California Berkley-Oakland [18 items]

PETITION

San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 1915

Hon. William Spry,

Governor of Utah

The undersigned believe that there is a strong doubt as to the guilt of Joseph Hillstrom, under sentence of death in the Utah Penitentiary.

We hereby respectifully petition you to commute his sentence to life imprisonment, to the end that Hillstrom, if innocent, may have a fair chance to prove his innocence.

Annette Carlson 3139 Dhens St Berkley Cal

Petition San Francisco, Calif. Sept 1915

Hon Wm. Spry, Governor of Utah

The undersigned believe that there is a strong doubt as to the guilt of Joseph Hillstrom, under sentence of death in the Utah Penitentiary.

We hereby respectfully petition you to commute his sentence to life imprisonment, to the end that Hillstrom, if innocent, may have a fair chance to prove his innocence.

Axel Nordkuist 1324 Addison St Berkeley Calif

Petition

San Francisco, Calif. Sept 1915

Hon Wm. Spry, Governor of Utah

The undersigned believe that there is a strong doubt as to the guilt of Joseph Hillstrom, under sentence of death in the Utah Penitentiary.

We hereby respectfully petition you to commute his sentence to life imprisonment, to the end that Hillstrom, if innocent, may have a fair chance to prove his innocence.

Seth Hammarberg 3228 Adeline St Berkley Cal

Petition

San Francisco, Calif. Sept 1915

Hon Wm. Spry, Governor of Utah

The undersigned believe that there is a strong doubt as to the guilt of Joseph Hillstrom, under sentence of death in the Utah Penitentiary.

We hereby respectfully petition you to commute his sentence to life imprisonment, to the end that Hillstrom, if innocent, may have a fair chance to prove his innocence.

Frida Peterson 2118 Marin Ave Berkley Calif

Petition

Hon Wm. Spry Governor of Utah.

This appeal is directed to the Board of Pardons in behalf of Joseph Hillstrom, a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, under sentence of death in the Utah Penitentiary. We have read and heard something of the case: 1st. We do not believe Joseph Hillstrom guilty of the crime for which he has been convicted. 2nd. We do not believe that he had a fair trial. 3rd. We have learned that the jurors were not selected in the usual way. 4th. The defendant was practically without council when he was on trial for his life. 5th. No motive was shown for the crime of which he was convicted. 6th. The conviction was found upon the flimsiest kind of circumstantial evidence. Believing these to be the facts, we the undersigned, demand that the death sentence in the case of Joseph Hillstrom be set aside and clemency extended. Name Address Ray C.B. Brown 1122 Arch St. Berkeley, Calif. Florence M. Sully 1122 Arch St. Berkeley, Calif. Roy H. Danforth 1120 Arch St. Berkeley, Calif. Alice F. Danforth 1120 Arch St. Berk. Calif. Christine Ross 1165 Arch St. Berkeley, Cal. Alex Ross 1165 Arch St. Berkeley Cal. Cadel Hecht 1163 Arch St. " Grace E. Marvy 1128 Arch St Berkeley Cal. Ida S Hecht 1163 Arch St. Ber. Cal.