Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas [12 items]

(Typed)A Petition--

To His Excellency the governor of Utah: We the undersigned qualified voters of Arizona and New-Mexico (Handwritten) ^and Texas (Typed) believing the the sentence of Joe Hillsterm now awaiting execution Sept. 28th., 1915 is unjust and that he not ^been^['being'striked out] given the oppertunity of a fair and unbiased trail, [xxxx?] wish to protest said sentence and request that you use your authority to commute said sentence, with a view to his obtaining ^another trial. John F. Bechtel W. E. Jackson Root J. Bachman [Jao Bw?] Will H. Priekett C. E. Hendrickson Floyd Jouls H. W. Brown A. W. Lawrence R. D. Smyth C. H. Sullivan W. S. Beau B. W. Edwards A. N. League [?] Gill E. J. Dumil. F. J. Delahauty J. A. Fowl W. [?] Downey F. L. Smith E. M. Neely G. F. Evans Rob F. Lyler A. E. Stromsfold C. H. Kroeyes F. [Sr?] Hoffman E. F. Greny L. E. Stringer Roby. W. Beckis C. G. Davis E. Lackman J. E. Edwards J. B. Peel [arzma?] W. O. [McMeaur?] M. C. [Priven?] [Lel ao?] E. P. Kramer M. G. Kelly [Emgr?] G. G. M. Leiman J. F. Messner D.B. Ross H.M. Borneo L.W. Varnell [L?]. D. Allan

G.W. Trumble I.L. Zwick M.M. Crocker, M.D. S.G. Sellick E.P. Allen R.E. Mounts Frank Early John McNamee W.W. Potts L.E. Dollashide M. [McCourles?] G.E. Messinger Frank M. Reed J.H. McClure A.W. Murray Dennis Ryan C.M. Dawley J.E. McNiel A. Binkley B.M. Montgomery E.R. Nimitz H.A. Williams A.F. Leifeste H.D. Guerry R.A. Kramer

Miami Miners' Union No. 70, W. F. OF M. P.O. Box 965 MIAMI, ARIZONA September 27 1915

Hon. Governor Wm. Spry, Gov. of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah:

Your Excellancy: We wish to add our plea to the vast number you must have already received by you requesting clemency for Joe Hillstrom, who is sentenced to die on Oct. first. We believe that if you investigate you will find that his trial was unfair and the conviction was gained principally through a fear of the I.W.W.

Time has proved that such fear was not based on reason, but was principally a manifestation of histercia, We there forewish to protest in the name of justice against this conviction and again ask you to use the power vested in you to pardon this man.

Yours Very Truly, Miami Miners Union #70 W.F. of M. President. Mrs. K. Moynahan J. L. Donnelly Secretary. H. S. McClusky Organizer. Simpson E. Sears, Mayor Sophia A. Sears. Garfield Gray. Nellie Jones. L. B. Sloane R. D. [Causey?]

Webb Ariz

9/14 = 1915

S. W. Pitman Webb Ariz J. A. Burnett Courtland Ariz H. L. Pitman Webb Ariz W. W. Burnett Courtland Ariz T. G. Owens Courtland R. O. Robinson Webb Ariz

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 by S. W. Pitman Webb Ariz