Executed
Ah Luck
Ah Luck, a Chinese man, was hanged at Nevada City, California, on April 8, 1881, as a judicial execution carried out under the state's authority. According to the Memphis Daily Appeal, he was baptized the night before by a Catholic clergyman and appeared resigned to his fate. The paper reported that he maintained to the end that he had not committed the act for which he was condemned, and that he broke down while the straps were being adjusted on the gallows. The account is a single newspaper report, and the paper's own description of the case is not reproduced here.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state