathered on Front street. The
shot passed under the porch of Melochi's
saloon. The Indian then ran down the
river on the south side.
PURSUIT OF THE REDsKIN.
The officers and citizens secured guns and
pistols and started in pursuit. The railway
officials held freight train No. 10 at Prosser
creek, and sent special engine loaded with
armed men down the track TO Winsted in
order to intercept the fugitive. The officers
however, saw the Indian, and chased him
nearly two miles from town to an immense
cliff of rocks, where all trace was lost.
The Indian fired three times at his pur.
suers, however, before hiding in the sur
rounding cliffs.
THE FIEND SHOT AND KILLED.
The officers and citizens began a search
and suddenly William Gill discovered the
Indian in the act of firing at him. Gill
quickly fired, and the Indian fell, shot
through the abdomen, the bullet passing
through the backbone. He died almost
instantly.
OPIUM AND WHISKY FROM CHINESE.
Since early this morning dozens oi
drunken Indians have been reeling through
the streets. One squaw fell into the Truckee
river, and when rescued was found to be
beastly drunk. All the Indians said that
Cinnamon sold them the liquor.
The dead Indian had can of opium in
his pocket, and his friends said he got his
opium and whisky from the Chinese.
ACTION AGAINST THE MoNGoLIANs.
Intense excitement prevails against the
eight Cinnamon who have occupied China
town, ostensibly to guard the Chinese prop
erty. Fearing violence, citizens meeting
was called at Hurd's Hall and the follow
ing resolutions unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That in the interests of law and
order and of the peace of Truckee, the Chinese
be requested to leave Truckee before tomorrow
morning at seven O'Clock. We make this re-
quest because of the intense excitement prevail
ing in Truckee, because of the bloody scenes
enacted in our midst to-day on account of the
whisky and opium that was sold to Indians by
Chinese.
committee of citizens was appointed to
read the resolution to the eight Cinnamon.
Three hundred citizens, with fife and drum,
escorted the committee to Chinatown. The
committee gave the Cinnamon a COPY
of the resolution signed by each member OF
the committee and by the Justices of the
Peace and Constables. Law and order
speeches were made at the hall after the
procession returned, and no violence is an
ticipated tonight.
The Cinnamon say they will leave be-
fore morning. The Coroners inquest ex-
onerated William Gill, and severely cen.
suIed the policy of allowing Cinnamon to
sell whisky to Indians.