From Western Post, 2nd March 1861: DIABOLICAL MURDER AT AVISFORD BY A CHINAMAN Information has reached us of ht brutal murder on Wednesday of Mrs MONIES, the wife of a respectable publican residing at Avisford, Meroo, by a Chinaman. The following particulars have been received from an authentic source. It appears that the Chinaman, who was in the employ of Mr MONIES as cook, was desired by Mrs MONIES to fetch a bucket of water, and put it in a large pot on the fire for some particular purpose. In the course of half an hour Mrs MONIES went into the kitchen, and finding that her orders had not been obeyed, remonstrated with the cook, who in return was very insolent, demanded his wages, and commenced packing up his clothes. Mrs MONIES is supposed to have refused to pay the fellow his wages, and to have struck him with the broom. The Chinaman ran to the wood heap, and picked up an American axe, which he threw at Mrs MONIES, and which caught her on the back of the head. She fled to Mr MERRITT's, finding the door of the house shut, she sought refuge in the creek, where the Chinaman pursued her, axe in hand. Upon coming up to her he struck a blow which clave her head almost in two; he repeated his blows ! till, it is said, the he head of the unfortunate woman was literally hacked to pieces. One severe blow in the shoulder split the blade bone. The wretch was shortly after secured. Upon he told that he would be hung for it, he replied that he did not care, that he was very sorry he had not killed all the children. Mr MONIES was absent at the time, being at work a few miles down the Meroo. There being no police stationed at Avisford, four of the inhabitants marched him to Louisa. We need scarcely add that the whole neighbourhood is in a state of great consternation. The event is likely to increase the ill feeling towards the Chinaman a hundred fold. [We are enabled, through the kindness of Dr. KING, who called at our office as we were going to press, to announce that he had held an inquest on the body of Mrs MONIES, which resulted in a verdict of willful murder against the Chinaman.]