Show Cornea From Eye of S. S L. L Slayer Brings firings Sight to California Blind Man SAN FRANCISCO Nov 9 UP p- p Murderer John Deering's hope of being a benefactor after death was being realized today A San Francisco eye surgeon who requested that his name be kept secret t announced cornea tissue tissue tissue sue from one of Deering's eyes had been transplanted successfully successful successful- ly to a year old California man The man was able to count the fingers on the surgeons surgeon's hand yesterday wh when n the bandage was removed for the first time since the transplanting operation last Jast week The surgeon declared he be- be be be- the man would have enough vision to read The cornea tissue from Deering's Deering's Deer Deer- ings ing's other eye has been transplanted transplanted transplanted trans trans- planted to that of a year old boy blind since birth Success of the operation will not be known for at least another nother week The child is being kept in darkness until until i he is able to control hi his unused eye muscles Deering died before a Utah firing firing fir fir- ing squad October 1 1 He confessed confessed confessed con con- the Salt Lake City murder of Oliver R. R Meredith Jr When arrested on ona a a robbery charge in Detroit he said he preferred death to another term in prison I L 6 |