Charles Nuce Killed a Chinese Worker After an Assault Allegation

According to the Appeal-Democrat, a Chinese worker employed by Charles Nuce at the Truckee House in Crystal Peak was accused of assaulting Nuce’s six-year-old daughter. The paper reported that Nuce “shot him and threw him into the stream,” and when the wounded man “crawled out,” beat him with a stone until he fell back into the water. The same article noted approvingly that “public opinion is that Nuce did only his duty.”