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The St. Louis Republic [illegible printed line] St. Louis July 28 14 Dear Sir Justice has not been meted out in the Trail of Jos Hillstrom who is Sentencd to be Shot Sept 4 1914. The Entire Proceedings is an extreeme Farce. You as Governor of Utah Should Intervene and demand that the Condemned Man should have a new Trial. The Workingmen of Utah Elected you to your high Position. Hillstrom is a Workingman. M.E. Walsh St. Lois Republic
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Mr. M.C. Walsh St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo.
Dear Sir:-
Your communication, written on behalf of Joseph Hillstrom, has been by the Governor, filed with the State Board of Pardons, which board, under the laws of Utah, acts upon the applications for pardon and commutation.
In order that you may be correctly informed as to the facts entering into the appeal of this case to the Supreme Court of Utah, I am enclosing a copy of the decision of the Court for your perusal.
Very respectfully,
Secretary to Governor.
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GLADHEIM PENZANCE POINT WOODS HOLE, MASS.
August 5th, 1914.
Honorable William Spry, State House, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sir:-
The people of the East feel that if Joseph Hill were a wealthy parasite, instead of a poor working man with high ideals, the outcome in his case would be very different. His execution will be a blot upon the name of your state, which, if it goes into history, can never be effaced. The fair-minded people of this country look to you as the champion of
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Mr. James P. Warbasse, Gladheim, Penzance Point, Woods Hole, Mass.
Sir:-
Your communication, written on behalf of Joseph Hillstrom, has been by the Governor, filed with the State Board of Pardons, which board, under the laws of Utah, acts upon the applications for pardon and commutation.
In order that you may be correctly informed as to the facts entering into the appeal of this case to the Supreme Court of Utah, I am enlcosing a copy of the decision of the court for your perusal.
Very respectfully,
Secretary to Governor.
