| Show LETTERS THREATEN IN BEHALF OF HILLSTROM GOVERNOR GETS UNSIGNED NOTES VICIOUS IN TONE Majority of Communications However Are Simply Appeals for Clemency or for a New Hearing of Condemned Man SWEDISH MINISTER REQUESTS REPRIEVE This his Is Denied by Governor Spry in Reply Sent Last Night Which Asks for Additional Evidence for Such Action NO SPIRITUAL ADVISERS T I and teJe telegrams m threaten threaten- J- J ing petitioning and demanding in behalf of Joseph lIllistrom Hillstrom condemned condemned con con- to he shot October 1 for the tho murder of J. J G. G Morrison poured into tho office of Gov GOY W William ll Spry yesterday yesterday yes yes- cs I from all parts of the country I thou though b most t of the telegrams were from points in and South Da Da- Da kota The tel telegrams rams were ere of th the tho petitioning petition petition- ing lR and nd demanding variety and most of or the letters were of this class though there were some t threatening letters s in the lot the tho most vicious of them bein being anonymous These letters John K Hardy private secretary to Gov 00 William illiam Spry declined to give giveout RIVO out ont for publication yesterday n afternoon afternoon after after- ter- ter noon 6 saying that Kb lie would have hoyo to toI c consult the governor o cmor first firt nUll and m ascertain ascer r- r I tain his wishes wishes' j th There were were- aW n t H i 1 grams received during the clay and more titan than a hundred letter etter One t telegram from Nick Wilson Aberdeen Ab Ab- Abi Ab- i erdeen S S. S D. D read real The 7 e ec eyes of or myself and a n thousand are arc upon you OU and when I you rou sec see the handwriting on the bo beware are The sentiment of ot this countr country country coun coun- tr try Is against the official murder of ot Joe loe Hillstrom and you ou will be he held heM personally It if he Is shot Demand Pardon Another from M. M J. J 0 O. Walsh Yah h and andT T. T W. W Lawrence in Chicago o demands an nn unconditional unconditional unconditional un un- un- un conditional pardon for or Hillstrom from the governor as ns chief chic executive of or Utah 0 O. C C. Deutscher and Leo Hofbauer of ot I Brooklyn wired Labor council of or Greater New York YOlk representing workers protests protest n against the unjust prosecution of ot Joe The Italian Bankers' Bankers union of ot NewYork New ew York wired wired- Confident of ot tho the Innocenc o of Hillstrom Hill Hill- strom we be beg your excellency to commute commute com corn mute sentence and avoid old judicial murder murder mur mur- der of ot a laboring man A telegram from Kenmare N X D D. signed Common Working orkinI Men Ien read as all follows ollow We will hold you OU re responsible responsible re- re i for or the lifo lIe and safety of or Joe Hillstrom Threaten n a Do Hocott cotto Wage age Workers orl of or South Dakota wired a 3 demand for tor the unconditional pardon of ot Hillstrom closing with the stat statement statement- em C n t We Va will ill boycott bocott all Utah made goods If pardon Is not granted Carlo Tresca editor of ot L' L New ew York wired Convinced Joe Joo Hillstrom got trial I ask you OU not to disgrace your our Mato with murder Georgias Georgia's outrage o Is enough In your our coun country tr Working v Men Ien or of Crosb Crosby N. N D D. wired We c hold you responsible for tor tho life and safety of Joe Joo Hillstrom ic P. P M. M I. I Mosher am and E D. D H. H of N JC D. D as ns a committee representing representing the harvest workers wired We Ve e the harvest workers of or Minot lInot In n mass assembled resolve to hold hoM you OU personally responsible for or the execution of ot Joe Hillstrom Venanzi of ot New York wired Mass meeting of striking tailors tailors tail tail- ors at which I 1 nm am speaker raises I vig vigorous ig orous protest against t tho attempted attempt capitalist on devoted dc men of ot labor In your our state Practically nil all of or the other telegrams tele tele- rams grams were from Individuals or committees committees com corn claiming to represent laboring Continued on Page PaJe 3 3 I UNSIGNED NOTES VICIOUS IN TONE Communications on B Behalf half of Joseph Hillstrom Continue to Come Continued from Pago 1 organizations organization asking that tho the governor govern o or either cither pardon or commute sentence of ot Hillstrom and stating their belief belloC that he hc had hall not had a fair trial