Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-20 | Page 2 | Officials Refute Statements by Hilton

OFFICIALS REFUTE STATEMENTS BY HILTON Governor S Spry ry and Pardons Pardons Par Pardons dons dons' Board De l e HillS HillStrom Hillstrom Hill- Hill S Strom Had Chance Denying in toto the statements made by Judge Judg O. O N. N Hilton of Den Den- very ver in his open Jett lett letter r received received- yesterday yesterday yes yes- erday by Gov Coy William Wiiliam Spry and other members of the state pardon b board ard one OIle of ot the members of the supreme and of the board said this morning that the complete record record record rec rec- ord of the case shows that Hillstrom was given a fair and nd impartial impartial- trial The defendant and and his hIs' counsel he continued have offered no evidence evi evl dence that refutes that evidence which ich placed the guilt of the Morrison Mor Mor- Mor- Mor rison neon mu murder der upon Hillstrom and which was sufficiently conclusive for the jury to find him guilty In the hearings conducted by the pardon board not one Ole scintilla of or I new evidence was shown that might I exonerate him although every opportunity opportunity op op- was was was' afforded Hillstrom and his counsel Upon the request of President Wilson and th the Swedish minister the theman theman theman man was as reprieved and further opportunity opportunity op op- op- op afforded to bring any ew light ight on the case case The Swedish minister min mm- ister produced nothing and Hillstrom Hill strom and nd hs Ms counsel certainly did not f The condemned ond man refused to answer questions and would not take his his' last chance and come before before be be- fore the board at its meeting last Saturday afternoon All Al that concerns the case even evento evento evento to the smallest particular has been entered on the records of the state pardon board