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L ui DOON

"To Lee Doon, a Chinese, goes the distinction of being the
last man to be hanged in the Marin County Courthouse. He
was convicted of the murder of Shelton, a San Rafael man.
According to Arthur Jue of San Rafael, his father, a Pres-
byterian minister, was interpreter at Lee's trial, Arthur
said Lee was working as a gardener on a San Rafael estate
when Shelton angered him by pulling up some flowers, The
Chinese ended the vandalism and Shelton s life at the same
time,"

THE INDEPENDENT-JOURNAL, San Rafael, Calif., 10-3-196)

Li DOON

"To Lee Doon, a Chinese, goes the distinction of being the
last man to be hanged in the Marin County Courthouse. He

| was convicted of the murder of Shelton, a San Rafael man,

According to Arthur Jue of San Rafael, his father, a Pres-
byterian minister, was interpreter at Lee's trial, Arthur
said Lee was working as a gardener on a San Rafael estate

when Shelton angered him by pulling up some flowers, The

Chinese ended the vandalism and Shelton s life at the same
time,"

THE INDEPENDENT-JOURNAL, San Rafael, Calif., 10-3-196),

Lz DON

"To Lee Doon, a Chinese, goes the

distinction of being t
last man to be hanged in

the Marin County Courthouse.

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to Arthur Jue of San Rafael, his father, a Pres-

yterian minister, was interpreter at Leo's trial, Arthur

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THE INDEPENDENT-JOURNAL, San Rafael, Calif., 10-3-196)



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