Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-11-19

years old. According to this boys
story, which was corroborated on
many points by other evidence, two
masked men entered the store with
drawn pistols,and, saying: We've got
who fell mortally wounded with bull
let through his .chest. Airing Morri-
son ran to .ice box in the store,
seized a 38-caliber revolver and fired.
Before the boy could shoot again, he
fell pierced by three bullets and died
almost instantly. The men then ran
from the store, one of them exolaim-
ing that he was shot, and were OBJ
served to run southward from the
store. The surviving son bent over
his father, who became unconscious
after having inquired where his as
sailants were and died soon afterward.
Hillstrom Wounded.
Hillstrom, also known as Joe Hill,
was arrested three days after the
shooting on information given by a
doctor near Murray, Utah. two and a
half miles south of the scene of the
crime. Hillstrom staggered into the
doctors home two hours after the
shooting, with a large bullet wound
through his left lung. He told the
doctor he had been shot in a quarrel
over woman and requested that
nothing be said regarding his visit or
wound. The doctor, not having heard
OF the murders, treated the wound
and took Hillstrom to a house where
he had been staying for several days.
News of the murders recalled the case
to the doctor and he informed the Of
flcers. The doctor found an automatic
pistol. OF the same caliber as shells
found in the grocery after the shoot
ing, in Hillstrom's pocket. Blood was
q rn1 Y,1a hAk ~
store and the home of the doctor and
members of the family where HILL
strom lived said companion had vis-
tied him late the night of the mur-
ders, talked privately with him and
left This man was not apprehended
and has not been heard Of since.
Identification Complete.
The Morrison boy, because Of the
masks and confusion of the shooting,
was not able to identify Hilstrom ex-
cept in general description Of his size
and clothing, but another witness gave
minute and particular description
of Hillstrom as one Of the assailants
seen in bright moonlight near an cleo
trio arc lamp with snow on the
ground. Hillstrom also was identified
as man who visited the store the
afternoon Of the murders and talked
with Morrison.
Hillstrom's recovery from his
wound was rapid and complete. He
has always maintained his innocence,
but has never told where he was the
night Of the murders or who shot
him. He created scene at his trial
by dramatically discharging his at
torneys in open court, later giving as
his reason their failure to tear young
Morrison to pieces on cross-examina-
tton," referring to the boy who wit
messed the shooting. He refused to
90 on the witness stand himself or to
offer any evidence as to where he was
or what he did the night of the MUIR
ders He was found guilty by the
trial jury, the Judgment was afrirmed
by the supreme court, and the board
OF pardons, afteStan exhaustive review
or the case, declined to commute his
sentence Of death. -
No Justice In Communication,
He was sentenced to be shot Octo-
Der l and was reprieved by Governor
Spry September 80 at the request Of
President Wilson. who acted on a re-
quest Of the Swedish minister. The
case had previously been investigated
Tor the Swedish minister by the Swed-
| tsh vice consul for Utah, a we'll known
attorney, who advised that his inves-
tigation developed nothing that would
justify the board Of pardons in COM
muttng the sentence.
GiveA No Information.
Htllstrom declined to make any
statement before the board OF pardons
or to give 1t any information as to
where he was or what he did the night
Of the homicides or the circumstances
| under which or the place where he re-
ceived his wound. He also declined
to give the board any reasons why he
should receive clemency and refused
to let his own counsel or any mem
ber of the board interrogate him on
any subject whatever. He declared he
did not wish a Communication or pardon
and insisted that he have q new trial,
which the board and his own counsel
Informed him the board was power
less to grant
TONGUE TWISTER.
Contributed by Mrs. Friday, Haw.
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