Vice Ice Consul Connul IN Is Silent O. O W W. y Carlson vice Ice consul for tor Sweden I In lit Salt Snit Luke Lake yesterday declined to comment on the Hillstrom case until ho confers with Hillstrom at tho the penitentiary penitentiary peni peni- I toll today a. a He said that he ho had hadnot hadnot not received anything from the tho min min- ister from Sweden and would attempt to today to got from Hillstrom some circumstance which ml might hl be used with the pardon board to obtain a reprieve until such facts as ho he hopes to obtain from Crom Hillstrom are Investigated In d. d Governor Spry yesterday received a n tele telegram ram from W W. A. A F. F Ekengren minister of or Sweden to tho the United States as follows Bar Harbor Me September 2 20 G 1915 Ills His Excellency The Governor of or the State of Utah Salt Lal Lake o. o Utah f In consequence of or information re received re re- from la lawyers as 19 well as aJ from numerous other responsible persons familiar with the circumstances relating re relating relating re- re lating to the trial and nd conviction for Cor murder b by the courts of the State of oC Utah of or the Swedish subject Joseph Hillstrom I deem It m my duty In my capacity of ot tho the official representative e Of oC my m mv country to tho the Un I States In to most earnestly appl apply to to your r e excellency i n to for a postponement of or the execution of oC the convicted to such a time as to permit permit permit per per- mit a renewed and thorough examination examination examination examina examina- tion of or his case Asking for a n. kind acknowledgment of or the tho receipt of ot this application I remain er very respectfully his excellency W. W A A. A F F. EKENGREN GRE- GRE Minister of or Sweden Refuses Further Farther Reprieve In his reply Governor Spry refused to grant a further reprieve to Hillstrom Hillstrom Hill Hill- strom upon the application of oC the tho min I ister tor of oC Sweden unless It Is made to show that a n state of facts exists which would throw doubt upon the tho guilt of ot Hillstrom The governor Invited In tIle the minister to bring any Rny now facts that he lie knows know of oC to the attention of ot the board and that the tho board would be glad lad to to consider them Governor GO Spry's s 's reply to Minister Ekengren Is as follows Hon Bon A. A A A. F. F Eken ren minister of ot Sweden Bar Dar Harbor Maine We e be beto beg to advise ad you OU that tho the case caso has been most thoroughly investigated and considered consIdered considered con con- as no doubt you OU have been advised advised ad ad- ad- ad b by In my telegram yesterday to Acting Secretary Poll Polk The record and proceedings of oC the case calic show that Hillstrom Hillstrom Hill Hill- strom was regularly regular tried and convicted convict convict- ed and that he had hall a fair trial Tho The evidence e adduced d against him on tho the trial shows that he committed a double murder without an any mitigating circumstances circum circum- stances f Head the case In No 0 1 of no triO Pacific Reporter lie He was teas convicted In Jun June 1911 The jud Judgment Judg judg- judgment ment was affirmed In Jul July 1915 On Sept September a n hearing was had before be be- fore roro the tho board of oC pardons for commutation commutation commutation tation of or sentence In all thc these e proceedings R Hillstrom was represented entell by counsel and aided b by his friends It If the they had anything to offer oHer In his favor or or to Justify commutation commutation commutation com com- mutation the they had ample time and op opportunity opportunity op- op to present of It before the board They The presented nothing and made n no n offer to present anything The Theo board o on duo due con consideration of or tho the case saw Vio no reason to lustily Interference with tho the Judgment and accordingly according denied the communication Now ow further postponement Is asked without Indicating what If It anything anyone has further to present or what If It anything further will be presented should the execution be postponed Furher Fur Fur- Further ther her postponement is not authorized unless unless un un- less some ome showing I Is made to Justify It It The guilt or Innocence of or one charged ed with crime I Is ls under our laws law determined deter deter- determined mined by Judicial proceedings and upon tho ho sworn evidence e adduced