Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-17
G,VtrnOr Spy viii Clear S'ate
Savs he Intends 10 Get Rid Of laVless Ele.
ment Of Population.

Coy No tNiCuuo ~ OGt utu VI eoWlGSS Ll6
ment Of Population.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 10
-Governor 6pry of Utah tonight
announced his i, tentions to ''clesl
the State of the Iawless element
that new infests the State anC
see to it that lrf14mmatory street
speaking is stopped"
The Governors statement came
as the aftermath to the executor
of Joseph Hillstrom. q member Of
the l W. W. and q native ol
Sweden, for the murder of ]. g,
Morrison and Morrison's son or
January /, 1914 Hillstrom was
executed by a firing squad at 7:4z
.. m. today.
When the officers went to get
Hlllssrom they found he had tied
the door of his cell with stripes
torn from his b!ankets. He fought
the guards fiercely with the han
die of q bro>m he bad snatched
from Al attend.nt in the corr dor ,
but when he saw the sheriff he be-
came calm, saying, "You cal t
blame q man for fighting for bis
iife." Accompanied by the otti'
Gers he walked sa the death chair.
After he was seated they asked
him if he had anything to say.
He said:
"Gsntlsmen, I die with clear
conscience. I never did anything
wrong IN my life. I die fighting,
not like q coward. Well, I'm
going goodbye"
Whom the officer started TO give
Shs command TO fire Hillssr om
yelled Fire" " she squad fred and
the bullets pierosd his heart. He
vas dead in ono minute and 10
seconds. None of Hillstrom's l.
W. W. friends witnessed the ex-
ecutien
ed R 'xan, local secretary of
the Indussr al Workers of the
World. took charge of the body
He aauou csd that tho funeral
would take place Sunday after-
noon under the direction of tbe I.
", W., and shat the body would
b sent to William D. Haywood,
next Monday tor burial at Chi
ego"
kilograms we're received this
morning asserting that William
D. Busky Of Seattle had made an
affidavit that be was with Hull
stfom the night J G.. Morrison
was murdered and that Hlllssrom
was innocent. The sheriff was
requested to postpone the exc
ontion Until this statement had
been investigated. Warden Ar
thur Pratt Of the prison then ask.
ed nlllstrom If he knew Busky
aud Hi!lssrom answered that he
did nos. The sheriff wss then
directed t. proceed with the exc
cution. Police ialsr said an liz
vsssigasion proved Busky's aft
davit untrue.
President Wilson twice appeal.
cd for further respite for Hllls-
from. The presidents second re-
quest made yesterday, was denied
by doyernor Spry as not based or
aAy fae.s.
The Swedish Minister also hao
interested himself in Hlllstrom ,:
behalf and it was at his request
that the President made bis hls,
request for respite. The Amsrl
Can fedsration of Labor in session
at San Franciscc recently passee
= resolution asking Governor
Spry to use his efforts to secure {
new trial for Hillstrom.
In his stassment tonight Cover
nor 9pry ssid:
EVERY Law breaker. every mar
who defiss law aud order, every
man who is opposed to law ant
order, call themselves what they
will, will be driven our of tn
State. I am going to see tina
the work is started at once. I
the oity officers and Others who's
duty it is do not do 80, I will d,
1t myself. 1 am going to SEQ tha
inflammatory street. speaking i
stopped and at once, let then
call it free speech or any othe
name they wish.''
The governor said the milisi
would be used if necessary T.
elear tho State of the men wh,
have been "writing threatening