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East St. Louis, Ill., No. 6, 1915

TO THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR OF UTAH:
We, the undersigned citizens and resi-
dents of Illinois, after investigation, finding
that a poor Swede by the name of Joseph Hillstrum
has been sentenced to be executed in your state
purely on circumstantial evidence, and feeling
positive that you would not allow a man who might
be innocent to be executed when you could prevent
it, herein ask you in the name of Justice and
humanity, to commute his sentence.

W.B. [illegible] 428 E [Brodway?], East St Louis
[Theo?] Boyle 428 E Bway
Geo C [Weeks?] " "
JHKirby " "
Chas L Henderson 428 E. Bway
Martin Heater " "
RMPorter " "
John H Stoeber 428 E. Bdwy
August = Rice = 330 Broadway
J F Ferrill 428 E Bway.
JP Brown. 428 E B'wy - East [illegible]
C Morrison - 428 E B'way - City
Joe Thompson 428 [illegible] [City?]
[illegible] Savage.