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SOCIALIST PARTY
OF
IOWA
LOCAL Des Moines.
W. G. Allenberger. SEC'Y

Honorable Wm. Spry.
Governor of Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dear Governor,
We the under signed most humbly petition you in favor of Joseph Hillstrom's clemency.
1st We do not believe Joseph Hillstrom guilty of the crime of which he has been convicted.
2nd We do not believe that he had a fair trail
3rd We have learned that the Jurors were not selected in the usual way.
4th The defendent was practically without council when he was on trial for his life.
5th No motive was shown for the crime for which he was convicted.
6th The conviction was found upon