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Show CONVICT HANGS HIMSELF. In PTison Awniting His Execution, and Committed Suicide. SACRAMENTO, Cal Jan. 31.-Convlct John H. Wood, who took a prominent part In tho Folsom prison break In July, 1S03, committed suicide In tho dungeon this afternoon. He was recently convicted con-victed of tho murder of Militiaman Rutherford, Ruth-erford, whom ho shot and killed during the famous man hunt. Wood has been confined In the row of condemned cells and when seen by the turnkey nt 10 o'clock this morning was all right. When tho turnkoy entered tho coll this afternoon Wood was found banging from tho ventilator with a rope tied about his neck. Tho rope was made out of torn strips of bed clothing. Wood was awaiting await-ing tho fixing of tho date of his hanging. |