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CHICAGO, Nov. 29 -Seated in bucket of huge crane, work
- men are engaged today In decorating an assemblage of pine
trees grouped to form 60-foot Christmas Tree along Mich
Igan Avenue la Grant Park. (AP Wlrephoto) I
20-Ycar.Old 'Model Boy'
Spared From Execution
Br LEONARD P. GIB LIN
BOSTON. Not. 39 Kenneth
R. Chapin, 20, a gangling "model
boy" who stabbed to death a 14-year-old
baby sitter and her 4-year-old
charge, was spared the
electric chair today because of
doubt over hi sanity.
Two and a halt days before he
could have been executed, the
Massachusetts Executive Council,
on recommendation ot Gov. Chris-
tiun A. Herter, voted M to com
mute Chapin's death sentence to
life imprisonment.
At Springfield, Stephen Gold-
School Principal
Doubts Indian
Boy Set Blaze
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 29 (
A teen-age Indian boy, held on
auspicion of starting the Cleveland
National Forest fire, wag de
scribed by his high school prin
cipal today as "a sad little char
acter." .
The school principal added that
he doubted it the boy, Gilbert
Paipa, set the fire.
Elwood Stone, ' investigator for
the VS. Forest Service, said
Paipa told him yesterday: "I just
got a crazy idea to throw a match
in the grass to see if it would
bum." :
The fire, which broke out Satur
day spread with terrific fury over
44,000 acres and burned 11 fire
fighters to death.
It was still smouldering today
and foresters were on watch
against a possible new outbreak
as dry northeast winds increased
and humidity remained low. . ..
Flaren Checked
A flareup three miles north of
El Capitan reservoir along High
way 78 was checked at 1:30 a.m.
The Indian boy was In Juvenile
custody ' while federal and state
officials conferred on disposition
on the case.
Dist. Atty. Don Keller said he
was held as a Juvenile but could
be prosecuted, it circumstances
warrant, in adult court.
Keller said the account of his
alleged confession indicated possi
bility of prosecution on charges
of arson or manslaughter.
The boy, dressed in denim trou
sers and leather jacket, had little
to say himself.
Prrsnasloa Passible
Ray Redding, his principal at
Julian Union High School, said
Gilbert could have been parsuad
ed by some older person to take
responsibility for the fire.
He said the youth. In first year
of high school through a "social
promotion," had a low I.Q. and
could barely read and write.'
The principal said he was fail
ing in every subject except physi
cal education.
He described the boy as shy but
not sullen and said his age was
in doubt.
He was booKcd as It. His school
records indicate he is 14 or 15.
berg, father of the 4-year-old boy,
commented: "It's a ahame."
Chapin also of Springfield, was
given the news quickly la the
death house at Walpole State Pris
on. Warden Walter Acbuff said the
commutation made Chapra "about
as happy as Chapin ever gets. He
was very pleased because of bis
family." Psychiatrists have said
Chapin has a. "flat" emotional
personality and rarely gets excit
ed about anything.
Samuel P. Sears, defense coun
sel, said Chapia's mother uttered,
"Thank God!" when given the
news. For himself. Sears said -he
was ' "grateful and immensely
pleased." - , I
Dist. Atty. Stephen A. Moyna
han, who prosecuted Chapin and
opposed commutation could not
be reached.
Warden Achuff said Chapin
would be moved from the death
house upon instructions front the
commisioner -of correction. .
The Council action came a day
after Dr. Fredric Wertham, con
sulting psychiatrist to the New
York City Department of Hospi
tals, told it that Chppin Is legally
insane a typical case of
schizophrenia split personality"
who lacked ability to tell right
from wrong.
The vote reversed an earlier re
fusal of commutation seven
months ago. Three - councillors
who voted against commutation
then switched to the other side to
day. Two said grave doubts had
arisen in their minds. The third
said that en the testimony of a
state psychiatrist that Chapin was
a goof he would not vote for the
electric ' chair..
Cal Tech Traces
Major! Earthquake
5,900 Miles West
PASADENA, Calif. Nov. M W
The selsmogological instruments
at California Institute of Techno!
ogy recorded a major distant
earthquake at 1:27.52 a.m. today
Dr. C. F. Richter said the shake
came from approximately 5.900
miles to the west of here and was
of the magnitude of seven. He
said any quake registering a mag
nitude of seven or more is con'
sidered a major one, capable of
causing considerable destruction
in a populated area. 4
Dr. Richter said this was the
first major quake recorded from
any place in the world since last
Oct. 24.
He said there was a smaller
quake yesterday, which besan re
cording at 11:37.41 a.m. from
distance of about 4.400 miles in an
undetermined direction. The mag'
nitude was 6.1.
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