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Show W MADE : fOR HILLSTROM II PRESIDENT nds of Condemned Man Lit. However. They ; taw Nothing That Would Aid Him. EARING IS HELD BY BOARD OF PARDONS iother Telegram Is Reared Re-ared From the Swedish ! Minister; Reprieve Is Not Likely. tapts of the state board of pn.rdons gait my new Information In the g Hillitrom case failed completely hriay, ad as the time for the ex-approaches ex-approaches it grows more cer-itlal cer-itlal the condemned man "will not Litod a reprieve. He is under sen-j sen-j a shot to death between sun-Li sun-Li sunset Friday. It is expected r. be shot as soon after sunrise a? fcgrams Exchanged. i Swedish minister to the United f V tad Governor Spry again ex- j pi telegrams yesterday. The official fe&c in bis dispatch declared that v. read the opinion of the supreme L Lid did not find in it justification -j uecution. Rather, he said, the tard later the board of pardons, has I leu position that it was essentia: Ektrom to prove his innocence by fcS his woand. Governor Spri rt covered the History of the WeBr and died pointed evidence fcsa'Diiebed Hillstrom's guilt. Whtle '.Ui ro positive declination in the telegram to grant a reprieve, jaeial tenor evidenced the fact that K has developed which wDuld war-btfl war-btfl acuon by either the governor a panfoa hoard. Vhghna &now Stephen at:-: 1 Larson, who were subpehaeti &F aff.ernoon to tell the board of whu they knew about the HIM-i HIM-i tase. were examined by the board ? A telegram from Oscar Carl- Swedish vice consul, to the a minister to the United State.. k Btal c0 n,w evidence had been H Tarrant a reprieve, and the re- Wegram by Governor William the ttate department, trans- to the governor a eommunira- the Swedish minister askine lrWe pending further tnvestiga-w tnvestiga-w other developments. executed his body will "tot declared a friend of the nn&l la discnasing the probable f tw fight for hj llfe- jf a 7. tne ""render of his bodv is a nth. "9 received from Washington. - night said that representa-Seen representa-Seen made to the state de- f the Swedish minister, w A. In behalf of Hillstrom njeant Cram, wife f a mem- HW0 PUbUc service com- Miss Elizabeth O. Flvnn of u organic Df th Industrtal tie World, called at the White L" beh3lf 0t Htrom.-i Htrom.-i by Secretary Tumulty that l Mo no power in state mur- Rt Mrs. Cram and Mm Sea.a'f5' P,k of the I soa v u repre- Ft BWy of Utah, evlf; tov. become con-S5T con-S5T t bad a fair XiaoM askinjg for a -,;'J" Ut be might bf given "J t0 Governor. hwt kUlegran' 'm W. A. S 71 mlnlJner' received night: Bir Harbor, Ms.. 5o.le1v!Dtmb": K- 181S-Salt 181S-Salt t ' Governor of - - UUh-P'ease ac- for your mesea(re 1 L T"1 t0day' 1 hve "i"e,rm th that t must sLa(e my kCVhl" the Procedure Hence M " Meetly regular. "tT Ih';h ,he bases of tor. . 0 warr"t ex-Hm ex-Hm i PuMnent. The ,- only cinrumstMw JLknow that th Wh. convlctlons of "Us. , maxl n Juet (.7' '""isMer It very 'Ut.-.'j 1 urK,ersta.nd It h?7x prove beyond it" I , abused. In ''look, as If the bur- lh 'used. as V , wh"e he received M. refU"al to tak WIe not express,,-. T. pjj!'m w"h both court ' Hi, "7' "Ve" " It I, on Page liee.j - . tton. ThouRh ever oppcrtnnltx Ml nfTor.itki them, they thui tar have refueed to how an thing wii. i.iam 9PRT, Governor of I'tah. Scott Ketoivcs Telegram. Frank b. 8oott( one of RttUtrom'a for msr attorney, yesterday received a t lr--Rm from Mr, J, SuiRftint Cram of the Colony dub. New York. asking hhn to send an appeal to President Wood row WUaon on behalf of KtUatrom. The teie-Krain teie-Krain to Mi . St-ott rcmi Prank II. Scott, Salt Lake City Secretary Tumulty nurkchis you Immediately Im-mediately telegraph htm to appeal to president and brltfl. atate your opinion opin-ion a to GtUletrom'a Innocence, MltS J. SAROKAXT CRAM To this telegram Mr. Scott last night sent Secretary Tumult the follow tnw w i re : Vrealilrnt n Secretary. Mr. Tumullv, Washington, r. c Kesponsu e to J our suKeslion. 