Gee Jon
Criminal gang member, executed by gas in 1924 in Nevada, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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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