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Show HILLSTROM PAYS PENALTYmR GRIME CONVICTED MURDERER OF SALT LAKE GROCER AND HIS SON EXECUTED AT PRISON. final Efforts to Secure Stay of Execution Exe-cution Prove Futile and Condemned Con-demned Man Faces Firing Squad After Night Spent In Sleep. Salt Take City. .losoph llillstroni, convicted of the murder of .1. G. Morrison Mor-rison and his son .1. Arlinp. .lununry do. 19H. was executed at the state Jirison Friday morninK. llillstrom was sentenced to be shot on September 4, 1914. but a delay of the date of execution was secured and he was resentenced to be executed on October 1, V.m:. At the request of President Wilson, in compliance with request of the Swedish minister, Governor Spry granted a respite until un-til the hoard of pardons could consider con-sider the case. The beard of pardons considered the appeal for clemency ami denied it. and on October IS. llillstrom was iipain sentenced to be shot on N'ovem-tier N'ovem-tier 19. Another request for clemency clem-ency came from President Wilson two days before the execution, asking for clemency. Declaring that his obligations obliga-tions as chief executive of the commonwealth com-monwealth of I'tah. and his oath as povornor to enforce the laws of the state, precluded his interference with (he court's order for the ru edition of Joseph llillstrom, convicted murderer. mur-derer. Gov. William Spry, after careful care-ful consideration of President Wilton's Wil-ton's request, declined to net ou the appeal of the nation's chief for reconsideration re-consideration of the llillstrom case. Hillsirom went to the death chair without faltering. He preserved the name calm demeanor that has been characteristic of him since he was first arrested. During the greater part of hi, last right on earth llillstrom slept soundly. sound-ly. When he awakened he said he felt well, with the exception of a eore throat. Ills voice was hu-ky. A message received by Governor Spry at a: I'd Friday morning caused the governor to ftet into touch with members of the board of pardons. The message was from Judge Hilton of Denver and said William Husky of Seattle had made affidavit that he was with Hil'.strom on the night of the murder. Hilton asked for a respite re-spite of ten flays to inves'lgate. H rant ra-nt rom. when asked if he knew Hu.-ky. denied he knew of such a nun. Tin decided ttip governor to order the execution ex-ecution without delay. Joseph llillstrom was convbtod o? the n.urder of John G. Morrison, a jrrocer. aad his son. J. Arlir.g, 17 years old. a! Morrison s'ore In the out h rn port inn of the c:'y about 0 o'clock ou the evcn:ng of January lo. U'lt The M:oo;::ig was w:rns-od by Merlin Morri-on. allot. ,er S"n. It xoars old Ai i ..r.l.nit to this boy's story, w'r.irii w .is corroborated n:i fi.any pom's by n'h.-r ctbl-n e, two masked m n entered the M'.r- :tn drawn p..-'..!-., an! s.i'.ir.: .'. c t trot you now 1" opened tire on Mori I-ten. I-ten. who fell !i,..rt iliy wo in. led i:h n l.siln-t t!.rurh i.; he t. J. Arl.tig Morr..-..n ran to an b box la 'list. 'li-st. .re. .!, d a e.oiiire r-oler und fir-. I. p. :'.,ie bov . ould i.oot ag,.n. he fe'l. p.. r. ,-d by r'ir- luil-1. luil-1. and iU-l air- : it. -' ant : . 1 1 ills' roiii. ;il k:m a n a , J.ie II ill. w ,.s arretted t d.i -i ,i f'.T tie- rln ;.. K on ir.'i r--i.it :..n t.v.-n by It A. A. P.ird. i 1 1 .1-:..' ii m.i red In o the ih:i 1 1,;'.. h n e 'ah leer s a ' ' 1 r : ;.. ',1lnoT ; n tr. v. i''i ;i l.i r bullet a.miiiI liiroiigh his '! lung. II.- tubl '!; il.ir'ur he li.nl !) :i shot l:i a q larr.-l V.ver a wen...n at. I t" in. -i."l 1.1 it tio'liini; be . ild I"' g.irdliiK hii vi II HT wound. Th" do. tor. not ha-., in; l.eard of the murders, treated t',,-wound t',,-wound and look Mil: iroui t' the l.ouie f tbe K.'liu. brothers in Mu; j-ay. Where he had been ..pending nev rral days. A'.ounts of tin' murders j-er all.-d th" can' to the do. tor and Jin In formed t he ofli. era. The do tor tmt.i' e. nn nu'oin.ii b-jilHtol. b-jilHtol. of the sauie i.illbre ai shells found In 'he grocery after th" din. it-Ing. it-Ing. In 1 1 1! ist ro:n's pocket. 1 1 ii I -;t rotn threw the weapon away after leaving the doctor's home I'.lood was found nt several il;i"'fi in a general nouth rly dlre.tloii from the store, and -member of the K-elius family said n i orn inri bin had vi Ite. him lute the Jilirht. of the niird'Ts, tallied priwilo-jy priwilo-jy with him arid left. 'I his man iii JJlOt. apprehended (Mid has Hot been a'-ard of pim-e Tin- niieriff'H ofllre ftald II was- Otto A ppb-qii ijit, who had for Home time ,e.n 1 1 ill t roiu's mini-Miarilori. |
