Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-29
PROVO.
The Van Patten Case.

In the Van Pallen case yesterday
afternoon, MAIDS Nielsen was recalled.
He identified the letter written by him
ht tho request Of Mrs. Van Patten, TO
the brothef.in-law Of Soren Nielsen,
asking him TO let her have $500. This
letter was signed sofen Nielsen. He
said the letter was written ON the
Wednesday preceding the Thursday
when Nielsen died. The date on the
letter was tho 10th; aud "Wednesday
was the 18th. He explained that he
had asked some one 10 tell him the
date and the person told him II was tho
20lh.
q. w. Peterson testified 10 being nj
SOfen Nielsen'a house on Thursday,
the day Nelson died. lie heard Mrs.
Vac Palten say 10 the DOCTOR "My
uncle Il sick, and dying from cholera
morbus." The doctor made an OK
animation and said, "rnerv IN some.
thing else tho matter with that man"
Ho asked II any opium or laudauum
had been given TO MT. Nielsen.
Mrs. Van Patten had replied that
she did not know what that was.
Alter the doctor loft, Mrs. Van Paltcn
said TO witntssi "Does the doctor Hus-
pect that l have given my uncle any
thing 10 Kill him2" Witness replied
that no did not know what the doctor
suspected. She then said; al haven't
done nnythingi haven't given him
anything 10 XIII himlD Ata later timo
tho same day, after the death of VII.
son, Mrs. Van Patton was hysterioal
anu again protested her innOoense.
Mrs. Nielsen was much cooler than
Mrs. Van Pallen. Both OF tho women
had urged the doctor to do something
10 relieve Mr. Nielsen, nj the first visit.
On crOss-examinatiOn Mr.. Peterson
named several persons who were In
the houso aud heard the remarks Mrs.
Van Pat,en had made, nj least tue first
time he was there. lie had heard Mrs.
Nielsen say In Norwegian that II was
no use 10 cry about n; that better men
than Soron Nielsen had died, aud that
all had 10 die. Mrs. Van Patlen had
also stated that she wanted doctor
brought earlier, but that Mrs. Nielsen
had objected. Mrs. Nielsen did not
deny this. Mrs. Nielsen was appar.
emily sorry at times, aud at other times
che was quite good humorcd.
On Redirect examination the witness
said ho did not know whether Mre.
Nielsen was In tho room when Mrf.
van AAlttu AaI Nlhun AhN hkhltulouL
about wanting 10 send for a doctor.
Charles Christensen testified 10 sell.
log the defendant u bottle OF brandy
and bottle OF whisky on the lS.h OF
October, 1898, about noon OF that date.
She said fhe wanted it for for Snteu
Nielsen. He had also sold John Mel.
sen 20 cents worry Of whisky the even.
ina before,
On oTosF-exRmination no testified
that Mrs. Van Patten had told HIM
she wanted the liquor for her uncle
who was sick anu asked wituess 10
charge II. lie had not done 10. She
told him the whifky was for Ms.
Nielsen.
II. e. Hansen saw sOren Nielsen the
Sunday before his death. Mf. Nielsen
had about $500 la gold coin.
Karen Nielsen testified through an
Interpreter. She had seen Mrs. Van
Patlen at Soren Nielsen's house on the
DAY Of Mr. N'elsen's death. Mira.
Nielsen had said p.isr Nlolseu's death,
"WhRt snail do nOw2 1 cannot finu
The key nor the money purse" Mrs.
Van Palten took the purse with tho
key In II from under the body OF Mr.,
Nielsen anu hanued II 10 Ma. Mol.
sen,
AZ this point the cour, adjourned I'll
today.