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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
DRAINING POND III
SEARCH FOR PISTOL

with Iusty blows seven men at
tackled the hard earth Of the huge com
mon. where James r. hay was buried.
yesterday ana by nightfaH mad com
pleted something like 600 feet of the
trench necessary to drain the slough
where some officials have believed the
revolver that killed Hay was thrust
deep in the mire. When .he work was
E bandoued there still remained twice
as much more 10 be done before both
bEeEches o. the swamp could be thcr-
oughlv drained.
The ditch was dug under the direc-
7 t0ns OF County Surveyor Fox. Who
marked it off along a line that had
been the course of brook, extending
from the northern arm Of the slough
fo Fifth East street Crowds watched
the work and il was generally pre-
dIctad that the swamp viii not be tk0r-
ougdly drained before Wednesday, II
then.
II was also generally believed that
,,ofhire tangible viii be discovered, 1or
fba reason that the man who shot Uay
Was not likely 70 discard his weapon
81 that time and run the risk Of en-
eonnffrirg unarmed some one who
might discover him at his butchery or
on his way home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Peter Mortensen spent quiet day in
the county Jail yesterday. He had few
visitors. and incidents calculated TO dis
turb him were few, indeed. t-is de-
meanor was quiet and reserved, yet
hopeful. He had not yet learned that
the man he sought to have come to
his relief by falsely swearing he had
loaned him money to pay the debt Hay
had come to collect had told al and
drawn the evidence more tightly about
,hi.n.
EfTwo friends and neighbOrs, both wo-
rlen. called upon the prisoner and
chatted with him pleasantly on COM
rnonpIace subjects. that seemed to af-
ford him cheer. But his closer friends
and his lawyer failed to present an ap-
pearance. and time dragged heavily on
the hands Of the accused man.
Mortenseuts legal counsel is in no
hurry TO outline what his defense will
be. for The reason. it is generally be-
Iieved. that the defense is awaiting the
discover of what facts the prosecution
IS in possession Of. A rumOr was cur
rent yesterday, based on a word or
two that leaked out at Forest Dale, and
trfhing incidents that point in the same
direction. that an effort viii be made
10 sift responsibility for the crime by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
TWO WERE KILLED
Distressing Accident on the BOs-
ton & Maine at
Nashua.

Nashua, y. H. Dec. ga dense fog
and a misplaced switch in the north
yard of the Boston & Maine railroad
in this city today caused the wreeking
OF the Cannon Ball Express bound
from Montreal for Boston Two men
were killed instantly and about dozen
persons were injured.
The dead are: Edward Quimby OF
Concord, engineer, and J. z. Marshall
of Concord, fireman.
The injured are: Frank CrOWsOn,
Boston, conductor Of an extra freight,
bad scalp wounds; Robert Morrow Of
Concord, newsboy, injuries to right leg
Several of the passengers Of the
Cannon Ball. were bruised, but it was
not necessary to send any of them to a
hospital.
The wreckage caught fire, but the
blaze was extingUished without further
damage
The express colIided with an extra
freight running from Concord to Bos-
ton. The engine of the passenger train
struck the rear of the freight, as the
latter had hauled on to d siding 10
permit of the passage Of the express.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
POLICE SAY THEY HAVE
M0RTENSENS REVOLVER
Also Declare They Have Evidence That He Pur
chased it at Second Hand Store.
Peculiar Circumstances nds Which Weapon Was FOund-Deaer
to Confront the Accused Man.

- the last clement a neear s to ns @p @ y T of James
p
The a8iber
and Hopkins Allen It has been traced the
1Iortensen, nOtl ongb
searching direction
less After varied experiences and d'appOnm the clue resulted in the
win confront Peter Alortsn-
HILTON Is SURPRISED.
CHEF Hilton at his mdnght affected surprise that
euss Despite any situation is
has incident
uno . @ 9 yeS Of 9 interest o
search @ tTe D % fou8 ev iien that the loT had been recent
was 6osn Sou v %aPh qcR mP0sanf 6 9 9@ st
streets yesterdayamost
o:e searched 9eigheoooa hope Of
under Saturday.
THE PISTOL
state street He had cleaned up the RE
yet thought
r desperate sea ] before
s 10 'Re I9Gon 3nd store where 9s purchased that
Some circumstance the details which unknown pay
hesitation
WILL CONFRONT MoRuENsEN
price PAID ad the @ the purchaser a Ss' 6aT o6an R h es
towards Completing the trench to pond
hand
entertain theory connection with
the accused They maintain that the Hay concealed
Of the body of the missing unexpected develop
vOlver where likely o
PISTOL DISPOSED OF.
one deeply @ od s a not be foaa a P 500 6%
he 9d where nEey Se
il
Of this friend of AIortensen into the
while
be o or
without
OFFICER POSITIVE.
Ed his last night
reliable said the officer several
sundsy myself
believing that
o
to preclud q possibility
within sho ime 70 i identified
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
BOER OFFICERS BEING
TRIED FOR MURDER

