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Show I L. SLAYER SENTENCED TO DIE I G. H. GARDNER I TO BE SHOT I ON JULY 14 I I 1 1 Slayer Prefers Firing Squad to Death Upon Scaffold DEPUTY HIS VICTIM Crime Which Brings Death Sentence Committed on April 15 SALT LAKE CITY. May 20. Geo. j H Gardner of Welby. T'tah. convicted recently of first degree murder in con-nection con-nection with the slaying of Deputy 3ni' Sheriff Gordon Stuart, was today sen-tenced sen-tenced to death bv shooting on July 14. The execution was decided upon In district court when Gardner cam-up cam-up for sentence. He chose to be shot roiher than hung. Gardner was tound guilty of first-degree first-degree murder a week ago. The Jury made no recommendation for mercy, and, under the law . ruch a verdict calls for Infliction of the death sen-fence. sen-fence. Gardner killed Deputy Stuart and I'flMli 1 I fatally wounded Joseph W. Irvine af-ter af-ter they came to the farm In companv with other deputies and sever. n I friends of Irvine's to replevin som stock to which Irvine claimed owner- ship An automatic shotgun was used by th murderer. , Action in th Gardner case sets up .something of a record In murdei trials, barely more than a month paas-1 paas-1 Jng from the time the crime was com- Imitted until ho was sentenced to be H , shot to death. The date of the execution is only H three months ahead of the date upon l which he did the shooting for which III I he must pay with his life. fl I |