1 appeal to pie-ddeut to request tlurtv-day tlurtv-day reprieve for Joseph HlMstrom. A r'ol ut ely no evidence con oec ting 1 MllMrom with murder except une-plalned une-plalned bullet wound. which he Insists In-sists Is no one's hUHtnesa. Three other unexplained bullet wounds name night. Hlllsuom tanattcalh makes no attempt to save his life. I believe that hut for threats made against officials of-ficials sentence would have been commuted- should be. PRANK IV SCOTT, 10 LIGHT Q ON CASE f IILLSTROM , 0f Condemned L Admit They Know iothing Tht Would Aid Him. ciunuri from PSf Two.) I TZy emeTvJ the siorc, it it Sn" 10 "ml.,U ' lid t! !WI!X r--T. sl.ov nor had nj m-' m-' ,f t, other pn m I threatening, but most of them simply demanded de-manded and askexl for clemency for Hlll-mrom. Hlll-mrom. More Threats Received. In the mall yesterday morning were two copies of a printed circular bearing the picture of a man standing with his hack against a stone wall facing a tiring quad. The inscription on the circular says: "Are we going to stand by and let t his take place. Joseph Htllstrom, sen-tenced sen-tenced to be shot Oct. 1, Salt iJike City, Utah, guilty of no crime othor than re-Ing re-Ing a labor agitator. Send In Tour pro-teat." pro-teat." A letter from "Anaconda. Wash.," signed "Albert Sagei." tells the governor: "It behoovea you to see that llillstr-iin has a fair and impartial hearing. His blood will be on yuur hands." A letter from Oaklan 1, Cat. with a signature which is not decipherable, reads: As my constitutional right I demand de-mand tiie freedom of my hrother, Joseph Hillstrom. from your dirty hell hole. You must take this Into your moat careful consideration, as it means a lot to you. Written on the baca of a post card from Provo. Utah, is found the anonymous anony-mous message ; "Your life Is threatened if you do not, release Hillstrom." Letter From Iowa. A letter from Des Moines, which hears no signature, says: If Hillstrom on morning of Oct. t, or on any other date is murdered by the state of Utah and you an governor of the state with paroonlng power let him go to his death to satisfy society criminals, hell Ih going go-ing to break loose in Utalt. The devil la to be paid and someone is going to cash in, that's all. The board of pardons met informally again yesterday afternoon, and C. A-Carlson, A-Carlson, inspector of police, conferred with the board. The governor said that the chief of police had the Idea that It was not wise to publish the threatening letters- The governor said that the members of the board simply explained I to the Inspector their reatons for releas- ing them for publication that they thought the people of the community should be tognlzant of the threats which 1 are being made and the class of people 1 the letters come from. Mrs. Stephen com men ted t ha i she was not being examined fairly bv Straup and thai ahe Ihouglit she should have protection. protec-tion. "Protection from what?" was asked, then declared that she was at the mercy f a lawyer. Justice Straup assured as-sured her that th board Of pardons wished to be absolutely fair with her and urged her lo loll um thing she might I-1 n . Admits Telegraphing. , Mrs Stephen admitted thai she had telegraphed to ihe Swedish minister to the United Stales asking him to use his influence for Hillstrom to gain a reprieve until t;,e case could be Investigated u rt her, "What could be Investigated that had not been ulrendv investigated?'' implored Justice Stra.ip. "1 feel that a new trial would bring mil that WhicraUa further," said Mrs. Stephen. Mrs. Stephen said she thought Hillstrom Hill-strom had not had a fall trial; llmt some testimony which might have helped did not go before the Jury, and other testl-raony testl-raony which went before the jurv oufhl not to have been included. "1 feel that furthar ovldence should be brought to light before you take a man's life," she declared. The members of the board Implored her to Indicate what evidence might be brought to light, but she suld that personally per-sonally she knew of nono whatever, but some might be. She said that at the preliminary pre-liminary hearing IllUstrotn hud no counsel: coun-sel: that he s4d he was a poor man and could not etfOXd expensive counsol. A lUQffe of the supreme court said that one of the things the defense objected to was the court's qlvlng Hlllstroin counsel during dur-ing his trial. Mrs. Stephen then said she referred to expensive, good counsel. Trial Declared Fair. Members of the board informed Mrs. Stephen that Hillstrom haul bean given as fair a trial