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officers feared delay might cause an
other outbreak from him and did not
Tait 10 remove the clothing he wore.
His breakfast, which was placed before
him about e;tS o'clock. remained un-
tasted and in fact unnoticed. as he was
then In the midst OF his nervous out
break.
u Body Claimed by Rowan.
Hillstroms body was claimed by Ed
Rowan. secretary Of the local Industrial
Workers OF the World organization, who
intimated that It would be sent TO wyo-
ming for burial. as requested by Hnl-
strom in q telegram 10 w. d. Haywood
yesterday.
kilograms from o. N. Hilton OF Den
ver. one OF Hillstron's attorneys. assert
ing that William Busky OF Seattle mad
made an affidavit that no was with Hiu-
strom the night on which J. @. Morri-
son was murdered and that IIillstrom
was innocent, wero received by Governor
spry and other officers Of the state and
county early this morning The sheriff
was requested 10 postpone the execution
until this statement had been investi-
gated. Warden Arthur Pratt OF the
prison tnen asked Hillstrom II he knew
Busky and Hiilstrom answered that he
did not Tho sheriff was then. directed
20 proceed with the execution.
None OF Hillstrom's Industrial Workers
Of the World friends were present The
law provides that not more than five
friends OF a condemned man may be
present II their presence be requested by
- -. - a.
he ala not wish any OF his friends to
see the execution and a committee u
the Industrial Workers OF America was
accordingly denied admission TO the
prison
MOrrison's rame on suit.
Officers are much psrplexsd by a pc
culiar incident that developed last night
In connection with arrangements for the
execution OF Hillstrom today Hinstrom
expressed a desire to wear a dark suit
which had been under lock and key with
his other effects. Deputy Warden A. c.
ure OF the state prison got out the suit
and examined Il preparatory to having
Il pressed. He discovered the name
Morrison" which is the name OF the
man OF whose murder Hilstrom was con-
Victed. written in indelible Ink on the
ported 10 HilIstrom that he had found
name on the suit Hillstrom inquired
whether the name was Morrison" and
said he believed the name had been
placed there by some cheap detective
at the county jail" Hilstrom said the
suit had been bought for him by a friend
after his arrest.
The suit. however. does not ut Hill
ssrom- 1t is much too large for him and
fits men about the size OF Morrison, who
was much larger than Hillstrom. some
OF the local officers say that the suit
was brought from HinstroEa's room al
the time OF his arrest Mrs. ]. G. Morri-
son. widow OF the murdered man, says
her husband had a suit similar TO the
one under Investigation and that the
writing resembles that Of her husband
bat she is unable 70 Identity the suit posi-.
lively as his. She Is also unable 70 say
Whether her husbands suit was taker
from the house az one OF the two rob,
berries committed At the Morrison hons
not long before Morrison was killed.
Another suit was obtained for Hill
strom 70 wear at hiH exception.
Takes Grape Jafee.
Hillstrom declined an offer OF stimu
iapts from the prison doctor yesterday
saying he had never used stimulants o
any kind. but would IKE a bottle Of grap
juice. which vas gwen to him.
he sent several farewell teleErams thi
afternoon- One Of them. addressed 20 W
ID. Haywood. secretary treasurer OF tn