Show eyes of dead murderer may restore sight to two IWO LITTLE ROCK surgeons hoped the eyes of a dead mur derer might restore sight to two living men before 20 year old voll volle e bill bates bate s was put to death in the tucker prison farm electric chair for the robbery slaying of a taxicab driver he willed his eyes to someone who needed them badly surgeons removed corneas erom from bate bates eyes shortly after his death and planned to trans plant them to the eyes of mi hael F boucher 73 year old re tired bricklayer of hot S springs brings and frank mccracken a 49 year old fort smith piano tuner both blind one of bates eyes suffered a superficial burn in the electro cu tion but a surgeon sal said we think it will be all right |