Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-19
DEATH DEALT OUT
TO HILLSTR0M BY
UTAH FIRE SQUAD
EFFORTS OF PRESIDENT, SWEDISH
MINISTER AND FEDERATION OF
LABOR FAILED TO SAVE HIM.
UTAH MAN WAS CONVICTED OF MUIR
DER OF SALT LAKE CITY GRO
CER-CAUSE A MYSTERY.

f''fAi if'h' H. FAN4 y N''A+ HN'f- A+ r''-' lfH
Illl-trum, condemned murderer. who's.
ease attracted attention throughout th'.
,.mtrv and prompted the interest of
ire drnt Wilson, thc Swedish minister a.
tllr nitcd States and The American Fed
cr;iliou Of Labor. wa~ put IT, death y, a
iirin- squad III The rah state prison today
Death wa~ instantaneous.
The guard. when il approached Hill
-trum- cell. found the door tied with
strips torn from blankets. IIc n-rd the
handle oi u broom - - weapon. but tho
outhur-t was temporary. llc retired lI~i
night calm rrnaInn" apparently. and slept
uuiil o'clock lhi~ morning when hc bc..tu
la pace the floor of the cell and ~hrickiug
The prison physician tried with little sue
COS to quiet him. IIr wu- raIn whrn
Xccutcd.
.ln-cph Illl-trum wa~ convicted ui the
uurdcr M Julim Il. Morrison y grocer pr
Salt Lake City. and hi~ son. Arling u.
ycar~ old. ~ Morrison store IA The south
rru portion ol the cilv about 2 o'clock on
thr cvrIIn. MI January ~. lnll
The shouting Wa Witnessed TN Merlin
Morrison. another son. II YEAR old Ac-
-vrding tn this hnv'- story. which wal cor
rohnratcd un many points TN other cli
lcncc. Two -kcd men entered the -tur,.
Niih drawn pistols and. saving We've -ot
You now. ulrnrd lire un Morrison who
irll mortal, wounded with bullet through
M chest. Airing Morrison ran To an lee
'nN IN the store. seized - .;N- calihrc rcvnl
,cr and Tired. Before the boy could shoot
l-;In. hc fell pierced IN three bullets amd
he'd almost Instantly. The men thct ran
rom the store. one of them cxclaimm. that
hc Wa~ shot. and were observed Al run
'uuthNard irum the store The ~ur,iNin.
ION bent over hi father. who became um-
-un-riou- after having inquired where HI
-~alant~ were. and died soon aitcrward.
lli!l-irom. also known a. Joe Hill. wa
arrested three days after the shooting
M information gwen IN doctor near
Murray. Utah. two and y hirIr miles south
II the ~rcnr oi The crime. IIli-trou -ta,.-
:crcd INTO the duci"r~ home two hnnr
iirr the -hu"iiu... with y lar.r bullet
wound IN III lett lung H. told the doctor
ne bad been shot Ia q quarrel over wom
ln and requested that noihiu. b. SAID re-
ar,in- lu~ visit nr wound The doctor.
Iui having heard of the murders. treated
he wound and took llill,trom To- house
Ahrrc hc had been -iayim. for several
lay. Nrw- ~ the murders recalled the
.a~c 4" the doctor and hc Informed tho
illiccr-. The doctor found nm automatic
pI-inI NJ the same calihrc ~ shells found
y the grocery after the shooting. III IIlI-
from pocket. Ilill~trom threw the wca-
lon away after leaving the doctors home
Blood was found at several places between
~ store and The home ui the doctor and
members of the family where IIill~trum
lvcd sand y companion had visited him late.
hc night NJ the murders talked privately
With him and left This man WA not an
pretended and has not been heard of since.
The Morrison boy. because of the ma X
md confusion NJ the shooting. was not
able to identify IIll~torm except IN cen
rr;l description ni hi~ -zr and rlniiina.
ru another witness -nvc u minute anil
particular description of IIil-trum WI nn.
II the a~>allani~ seen IN br.hi MOONLIGHT
near an electro are lamp with snow on
the ground Iill-irum also was identified
WY man who visited the store thc after
noon OF the murders and talked with Nor
ri~ou
llill@trom'~ recovery from ~ wound
was rapid and complete. IIc has aIway-
maintained his Innoccmcc. but ha~ never
told where ~ wa~ the night uf the mnlr.
'lrr~ ~ who shot him. IIc created Y seen,
't HI trial by dramatically di~char.in, hi
1ii"rncN~ ~ open court. later giving n WI.
reason their Failure 90 tear Young Nnrri
Ion ~ pieces on cross examinations" ~.
terrlng Co the boy who Witnessed tn,
-hooting. He refused io ~ on the wiineS.
stand himself or 10 offer any evidence \.
to whore he was or what hc did the nl.h
Of the murders. He was found guilty b,
| the trial Jury the Judgment wa@ allirme,
IN the supreme court. and the board u
pardon>. after AN exhaustive review Of IN,