as any man could have; that no case in the hlstoiy of state or country coun-try had been Investigated more thoroughly thorough-ly or deliberated over more carefullv than had Hillstrom's. She declared that the evidence was not enough, however, to dispel all doubt of guilt. In answer to Questions. Mrs. Stephen said she was not In sympathy with the threatening communications which have been sent to the governor, but she admitted ad-mitted that she had circulated blank forms of petitions for clemency, many of which have been sent to the governor. Further Questioning by Judge Prick resulted re-sulted In Mrs. Stephen saying she did not care to answer further Interrogations. "That is the better wav out of It." said Justice Frick, "in that agree with your discretion." Justice MeCarty and Governor Spry' Questioned Mrs. Stephen hrtefly and thla was followed by more interrogations bv Justice Straup. Mrs. Stephen said that she was opposed op-posed to capital punishment, which she termed "legal murder.'' She said she thought the board of pardons could grunt commutation after commutation until capital punishment was wiped off the hooks Asked why she did not call upon the legislature to abolish capital punishment punish-ment last winter, ahe said tliat the sentiment senti-ment of the people favored it loo much to do this. She said this sentiment might be changed by the board of pardons. Law Is Explained. The justices explained to her that they had sworn to uphold and enforce the law and asked if she would have them disregard dis-regard this oath. On this point she admitted ad-mitted that she was not altogether familiar fa-miliar with the law. but she thought that the board .might hHp Hillstrom. She said that she did not know Hillstrom; that she liad never talked to him, but inferred that the courts were prejudiced against Hillstrom and the working class in generaJ. The justices then explained to her that any man that comes before the bar of justice in Utah has justice Just as much as does any other within the power and authorltv of the courts of the state. Mrs. Stephen said she represented the "voice of the people'' in her fight for Hillstrom. A justice said that if the records of the case were spread broadcast, broad-cast, as had been the literature for the other side, and the people cried out for Hillstrom's execution, whether or not that would be the voice of the people. The voice of the people does not cry for death, hut for life, she declared. When the Questioning was completed Mrs. Stephen again asked whv sh was there. Justice Frick said he would let her know that for him he desired to find out her motives in the matter. Paper Is Read. "I thought It was that."' she said, she then risked permission to read a paper which she had prepared. This permission was given and the paper was read and filed. The paper which Mrs. Stephen read follows : My telegram to the Swedish government gov-ernment was "not sent before thousands thou-sands of letters of protest had been made to the chief executive of this stat. These letters wer the voice of the people. When they were Ignored, Ig-nored, other means were necessary to prevent what I deemed was a gross miscarriage of justice. I am familiar fa-miliar with the details of this case: with the court's proceedings, both of the lower court and the appeal to the supreme court, from the time that the aecuaed, at the preliminary hearing, was asked If he had counsel, said he was but a poor man. had no money to pay expensive counsel and that he would conduct his own case. My knowledge was obtained from the court's records and from eye-wl eye-wl t n etna at the trial who wan ted me to know both the weakness and the strength of the case. I was convinced con-vinced that Hillstrom's attitude was that of a man sure of tils Innocence, not thinking it possible that such a ''ase f-ouM be worked -up Hgainst him, T think that the records show no true identification, only circumstantial evidence, and that leaving much room for doubt and absolutely no motive. Declares It Injustice. On this showing it would be a gross injustice to give a man a death sentence. In addition I think that the proceedings show prejudice the prosecution often referred to the prisoner as belonging to "that class who" would rather kill than