The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-10-22
HILLSTROM TO die:
COURT FIXES DATE
Is 10 Be Shot To Death On November 10th
'''aksn Into Court Under Heavy
Guard..- Appears Nervous.

Joseph Hillstrom. whose repri.yo
was terminated by the state hoard 81,
pardons Saturday. will be shot a.,
ueath between sunrise and sunset Fri.
day November 18th. In expiatiop az
the murder Of J. @. Morrison This
was the date fixed Monday morpipy
by Judge NJ. l.. Ritchic of tho Tbird
District court at Salt Lake CITY.
Under heavy guard IIiustrom was
taken before Judge Ritchie n feyg
minutes after 10 o'clock After tho
court had disposed Of his case. nm.
strom caused mild sensation in IN.
court room by attempting ~ address
the Judge. When Andrew TIRE. doputy
warden Of the state prison. undertook
TO place the handouts on Iirstrotp.s
wrists. the condemned man raised his
right hand and snapped his fingers
To take the courts attention Ite had
begun uttering In an indistinct tone
i am here" when he was siianced
by Judge liitchie. Several Officers
grasped the defendant by the arms
and the handouts were applied lie
was then marched out of the court
room. In the corridor deputy sher.
iff heard Hillstrom say. lie does NOT
want 10 hear what I have To say and
don't blame him" outside the
court house he cursed the photog.
raphers when they took snapshots Of
him getting into the state prison auto.
Precautions were taken by court
and prison officers Co not let the exact
time be known when Itiiistrnm would
be brought into court. This was done
TO prevent the possibility ~ any IN.
necessary stir In connection with tho
resetting Of the date Of the execution.
A number Of persons had gathered In
the corridor In the city and county
building. however. and waited until
llillstrom was taken into the court
room. These together with jurors
who were present and employees In
the building filled the spectators
seats In the court room.
EIillstrom was brought into the
room by Warden Arthur Pratt Den.
uty Warden TIRE. g. G. Smith. state
parole agent. and Henry Taggart.
guard. Sheriff John \. Coriess. John
". Burbidgc. chief Deputy g. g. Car
Htensen. chief criminal deputies aud
half dozen other deputy shcriffs.
when Hillstrom was taken into the
room. the court suspended the trial Of
the civil ease which was In progress
District Attorney Lcathcrwood briefly
reviewed the record In the IIillstrom
ease. explaining that the defendant
was before the court for the rcsctting
~ the date when the sentence Of death
by shooting should be executed Hc
then asked the court 90 rcfix the date.
IIlllstrom T. Nervous.
Judge Richie. addressing the de-
PENDANT and his attorney. sorcn y.
christensen. asked II there was any
reason why the court should not Xix "a
date when the former judgment Of the
court should be executed, Attorney
Christensen answered. II know Of no
legal reason"
The court then rcfixcd the date.
Hillstrom showing signs of nervous
ness The court then announced that
spectators must keep their seats until
the defendant had been left from the
court room. Deputy Warden TIRE then
proceeded 10 handcuff ilillstrom and
the defendant sought 10 address the
court after his case had been disposed
OF. Officers were compelled 10 eX-
ercise some force In leading llillatrom
from the court room. lie was imme-
diately taken back 60 the state prison
by Warden Pratt Deputy IRE and