The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-17
aILL NOT HANG YET.
.xstrom's Friends Will APP
neal His Case Again.
$50 sssDY FOR HIS DEFENSE
,x K1rfston's BmnkSng-Mrs.
- PIes for Dfvorce-An
fussss Msn fn JAN.

sx~-v reason 10 believe that c.
xo-5stron. -ho - sentenced % %
- August 81 for the murder Of Will
49, November u. 1891, win again
,~xnste. az the result Of the efforts
- s,,suds. Who have monsy on deposit
=. hank to carry his case TO the su-
.cnrt Of the United States IL neces-
Th@rs appear, however, TO be many
- Ag.ehes in the way Of securing . stay
..-.~-ssiou. and the attorneys themselves
- "a b n sea TO . certain extent.
80 the stste supreme court refused
-. new trial, IL was decided that
-. a the points raised By the defense
- h.~u veil taken, bat not properly ex-
- % during the trial. and therefore
- a.. avail the defendant nov. As
@.r.tt~r can only be carried 70 the sn-
-. eourtof the United States On ques-
-. a lag. the defense will rely On two
-. namely. That the defendant vas
s--rxkt TO trial on information filed
i he prosecuting attorney, whereas
x.~s.sron claims that he was
$50 10 Be indicted By grand jury
--srr the act Of congress admitting this
60 into the Union; and, second, that he
8. .<arched and his books and accounts
-. from him and used against him,
80 ras com peIling him 20 be Q witness
.r.s: himself contrary 20 the conststu-
- Il The United States.
xsrss.rom will have 20 get his appeal
.sexss By the chief justice of the supreme
,n-s Of Washington or the presiding
s.<s.es Of the supreme court OF the United
sssss for this ninth circuit. who is JUS
!. reid. II the appeal = allowed then .
xeerssdsss staying the execution will be
rsaied.
lnothor legal hitch that Is staring the
tstnaant snd bis lawyers in the face IL
H. necessary time In which to move for
.xyst Of error. Some claim that sixty
ARA Is the hmis from time Of passing
sifusnt.
Gel James Hamilton Lewis, who Was
sna,oyed after Nordstrom's conviction TO
sfbl his appeal in the supreme court Of
IL state. said tofa reporter OF the PosT-
lsrEIEEssScEz;
@sor6sirom's interests are being looked
f.sr and he has both money and friends.
Easa the Swedish consul, Mr.. A. Chill
b>rz. soaght me on behalf OF sordstrom
sstsr bis conviction to take his appeal to
- sErreme court OF the u nited States. I
~ aim what my charges would be.
<5<y have announced TO me that the
ssessary sum has been raised and have
sesn placed subject TO my order In the
kzadinavian- American bank: therefore
prscssdings looking 90 the perfection of
a. sppsal aud the removal OF the case to
Washington City viii be completed at
essr
g. soderperg, the attorney who de-
k1dsd Nordstrom at his trial and who
10 inst returned from q years absence In
y pznl, has again taken a deep interest
. tar case Of bis client, and has been for
- Isst two days looking up the records
I'd sdslsing With Nordstrom's friends on
b possibility Of saving the condemned
sns neck from the hangman's moose.
Hea seen yesterday by a Posr-IsrELLI-
rrrs reporter Mr.. Sodsrberg said:
there is no lack of funds TO defray the
szp<ases covering an ordinary attorneys
II tar carrying Ncrdsirom's cause to the
Nsssms court Of the United States The
kaEdinaYians in and out of the state
ssassng 20 believe in his guilt-have since
IN eoaviclion contributed literally to
scsrs him o new trial. Even in the
zsts Of Minnesota, where | have been
- past year, considerable money Was
sAecssd for that purpose and paid over to
eommIttee OF which the Swedish vice
ssassl. A. Chilberg. Is chairman The
issa will either be removed In
~ days By writ Of error to
- supreme court Of the United
ssssss OF an application will be
ss1s 70 Gov. NcGras 10 commute Nord-
ssom's sentence 10 life imprisonment
Ia latter step cannot properly be taken
Eaiil al legal proceedings in the courts
ave besn exhausted. confidently assert
vat Aordstrom's life will not be taken
ssasr the Judgment rendered against
~; and II IL Is ever possible TO make the
ksalag facts 10 the case clearly intslligi-
ss % the public. they will insist with
sfssl ananimlty that be must not be exc