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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 no believe Joseph Hillstrom guilty of the crime for which he has been convicted. 2nd. We do no 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 shwn for the crime of which he was convicted. 6th. The conviction was found upon the flimsiest kind of circumstantial evidence. Believing thse 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 R. [Kaplan?] 1118 Halsted St G Novak 1813 S Rancine Ave. M. [Nako?] 2300 Blue Island Ave G. Leonard 2511 S. State St P. O'Connor 1418 Wabash Ave J. Ryan 4645 Marshfield Ave J. Wagner 226 S. Halsted St Chicago Ill H. I. [Ashugh?] 4032 Indiana Ave Chicago Ill

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 hear 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 Jake Wridman 1029 N. Rabey Chicago Iill Wm Liss 907 Irving Av. Chicago Ill. L. Blustein 1309 Artesian Av A. Yablumpe 1223 W 12th St Chicago Ill Ben Yager 1405 Newberry Av E. Silverman 1819 W. Adams Str. Dr. M. U. Bank, 2501 W. Division Str. Philip Schultz 1449 N. Wood St Morris Shusky 2728 Evergreen Ave [illegible] Adolphe Leibonz 1338 Hastings St Joshua H. Federman 2555 Cortez St. Chicago Ill. Lezzie Berenstein 1524 Lawndale Ave U. Sarna 1901 Hermitage Ave Chicago Ill.

PETITION

Hon Wm. Spry, Governor of Utah.

This appeal is directed to the Board of Pardons on 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 Geo. Schmid 1856 Chicago Ave. Chi Ill J. A. Smith 209 Locust St. Chi Ill Geo. Lynagh 1030 Keystone Ave C E Shaw 595 W. Madison St O Matthusen 3427 W. Lamoyne St [illegible] 1112 N. Robey W. [Hager?] 5907 W. Chicago Bl. John Procels 1270 Mariten Ct, Jan Reiger 1034 Paulinor Ct [illegible] 1038 [illegible] Vincent [illegible] 2028 Haddon Ave [illegible] Ingiewez 2142 Haddon Ave Waclaus Stradius 1677 Milwaukee Ct

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 factsm we the undersigned, demand that the death sentence in the case of Joseph Hillstrom be set aside and clemency extended. Name Address Thos Larson 2207 N. Harlem Ave. Chicago Ill Albert Wickstrom 637 N. Sawyer Av. " " Otto Johnson 1222 Otto St. Chic. Ill W Dunscomo 1856 N Chicago Av Chicago Ill Wm Bethke 1922 N. Kildare Ave Chicago Ill F W [Hoprirda?] 2027 N California Ave Chicago Ill B. Edwardson 1463 Victoria St. Chicago Ill Cyrul M. Buczkowski 3823 Morton Ave. La Vesgne Ill A J Price 3520 Argent St Chicago Ill F C Schmidt 1016 Ridgeland Ct. O.P. Ill. P. Geisel 3844 [illegible] Chicago Ill. J Grumbo 1124 W 15 St Albert Simpson 549 Oakdale Ave Chicago Ill Lev Kleszczynski 3619 Diversey Ave. Chicago Il.

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 Ben Rowen Sec.ry Harry Cohen Chairman