Carl John Alfred Hammerberg. Case No. 5148. Letter from Darrel Nicholson to Jerome V. Lahr, November 9, 1971.
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Darrel Nicholson
2638 Bryant Ave. So.
Mpls., Minn. 55408
Jerome V.
Lahr
Record’s Supervisor
State Reformatory
Box B
St. Cloud,
Minn. 56301
Dear Sir:
I am writing you in regard to your letter of
reply dated 220cl.1971. In said letter you state that the files concerning one
John Hammerberg are closed to the public due to their confidential nature. I
feel I should point out that I have gotten information for my historical
research on two other men convicted for the same crime as Mr. Hammeberg from the
Minnesota State Prison at Stillwater. All three men were convicted of crimes
connected with the 1920 Duluth Lynching incident. Moreover, from an outside
source I have learned that Mr. Hammerberg died shortly after his release from
prison and therefore need his date of release so I can have a reference point as
to the newspaper account of his death.
I hope that this information is
sufficient for you to release said information (the release date of John
Hammerberg). Moreover, I wish to add that I have in my possession, and is filed
at the District Court Office in Duluth, a court order signed by District Judge
Patrick D. O’Brian authorizing me to use the Grand Jury investigations of
the 1920 lynching, and all files connected with it.
I will await your
reply.
Sincerely;
Darrel Nicholson
Darrel Nicholson
2638 Bryant Ave. So.
Mpls., Minn. 55408