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power him, Ah Ben, who was suspected of several other mrders though :
he made no confession, was sppedily brought to trial, convicted and

sentenced to die, There was no appeal and he was hanged at Marysville
on March 1), 1879, ,

IDAHO TRI-WEEKLY STATESMAN, Boise, Idaho, March 205 1879
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, Dec. 21, 1878 (10-l); March 29, 1879 (10-1)

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he made no confession, was spredily brought to trial, convicted and
sentenced to die, There was no appeal and he was hanged at Marysville

on March 1), 1879,

IDAHO TRI-WEEKLY STATESMAN, Boise, Idaho, March 20,. 1879
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, Dec. 21, 1878 (10-1); March 29, 1879 (10-1)

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he made no confession, was sppedily brought to trial, convicted and
sentenced to die, There was no appeal and he was hanged at Marysville
on March ky 1879.

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Ah Ben, a native of China, emigrated to the United States and settled
in Sacramento, Calif., where he became a member of the Si Yup Company,
In September, 1878, he went to Marysville where, unable to find work,
he slept in outhouses and obtained his food in any way possible,
Around 3 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 30, 1878, Mrs. John McDaniels
was awakened by a noise in the XXXHQKXKEXKAWKAKK business portion of
the saloon-living quarters owned by her husband, She aroused Mr, Mc-
Daniels who gxakkest mistakenly grabbed an unloaded revolver and rushed
into the front of the building where he intercepted Ah Bén who was
attempting to leave with a bag of plunder, McDaniels attempted to
shoot him and when he discovered that the gun was not loaded, he began
beating him over the head with the pistol, Ah Ben knocked the weapon
from his hand and drew a dagger over which they began fighting, Mrs.
McDaniels joined the affray by grabbing and pulling Ah Ben's queue
and McDaniels managed to take the knife from him and stab him in the
arme Ah Ben then drew a 1) inch chisel and plunged it through Mc-
Daniel's heart, killing him instantly, He cut Mrs, McDaniel's throaty
not fatally, in order to rekease her hold on him and escaped out of

the door, He was overtaken 100 yards away by the Chinese cook who
grabbed his queue and held him until others could arrive and over«

AH BEN

Ah Ben, a native of China, emigrated to the United States and settled
in Sacramento, Calif., where he became a member of the Si Yup Company,
In September, 1878, he went to Marysville where, unable to find work,
he-slept in outhouses and obtained his food in any way possible,
Around 3 o'clock on the morning of Nove. 30, 1878, Mrs. John McDaniels
was awakened by a noise in the XHXHAMHKEXKAWKAKK business portion of
the saloon-living quarters owned by her husband, She aroused Mr, Mc-
Daniels who weakkest mistakenly grabbed an unloaded revolver and rushed
into the front of the building where he intercepted Ah Bén who was
attempting to leave with a bag of plunder, McDaniels attempted to
shoot him and when he discovered that the gun was not loaded, he began
beating him over the head with the pistol, Ah Ben knocked the weapon
from his hand and drew a dagger over which they began fighting. Mrs,
McDaniels joined the affray by grabbing and pulling Ah Ben's queue
and McDaniels managed to take the knife from him and stab him in the
arme Ah Ben then drew a ly inch chisel and plunged it through Mc-
Daniel's heart, killing him instantly, He cut Mrs, McDaniel's throats
not fatally, in order to reiease her hold on him and escaped out of
the door, He was overtaken 100 yards away by the Chinese cook who
grabbed his queue and held him until others could arrive and over=

AH BEN

4h Ben, a native of China, emigrated to the United States and settled
in Sacramento, Calif,, where he became a menber of the Si Yup Company.
In Septenber, 1878, he went to Marysville where, unable to find work,
he slept in outhouses and obtained his food in any way possible,
Around 3 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 30, 1878, Mrs. John McDaniels
was awakened by a noise in the SAXMAKKHERXAIGGKX business portion of
the saloon-living quarters owned by her husband, She aroused Mr, Mc=
Daniels who xxakiuat mistakenly grabbed an unloaded revolver and rushed
into the front of the building where he intercepted Ah Bén who was
attempting to leave with a bag of plunder, McDaniels attempted to
shoot him and when he discovered that the gun was not loaded, he began
beating him over the head with the pistol, Ah Ben knocked the weapon
from his hand and drew a dagger over which they began fighting. Mrs.
McDaniels joined the affray by grabbing and pulling Ah Ben's oueue

NeDaniels managed to take the knife from him and stab him in the
arm, Ah Ben then drew a 1h inch chisel and plunged it through Me~

Daniel's haart, Killing hin instantly, He out Mros MeDaniel"'s throats
not fatally, in order to redease her hold on hin and escaped out

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