GIRAFFE Reinet, Cape Colony, Dec. IS.
-Commandant Scheepers who is prob
ably the most hated of all the prisoners
now in the hands of the British, and
whose trial was recently suspended
owing to his physical collapse, testified
I'm his own behalf today. He made q
vigorous defense, and denied six Of the
seven murders with which he is
charged. He declared that in the sew
enth case the man killed was a native
spy, who had been regularly tried and
convicted. Scheepers admitted having
whipped natives who had been found
guilty of conveying information to the
enemy, so-called unarmed native scouts
being, in his opinion, simply spies He
said that he had had them whipped fire.
quently, and he justified their being
shot He declared that the lOOting and
burning of government buildings were
reprisals in accordance with Dewet's
proclamation.
Scheepers asserted that ne always fed
and treated his prisoners as well as he
was able.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
MASON is IN SECOND
MAIL DISCUSSION

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Mason
as chairman of the senate committee on
postofices, today called upon Postmas-
ter General Smith and presented a re-
quest that no further action be taken
by the pOstofffce department in the
matter of dropping publications which
are now classified as secOnd-class mail
publications pending the investigation
proposed by Senator Mason's commit
tee. The senator declared that it was
his intention to begin the proposed in
vestigatiOn Immediately on the recon-
vening of congress, and said that ne
had received several hundred protests
against the departments plan OF action.
No definite understanding was reached
with the postmaster general
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
DEATH MET TWO
AT TEXAS FIRE
Aged Physician Persisted in the
Flames.
WAS HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
TWO OTHER UNFoRTUNATES
WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 2s.-News Of a dis
astrous fire at Calvert, Tex. reached
Dallas today. Two lives were lost and
two men were seriously injured by fall
ing walls. Property loss, $150,000.
The dead are DR.. c. c. Garrett. 50
years old. burned to death, and T Os-
car, killed by a falling wall. The in
jured are Daniel Lavine and H. Ry-
man, both caught under falling walls,
both being seriously hurt.
The fire started in the front end Of
one Of the two general stores Of Cal
lott, AdOue & Fisher. The buildings
and contents We're destroyed.
The shoe store of o. Peitsch, the. Jew
elry establishment of H. Ryman and
six smaller merchandise establishments
were also destroyed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
USED MISSOURI WINE
ON THE BATTLESHlP

Newport News, Va, Dec. 2s.-The
battleship Missouri was launched at
the ship yard here today at HIP
O'Clock Fully 10000 people saw the big
defender go into the water. The launch
ing passed off without hitch and none
prettier or more successful was ever
accomplished. Miss Marion Cockrell,
daughter of Senator F. NJ Cockrell,
was sponsor for the ship, and she per-
formed the duty assigned with the ira
ditional bottle of champagne, using a
bottle of Missouri product for the pur-
pose. The number Of guests gathered
around the sponsor on the christening
platform was larger than ever seen
here.
Among them were Secretary Of the
Navy Long, Secretary Of the Interior
Hitchcock, Rear Admiral Melville, L.
S N chief of bureau of steam en-
cheering; Rear Admiral O'Neil Z. S.
n, chief Of ordnance; Judge Advocate
Lemly. Z. S. N; Lieutenant Governor
J. A. Lee of Missouri, acting for Gov
ernor Dockery; Governor Tyler of Vir-
ginia; Corwin H. Spencer of St Louis.
representing the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition company; Congressman
Rixey. representing the house commit
tee on naval affairs: Senator C0ckrell
and a number Of army and navy Off
GERS. Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. came up from Old
Point on the dispatch boat Dolphin
with her guests. and viewed the launch
ing from the steamers deck. When the
big boat glided off the ways into the
water the crowd on the guests plat
form gave three cheers for Miss Cock
rell, three for the army and navy, three
for Secretary Long and another three
for the ship yard. After inspecting the
various departments of the plant the
guests repaired to the ship yard wharf
where they boarded the steamer Wash
ington, going to Old Point At the
Chamberlain hotel this afternoon the
customary post launching banquet was
given, the guests mentioned above be
ing on the programme as. the principal
srea trarc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
SECRETARY LONG COMMENDS THE MEN
WHO SEARCHED FOR VENVLLE'S BODY

