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(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