The record-union., 1893-07-11
Chin HANE'S EXECUTION.
Judge CatIin Fixes the Date for Sep
TENDER 10Th.
Sheriff O'Nen Directed to. Take the
Murderer to Folsom Within
Ten Days.

Superior Judge Catlin filed with County
Clerk Hamilton yesterday afternoon a
warrant for the execution of Chin Hane,
the convicted Chinese murderer.
The Clerk, after attosting, turned the
document over to Sheriff O'Neil. who
will in turn deliver it to Warden AuII of
the Folsom Prison together with the
prisoner.
This warrant is the first that has been
issued in Sacramento County since the
new law requiring executions to be held
only in the State Prisons went into
effect. 1t differs in its wording from the
warrants issued under the old law. Sep
TENDER 18th is the date fixed by the court
for the hanging, but as Hanes case is to
be appealed to the Supreme Court there
is little prospect that the lower courts
date will be the one in which Hane takes
his departure from this world.
The warrant of execution reads as fol-
lows:
WARRANT OF EXECUTION.
State Of California, County of Sacra-
meutO, ss.-In the Superior Court OF the
County of Sacramento, State of CalifOr-
nia.-The People Of the State of Califor-
MIA VS.. Chin Hane, defendant.-To the
Sheriff OF the County OF Sacramento, State
of California, and 10 the Warden Of the
State Prison at Folsom California, greet
ing:
Whereas, on the Sd day of August, A, D.
1892, the above-named defendant, Chin
Hane, was duly informed against by the
District Attorney of the County OF Sacra-
mento, State OF California, by filing an
Information in the above entitled court
charging him with the crime OF murder
in the killing OF one Lee Gong on the
3lst day of March, A. d. 1892; and, where
as, the SAID defendant was thereafter duIv
arraigned in the above named Superior
Court under the said information
and entered his plea of not guilty thereto:
and, whereas, the said defendant was
thereafter duly tried in said SUPERIOR
Court by jury lawfully chosen and Sc
lected, who by their verdict found said
defendant guilty of murder of the first
degree; and, whereas, on the Sth day of
July, \. i. 1898, the Superior Court afore-
said rendered its judgment upon said YER
dict that said defendant, Chin Hane. do
suffer death, and that he be hanged by the
neck until he be dead at a time to be
thereafter named in this warrant of ex-
ecution; and, whereas, now, on this 10th
day of July, \. D. 1898, the said Superior
Court has fixed and appointed, and does
hereby Xix and appoint Friday, the 18th
day Of September, y. D. 1898, as the day
upon which said Judgment shall be car
ried into execution.
Now, therefore, this warrant is to COM
mand you, the said Sheriff of the county
of Sacramento, to take into your custody
the said Chin Hane, and keep him safely
and in close confinement, and within ten
days from the eighth day of July, a. D.,
1888, deliver him into the custody of the
Warden OF the State Prison at Folsom,
California, and at the same time deliver
this warrant to said Waruen; and
You, the Warden of the State Prison at
Folsom, California, are hereby ordered
aud commanded to execute the said iudg-
ment by receiving into your custody the
said Chin Hane, and keep him safely in
close confinement until Friday. the 18th
day of September, \. D., 1893, upon which
day you viii take him, the said Chin
Hane, to a place OF execution, within the
walls of said State Prison, and then and
there hang him by the neck until he be
dead.
Herein fail not, you or either OF you,
at your peril, and make due return
hereof. \. T. CATLIN,
Judge Of the Superior Court.
Attest: w. Is. HAMILTON,
County Clerk