Eddie Butler was found dead on the floor of his cabin. The coroner's jury brought in a verdict of suicide. After Eddie's father employed detectives to investigate, two Chinese men, who had quarreled with Eddie over delayed payment of wages, were arrested. One of them was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in San Quentin.
(Mariam Hansen, research director for St. Helena Historical Society.)
(Mariam Hansen, research director for St. Helena Historical Society.)
Eddie Butler was found dead on the floor of his cabin. The coroner's jury brought in a verdict of suicide. After Eddie's father employed detectives to investigate, two Chinese men, who had quarreled with Eddie over delayed payment of wages, were arrested. One of them was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in San Quentin.
(Mariam Hansen, research director for St. Helena Historical Society.)
(Mariam Hansen, research director for St. Helena Historical Society.)
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