proclaimed, "Nevada's novel death law is upheld by the highest court—humanity." However, the San Jose Mercury News printed, "One hundred years from now Nevada will be referred to as a heathen commonwealth controlled by savages with only the outward symbols of civilization." Warden Dickerson reported to Nevada governor James G. Scrugham and the legislature his opinion that the use of lethal gas was impractical and that he thought execution by firing squad was still the best method of execution. See also Andriza Mircovich Capital punishment in Nevada List of people executed in Nevada Capital punishment in the United States Chinese Exclusion Act References Further reading External links 1924: Gee Jon, debuting the gas chamber at ExecutedToday.com State of Nevada v. Gee Jon, 211 pp. 676–1923 Gee Jon's chair at themobmuseum.org 1890s births 1924 deaths 20th-century executions by Nevada Chinese emigrants to the United States Chinese people executed abroad Executed people from Guangdong People convicted of murder by Nevada People executed by Nevada by gas chamber People executed for murder People from San Francisco Year of birth uncertain