Show GAR CARBON nN KillER I FACES fAGES RIFLES RIRE ON fE FEBRUARY 5 I McGowan Declared First I Negro to Be Condemned I Ito to Death in Utah I A ASKS KS PE PERMISSIONS PERMISSION SION I TO AMUSE JUDGE i Crimes Inc Include ude Atta Attack k on I Women in View of Man I Lying ying Fatally Wounded PRICE Dec 11 Ed Ed McGowan was vas sentenced to die on February 5 i for the murder of Bob Blevins The sentence was imposed by Judge George Christensen Friday morn- morn tag Ing ng Upon the prisoners prisoner's loa that the cou t cout t decide whether he le should swing from the gallows or r be shot Judge Christensen chose the he firing squad Tho condemned slayer is the fir first firt t negro sentenced ente to die for a crime In n Utah according to information received from the state iary McGowan was ordered returned to the he state prison to await walt the fatal date ate H. H L. L Pratt his counsel said he would woud to to win commutation commutation tion of the sentence from the board of of f pard pardons ns REQUEST DENIED The prisoner asked for permission permission sion ion to talk five minutes Just to tomake tomake tomake make the Judge laugh but the court ourt refused the request telling the he prisoner to reserve les his speech for or the board of pardons The imposition of the death sentence sen- sen tence ence affected McGowan to a slight extent e He JIe was vas a bit excited after th he the date had been set but it did not notI I affect his chatter hatt r. r McGowan thanked the Judge adding Youve done all you could you c couldn't do anything else The crime for which McGowan is isto to pa pay the pen penalty was one of the most revolting In the history of th the state The slayer player laer who had been on on friendly terms with the slain mans man's family Blevins' Blevins Jn n sight of or family inflicting wounds woun a which l ter ted proved fata fatali n f and nd Ite attacked 1 Jfe daughters m rn plain vie f of ot thew the the- w wounded man according to the lire I e dence McGOwan w n had hal made In Indecent Indecent indecent In- In decent p proposals to Mr Mrs S. Blevins just prior to the shooting g. g McGowan was convicted and ap appealed appealed appealed ap- ap pealed to the he supreme court on the grounds that certain testimony was as ac admitted In Jn error erro The lower court was sustained |