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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Title: Ah Hung Court Records
Identifier/Call Number: C058974
Physical Description:
1 folder
1 Folder, 3 court records
Date (inclusive): 1839
Abstract: These are the court documents pertaining to the trial of Ah Hung, September, ?, 1839. He was accused of murdering William
R. McCormick by shooting him - with a pistol loaded with gunpowder and lead. The first document describes the crime. The second
two documents are both documents finding Ah Hung guilty of murder signed by two different jurors.
There is no biographical information in the documents, nor could any be found on either Ah Hung or William R. McCormick.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition not known
Existence and Location of Originals
The Society of Califronia Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St., Suite 150 The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco CA. 94129
Ah Hung Court Records. The Society of Califronia Pioneers
These are the court documents pertaining to the trial of Ah Hung, September, ?, 1839. He was accused of murdering William
R. McCormick by shooting him - with a pistol loaded with gunpowder and lead. The first document describes the crime. The second
two documents are both documents finding Ah Hung guilty of murder signed by two different jurors. The first is dated October
4, 1839, Jackson (Amador Co.), and signed by Jacob Cunmminger(?), foreman. The second is dated Oct. 3rd, 1839, and is signed
by the Deputy (Rynerson), the clerk (Pawling), and the foreman, H.W. Allen. No explanation is given as to why there are two
verdicts, with two different foremans.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Amador County (Calif.) - History
Court records - California- Amador County
Trials (Murder) - California - Amador County
Immigrants - China - History - 19th century
Hung, Ah
McCormick, William R., d. 1839