insurrection in the Philippines, could
have inspired such unselfish and haz-
aTdOUs service as was involved in the
search for the remains of D. g. A. Ven
Vile is a high tribute to the character
OF the United States army, and VIII
tend to unite the navy to it in closer
bonds
Il have the honor to request that
you will transmit to the officer and en-
listed men above mentioned the CRATE
full appreciation and communication not
only of the navy department, but Of
the officers and enlisted men of the
navy fer their act and for the thought
full remembrances Of the family Of the
boy who was 90 cruelty murdered"
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All ALIBl MAY BE THE
DEFENSE OF MORTENSEN

proving an alibi. Mrs. Henry Morten-
sen is regarded as tie best witness for
the defense in that direction. MOrten-
sen and his sister-!n law were and are
very devoted friends The latter is IN
der the ban o. silence now concerning
how much time Morfensen spent at her
home on the night CT the murder.
At the time Of NOrtensen's arrest his
sisteT-in claw declared that when he ac-
companied her homo he only remained
long enough to strike a light It is
now said that she has had time to re
consider the statement, and that when
the case comes to trial Mrs. Henry
AI0rtensen will be IN important factor
in proving an abb if she goes on the
witness stand at all.
The various officials engaged in in
vestigating and prosecuting the case
ere inclined to discount the probability
of an alibi being proven or attempted.
They say the statements made by Nor
Jensen, his wife and Mrs. Henry Nor
Jensen Immediately following the ar
rest Of the former are Of such a char
acter that not one Of the three is like
~ to attempt to testify for the defense.
StenOgraphic reports of their state
ments We're obtained at the time. and
are being preserved in anticipation of
just such an emergency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
HAVE GONE AFTER THE
CAPTIVE MISS STONE

= Constantinople, Dec. 2s.-w. w =
= Peet, treasurer Of the Missionary =
= society in Constantinople, and II. =
+ Gargiulo, dragoman Of the United =
= States legation, who left here Dec. 4
= II. to meet the brigands who hold Z
= Miss Stone captive, have started =
= from Salonica for the interior. No =
: news of their movements is to be =
= expected for some days. The gov =
, eminent has sent instructions to =
= the provincial authorities to Ten-~N%
= der the United States negotiators =
y for the release of Miss Stone every =
= assistance in their power.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
MRS. HAY QUITS HER
HOME AT FOREST DALE

The darkness that has fallen upon
the Hay home since the fateful night
of Dec. 16, when James r. Hay walked
from it to his death. viii continue until
a new tenant occupies the premises.
Mrs Hay has declared she will never
live there again amid the surroundings
that recall the happy hours spent there
with her husband and the environment
that suggests the story of his d, eth
Nearly every room has a window nat
commands a view of the Mortensen
home. and from the front windows the
desOlate field where James Hay was
buried may be seen.
The last of the Hay household effects
have been moved away, and yesterday
Frank Kruse, the owner of the prem
ises, had a conference with the widow
and released her from a five-year lease
signed only last summer. Tomorrow
the property viii either be sold or
leased to a new tenant. as 1t is a de-
sirable corner and Mr.. Kruse has had
a number Of offers for it.
Mrs. Hays property has been re
moved 70 the home of her father and
her sister. said Mr.. Kruse yesterday
1.-THE family told me they could never
occupy the premises that so strongly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Washington, Dec. 2s-secretary Long
has written a letter to the secretary of
war, highly commencing the conduct
of Captain G. A. Detchemendy and
Lieutenant Parker Hit, Twenty second
infantry, and the men under them for
the zeal and perseverance" with which
they prosecuted the search for the re-
mains of D. @. A. Venville, q first-class
apprentice in the navy, who was muir
dered by Filipino insurrectionists at
Ballot, P I.
apprentice" says Secretary Long. ''in
the multitude of fatal and other casual
ties which have occurred during the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
CARNEGIE WILL MAKE
HIS DONATION IN CASH

