Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-17 | Page 7 | Youth Pleads with Governor

I YOUTH PLEADS WITH GOVERNOR Condemned Murderer 19 Says He lIe Was Tas Forced to 10 Confess LINCOLN Neb Nob Aug By 11 ByThe The Tho Associated Press Balked Press Balked at al every other turn by final hiSh bih court decisions and with lIh his isis last reprieve set to expire September 10 Donald Itinger Hinger 19 youngest Nebraskan to receive the death sentence carried his tight fight to the state stata board ot of o pardons Monday snaking makinI a personal pIc plea of or one hour for tor commutation of ot the sen- sen sen sentence tence to lit life Imprisonment H He Ic was confident that his plea would be granted this morning when the board Is scheduled to re- re re convene Despite a large larto no crowd d In the the governors governor's reception room here bere the hearing heuring was held and ond the steady questioning ot of Governor Go McMullen lc and other board mem mem- members members bers hers Ringer Rinser who convicted of ot the murder of ot Carl Moore Hastings automobile salesman In 1924 ap- ap appeared appeared ap appeared calm He lIo categorically denied all charges and anol claimed that the five con confessions he Is 19 alleged to ha have VB made were the result of ot duress especially one ono made while held at St Joseph Mo where the Ue ot- ot of officer fleer made mo me sign the confession by pointing a II cocked gun eun at me All I ask Is a fair deal ho he repeated as ne Governor len McMullen questioned him about his bis early earh life ICe I have never had a fall mit deal this far tar In life lite I was left to shift for tor myself m since childhood and I think i I have done pretty well un under un- un der the circumstances