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Show GOVERNOR TRIES TO PREVENT EXECUTION Idaho Official Attempts to Intervene in Hanging of A L dinger Special to The T bune j BOISE Idaho Dec 214. L CI nger j a former res dent of Reubens northe n 1 Idaho wi 1 be anged at C nton B C Ih sday Decembe 23 fo rau der tn he fl st degree unle s c emenc s shown h n by M n s er of J st e Cha es J Do er y of O awa and he sen ence s commuted to fe imp sonment E e y effort s be ng made o sa e h m f om the gal ows T e atest move on C n I ger s behalf came f om Governor Ale an der w o asked hat sen ence be com m ted The Canad an offlc as a e g v n the request ser ous cons de at on Long pet t ons s gned by many fr ends of he condemned man 1 a e been sent o the aut or t es ac oss e bo de C tiger has asse ed f om he me 1 e as accused of the c me at he s n nocent It was sho t y af er he ef Ida o t at e too up w h a companion at Kan oops Some time ater he com pan on was found dead C nger was ar es ed shor af e ward He dec ared at e time and a t e tr a t a the death of h s compan on as acc den a ha he was wa k ng beh nd h m and s mb ed and that e oaded gun he was ca ng d scha ged nto t e man ahead of m fear of the consequences as the e we e no eye w tnesses, C n e sa d drove him to despe ation, and he fled It was the fact that he took fl ght tha ' p ayed a prom nent part n s conv ct on H s friends be eve h s sto y They de c are that h. a repu at on was a ways good and that s con c on is a m sea age of jus ce Appea s we e made o Gover or A exander o intervene In e meant me C nger was sentenced to be anged December 23 |