Show ORDERED FROM STOCKHOLM TO ASK FOR STAY Sends Telegram to Governor Spry in Which He Argues That Condemned Man Sho Should l Have Benefit of the Doubt SAYS HILLSTROM MAY NOT HAVE FIRED SHOT I Matter Also to Be Presented to President Wilson in the L Hope That He Will Ask for Delay in Shooting Hillstrom LOCAL ATTORNEY ACTIVE A APPEAL has been made to President President dent Wilson b by I F. F B. B Scott tc to intercede with Hh the state board of pardons pardons par par- dons doni to obtain a thirty day reprieve for Joseph I who AVIO is is s to bo Jie o executed tomorrow for the tle murder of T. T C G. G Morrison orrison anti and his son This tion was as taken at the fhe instance of Mrs L. L Sn Sargeant cant Cram secretary of the Colon Colony club of X New v ew Y York urk I In addition the minister of Sweden yesterday telegraphed Cow Gov William Spry asking for a postponement of execution until an nn investigation iD could be made macle The governor last night wired the minister declining nD any stay of or execution He recited that al al- given every e opportunity anti and his friends have not at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to produce an any den which would cause a doubt to e exist mf to his i guilt nt The Tho The taking up o of the matter with President Wilson la Is a. a a new angle tr to the affair an and Mr Scott stated last bIght that while the President of oC tho the United States has no flO right to interfere inter Inter- fare fere with the State of or Utah in the carrying out of ot its criminal laws elIt et el If It the President should request a reprieve re- re the state board of ot pardons through courtesy courtes would woul grant It In InI his telegram Mr Ir Scott states that I three men were shot on the thc same night was phot hot Last night ho ht states stated that the defense had intended to put thIs matter In evidence e but owing o to the defense not placing a witness on the stand It was not put Into the record o of the tho case calC Appeal W. W A. A I minister of or Sweden appealed to Governor GO Spry to grant a n. reprieve on the ground that tho the evidence evi I dence did not prove bej beyond ond a reasonable reasonable reasonable reason reason- able doubt that Hillstrom killed th the tho Morrisons Ills t telegram legram to Governor Spry was as nS follows Bar Dar Harbor Maine September 8 S. S jn isis Ills E Excellency the GO Governor of or Utah Salt Lake Utah Please accept m my thanks for Cor your OUI message e. e of oC yesterday ester a received today I have c read the case of oC Hillstrom In the Pacific Reporter and amI must state slate of ot tn my opinion that while willIe the procedure might have o been perfectly regular the evIdence ey- ey dence on which the tho state bases Its C case caa lIf is too loo weak to warrant e execution of at capital punishment The Tho evidence e Is Is at best anI only circumstantial and though I know that there thero have ha been cases where convictions con of ot capital crimes have been made on Just su such h evidence e I consider r It very ery grave to tb do lO It Its It As s 's I understand It it It I la Is a states state dot duty ut to prove pro beyond doubt the guilt of oC an accused c in Jn this instance it looks as if Ir the burden Jur en of oC proof were vera on the accused as If It he must prove where here he ho received his wound ete etc His HIli refusal to take talce the tho stand on his own behalf seems scenic to have ha actually while not expressly operated d against him hint with both court and anI Jury jur Argue the C Cn Case II f. f Further even if It it is 18 proven that was one of or the two men who en entered lI rell th tha 3 store stor I It t Is not proven ro It seems to me that it was lie who did ibid the shooting He lie ml may o have been In the stor store and yet et neither fired a shot nor mior had an Intent to do O so The oth other r party ma may ha c fired all of oC the tho shots The question of or motive e leaves heaves room for tor serious consideration too What hat motive could Hillstrom have had It appears that he had been In Salt Lake hut but a short hort time and could hardly liars have made such enemies that he would shoot and kill them out of ot pure puro malice From Froni the Information thAt I have havo on on hand about the man mun I draw the conclusIon conclusion con con- elusion that while he might be he radical and haughty ho lie haj led Jell a comparatively the honest bonest life liCe previously pr and rob- rob Continued on Pa Page e 2 S T L t SWEDISH MINISTER ASKS I REPRIEVE SPRY DENIES REQUEST 1 if Telegram Comes on Order of i the Government at Stockholm S I Continued