Washington. Dec. 2S.-President
Roosevelt has received information
from Andrew Carnegie that is expected
to enable him to submit to congress
a form of the gift of S1O,OOO,OOO to the
United States for higher education.
This offer will not be in bonds of the
United States Steel corporation, as for
merly proposed, but viii be in a form
expected to be generally satisfactory.
The gift is likely to be in cash or in
securities drawing annual interest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
SOLDIER WAS MURDERED.
St Helens' Authorities Think They
Have a Clue.

St Helens, Ore, Dec. &.-Ihe 0ody
which was found near here yesterday was
today identified as that of Joseph Schulz
kowski. soldier discharged from the
United States army at the Preside last
August SchulkOwsh arrived here soon
after his discharge from the army and
bought a piece OF land.
The autopsy revealed the fact that ne
was shot through the body, the ball en-
tering the right side about four incnes
below the armpit. Another bullet en-
tered his face at the right corner of his
mouth The coroner found in the trail
where the man had been dragged, GER
tificate Of deposit on the First National
bank of Portland for S2l5.
The mans body was badly bruised its
entire length on the right side, and the
theory is advanced that the murder oc-
CURED elsewhere than in the vicinity OF
where the body had been deposited, and
had been carried there on horseback. On
the inside OF the leggings Scnulkowski
had written his name and the words
Angel Island Fort Mcdowell.
The authorities are strongly of the
opinion that they are on the track Of the
murderers.
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Copenhagen. Dec. 2S.-The agitation
against the sale of the Danish West In
dies has placed the government in an en-
barrassing position. There is much diff
ference of opinion as to how far public
sentiment against the sale Is genuine and
how far it is the work Of spectators and
promoters. At any rate, it has impressed
the foreign minister TO the extent Of his
being determined to request Secretary
HAY to allow of an arrangement Tor
pIebescite This matter will be settled
through COpenhage and not through the
Danish minister, c. Brun, at Washington
It is generally declared that the island
ers favor the sale. But the CHIEF argu-
ment advanced by the large majority IS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
AMERICA MAY NOT GET DANISH WEST
INDIES AFTER ALL THE WORK DONE

that there should be a plebescite like that
Of 1861.
The fact that the Danish government
is reOpening the negotiations indicates
that there is much doubt in the minds
Of the authorities as to how accurately
they have gagged the national sentiment
In the meanwhile those who were OPP
posed to the sale are formulating nUmer-
Gus plans for realizing on the tropical
asset so long. neglected. A company has
Just been formed FOR Improving fle rst-
nomic status Of the islands, in the event
that they are not sold. The capital OF
the company is not announced, but the
directors include Heide and Gleuckstadt-
bank directors: Andersen, a director of
the East Asiatic company, and other in
flUential persons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Des Moines. Dec. Ex-Governor Shaw
says he positively refuses to be inter-
viewed at present in respect to the
asset currency question or in respect
to his or Secretary Cages administra-
ton of the treasury department. He
said that the nearest he came to an
expression of opinion on the asset cur
rency question was in a speech deliv-
cred at Norfolk, Neb., last April, and
which wOs published in the Bankers
Journal of July, but he would not say
lust what his views were.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
HUDSON, n. Y, Dec. 2S.-One Of II

IT DSON, n. z, Dec. 2S.-One Of the
most sensational murder cases
ever known in New York state
eliminated today in a confession by
Harvey Bruce. aged q. in the form Of
a statement to his mother and aunt.
The statement is witnessed by Mayor
Charles H. Harvey and County Urea
urer George H. Macy, and tells how
the murder of Peter A. Hallenbeck, a
wealthy farmer Of GreenpOrt. was COM
mitted on Christmas eve by Bruce and
Willis, Burton and Fred Van Wormer,
brothers, aged 20. % and 26, nephews of
the murdered man.
The full purpOrt OF the confession
will not be made public until Monday
at the coroner's inquest, but enough
has been told to show that the prison
ers, who all lived in KinderhOOk, eight
cen miles from the Hallenbeck home,
drove to the scene of the crime, tied
their horses at HalIenbeck's barn, went
to the rear of the house in the moon
light, raped on the door, and when the
old man opened it, shot him to death,
firing thirteen shots, eleven Of which
penetrated the body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
DENVER MEN INDICTED.
Grand Jury There Doing a Land Office
Business.

