The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20

aeres-s hefe The origiI'aI tragedy oc-
egrfed the stage and Feter Mortensen
and Sergeant 1anney the audience.
From the point where Aortensen says
W 9ete him good night and was
swallowed az by darkness. the detec-
1ixe led the way to the railroad tracks
aiieosI beside MorteTiseHs home Down
fne tla-,ks they went to where the IA
t4 eauiiet was hreds thence across
tle nov beatin track to the grave
4 pleasant promenade. have YOU
efar enjoyed g by moonlight de-
Hndad the detective.
have had no occasion to-" was the
neisg rei0inder Mortensen showed
pot tns least excitement or tremor.
sone, iet me show You how Hay
Esed said Sheets, and the party re-
traced their steps to the starting point
IS hen hay and Yourself set out from
here. it was for the purpose of digging
up che MONEY TO pay him--the money
taas YOU told him was cached down
tin trace
What -
Yes come along, aid ne viii show
yos lust what We know about the mat
fef You struck the tracks here at
the alley and turned Wesf There was
IA one 10 SIGHT when you reached
seventh East So YOU struck out brave
~ tf Truss. Nift B ttN rf-E Allut Attit US
there2 Well, in the deep shadows be-
si1e IL d young fellow that you know
and his sweetheart were awaiting a
cer They said nothing. ~ they we've
not lookins Cor companions tight then,
any more than you were. on, they saw
you inst the same
y didn't see them"
You diae't: guess that is right
enough
i didn't see anyone about here when
came hbme-when I had occasion to
- about here early Monday evening
that is when I left the ear
"Oh Well leFs proceed You
Hfrolleti down this track side By side.
seeking "a avoid anyone. because you
were e return with a large sum Of
money yhat VOI were supposed 10 have
hidden 10 Keep ii away from credit
ors You walked along thus until you
reached this point Then you fell be-
HIM a step ~ two. Then you fired The
shot Hay fsll--his head striking here
on this rail, and '-
NO his he'd fell down the bank
Did it?"
wen. that aould be the natural as
eulapUon. replied M0rtersen, cOloring
eliehsiy Standing here OF an elevated
hank." he continued. sit W0Uld only be
natural that he would fat down it un-
a. those circumstances.
All, I am glad 10 geI your valuable
views c. TIE subiecI Waen Hay fell
win his LEAD down the bank. as you
say. YOU Csrrse1 hiu- across 1ne tracks
IT, the noftE. il wouldn't have done
10 have gous - the south, too many
people get eFes that way. You crossed
eBis ditch. .aEIyipg bial, so. Then YOU
riAled yourself Up this bank anG
dumped him oS eT this fence, so. You
cfawled through She fence between
Elase strands andl draSged the DodS
baek into the let here-ii0e am Illus
fEa You stopped here and went
che track to Sc If there were
auV sa of anyone approaching, ano
"a eaf -triBgement you had carried
- Sig into your cache. Jim Hay dldn
know when he started out Win You
shat the cache was intended to put hlm
away for keeps
Afort-nsen gazed blankly into the
face Of his accuser. He was thorough
~ angry. but he made no reply. His
nerves. steeled to any test through
tong hours OF searching inquiries
rointed accusing questions and incar-
teratiOE. were proof against breaking
down even under such trying ciFcut
stances. Silently the party returned
10 the hCme Of the accused Wnett
other trials were i'll store for MIN Nor
4ensen had been brought to the scene
about 10 o'clock in the forenoon, u
was I o'clock before the two officers
Of the law had exhausted the various
tests that suggested themselves IS cal
cuiated to break Down the 1ror erNe
OF their ward. and returned hlr 20
lice headQud rteTs To them LllI
Was productive of mueh-Mol nsen
remark "a reference TO MS talfure e
see the hypotletc cal couple in the shad-
ows al Seventh Esst street and ms Ut
terance in relation TO the manner IT
y htch Hsv fell
From legal standpoint il IS doubt
faI II the incidents aye worthy OF con
eideration. bat TO fae trained minds
of detectives they are fraught WIZ
significance that caused them 10 re-
double their efforts
sme III the 6rst things Mortensef
was compelled 20 dn upon reaching tn'
SCENE vas to illustrate the manner II
which ne SAYS he hid away his sole
I'm rne cellar The brick wan Wa
rtoselv examined. and although deeply
r5,e1red With lime dust and oueF hgh
refuse. no evidence vas soparent l'
indicate that glass jars had ever rest
- there The jar e. they containeC
s. no N gold would have weighed
something like eighteen p0uhds h'
aght Jars. which MorJeusen cllmDel
ue and placed on she wall 10 lACslta1'
ltis story. were removed. and their per
feet imprint found i'm the dust Saus
fal fhat on r. again the suspect hat
t.sn.pr0nfisrfi himself, they ie;' the cet
iarand visited other parts or the mousse
81 iha door NOrtensen gave ahothe
Illustration OF his remarkable nerve
AMI co0lness. - ether guilty man
merely a suspect trough cruel com
n.aatiou of circumstance SUDDEN!
he was brought lace To- face with James
sharp. the father of TIE woman fen
dered a widow through the Jfa&ed.
of Monday night. Extending ms manu-
de- advanced TO meet sharp The lat
ter without hesitance, took the proI
fered hand.
Max your inveS ttgatlon thGro9sn
Air sharp" said MOrtensen- OF
cannot hurt my feelings by searching
ms out. Go ahead until Voe prov
z4-e an innocent man.
II am not accusing YOU, or ahyoHs
xef.' replied sharp. But II LOOKS pau
yerv bad. I hope o God you are al
fnnoceut msn.
The crowd gathered ABOUT tue prem
fs-s stood snellbouEd at the Sc ie
the father-in-laW OF the Nletl4h ar
fhe man accused OF his murder stoo
WIN eIasped hands, gazing INTO eac
others eyes d.
shortly after MOrtensen was le
aWsv. back 10 the dreary room Whet
80 is incareqrated. IF the terrible OF
d.eis through which he had passe
made any impression upon MN IL ID
ma apuarenl in his dene5noF
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