KWONG WAH CHOY
Kwong Wah Choy, a 38-year-old native of China, had worked as a cook
in the mining towns of Atlanta and Rocky Bar, Ida,, for about nine
years. He was unpopular among his fellow countrymen having, on two
occasions, cut and seriously wounded fellow Chinene, In 1883, with-
out provocation but probably over some fancied wrong, he cut to death
a Chinese doctor who belonged to the same tong, Affer his arrest,
K@ong Wah Choy received no sympathy from the mxmxk other Chinese in
the area and he was convicted and sentenced to die, He did not have
a single visibbr during the long period that he spent in jail while
awaiting execution and none of the other Chinese would agree to re-
turn his queae to China, He went to his death with indifference and
he was hanged at Hailey on September 18, 1885,
WOOD-RIVER-TIMES, Hailey, Idaho, Sept,—17--and_Sept,-18, 1885
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KWONG WAH CHOY
Kwong Wah Choy, a 38-year-old native of China, had worked as a cook.
in the mining towns of Atlanta and Rocky Bar, Ida., for about nine
years. He was unpopular among his fellow countrymen having, on two
occasions, cut and seriously wounded fellow Chinene, In 1883, with-
out provocation but probably over some fancied wrong, he cut to death
a Chinese doctor who belonged to the same tong, Affer his arrest,
Kaong Wah Choy received no sympathy from the mkexk other Chinese in
the area and he was.convicted and sentenced to die, He did not have
a single visibbr turing the long period that he spent in jail while
awaiting execution and none of the other Chinese would agree to re-
turn his quege to China, He went to his death with indifference and
he was hanged at Hailey on September 18, 1885,
WOOD RIVER TIMES, Hailey, Idaho, Sept. 17 and Sept. 18, 1885
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KWONG WAH CHOY
Kwong Wah Choy, a 38-year-old native of China, had worked as a cook
in the mining towns of Atlanta and Rocky Bar, Ida., for about nine
years. He was unpopular among his fellow countryman having, on two
occasions, cut and seriously wounded fellow cnieaee In 1883, with-
out provocation but probably over some fancied wrong, he cut to death
a Chinese doctor who belonged to the same tong, Affer his arrest,
Keong Yah Choy received no sympathy from the mmxh other Chinese in
the area and he was convicted and sentenced to die, He did not have
a single visitbr turing the long period that he spent in jail while
awaiting execution and none of the other Chinese would agree to re-
turn his quege to China, He went to his death with indifference and
he was hanged at Hailey on September 18, 1885,
WOOD RIVER TOMS, Hailey, Idaho, Sept, 17 and Sept. 18, 1885
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