C: Aug.-Sept. 1914; July-Sept. 15, 1915

Summit, N.J. Aug. 14, 1915

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

Dear Sir:

I received to-day, from a source which I respect, a petition to you with the request that I sign it. Not knowing the facts therein cited to be proven, I did not sign.

Simutaneously I read, in my paper, of the junkets of one Harry Thaw now on a holiday tour, and heralded as a figure of note by news men.

Now I am a woman reared in orthodoxy, and used to thinking in conventional lines, but, tho I never ever witnessed a deed of violence in my life, as those two documents showing how law is administered in this nation lay before me. I wondered why I.W.W. and other protestants had not celebrated more criminal injustices with murder and bloodshed.

I do not write to ask you to take actions in the case of Joe Hill, but I present myself to you as a sample of the many people in whom suspicion of the law's methods and tolerance for the law breaker are being fostered by these glaring irregularities of rich and poor before our courts.

Joe Hill may be guilty. If so, and his sentence is commuted, no millions will be poured out to free him that he may further menace human life. If he is shot, thousands who read of it will shrug and say, "Pity he was poor!"

Your pardon if this seems an impertinence. It is well meant.

Louise Connolly

Now I am a woman reared in orthodoxy, and used to thinking in conventional lines, but, that I never even witnessed a deed of violence in my life, as those two documents showing how law is administered in this nation lay before me, I wondered why I.W.W. and other Protestants had not celebrated more criminal injustices with murder and bloodshed. I do not write to ask you to take action in the case of Joe Hill, but I present myself to you as a sample of the manyy people in whom suspicion of the law's methods and tolerance for the law breaker are being fastened by these glaring inequalities of rich and poor before our courts. Joe Hill may be guilty. If so, and his sentence is commuted, no millions wil be poured out to free him that he may further miss all human life. If he is shot, thousands who read of it will shout and say, "Pity he was poor!" Your pardon if this letter an impertinence. It is well meant. Louise Connolly

Mpls Minn 21st Aug 1915

Gov Spry of Uttah

Sir

I understand Joseph Hillstrom is to be shot to death Oct 1st & as a comrade of his do hereby request you that you use your executive power to stay said exection and release this innocent man

Respectfully yours Herbert R. Collie [signature]

[Letterhead] LOCAL UNION No. 2180 UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA

An Injury to One Is an Injury to All

Dungen, Ohio August 24 1915

To Honorable William Spry, Governor of State of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah

We the miners of Local Union #2180. U.M.W. of A. of Dungen, Ohio having been informed concerning the recent trial and conviction of one Joseph Hillstrom (also known as Joe Hill) by the District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah, for allegedly killing of J.G. Morrison. and his son, Arling Morrison, in Salt Lake County, Utah, on January 10th 1914, and of the affirmance of the Judgement of conviction of said District Court by the Supreme Court of the State of Utah, hereby make appeal to your executive clemency on behalf of said Hillstrom, and request that you grant him a pardon, for the following reason, to wit: That the said Hillstrom was denied by the Judge of the said District Court of Salt Lake County that fair and impartial trial which is guaranteed to all citizens of the United States by the Constitution thereof, and the laws of the State of Utah, in that the