Arizona republican., 1921-09-10
N|CHAN MARTIN
 GOES TO DEATH
 W|THF|R|M STEP
Condemned Man Is Hanged At 5:e8 Y e S t e r day Morning = Declares On Scaffold Is Happiest Man In World-Attor- neys' Fight Fails

Nichan Martin, convicted of the murder early in October. 1919, of Ar thur De Steunder, a Canadian sol- dier, was hanged in the state peni- tentiary at Florence at sunrise yes terday morning.
 All efforts on behalf of his three attorneys to secure stay of the execution, either from Governor Campbell. United States Judge Saw telle or Judge John J. Sweeney had failed Hope was not given up how ever, until the last hour, Attorney Stephen H. Abbey waiting up all night in this city for word from Ben ton H. Dick who had gone in search of Judge Sawtelle who was on the i. top of Mount Lennon.
 Martin was the fourteenth man to be hanged in the Arizona state prison and the first white man to thus pay the extreme penalty. About 25 per sons witnessed the execution, num- Der from this city. Martin went to his death cool and resigned.
 Goes to Scaffold
 It was o'clock when the prison officials went to Martins cell to carry out the mandate of the court Blindfolded. he was led to the death chamber where he mounted the steps to the scaffold with firm tread Straps were placed about his legs and arms and then Capt. Thomas H. Rynning. superintendent of the pris- on, asked Martin if he had anything to say.
 T am the happiest man in the world" Martin replied.
 The prison chaplain, the Rev. MT. Hinter, kissed the condemned man and bade him goodbye. The black cap was then adjusted and the trap was sprung at 5:0S o'clock. In just twelve minutes. the prison physician, Dr. G. F. Huffman, pronounced Mar tip dead.
 Nichan Martin, who was a member of the United States army during the World war, was 24 years of age and an Armenian. He was educated until the age of Is at Robert college in Constantinople, where an older brother for several years has been a teacher. He came to the United States when he was about 21 years of age, waving his exemption as an alien, an act which left him with out the usual national protection to aliens who are charged with crime in this country so that as aliens their cases may be taken up with the state department through their represent satives here.
 He was convicted by jury in the Yavapai county superior court on March %, 1920, of the murder of Ar thur De Steunder near Yampai, Ariz., on Aug. 4. 1919. Since then Martin has been twice sentenced to death and his execution stayed Mar tin first was sentenced to be hanged on June 25, 1920. but an appeal on the merits of the case was taken.
 StorJ of the Crime
 De Steunder's body was found partly burned. and for time could not be identified. A small Canadian service button was found on the body and through this the mans identity was learned from the Canadian wal ministry. De Steunder's home ad- dress was found to be in Chicago and his relatives located through ad- vertisements shown on screens in thu moving picture theaters in that city
 It was then learned that he hat started from Providence, R. l., witt Nichan Martin to make an overland trip by automobile to Yetsem, Calif Martin was located in Visalia. Calf and a deputy sheriff sent from Pres colt to bring him back. The deput,
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