In the casein case cao caseIn In open court and the tho question of or clemency clemency clem clem- enc ency or commutation b by what Is mado made f to appear before the tribunal authorized authorized author author- to grant It and not b by appeals of or ortho tho those o who know nothing about the case or 01 who have been misinformed of at Its re real f facts and p proceedings oce ln g Most Mont Consideration COD hl Vo We I assure ro you that the case has received receded most moat earnest farnest and painstaking consideration and that thus far nothing noth noth- ing InE has been made to appear to Justify Interference with the jud judgment ment an ann and anil n ask 1 that you ou be not misled b by statements statements statements state state- ments of or Inter Interested sted partisans or of oC those who have hn been beun misinformed or kno know nothing of oC the tho merits of or tho the case that Hillstrom was not proven u s-u guilty II t or ot had lied not had a fair trial or orby by hy those thoe who demand his discharge whether he bo ho guilty guilt or Innocent If U you ou know of or anything or arc able to direct us to anyone anono who possesses knowledge e of ot an any matter of or fact or thing thIns tending to Justify commutation we be bo pleased to 10 consider the tho question question ques ques- tion of C further postponement WILLIAM SPRY Governor of or Utah No 0 Spiritual It was stated at it the state prison oll yesterday yesterday yes yes- NI that hat has so HO far not requested that an any minister or 01 eccles eceles- ecclesIastical ecclesiastical personage see bee him There had been no ono one to see sec him concerning his hla spiritual welfare ro since he has been denied a 0 commutation of ot sentence bythe b by bytho tho the state pardon board Arthur Pratt Prall warden of or the tho state prison said last night ht that had Imd made no re reQuests requests requests re- re quests during the day lay Strangers Arc rc Seen After Atter the presence of strangers In the vicinity of or the prison had hall bee been II called to the attention of Warden Pratt Prall yesterday esterday ho lie Instructed his guards to exercise the greatest of or vl vigilance Prison Irison officials official were warned b by tho thu police several Ro days ago o that a new lot of or I. I W. W W IV sympathizers of or Joseph Hillstrom had hall arrived In the city and that word hall hail been heen dropped that the they intended pa paying pay pay- In Ing tho the penitentiary a n visit Warden Pratt says pas I lu- lu If has no fears tears that the prison may mar be he attacked Hillstrom spent u n inlet day ilav In IM his hla cell at the tho penitentiary yesterday according according ac nc- cording to prison officials Ho lie devoted era re several hours to writ writing and when meals were placed before him ho he Is Ie paid said to have eaten heartily J die Ie was wae visited I Ild b by Attorney Soren Horen X ChrIsten ChrIsten- sen his coun counsel l yesterday afternoon Attorney and condemned man than conferred nearl nearly two hours 11 Warden arden Pratt says las that ho lie may not c establish a death watch over o until the tho nl night ht of September 30 Sheriff Sher iff tet John S S. S Corle Intends conferring with Warden arllen Pratt today pertaining to arrangements nt's for tor the execution of Hillstrom It t Is reported that paraphernalia pnra- pnra and anti oven wen rifles mJ used lI In ht previous pre pro Ious executions b hy by shooting aro are In perfect order or order er and that arrangements for the execution ma Inn may bo be e perfected ata at nt ata nta a moments moment's notice ehe The rhe rifle rifle squid squad Is la said to have ha been een s lc tt m to dD wed nIt n It was teas announced U t night that the following cablegram had been sent Hont to Sweden Burgomaster Carl Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm Stock Stock- holm Sweden Request Swedish guy gov government to prevail on Oil Washington toll ef effect er- er f- f eft postponement of our countryman Joseph execution here hero October October Oc OCr tober 1 1 I. Circumstantial evidence c SIn Signed d O 0 W IV L LARSON t Secretary I Society A ARNOLDSON It was W said last night nl ht b by friends of Hillstrom that n n. similar cablegram had Been Veen send l f tram from oli San Francisco co corom from rom labor ol organizations l ns to tu labor labul ur- ur Sweden Seden In |
