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Show do evidence of his innocence; he could produce none and, therefore, resorted to , the role of "martyr." It is for such a man that the t. W. V. and other misguided mis-guided folk have been sending threatening threaten-ing letters to the governor and the members mem-bers of the pardons board. HILLSTROM'S POSE. Even the attorneys for Hillstrom were disgusted with his performance before the state board of pardons. "He evidently evi-dently is trying to pose as a martyr," said one of them. This expression sums up the apparent attitude of the condemned con-demned murderer. Governor Spry and the other members of the board actually pleaded with Hillstrom Hill-strom to present any new evidence he might have, and they promised him that if he could show them that he was innocent by suc-h evidence evi-dence there would be no necessity for another trial, as they would grant a full pardon. But Hillstrom dramatically remarked re-marked that he did not want his freedom, free-dom, that he wanted vindication. When Leo M. Prank was condemned to die he pleaded for a life sentence so that he might obtain a vindication. Ho declared that time would reveal his innocence. in-nocence. Hillstrom took the perfectly irritatioual attitude that the only way to obtain vindication was by a new trial. He would go to his death rather than accept a pardon, because he wanted want-ed vindication. Under the circumstances the ouly method of paving the way for a vindication was a pardon or a commu tatiou of sentence, because the pardon beard had absolutely no power to grant a new trial. What t? the inference.' Hillstrom hud |