work and In other ways prejudiced the jury. Tn my opinion certain evidence was ruled out that would have materially ma-terially helped t he cause of the accused. ac-cused. For the opinion of Judge O. N. Hilton I have the most profound respect. A statement of his would carry great weight with me a with thousands of people in the country. His statement was that "the trial which resulted in Hillstrom's conviction con-viction was the most awful, wicked, and farcical travesty on justice that has ever occurred In the west." 1 am opposed to murder, legal as well a other forms, and consider a legal execution the most cold-blooded and most deliberate form of murder. My efforts have not been wholly to save the life of one human being as a protest against injustice by those who have industrial power against the workers. I belong to no labor organization or-ganization or a part)'. f belong to the working class. The governor stated In his report tn Washington that no disinterested person familiar with the record of the case doubted Hillstrom's guilt. If I am an interested partisan T am a partisan for humanity and justice for my class, the working people. Governor Takes Exception. Governor Spry took exception to the last statement In the paper prepared by Mrs. Stephen. He declared that no person per-son who was familiar with the record doubted Hillstrom's guilt. In view of everything which the board could find out. Three extra guards were placed on duty to watch the city and county building build-ing yesterday. For obvious reasons their names arc withheld. This makes a total of live watchmen at the building day and night, with the extra gardeners and yardmen who are deputized and on duty In the daytime. Threats have been made that buildings will be destroyed If Hillstrom Hill-strom Is executed and other property I damage done. The governor's life has been threatened and also the safety of members of his family. Nearly 3,)0 letters and a score of telegrams tele-grams were received at flic governor's 'fice yesterday. Some of them were- No Request Made. No request for a reprieve has been made by the state department and nono Ttl!l be made, the state officials believe. In the absence of such requeat no reprieve re-prieve will be granted ur'ess some unexpected un-expected evidence is presented, which Is -egarried hy members of the board of par-done par-done as entirely unlikely in view of the searching Enquiry which thev have made. The telegram sent to Mr. Carlson. Swedlsh vice consul, who was asked to investigate The case, follows: Pursuant to your suggestion, ha'v e twice pleaded with Htlistrom to give some clue or explanation as to the facts or the case, but he refuses. No additional facts have been obtained My opinion remains as heretofore Indicated. In-dicated. In a previous telegram Mr Carlson told the minister thai nothing had been discovered dis-covered which would warrant a reprieve and that Hillstrom has constantly declined de-clined to accept the offer of the "board of pardons tendering him a pardon if be would divulge the name of the woman who he has said was the cause of his being shot and wounded and the circumstances cir-cumstances connected with this alleged shooting. Petitioners Examined. When the board of pardons resumed its session yesterday morning Mrs. Stephen and Oscar W. Irson had been brought to the courtroom. Upon being examined, both said that they knew no additional facts and had no information which would throw any further lighi on the case. Mrs.' Stephen, it will be remembered, re-membered, was i he woman who. on a trip east last year. Interested O. N. Hilton Hil-ton of Denver in the case. The examination of Mr. Larson began as soon as the board convened. He said thai he is a aubjevt of Sweden and admitted ad-mitted signing his name to a telegram 10 the burgomaster at Stockholm. Sweden, asking that official to use his influence with the government of the United States to obtain a reprieve for Hillstrom. In answer to a question. Mr. Larson said that be wanted the burgomaster to interfere in the case because he thought that It was the only way open. He said that he did not believe that the Swedish mayor had a right to grant a reprieve, but thought he could use his Influence toward obtaining a reprieve. Mr. Larson