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Gee Jon | |
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| 朱家休 | |
.jpg) Nevada State Prison mugshot | |
| Born | c. 1895 Canton, Qing China |
| Died | (aged 29) Nevada State Prison, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by gas chamber |
| Other names | Gee Gar Hue[1][2] Jon Gee[3] |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[4] |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
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Gee Jon (Chinese: 朱家休;[5] c. 1895 – February 8, 1924) was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas.[6] A member of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society from San Francisco, California, Gee was sentenced to death for the murder of Tom Quong Kee, who was a member of the rivaling Bing Kung Tong in Mina, Nevada.[7] An unsuccessful attempt to pump poison gas directly into his cell at Nevada State Prison led to the development of the gas chamber.[8]
- ^ Chan, Loren B. (1975). "Example For The Nation: Nevada's Execution of Gee Jon" (PDF). Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. p. 25.
- ^ https://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/210777-1976-1Spring.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/210777-1976-1Spring.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Chan, Loren B. (1975). "Example For The Nation: Nevada's Execution of Gee Jon" (PDF). Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. p. 25.
- ^ Chan, Loren B. (1975). "Example For The Nation: Nevada's Execution of Gee Jon" (PDF). Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. p. 90-106 (p. 25-33 on PDF).
- ^ "Nevada State Prison Inmate Case Files: Gee Jon". Nevada State Library and Archives. July 11, 2003. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Reid, John Bevis; James, Ronald Michael (2004). Uncovering Nevada's Past: A Primary Source History of the Silver State. University of Nevada Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0874175677. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Descriptions of Execution Methods: Gas Chamber". Death Penalty Information Center. 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.