Show Threat Letter to Utah Governor Recalled International league i II Justice for or the Workers Workers' Everywhere Ev Tom Mooney ur r Market St Room Governor William Spry Salt Lake City Utah fl or 7 L Doar Dear Sir Sir- a Ja q t V JM ie t fo Sept 27 1915 On Friday Oct Oct- 1 1915 Joseph Hillstrom a subject of ot Sweden is isto to meet his death at the hands o of ot the state of ot Utah a as the highest jug ing ing executive of that state in his behalf halt by his sentence or oring 1118 ing grant a a. commutation of 01 sentence This org organization tion has forty five labor union muon and other organization affiliated with it Jt with a membership j lye ye ve thousand members They are represented inthis league by byr rId r honest trial that he was trie i f Ro l no receive a fair Wt Wu demand you to act in his behalf We ask you to pardon him if it you are in int t favor or of Justice If It you are not in favor of Justice then you can only be expected to be treated as you would treat others This defense league is on record to do all in its power morally financially and otherwise to defend I Joe Hillstrom tromp and we are not going to see any working man perish wi without being when then we are satisfied he was not riot proven n guilty of the crime d in our estimation Every principle of ot a was denied this man and this is our principle reason to for acting as we do at this time We Weare are r f-r Justice for the Worker where and andall all of every very the time Hillstrom did not get it yet and it remains for fory your u ur self as Governor to prove yourself a man by to it that the name of the State of ot Utah was not placed on the black list of shame If Utah takes this life lire it will pay dearly for so doing J Governor the Issue is up to you Act and Act Right or other will act right Our demand is that Hillstrom be pardoned Remember it dont for forget get as it dont dent dont pay in this age of a fairness to do otherwise Tom Mooney SecretarY ci J I Probable pardon of Tom Mooney convicted San Francisco 1916 Preparedness day bomber recalled Saturday a letter he sent to the late Governor William M. M Spry of Utah ing the governor unless he pardoned Joseph Hillstrom a convicted killer then hen awaiting execution I in Utah Governor Spry disregarded disregard disregard- ed Cd the letter a copy of which is shown above and Hillstrom was executed late in 1915 Governor-elect Governor Culbert L. L Olson of California a former Utahn has announced he may pardon Mooney looney when he takes office in January Mooney Waits Pare Pardon Ion Action SAN QUENTIN Cal CaI Nov 12 UP Tom UP-Tom Tom Mooney convicted San Francisco bomber said today he was hopefully awaiting a pardon from Culbert L. L Olson after after after af af- af- af ter the governor-elect governor first Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- chief executive in iii 44 years takes office in January Olson presaged a pardon for Mooney in a statement issued immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately after Governor Frank F. F Merriam conceded his defeat Olson said he will consider the pardon application on his personal personal personal per per- judgment that Mooney was convicted with Warren K Billings on prejudiced evidence of the bombing of the 1916 San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Preparedness day parade in which a score or more persons were wera killed or maimed The governor elect did not say point-blank point however that he would pardon Mooney but will give opportunity to any and all entitled to show cause to me why I as governor should not pardon him |