Show I. i One Whiff and Y Your our Tr Troubles bles Are Over T Tells ells Youth to Death CANON CITY GITY Colo Cola Dec 29 29 His last hope exhausted ye 18 year 18 r. r old Walter knew today for sure that he must be the first first to meet a hissing unseen death In the lethal gas execution chamber chamber cham chain ber at the Colorado penitentiary here had hoped that tha t his brother Herbert who came carne from Newark N. N J J. to plead for him could convince Governor Edwin C. C Johnson opposed to capital punishment that his life should not be taken for tor the murder of Vincent Regan Colorado Springs taxi driver The gove governor or refused This morning Warden Roy West took the news to the sleepless youth Standing with his hands on the bars bars' of his small cell swayed and closed his eyes eye as the warden talked Slowly he backed up until he reached his co cot Then he sat down and held his face in his hands There was an interval before he could speak I expected that he said but butI I hoped for different news At Atlease Atlease Atlease lease now I can cnn think of one thing and that Is getting ready to die dieThe The past few days I haven't been able to sleep or eat much thinking the governor might save me Back In me I 1 didn't didn t expect t anything but still I hoped I would get to thinking what might happen and that would upset upset upset up up- set me and get me nervous I think I feel better to know theres there's no chance If u I had gotten life I would have be been n happy but since that's out I can prepare to die Ill I'll go brave I 1 feel sure but Ill I'll continue continue con con- to worry vorry about that gas Yesterday wanted to know all about the reactions of the animals used in tests test of the chamber newly installed When Warden Best told him that the dog just slept away he seemed relieved Dont worry the warden said One breath and your troubles will be over We are not going to experiment on you These tests now arc to make it as easy for you ou as When we take you in the fact there you there you can depend on that hat we will know how to do it quickly After the warden had told hImot him of ot the governors governor's refusal to interfere interfere interfere inter inter- fere guards came to measure him so that the straps for the execution chair will chair will fit exactly |