Show iCI Ci OF iDES I A I L E DI I I I jO D SPRY Y ath th Message of cf K Ks IW JD D. D Order Reaches r fice f of Governor 6 Aft After r Thre Threats s sr r STROM SE SEQUEL UEL I B ier ter L of Warning Made ernand mand That That- the Sence Sen- Sen See nce ce of Slayer Be Reed Rel Re- Re l ed to to Life Term Terme J r r V ate te e and and- county officials are ling ing i g every effort to locate the thet I. I t who mailed a J Jack ck of lea ics to Gov William Spry days ays ago When the card p ped d from the governors governor's 1 two days ago as as- Secretary ilK K Hardy was opening the Amor's Amors letters it it awakened 1 tories lories ries of the Hillstrom 1 rand fand the furore of threats K h W preceded it ast September Governor K fIc received a letter from 7 K O. O D. D It demanded 1 the d death th th sentence hanging Joseph Hillstrom murderer G. G. G Morrison who was shot t be- be changed to imprisonment receipt of ot the Jack Tack of ot Spades the Ii declared would mean that the ty had condemned the Utah gov- gov I 0 death for failure to heed its n n s In the flood of ot threatening received e by the governor governor at the E f the Hillstrom execution only came from the K O. O D. D which e n interpreted to mean nean Knights eji since the Hillstrom execution iA raj ri threatening the life of ot Gov- Gov Spry pry have been received daily at atif if flee of ot the Utah executive O. O D. D remained silent until fore i re yesterday 1 j more e was opened by Secre- Secre lI and the card the Jack Tack of I IlI on th tM flo floor r. r It bore only etters K F O. O D. D It b i address on the envelope was c but evidently by the same f which wrote the two K KO O. 0 D. D It It was mailed in Salt Lake vernor Spry Is out of ot the city i j expected back during the next gays ays ys Secretary Hardy called W r-E. r E. E Puck and Attorn Attorney y General Generale Generales' Generales e e. e es' es into nto conference and the and the letter over to Sheriff Sheri t John S. S ss fJ Hopes are entertained that ender will be located here ats ts That Were Made e first firt letter sent to Governor Govern r 1 follows n accordance with my orders m the headquarters of the Order 1 K O. O D. D I I 1 am communicating ng s sto to you Governor Spry of ah an on penalty of his life must musti i ti before the thirtieth day of A. A D. D 1916 1915 commute of one Joseph H Hill Hill- iII iII- om om- from DEATH to LIFE organization is In the name of oi and of common sense against 1 infliction of ot the death pen penalty I S too much room Toom for a grave 1 1 to be made in cases of capital and especially in this case The evidence is wholly circum I lat lal We will say further that Hills Hill Hill- Xa s in no noway way associated with this In this we are arp wholly in the name of humanity and common sense Please consider this well for tor we mean n nd ill will wiIl to you ou or yours yours if you act as we direct and we are Justified Others have acted accordance with the will wilI of ot this order without t demurrer or notoriety and have btU burned ed edour our co correspondence correspondence cor cor- and has ever been heard of the case UPON RECEIPT RECEIPT RE RE- OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM US CONTAINING THE TA JACK K KOJ OJ OF SPADES YOU ARE TO CONSIDER CON CON- SIDI SIDER YOURSELF CONDEMNED TO DEATH We work silently but when the time comes conies for a re reckoning koning It will willbe willbe be swift and sure and terrible for tor the veng vengeance ance of ot the K IC 0 O D. D. D is sU silent nt and swift sure and terrible We never faiL taiL Yours with regards or tor regret NO 7 K Ki IC O. O D. D |