The State of Utah vs. Joe Hill

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 A Olson [Nor??????] G Carlson 66 Clay St. S. Francisco J ? Erickson 1515 - C - st Bellingham Wash Mike Byrne Local 400 A.W.O Tom Wallace Warrensburg NC Jas G Garrett San Diego Cal Elmer Johnson Brooklyn, N.Y. Caesar Tabib Sweeny Tex A ? L. Colston James C Falconer Chicago, Ill. John Weston Minot N Dakota J J Ryan Minot N D F [H???] Frank Collins Chicago Ill Fred Smith 2841 Fletcher st Chi, Ill

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[right-hand column] Wm Olsden S Pouch Jess Bojueglos Robert [?] Frank A Welke Lu [?] George Coalin S [?] Jens Johnson A. L. Butler L. L. B Leochfermen L N Still C. K. Rippey S Fechinsun W. E. Price M H [?] Mrs Hinman Martin Samstad [/right-hand column]

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