Ah Jim is a Chinese man arrested in Lordsburg, New Mexico, for carrying a gun in October 1
Deputy Sheriff Pap Ambler transported Ah Jim from Lordsburg to Silver City after he was found looking for a friend named She Good Cod, swearing “in good American style” that he would “round up” with a gun [1][2]. Judge Graves of Lordsburg fined Ah Jim $50 and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment for carrying a gun [1][2].
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- Pap Ambler, a deputy sheriff of Lords-… (1888)Pap Ambler, a deputy sheriff of Lords- burg, arrived in this city Wednesday with Ah Jim, a Chinese gentleman, who was looking for a friend of his by the name of She Good Cod, whom he swore in good American s…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-10-12 (1888)Pap Ambler, a deputy sheriff of Lords- burg, arrived in this city Wednesday with Ah Jim, a Chinese gentleman, who was looking for a friend of his by the name of She Good Cod, whom he swore in good America…