Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-01 | Page 1 | Condemned Youth Sees New Year Hope of Life

cond Condemned Youth Sees 1 mw Nv Year Hope of Life DENVER Jan 1 Walter JP Walter Rep Rep- pin 18 year old old ear New Jersey youth who has been sentenced to death in Colorados Colorado's lethal gas chamber had a arong strong trong rong hope for life as the new year dawned f More cheerful than he has lias been at nt any time since Governor Ed C. C Johnson Johnson John John- son refused to commute his sentence to life Ufe imprisonment today told Warden Roy Best he was confident confident conti- conti dent the state supreme court would review his case and reverse the judgment judgment judgement judg judge ment of or the trial court was was was' sentenced to die before next Sunday but it appeared certain today that attorneys who have befriended befriended befriended be be- him would perfect the ap ap- ap- ap peal and obtain an automatic stay of execution before the warden worden would carry out Philip Hornbein and md David Rosner Denver attorneys who are acting in behalf of planned to have havethe havethe havethe the record of ot the case and n a petition for lor review in the hands of the supreme su su- preme court by Tuesday night HornbeIn said Governor Johnson had assured him that if it was necessary necessary sary to grant the youth a reprieve in order to allow time for filing the appeal ap ap- peal such action would v be taken was sentenced to death for slaying a Colorado Springs taxi er If he Is to legally executed he will wil willbe be the first person to die in Cola Colo rodos rodo's new lethal gas tank