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at Sumay in compliance with his sentence on Feb, }}, 1916, On the
night of Feb. 3, he was taken to a government magazine there and con-
fined in a tent overnight with the priest. The next morning, he as-
cended the scaffold and spoke his last words: "Domnot be sorry for me;
this is the will ef God in regard to me. Pray for me,, Farewell te
a

GUAM NEWS LETTER, Guam, Vol, VII, No, .8, February, 1916, Pages 5,
8-9 .

at Sumay in compliance with his sentence on Feb. }}, 1916, On the
night of Feb. 3, he was taken to a government magazine there and con-
fined in a tent overnight with the priest. The next morning, he as=
cended the scaffold and spoke his last words: "Domnot be sorry for mes
this is the will of God in regard to me, Pray for me,, Farewell to

all."

GUAM NEWS LEPTER, Guam, Vol, VIT, No, 8, February, 1916. Pazes 5,
8=9

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taken to a government magazine there and con
the next morning, he as-
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at Sumay in
night of Feb, 3, he was
fined in a tent overnight with the priest.
ended the scaffold and spoke his last words:
his is will of God in regard to me, Pray for m
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CORPUS, Pablo M, February 4th, 1916

Corpus, a 20-year-old Filipino, was employed as a domestic servant

by an officer attached to the Naval Government of Guam. On the
evening of Dece.13, 1915, he shot Dolores de la Cruz, wife of T. Ooka,
a Japanese, in her home at Sumay and then shot himself, She died the
next day while he recovered and was placed on trial in the Island
Court on Jan. 3, 1916, At his trial, he pleaded guilty to charges of
assassination and theft and was sentenced to be hanged, The case

was then taken to the Guam Court of appeals on the grounds that Corpus
had not had counsel at the time of his arraignment and was ignoraht

of the consequences of his pleas that the lower court erred in sen-
tencing him to death; and that the place of execution should have
been designated at the Plaza in Agana instead of at Sumay, The

Court effirmed the conviction on all counts as well as denying the
allegation that Corpus was only l7-years-old and consequently not
subject to Capital Punishment. A petition signed by 50 citizens of
Guam was then submitted to the Governor requesting clemency on the
ergunds that no other person had been executed since the United States

acquired the 41sland though many had committed crimes of a far worse
nature, but the Governor declined to intervene and Corpus was hanged

CORPUS, Pablo M, February Ath, 1916

Corpus, a 20-year-old Filipino, was employed as a domestic servant

by an officer attached to the Naval Government of Guam. On the
evening of Dec, .13, 1915, he shot Dolores de la Cruz, wife of T. Ooka,
a Japanese, in her home at Sumay and then shot himself, She died the
next day while he recovered and was placed on trial in the Island
Court on Jan, 3, 1916, At his trial, he pleaded guilty to charges of
assassination and theft and was sentenced to be hanged, The case

was then taken to the Guam Court of appeals on the grounds that Corpus
had not had counsel at the time of his arraignment and was ignoraht

of the consequences of his plea; that the lower court erred in sen-
tencing him to death; and that the place of execution should have
been designated at the Plaza in Agana instead of at Sumay, The

Court affirmed the conviction on all counts as well as denying the
allegation that Corpus was only 17-years-old and consequently not
subject to Capital Punishment, A petition signed by 50 citizens of
Guam was then submitted to the Governor requesting clemency on the
grgunds that no other person had been executed since the United States
acquired the *sland though many had committed crimes of a far worse
nature, but the Governor declined to intervene and Corpus was hanged

CORPUS, Pablo is, February 4th, 1916

Corpus, a 20-year-old Filipino, was employed as a domestic servant
by an officer attached to the Naval Government of Guam, On the
evening of Dec. .13, 1915, he shot Dolores de la Cruz, wife of T. Ooka,
a Japanese, in her howe at Sumay and then shot himself, She died the
next. day while he recovered and was placed on trial in the Island
Court on Jan, 3, 1916, At his trial, he pleaded guilty to charges of
assassination and theft and was sentenced to be hanged, The case
was then taken to the Guam Court of appeals on the grounds that Corpus
had not had counsel at the time of his arraignment and was ignorant
on the consequences of his plea that the lower court erred in sen-
him to death; and that the place of execution should have
Son designated at the Plaza in Agana instead of at Sumay, The
Court effirmed the conviction on all counts as well as denying the
allegation that Corpus was only 17-years-old and consequently not
subject to Capital Punishment, A petition signed by 50 citizens of
Guan was then submitted to the Governor requesting clemency on the

nature, but the Governor declined to intervene and Corpus was hanged

4 Fevrusry 4th, 1916

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