A JAZZ HANGING.

NZ Truth, Issue 889, 9 December 1922, Page 5

A JAZZ HANGING.

Muslo While the Trap Drops.

Convicted of murder nnrt pentoncod to ho executed In San Qucntln prison at 10 a.m.. Mifrunl Manrlquex importuned Warden Jnmon A, Johnston to permit n atrlriKe.«l orchestra, composed of five fellow prisoners, to play jazr, music a« he ascenrted the pcufToldßnd while the trap was belnj? sprung. Whllo rtifuslnjf to accede to what he «al<l was the most weird and ost!«!ordinary rerpieKt ever nuuta by a prisoner condemned to defith In Sun Qiumtln, WiucU'it tloh»:<ton oompro-rni.^<-(l by tivrrorlnif tv nmk<- ManrhitieK* Ins: liourw <ut earth no happy jim the Urx iiiie prison rules |»<-rm|lt«il. Ai-tor.llriicly thi> wonlou sent tho !uv!!'.»s:iva to tliv <:f>rrl('<:.r m front of th* prison d'-atli rh;yr)tir-r ■it. S o'clock r.t Miiihl aii'l Idf triit?ic(! th.it they play [\\r . i.t^K oi !Jiiii;>;!i' Alni!vi!|ii<;/. itiljiiit .•.'■.|ii«-.v(, aifiii vi t;{Witi.!!uo tij |ii.jy as 5-M.it -i« th-.- '■orxiHiniiiti ;>ri».on»-r 'i hr.'ti^h thi- iv-.nh w.iuh. Mnnrl»H(!■••/, « :■» !-r*-H-'. (I ;t i.r'.'lV.l 1 (■!■<;*.• Joy "JfiKX," ■ irift «:>*■■' *>° \v'jiil»l rvi:anl it :\* a eru ■ (•ions :.n*i »}•••» Wti' ;j;mL of th»- \^anJ<-ii if lh<' nnirlilJiHK woulil sp^nd tho nl^ht plityJHff lively njnj»i" l»> front uf rh« il<Mtli oli.imtier. Wiirrton .TolmiJton r,'t\c\ thnt iho unttsu:*l ronvirst of th>» eojuV»mt>ed man would by eiirrlcd out. Mflnrlnuee wnx sentenced from Imperial county for the murder of two Chinese n yenr ngo.