Show Resolution Adopted by Pardons Board In the matter of the application of Joseph Hillstrom for commutation commutation commutation tation of the sentence of death to life Imprisonment Whereas In the above matter upon pon request of the president of the United States a a. respite of the l sentence of ot execution was granted by the governor with the advice and approval of ot the board of pardons pardons pardons par par- dons until October 16 16 1915 to aford afford atford af at- a- a ford W. W A A. F. F Ekengren minister from Sweden opportunity to In Inquire inquire in- in Inquire quire Into the case and ascertain whether the applicant Joseph Hillstrom was given a fair and impartial trial and to afford atford the said minister and others others' an opportunity opportunity op op- to pre nt any matter of ot fact or thing new or additional In the case and Whereas at the public hearing held by the board of pardons O Oc October October Oc- Oc tober 16 1915 an opportunity was extended to any anyone one Interested to present any new or additional facts bearing whatsoever upon the application ap application application ap- ap and Whereas the privilege was ex extended extended ex- ex tended to the applicant who was represented at such heating hearing by Ills his counsel Soren X Christensen to appe appear apper r before the board and to tomake tomake tomake make any statement or tion d desired tired to be made by him the said applicant and Whereas the said minister from Sweden has neither presented presented presented pre pre- pre pre- nor nor attempted to present any reason whatsoever to show that the applicant did not have haye a fair or impartial trial and has failed to present or even eyen even evento to attempt at attempt attempt at- at tempt to present anything whatever whatever whatever what what- ever in support of ot the application for commutation of ot sentence nor did the applicant or his said attorney attorney at attorney at- at torney offer oer anything whatsoever in support of such application but butto butto butto to the contrary the said attorney representing the applicant stated I that the applicant had nothing further to present Now therefore on motion duly made and seconded it was ordered that the said respite be terminated ed and the said application for commutation be denied which accordingly accordingly ac accordingly ac- ac cordingly was done and in this all the members of the board con con- |