Show I S TER S 'S APP APPEAL AL I. I Washington D. D C. C Oct 15 His Excellency the Governor of ot Utah Salt Lake City Utah Through your courtesy of ot granting granting granting grant grant- ing a postponement of the execution execution tion of Joseph Hillstrom s sentenced by the courts of ot your state to be executed executed executed ex ex- ex- ex for tor murder In the first degree degree de de- de gree I have bad the opportunity to carefully study not only the opinion of the supreme court but also the stenographic records of ot the proceEdings proceedings proceedings pro pro- before the lower court to together together together to- to gether with other available do docu- docu U- U me ments ts In the case and through the Information thus obtained I have only been further confirmed In m my opinion that the evidence against the he convicted does oes not w warrant a aM M capital punishment I am amwell well aware that from a technical point of ot view a new trial Is out of th the question as us the matter now now stands but considering the weakness of ot the evidence e which at best Is only circumstantial circumstantial circumstantial cir cir- cir cir- I herewith venture not only on my own but on my governments government's governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's behalf to address a most earnest appeal to you Mr Governor and through you the entire board of pardons with a view to obtain a commutation of ot sentence for for- formy my unfortunate countryman if It for no other reason at l least least ast for tor the sake sak of or humanity and comity usually practiced between friendly nations W. W A. A F. F EKENGREN Swedish Minister j 1 t |