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Show HILLSTROM GRANTED RESPITE. President Wilson Asks Postponement of Execution Pending Investigation. Salt Lake City. Joseph Hillstrom was not executed on Friday for the murder of a Salt Lake groceryman and his son. Acting upon a: telegTam from Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, requesting postponement post-ponement of the execution of Hillstrom Hill-strom pending further investigation of the case by the minister from Sweden to the United States, Governor William Spry of Utah Thursday afternoon issued is-sued an official respite to the condemned con-demned man until the next regular meeting of the board of pardons, October Oc-tober 16. |