Death Ends
Case Against
Melvin Leath
Death slipped in early this morn
ing to decide the fate of Mel Leath
charged yesterday of attempted
murder in the near-fatal Stabbing
of Leath’s small son.
Leath died of self-inflicted stab
wounds about 2:45 this morning ac-i
cording to hospital authorities. He
had lain in St. Ann’s hospital since
last Friday night when he appar
ently went berserk as his family
watched in this home. His wife said
he drew a kitchen knife from the
drawer, stabbed 5-year-old Jimmy
Leath in the chest, then sank the
knife into his own Chest.
The Leath boy is still in the hos
pital, although said to be gradually
improving. Mrs. Leath has been
at the boy’s side almost constantly
since the attack.
Leath was thought to be improv
ing, but grew worse yesterday. He
had been manacled by his ankles to
the hospital bed from the first. He
was said to have had fits of de
.< pondency and moments of being
irrational since his attempt on his
boy’s life.
Aftei the attack, Juneau Police
Chief Bernard Hulk and U.S. Mar
shal .Sid Thompson say that Leath
confessed to them that he wanted
to kill the boy and himself. Since
being hospitalized he had repeated
that he still wanted to die.
Appointment with
Hangman's Noose
May Be Postponed
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov, 29— tfft—
Utah and Turman Wilson’s fading
hopes of missing a midnight ap
pointment with the hangman rested
today on a final appeal to Gov.
Langlie.
The two Camas, Wash., brothers,
convicted of the kidnap-slaying of
18-year-old Jo Ann Dewey at Van
couver. Wash., more than a year
ago, are scheduled to die on state
penitentiary gallows at Wallg Walla
a few minutes after midnight to
night.
Fred Koch, Langlie’s executive
assistant, said last night the Gov
ernor has decided not to use his
power of executive clemency to
spare the brothers.
Irvin Goodman, attorney for the
condemned men, said at Portland,
however, Howard G. Hanson, a
former Clark County deputy sheriff
who claims to have new evidence,
was to have an interview with of
ficials in the governor’s office to
day.
C. D. A. MEETS
Slides were, shown by Miss Joan
Greany at the social meeting of
the Catholic Daughters of America
held Tuesday evening. Miss Greany
took the pictures while in Germany
where she taught for two years at
the Army Dependents' School at
Mannheim.
Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the program.
GIRL SCOUTS MEET
Girl Scout Troop No. 8 met at
the Moose Hall. President Darlene
Gross called the meeting to order.
We divided into patrols and made
angel favors for the hospital. Re
freshments were served by Susan
Fritchman.
Nancy Kcmatsubara, reporter
YOUTH GROUP TO MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT
Special services for young people
will be held tomorrow night at 8
o’clock at Bethel Tabernacle, the
Rev. Harold I. Maley announced
today. The Christ’s Ambassadors
of Bethel Tabernacle with Mrs. Ruth
Sommers as president will be host
to the group.
The Church of God young people
will furnish special vocal and in
strumental music for the occasion
and the Rev. and Mrs. H. Beyer
will give a special message. Every
one is invited to attend.
FROM ILLINOIS
J. W. Johnson of Rockton, 111.,
is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
AT THE BARANOF
Roy F. Wildman of the W. P. Ful
ler Co. of Seattle is stopping at
the Baranof Hotel.
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Felix Grays Are
Married 46 Years
Forty-six years ago today a Mon
tana cowboy and cowgirl were mar
ried in Miles City, Mont,, then the
heart of the cow country. Six years
later they moved to Douglas and
Juneau where they have made their
home since. They are Mr and Mrs.
Felix Gray who are well known to
many Alaskans.
Felix Gray has been an “almost
professional U. S. Commissioner’’
and has trained many new com
missioners in addition to tying the
legal wedding knot for more than
800 couples. He served as commis
sioner in Montana for four years
before coming to Alaska, five years
in Douglas and 13 years in Juneau
before passing the mantle to his eld
est son, Gordon Gray, current U. S.
Commissioner here.
Jetta Gray was born in Galloway,
Scotland and says, "Felix is from
the old country, too. He’s from
Santa Fe, Missouri.”
In 1900 Mrs. Gray’s parents mov
ed to Montana where they engaged
in sheep, cattle and horse ranch
ing. It was there she met Felix who
was cattle ranching about 12 miles
away.
“He was a handsome dashing
cowboy,” she recalls, “and he used
to ride over quite often to see me.”
Mrs. Gray points with pride to the
fact that “all her men” have serv
ed in the armed forces. Gray is a
Spanish-Amcrican War veteran. The
sons, Gordon and Douglas are vet
erans aljO.
"It is nice to have my family here!
intact," Mrs. Gray said. “And while
I have no daughters, I do have
two lovely daughters-in-law, Gor
don’s wife, Dorothy, and Douglas’
wife Mae and their two boys, David,
11, and Allen, 9.
Old timers here remember Mrs.
Gray as an outstanding swimmer
and diver. She learned to swim at
the Treadwell Club.
“We had all kinds of entertain
ment at the club,” Mrs. Gray said.
“There was the swimming pool,
bowling, basketball, football, a
band, dancing every Saturday night,
many home talent plays. Many
young mining engineers came up
to get experience in the Treadwell
mine. One of them was Jack Kear
ney, a handsome chap who was one
I of the best actors and comedians.”
In celebration of their lorty
sixth anniversary, the Grays are
having dinner tonight at Mike's in
Douglas as guests of Anita Porter
and Lou Dittrick.
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