Show I MUST mE DIE ALONE IN lETHAl CELL Nevada evada Board of Pardons Commutes Sentence of Hughie Sing on Account of Youth i CARSON CAnso CITY Nev Jan 26 Geo Jon San Francisco Chinese convicted of or murder must die alono in the lethal gas chamber hero February 8 s. s The state pardon board today unanimously voted against InS ng Jons Jon's sentence to die In the gas chamber to a term of life Ufe and by a vote of ot four lour to toone toone toone one commuted the sentence of death against Hughie Sing Jons Jon's mate In tho slaying to life liCe The action In regard to Sing Sing- was as taken k b because o of the extreme youth or of eb eol the Chinese e en and n because I of I on the part of the board that Jon fired the shot that killed Tom Quong Chinese laundryman n. during during dur duro ing the t ton tong n war at NIma Nov Nev for tor whose death they are being punished pun pun- OF OP PROTESTS The sentencing of ot the two Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese to die in a 8 sealed cell into which hydro gas will be forced from tanks tanka under pressure has stirred the entire country A score of petitions nave Jave bo been cn In circulation here and in many other states and hundreds of ot people by byI signing them have protested I against this method of ot carrying out outa a 11 sentence of ot capital punishment ment Consul General of or I hc he Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- I ne nese consulate at San n 1 Francisco Il Joined his protest with many Ihen on behalf of the Chinese govern govern- ment Consul took the position that he and other Chinese had hud no- no assuranCe assurance assurance assur assur- ance that white men also would be executed In future by such means He to such an experiment being performed on two of ot his hla g countrymen fry In the courts the Nevada law re recently recently re- re passed which called for tor the I lethal gas execution has line been heen held helli constitutional The Unit United cd States supreme court recently sustained all 1111 lower courts HOARD Rn is 11 I The pardon board at Its meeting today took into consideration all moves that have been made in behalf behalf be be- half of 01 the two Chinese took its vote and announced that Its action Is final Jon can now be saved from rota the lethal chamber only by action of or Governor The state executive tx ex- ex executive has shown no disposition n so far to Interfere in the matter Gas for tor the exe execution has been beet purchased in Los Angeles ele and now ItOW is 18 s en route toute here by tr track cl companies having refused t IT transport transport transport trans trans- port it it The chamber in which Jon will face alone the great adventure I the first condemned man to die by such means Is nearing n. n |