Lar-son declared that he wished to do all he could to help Hillstrom. Mr. Larson said that he could give the board no Information, as he knew nothing noth-ing concerning the facts in the case. Mr. Larson admitted that he was not Informed In-formed that there was some direct evidence evi-dence in the case against Hillstrom. Pertinent Questions. "You want HiiUuom discnarged whether guilty or innocent? " asked Judge Straup. ''Yes.'' was the answer. "Why is that?" "Well, I want it right." In answer to questions bv Justice J. C-Frick, C-Frick, Mr. Larson admitted that he did not know of his own knowledge that Hillstrom actually is a subject of Sweden. He said that he had only seen HiUstrom once and that was at the county- jail. He admitted he had not. heard or read the evidence in the case. He admitted that he did not know whether or not Hillstrom had committed any offense. He said he knew most everything ev-erything about the case, however that be had read It in the Mwapapars. Chief Justice Straup ask.l Iarson if he had anything whatever to say which would help the supreme court, and he said no. "If you know anything." said Judge Straup. "tell us. and don't send out misinformation." mis-information." When Mrs. Stephen wa- called to the witness stand she asked for an explanation expla-nation as to why she iad been called. She appealed to Governor William Spry, asking if she did not have a right to know why s'ie was there. The governor explained that Justice Straup would tell her the reason. Justice S tittup then said that the board understood that Mrs. Stephen had some information or kne- something abou t the ca se and that 1 1 called, upon her to tell anything she might "know. Mrs. Stephen still Insisted to know if this was the only reason. Makes a Statement. "When the board of pardons met be-'ore," be-'ore," said Mrs. Stephen, "I called up thet people in this case and asked if there was anything I could do. They informed me that there was not and for that reason I did not appear before the board- No, I have no additional information about the case, and if that la what you want you might just as well let me go back to school and go about my business. I know nothing new." Further Questioning led to the ata te-ment te-ment by Mrs. Stephen that she believed that if a reprieve were granted new evidence evi-dence might be found. She declared that if the board had any oiher reason for calling her she desired to know it. "We brought you here to tell us anything any-thing you might know." she was told. "I can give you no new Information." she reiterated. "If you want me to discuss dis-cuss capital punishment I can do that, but there is r,o other information I can give you, for I know nothing." "Will you let me ask you some questions?" ques-tions?" said Justice Frick. "Will you tell me the reasons?" was the response. Judge Straup then again told her the board was endeavoring to gain light on the matter if there was anything to be lea rned. Sirs. Stephen was asked regarding the service of the subpena on her, and she admit ted that she had evaded service yesterday a fternoon, declaring that she had important business which she did not desire to have Interfered with. Judge Siraup said that Mrs. Stephen was trying to fence with the board, and she replied. "I am playing your game." Views of the Case. Mrs. Stephen, in answer to questions, said she did not know how Hillstrom was shot or what he did on the night of the Morrison murder. She declared the case might be cleared up "if the man who shot Hillstrom could be found." She admitted, ad-mitted, however, that sue did not know where the man might, be found and that she had no assurance whatever that such a man could be found If a rehearing of the case was granted. She said that she did not know what might be found or what evidence might ne shown. Governor Sprv asked Mrs. Stephen if Hillstrom could tell. "Of course he could," was the reply. Mrs. Stephen argued, ar-gued, however, tliat If a new trial could be had the man might he found, and that In this event Hillstrom would not have to do that which he regarded as not honorable. She argued that In Justice Hillstrom should not have to prove his Innocence, but that the state should I prove his guilt. She declared that she had a doubt of hia guilt. "Do you presume Hillstrom Innocent? ahe was aflked. "I doubt his guilt," was the answer. ; ,,: the 3I;olti- rjoci of otive- . ir o: motive leares room . -a l tor too. W I'.ai fzZto HiUstrom have had L'Vthat he had beer. ' PSi hort time and could ! mad such enemies thai : .'