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Show GETTING READY FOR MASLICH EXECUTION SALT LA K E, Jan I f. Expert ; marksmen liave lien training durinv the last few days to '-iKo their place on the finng squad which tomorrow will semi Steve Masllch. convicted I 'murderer of Marc.i Jval;.' to his death j I at thj Utah tut- prison Sheriff C Eranic Bme'ry has delegated two l-pu-i (ties to hold tho 'death watch" over Mosllch toniglit in his coll in the I'ris-, on. for tin purpose o: preyc'ntfhg any' weapons reaching the prisoner audi guard .iL'.-!rist any attempt which he .night Inake to take hlv own life i Maalioh wRl be strapped Sn thej . chair as soon a ppssljble after sun-1 'lisv, Sheriff Emery s..id. The sun will; rise at 7 .12 o'cioclt Friday morning j Warden James De'vlne sjiid that he; would notify Maslich todny of the re- j Ifusal of iSoveriibr Slab ay to grant a, I reprieve. Maslich scqfted yesterday , when the warden asked him if he; : wanted a minister. The question was put at the request Of Sheriff Emery. W arden L vine then ( laskej tjo doomed man If he wanted' to shi r iy of his friends "Let mf friends go to court for me." he Bald. Die is still ol)ephed with the belief that he will have an opportunity tp lei! hisj story in cou!. At the time lie was sentenced to 'c executed, tlie court was unable toj tnaks him understand that he had) bean ffrhnd guilty and nothing but the; word of the governor would stay the.' .dli Of tho firing squad. Maslich j was stdl pleading feverishly in broken, English when the court arb'.tnirlh fixed fix-ed the execution mar. fie grinned' when the hjdg' had imposed the pun-j Ishmeht "Von e:nt do that." he replied re-plied as hb was being h'd from the courtroom "They try lh.it once before." be-fore." Nick O-blisalp, SjUfo sentenced to die! for the murder, hut whose appeal has! not been decided by the supreme court, items gratified that the paan who waa lorrncrly His companion, but who is now his bitter en-my, will be first to go tp th- .Until chair. Oblzslp mahdains his innocence, declaring that Maslich committed the muni' r Maslich, on the other hand, declares! that Ohlizalo wielded the knife which, killed La'us, whose ioi was found in, a lonely ravin heq.r tin state prison! August HiLc The niOtlve was rob-. lor, approximately SlM'O In cold having hav-ing been taken from the victim |