The State of Utah vs. Joe Hill

CHAS. LAMMERSDORF, PRESIDENT

JAME FARRELL, VICE PRESIDENT

H.S. CRANDALL, CASHIER

FIRST STATE BANK OF SALINA

DIRECTORS CHAS. LAMMERSDORF JAMES FARRELL W. H. BROWN CHRIS. JORGENSEN P.C. SCORUP H.S. GATES H.S. CRANDALL

UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY FOR POSTAL SAVINGS FUNDS

Nov. 19th. 1915.

Hon. William Spry, Governor of Utah,

Dear Governor Spry:--

Your section in the Hillstrom case was certainly a wise one. This has been the one "Topic of the Day".

I have personally heard the expression of hundreds of people regarding your action in this matter. It was just what the people wanted and they are all with you in this case.

With congratulations and regards to you, I am,

Yours very respectfully,

H.S. Crandall

Cashier

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL UNION OF FOREST AND LUMBER WORKERS 5807-5-ave.N.E. SEATTLE, WASH.

Seattle.Wash. Aug. 1st.1914

To-

Hon. William Spry Governor-State_Utah

Sir-

The state of Utah at this time holds in its clutches, and under sentence of death, a member of the above organization, and who on September 4th, will be shot, unless you as Governor of the state of Utah puts a stop to this murder.

The member we have reference to at this time is one JOE HILL who was so sentenced on the most flimsiest kind of circumstancial evidence on the charge of murder.

This case is well known to the state without going into detail at this time, and hope you will take the matter up with the prosecuting Attorney, at Salt Lake City, Utah at once in order to save his life pending an appeal to a higher Court.

We desire no delay in this case, because we know Joe Hill has not been fairly dealt with at the hands of the State, which is the opinion of thousands of wageworkers, in this country, and in other parts of the world, of which he is well known.

Hoping this will receive your prompt attention I am yours very respectfully,

J. M. Foss GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD I.W.W.