From Page e 1 1 i r y as motive for Cor the crime would therefore not seem scorn nn nIt m more re reasonable than pure pure- malce malice S. S T Today oda I have hn been telegraphically instructed by bY government to endeavor or to secure a new In estl Investigation aton In Iii II the theS S case c se Ee and on their beh behalf lt and amid in m mown my fown own I r ask aslou you ou again very ery Cr earnest earnestly to of or the cr at least a n postponement I bog beg g b to assur you OU 0 that I r appreciate very Yen full fully the letters and i appeals written by a lot of or emotional lp people ople In various parts of or the time country s cannot be rated very ery high highly I Nevertheless Never Never- el e O. O f eless it seems to be a vcr very serious tiling thing to tal take c ft a t mans man's life if Ir there is a t S of oC dou doubt t as s to his s guilt vI W V A. A EKENGREN J Swedish Minister n Reply 4 Go r of or th the minister minis minis- a ln In refusing the request in sent scat the time ter Pter of or Sweden len Governor Spry following message a In you OU last 1 telegram you 01 Oti indicate evidence e in Hillstrom 1 cao case is too loo to warrant capital punishment mod mod- doubt of his guilt We u e sub- sub express Allt c I I 41 fl I rh I IA n vho hn u. u J- J court The evidence and the supreme ho 1 lo lio low rp reviewed d and the time board of oC pardons who considered the record evidence c in Its Hs entirety arc are In iii R a f better position to that than one onu to Judge of or f Ith the record or the real facts of ot thease the tho case casc ase You sa say the evidence is but circumstantial The supreme co court rt In Its opinion pointed to direct evidence of of f Hillstrom's guilt You ga say even eveni if i it Is proven pro that Hillstrom was aa one lot of the two men who entered the store tit SIt Is not proven it seems to me that it it was as he who Id uld the shooting He lie nay have ha been In the store storo and yet neither fired a shot nor had an any an intent t td Id do so The other part party ma have fired tired all al of or the shots That statement ta I 5 not supported by either cither the facts tacta or ortho J tho law of or tho the ca case e Confessedly two inert ten with wih masks over O their faces and puns UIS In hand in the time night and for tOI the tho purpose of murder murler or robbery robber K entered the deceased's store and t I shot him him and his son to death In the tho assault one of the assailants 85 shot by the deceased's son S What the St State te Pro Proved cd The state by eye ee witnesses adduced testimony to show sho that ono one o of the as- as F was as Hillstrom that he shot and killed the decea deceased ed and that he was the active perpetrator of ot the crime and J further proved that he two hours after t the commission of ot the homicide was vas vasI I suffering from a fresh resh and serious gunshot gunshot gunshot gun gun- shot shot wound through the chest ches and ap- ap lilied led to a doctor for surgical aid ald Against that proof Hillstrom offered nothing He lie offered no proof to show v ii hA W nr hA h. Ha night or where l lre re or how V lie le ler r received e chis is wound After an of or tho the c Judgment b by the supreme court and on ona a R hearing hering before the board of ot pardons for or a commutation of ot sentence HIU- HIU strom and his friends were given ever every opportunity to show either by himself or else how where he or anyone or 01 re- re the wound or where he was or what ho did on time the night of ot th the tho homi- homi dee or any arty other matter mater of or fact or 4 timing thing In his favor Ho He refused to show or to offer an anything or to be bea a interrogated bv by his Mis his own counselor b by I Inny member of ot the board and declined I to give the board any Information or orto I to to make an any statement whatever and andI 4 I has has since declined to give Ivo an any an but has has stated that It was no ones one's business business' busl busl- t ness ness' s' s how or where he was shote shot e Subsequent t t. t In pursuance to your our prior tele- tele 1 rams crams ams that a Mrs rs Stephens and a Miss t HoHn claiming to know something about the case had wired you OU for in- in and of a cablegram sent b by I Arnoldson and Larson of ot this city to toc c the burgomaster of ot Stockholm we caused them to appear before the board and on inquiries made of ot them they thoy stated stated that they did not know knoW JI- JI Hlll- Hlll strom knew nothing of ot his past life Jfe and nothing that could be presented by them or anyone anone else elo in favor fa- fa vor or on a a. a