Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-16 | Page 5 | Woman Saved from Gallows

WOMAN SAVED FROM GALLOWS LONG LON BEACH Cal Sept 1 18 16 UP UP-Gov UP UP Governor Frank Me m o. o day announced he was waa comm commuting t ng the I senu of f Nellie Madison con con convicted husband m murderess husband from hanging to life imprisonment en Mrs Madison is in the w women's mens men's prison under conviction tion of of slaying Eric Madison film studio technician Sh She ahe would have been the he first woman n to be hanged i In California G Governor vernor Merriam made the an- an without further comment emu corn ment i I I 1 am announcing that I am am com com- the s sentence nt nce of Nellie IM Madison Mad d. d ison from hanging to life Ufe Imp imprisonment imprison ment ment menthe he said Behind his announcement was wu sf dramatic story A. A AR R R. OBrien O'Brien state stat prison director dirce- dirce tor revealed several everal weeks ago that he had Madison in p prison and lied like a gentleman inform ing her that Merriam would not permit permit per per- mit her herto to hang OBrien O'Brien said he lied to her because of the pitiful picture the doomed murde murderess 1 pre pre pre- Merriam who had merely smiled at the tho time did not indicate today whether his decision In any way b by the OBrien O'Brien incident