Grand Jury There Doing a Land Office
Business.
Denver. Colo, Dec. 2S.-The grand
jury today returned indictments
against three stock brokfng concerns
on the charge of operating bucket
shops in violation of the laws of the
state against gambling. The firms are
the John G. Morgan Brokerage COM
pany, the W. 3. Ray Brokerage COM
pany and the L. NJ Davidson Broker
age company. The officers of the COM
panies this evening gave bond. 1t has
been rumored that indictments have
been found against the Denver Mining
Stock exchange but no arrests have
been made, and it is not generally be-
lieved that any action has been taken
against the exchange.
Sol Dreyfuss, who was indicted for
an alleged attempt to bride the grand
jury. was arrested today.
1t is understood that the proprietOrs
of several large office buildings have
been indicted for failing TO comply with
the law regarding fire escapes.
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springville Watershed.
lspeclaI ID Ne HeraId.l

Washington, Dec. 2S-At a recent meet
ing of the city council of SprinEville a
resolution was adopted and forwarded
to Senator Kearns asking him to use his
influence to have the government set
aside watersheds of Springville and
Mapleton as a forest reserve. This is in
line with the senator's bill to have set
aside as forest reserves, where possible,
all watersheds which supply mUnicipali-
ties with drinking water, il being his be-
lief that the water supply of a city is
largely responsible for the health of in
hahIfanfs-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
ONE TRAMP IS KILLED.
THREE OTHERS INJURED

Anadarko. o. T, Dec. 2S.-IrOn Noun
tain freight train No. 135 jumped the
track twelve miles south of Anadarko.
Frank Robinson, aged 26, a tramp car
penter OF Lincoln, Mo, was instantly
killed. and three trampS were injured
more or less seriously. The wreck
caught fire, and an immigrant car ana
five freight cars were consumed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
snit For I,arge Amount.

Helena. Mont. Dec. ga special TO She
Independent from Kalspell. Mont. says
The largest law suit ever instituted In
this county was begun today BY James
A Corum, who sues the Butte & Montana
Commercial company for $4,000 for notes
of that company sold to the Globe Ma
tional bank of Boston. which were bought
by him from that institution. He also
asks for interest on notes. Attachment
papers are in the hands of a sheriff who
will attach all saw mill property. farm
and timber land and town lots owned Dy
the company in this county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
FORECLOSED MORTGAGE;
WAS KILLED FOR THE ACT
Murderer of Haenback COnfeSSes the Details of a
Christmas Eve Crime.
Shot the Old Man Eleven Times in the Presence of His Wife and
Mother.

The crime was witnessed by Hallen.
beck's wife and old mother, the other
members Of the family being at Christ
mas eve services less than a mile dis
tant
Until last fall the Van Wormer fam
lily lived in a house in GFeenport, mort
gagged to Hallenbeck. Because he
thought the boys troublesome, Halen-
beck foreclosed the mortgage and the
family was evicted. This was the
basis Of the I'll will held against Hal
lenbeck.
The mother Of the Van Wormers and
friends tried hard by testimony before
the coroner TO establish an alibi for
them. The officials had strong circum-
stantiaI evidence against them.
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pemoralized Rates Expected.

Chicago, Dec. 2S-After four days
meeting. officials of western roads today
sible TO agree to a settlement Of the mill
itary traffic question raised by the South
ern Pacific. The latter roads notice that
It would withdraw from the old agree
ment Dee. 81 will therefore be carried
into effect and Generalization Of rates
all along the line will follow.
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suspect Murderer Arrested.

Kansas City. Dec. ga special to the
Star from Guthrie, o. T.. says: "A man
suspected Of being the assassin Of S. c.
Montgomery, a Santa Fe detective, who
was Killed at Winfield. Kan, last sum
mer. is under arrest at Delrio. Tex He
is o. w. COffelt, who some time ago for
feited a bond of 5000 in Pawnee county.
where he was awaiting trial on a charge
of felonious assault. The sheriff of Paw
nee county left for Texas today with
reduisition for CoffClt