further hearing of ot the case All stated th the they had not heard Al the evidence evi- evi dence or read it It except one who claimed to have read a portion of ot It and the briefs of or counsel One of ot them stated that he asked Hlll- Hlll HI- HI stroms strom's discharge whether he be guilty guil guil- guly gul- gul t ty y or innocent another that the tho son son- t tence nce be commuted no matter how revolting re- re the crime was MS or how concu- concu Bh sire Hillstrom's Hilstrom's guilt and two tire others who not on all ni th tho evidence e but a nor por- lion llon of oC It and on reading the time briefs briers of ot Hillstrom's lon I counse expressed cd doubt of or his guilt You have imae heretofore been heen fully tuly advised ad ad- that Hillstrom had a fair trial trial that t he was wt represented by counsel of his own selection that he Ito was regularly tried and convicted in accordance wi with 1 the laws lairs of ot this state and that no disInterested disinterested dis die interested person familiar with the record and amid the time evidence c had nn any doubt of ot his guilt guit Swedish Cou Consuls Consul uI Ad Advice The local Swedish consul who also alfo Is a law lawyer er at nt your our request examined the records and amid proceedings proceeding's of or the time case and advised you OU after such examination examina examina- lion tion that Hillstrom was represented b by counsel ton that tho ho evidence e was sufficient dent clent to show imi hl Ills guilt guit that he had a fair Calr trial that lint he lie had several Interviews interviews interviews inter Inter- views with wih Hillstrom and Ind that thero there was nothing made to appear to Justify Interference with the tho Judgment In our last telegram to you OU wo so as asI assured as- as cured you ou that the case caso had received our most earnest consideration and I that thus far nothing had been made to appear to Justify Interference with wih I the judgment and stated that If Ir you OU know of anything or 01 could direct us to anyone po possessing se knowledge c of or anything anything any any- thing tending tending to ju Justify tf commutation we e would be pleased to consider the question of ot further urther postponement of oC the execution You have furnished us nothing except arguments from the briefs of or counsel Wo Yo submit submit submit sub- sub mit that If I is a Swedish subject subject subject sub sub- more can be accomplished b by your our appeal to him and his friends that If t there thero Is any thing to Justify commutation commutation tion ton that the they make It l known own and lay It before beCore the board for consideration Though er c every opportunity was isas afforded them Item they the thus far have haye refused to show anything anything- Signed William Wilhiam Spry Governor of or Utah Appeal to o re ld ut A Associated I edT p press ress dispatches 1 I s pa as tro from in Washington last night stated that Secretary Secretary Sec See Tumult had Informed Mrs rR Cram who appeared at time the White WhiteHouse Whitehouse House with wih Miss Margaret G G. Flynn of or orI I New ew York an or organizer of tho the I. I W V. V. W. that President Wilson lson could not interfere inter Inter- fere Cere In him state murder cafes cases Mrs Irs Cram telegraphed Mr r Scott Scot yesterday statIn stating stating stat stat- In ing that Secretary Tumult had asked that tha t attorney send end a telegram telegram tele tele- gram ram to him for the thc President and that consideration would bo given tho the matter maUer In addition It was stated that the Swedish minister had mado made overtures overtures over over- tures to the tIme state department The telegram received b by Mr Ir Scott Scot from Mrs rs Cram yesterday Is as follows follows- Secretary Tumult suggests that you fil Ills with wih him hint an nn appeal for President President dent Wilson to ask Utah for tor sta stay of ot execution and briefly state opinion as asto asto asto to Innocence In reply Mr lr Scott sent the following tele telegram ram to Secretary Responsive to suggestion made mado by you VOl I appeal to Pre President to request dav thirty reprieve Absolutely no evidence evi- evi deuce lence conn connecting Hillstrom with murder murder mur mur- der tIer excepting excepting- unexplained bullet wound which he insists Is nobody's business Three others received unexplained unexplained bullet bulet wounds same night Hillstrom Hill Hi- Hi strom fanatically makes no attempt to save pave life I believe belove but for tor threats beIn being beng be- be In ing ng made sentence nce would t have ha been commuted under the time circumstances I |