The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-05
I'VE NEILsoN MURpERER.
The Case Against the Son Outlined by the
Prosecution.

The Case Against the Son Outlined by the
Prosecution.
PROVO, April At was nearing the
closing hour when the last juror IN the
Nelson murder case was accepted. The
gentlemen comprising that body are as
follows: 5. ID. Johnson, Nephi Kindred.
]. s. Williams, David Fanns, James II.
Mcdonald, Calvan Cragsn, p. q. Peter
sen. S. II. Belmont, John r. Morgan,
William Roylance, John Y Walter and
Thomas Murdoch.
j. Johnson, for the prosecution, detailed
some Of the facts they would try to prove.
Mr.. Nielsen is the son of the deceased
Soren Nielsen; both were engaged in a
banking business at Mt. Pleasant. On
this particular evening the two left the
bank at the closing hour and went to
Neilsen's home. six or seven blocks dis
tant. Soren j. Nielsen had mother who
lived still two blocks farther on. This old
lady habitually came to her sons house
every evening. Sometimes she would
remain all night.
On the 10th of October, after supper,
the deceased had received letter from
the directors OF the bank, demanding a
statement of the condition of the bank
The son was requested to do this work,
and the father remained at home. While
reading a paper that night at the window
in his house Soren was shot from the out
side, the ball coming through pane OF
glass and entering Nielsen g breast. The
old lady ran into the street and gave the
alarm. A witness, who was passing will
testify to these things. Nielsen was shot
in the left breast ana fell to the floor.
gun is kept In the bank for defense,
although for some time before the affair,
it had been away from the bank. Before
this night the gun b ad been cleaned, and
the sights repaired, after which il had
been left behind the counter, handy for
the cashier. 1t was loaded and ready for
use. 1t was customary to have the blinds
kept up SO the officers passing might see
inside, but on this night d bright light
was burning in its usual place and the
blinds were down. From the other side
OF the house the officers gained view of
the inside An officer went down to the
Chicago store and thence down Main
street. where he learned of the shooting.
He went to see the wounded man
and from there went in search of tramps.
who it was thought might have commit.
ted the crime. Their first discovery was
OF tracks, which led off to a corral. These
tracks were guarded and were afterwards
examined by the city marshal. On the
following morning the marshal traced the
tracks to within ore block of the bank.
These tracks corresponded exactly to
those made by the defendant. From this
point the defendant was met going in the
direction of the bank cross lots.
A witness viii testify that someone en-
tered the bank soon after the shooting.
When sent to the bank to make out the
statement he took another route. by Way
OF the Oman hotel.
Conflicting statements were made BY
the defendant in relation to the rife,
Officials Of the bank went to Peter for the
KEYS to the bank: the defendant appeared
verv sick and refused the keys. He in.
sisted on going to the bank with the
officials after they obtained the key, but
they refused nm AZ the bank they
charged. as was plainly Indicated by the
smell and powder stain. The bullet found
In the wall after it passed through