Washoe County NV Archives Obituaries.....Mun, Ah January 14 1883
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Reno Evening Gazette Jan. 15, 1883
A Chinese Fruit-Peddler Found Dead and Partially Cremated.

  Ah Mun, a Chinaman who has peddled fruits and vegetables at Truckee for 

twelve years past, was found in his house in Truckee's Chinatown yesterdayn 

morning dead, and his body badly burnt.  The supposition is that he was 

murdered and robbed, as it was known that he had considerable money in his 

possession.  He was about to leave for a visit to China.  His remains were 

badly mutiliated and then, so it is said, the bed-clothes were saturated with 

coal oil and set on fire, apparently with the view of cremation.  The 

experiment was only a partial success, however, and the mutilated, half-burnt, 

ghastly corpse was left to tell the tale and prove the old saying that "murder 

will out" to be true.  His house, closet and bureau were found to have been 

ransacked and gutted of everything valuable save three dollars.  No arrests 

have been made.

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