Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-09-04 | Page 9 | Joseph Hillstrom Seeking Clemency

. oo JOSEPH HILLSTROM SEEKING CLEMENCY Salt Lake, Sept. 4. Joseph II 111-strom, 111-strom, under sentence to be executed on October 1 for tho murder of John G. Morrison, is among those who have made application for clemency to tho state board of pardons, his case to come up with the others at the next meeting of tho board, Saturday, September Sep-tember 18, He asks for commutation of his sentence. The cose of Hillstrom has provoked numerous letters from persons in various vari-ous parts of the United States, addressed ad-dressed to the governor and other state officials, all protesting against the man's execution and some threatening threat-ening retaliation if he should be executed. exe-cuted. Tho plea for commutation Is the last chanco for tho condemned man. The application filefl Tor consideration considera-tion of the board at tho meeting or September 18 Include thirteen for pardon, par-don, four for parole and twelve for commutation.