Criminal gang member, executed by gas in 1924 in Nevada, US
Gee Jon
朱家休
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
Gee Jon
Chinese
朱家休
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhū Jiāxiū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
zyu1 gaa1 jau1
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.
^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.
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