- .Ut and Will them out erf ""J; From the Information .TvVon hand acorn the man X inclusion that while he V:cl and haughty he has 5STtive!r honest life pre- 5J0: i therefore not seen: ..-! ' - r )re beer telesra; ''-' ZJ hv my governme: :o en-ceciire en-ceciire a new investigation FZsetnd on their behalf and :n I ass yo.i again ven-ensider ven-ensider at least a post -Let of the execution. 1 beg to that I appreciate very . etlers and appeals written Jtof tmotional people in vari--rt of the country cannot be rZt highrr. Nevertheless. :t , be a verv serious thing to i nan's We there is a shadow itu to his guiit. ;-kkn r-v- Swedish Minister. of Executive. ke torejoing. Governor Spry re- i. Qeogren. Swedish Minister. - - Me. . ; Jlcate jesce in the Hillstrom case is Mi to warran; .-apitat punish- ud express doubt of his guilL phut that the court and jury "-Vr; . evidence, and the eu-i':r: eu-i':r: who reviewed, and the I of pirooas who cor.s:ered the j evoence in its entirely, are feoer position 10 Judge of that om t-riairlr" with the record real tacts of the case. You k evidence is bur rircumstan- " Kpreme court, in its opin-to opin-to direct evidence of ; Ton ?Hy. "Kvn if jrivKi ;ha; Hillstrom was one :': :wo men who entered the a ml presen, it seems to t it was he whe did ihe shoot- : nar have beer in the store. -.:her fired a shot nor had z'-zi to do so. The other party i 9nd all of the shots." c .atement is not supported by r facts or the law of the reased ly two men with I era their fa?es and guns in i ae night time and for the n k of murder or robbebry. en-(I en-(I It -T:63ed's store and delib-u delib-u fshot Mm and his sor. to death k issaoit one of the assailants t ta ay the deceased's son. The eye witnesses, adduce.: tes- ftoafcow last one of the as-)(, as-)(, n si: Hillstrom: that he shot Bed the deceased, and that he a active perpetrator of the ! Di. further proved that he. haq after the commission of If IttH-ie, was suffering from a and serious gunshot wound B tae -best, and applied to a n t :: 5-xa: aid. (J br tfat proof Hillstrom of-taot-ipg. He offered no proof f where he was or what he "j "t ght or where or how he J Ms wound. After an af-' af-' ; Pigment by the aru- 3nrt and on a hearing before of pardons for a commute commu-te lenience. Hillstrom and hia ET?rp given every opportunttv . other by himself o: any-or any-or where he received raa or where be was or what , ' ice night of the homicide. - ff matter of fact or thing RefusaL n. wwow or to offer anvthing ' interrogated bv his own I n-fj 7 tny member of the iwf03 t0 glVc the board wfflauon or to make any ) Jh. tever and has 9irce U 5ve an-'- bul has stated 00 0ne'3 business" how LyJ?1 inot- In pursuance .-or telegrams thai a Mrs. - nl a MisslBoltn, claiming metning about the case, ou for inien-entloi:, and w-ram. nt- hy ArnoMsor. rj" w this city to the burgo-ker burgo-ker cr"1"1' we caused them w. oefore the board, and on of them thev stated not know Hillstrom. -..ni of his past life and at could be presented bv ;-.Mne eh in Hillstrom's A. urther hearing of the Rated they had not heard iZZ ?or read it, except one. itK?5x read a Portion i f. t?JiP of Hillstrom's ! Hiii.7 tnera stated that he .r"!;orna discharge whether fcW7. or tonocent; another, ,"Cmbe ommutcd, no v TL2f,l,ne th crime tS n, e "Prom's guilt, J Si'uU: .0n a Portion of it m SSS thc bri' or Hiii- a2r.hav nretofo;e been ''Th;haJ Hi"trom had "a witv'e waB represented Jl 0'n se, M-i fried an.! r0n-.. i . with tne law., of ihis uiat .no disinterred per. an-, doubt of his guilt. I 4 Consul. I ,siiBh rouu-3io 1 Vi im Ur rltiesr examii.ee. S Jfetrit v ' U; the evident 1 ESS M t. tha, il e a. H::n,r: .! rnl t 'fctir "IV'S :,'r- " ;"" IV I ,rd fh7 arnest consid-M consid-M l? made ; lR,,s fr,r r'or...H:K iKir II1?5 rtdgmont, and fiiH! n ew of anvthing iK-t:'''''- f an'one posses W ' ;- VM - """"thing Ux- i . ubmll that iaK aubjert TMliM to""',," your B anh,hl" frl'".ls that if Bit.- - fv"'. J"tify orn-l orn-l boanl for -onyl,j,. |