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Show MERCY ASKED FOR CONDEMNED ALIEN SAET LAKE, May 20 At the meeting meet-ing of the state board of pardon's today to-day tho board was to bo asked to commute the death sentence pronounced pronoun-ced upon Nick ubllzalo to life lm-1 lm-1 prisonment. Attorney Thomas Rentage, ubllzalo's attorney, said yesterday that ho would appear befuro the board in Oblizalo's I behalf. Preparations are being made j to oxocute the prisoner June 9 for the murder of Marco Lausj whoso body was found in a lonely ravine near the state prison on August 3. 1919. Steve Masllch was executed on January Jan-uary 20. 1922, for the murder. The I two men are alleged to have lured Eaus to the ravine on the pretext that they were taking him on a picnic, and to have robbed and murdered him. The date for the execution of George H. Gardner, Welby rancher, who murdered Deputy Sheriff Gordon Stuart on Arpll 15, will be fixed by Judge Ephialm Hanson uf tho criminal division of the Third district court At this tlmi Gardner will be given his Choice between shooting and hanging.. |