Ah Yo, a Chinaman, Thrown Into the River and Shot

On Tuesday of last week an old, decrepit, harmless Chinaman, 70 years of age, named Ah Yo, who had been living here with his countrymen at their bakery, went to the house of Mr. Jas. Richards, as he said, to ask for some garden greens to eat; upon entering the back yard he met Mr. Richards’ little daughter, and commenced petting her, calling her a pretty little girl, etc. Mrs. Richards seeing it and not understanding him drove him away, and upon Mr. Richards, who was absent, returning home, she told him what had happened, whereupon he started out to hunt up Ah Yo, and meeting him on the levee, forthwith proceeded to give him an awful beating. He was so badly bruised up that he was unable to go to his home for several hours. In the meantime several parties who were under the impression that he had committed a heinous crime, told him if he did not leave town they would hang him. Fearing that the threats against him would be carried out he made his way to the landing, to take the first steamer that came along. Arriving there, in his enfeebled condition, he lay upon the bow of the wharfboat awaiting a chance to get off. While there two men approached, took him up and chucked him overboard into the river. He made an effort to swim out, when he was shot in the head, neck and shoulder, after which he sunk and was seen no more until last Wednesday when the body arose about a quarter of a mile below the place where it happened.

Jury of inquest was summoned, who examined and identified the body as that of Ah Yo and made following verdict:

We the jury, find that the deceased came to his death from three pistol balls fired by the hands of P. J. Murphy and Pat Reynolds.

Whereupon a warrant was issued for the arrest of the parties named, and P. J. Murphy was brought before Mayor Berry on Thursday morning for a preliminary investigation. The case was examined and the defendant was held in $1,000 bonds to the Circuit Court.

No arrest could be made of Pat Reynolds, as he had absconded to parts unknown two days before. —Friars Point Gazette.