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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-18

a mans body little below the surface
of the ground His pulse quickened pet
cerptibly and his blood charged through
his veins he declares az never before he
made his way quickly to the nearest
telephone station from which re-
port was wired 10 the police.
simultaneously Sergeant Janney
rushed into the department, saying that
a man had just come from Forest Dale
on the ear declaring that young Hays
body had been found with all possible
dispatch Detective Sheets, Alr Janney
officer d. VI. Brown and Patrol Driver
Armstrong ana eNewa' reporter
Jumped into the patrol wagon and
started for Forest Dale about four
miles distant. The run was made IN
less than twenty minutes on arry-
Ing there they found young Lindqulsi
and Mr. Mortensen together The for-
MGR pointed in the direction Of the
body and simply said; 1T is down
there In very short order blood
1'a'"S anu ,oVNa ~ 10" WHY iuu''u
upon the railroad track showing that
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''ue"s Neo.V" ""'u wy" 'nV '"'
p'o'"p'y aver NJ ''"u po''' sui-N''
uoNi' a"u Iep'efVp uhVonSp'pus' Wy
9r tnree copple focNs were "'so DeSpa'.
'eFeu WIN p'oou'-iui'ne' ''luehVe "
oru'a' treatment
pe'ec.lYp shec's quickly ieu 'ne ol,'-
GERS ana newspaper man 10 'he ruue'y
uohS'rle'eu grave near py' 'ahhs
c'reu''ous rouie 50 W. no' 70 disturb '''e
1901 Prints leadlhg 10 anu from 'he
ral'road track The WORK OF eNlunNng
lhe pody was Drlet ana gfuesome' AZ
was buried only rYe inches beneath thr
surface OF the ground the murdered
mans oyercoat was sim on his body
put the lower portions OF u had been
drawn up over his shoulders and head
80 as TO prevent the art from falllng
upon MS race ana propaply 10 smut out
the death-llke FEATURES winch had az
ready doubtless began TO haunt me
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| he was the victim Of assassination ana
robbery. But the man or men who dealt
the death blow are yet to be proved
guilty. The mystery surrounding the
deed is still mystery II Is what the
police are trying to solve, win they
succeed? That is the vital question all
are now asking. II Is the one they are
asking themselves. Can Mortensen
throw any light upon the affair? Can
he prove an alibi and show to the SAT
sfaction Of those concerned that he
stands gultess Of wrongdoing?
At the county Jail this afternoon he
did not impress the officers with the
suspicion that he was murderer, On
the contrary, he seemed TO tell very
straight story
Mortensen has hitherto borne good
reputation; and, like Mr. Hay, has
friends who believe that he Is as in
nocent Of murder and robbery as the
dead man was of being defaulter.
Many theories are advanced by them.
These are more or less vague, however.
The one in which they place the most
confidence Is that he and Hay, while
riding on the car together talked the
money transaction over IN tone of
voice sufficiently audible to permit 9TH
ers TO hear II that among those who
overhead 1t was a man or men dlaboli-
cal enough TO at once conclude that
there was an opportunity Of securing
fortune even though ii was necessary to
she'd human blood that the young
mans movements were closely watched
from that moment until the fatal hour
when his life was taken from him,
rhe story Of the discovery OF the life
less. stiff and nutIlated remains OF
young Hay is told In detail in the mar
ratiye which follows this Introduction.
1t IS one that Will shock the feelings
and arouse the sympathies Of even the
most calloused and cause their hearts
10 20 out 10 the bcreaved family 80
suddenly plunged into grief on the very
eve of Christmas and the festivities
that they in common with others would
have enjoyed.
The body was found by young man
named Frank LindQulst who lives at
Forest Dale he was looking for some
horses in pasture in the neighboi-
hood when his eyes were attracted 10
a nlwly made mound of earth near the
railroad track or course, like every one
else In the vicinity the Disappearance
Of Hay and the possibility that he had
been foully dealt with was fresh in his
mind and he was ready TO jump at any
conclusion that promised even the
shadow OF definite result In fact
ony short time before he had been |
thinking over the matter-as to why |
Hay should have left home-what
motive could have prompted him. so
he moved hastily towards the spot ana
kicked the raised ground lightly with
his foot. II was easily disturbed and
showed that It had been freshly put
there. investigating further he fels
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might not have to do so In the morning
as instructed by Mr.. Romney, This
supposliion Is further borne out by the
tact that Mr. Hay after dinner that
evening told his wife that he was GO
inS to Mortensens house for this money
and assuring her thot he would DE
PACK In short time. lie probably con.
eluded that the transaction would oc.
eupy his attention until quite late as
he requested his wife to retire and not
wait for his return After this there
was an affectionate. leaye-tahng he.
tween them and be left the house on
his GRAND and she went to her bed
as he requested. II was about 3 o'clock
IN the morning when she aNoke and
found that he had not returned. Her
fears were Immediately aroused and she
arose with all possible haste and gave
the alarm.
What happened In the interim be-
tween the time young Hay left his
home and the time his wife awoSo and
discovered his absence Is only known in
part II is fact beyond question that
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House PASSES PHILIPPINE TARIFF.

Mr. Henry took issue with his Louisi-
ana cOllenguta aS to the effect OF free
trade with the Philippines upon the SUI
gar industry of Louisiana. lie pointed
out that Porto Rico last year produced
more sugar Tor export than the Philip
pines and denied that fiee sugar from
the Islands would threaten the Louls-
ana industry with annibllatlon. The
Dement'S from the sale Of cotton and
rice, he argued, would more than COM
pensate for any injury 20 lhe sugar in
dustry
Mr.. Williams, OF Mississippi, followed
Mr. Henry He said that as long as
the Philippine archipelago was a part
OF the United States and within Its do
main II should be treated as part OF
the Union with the same equality and
uniformity enjoyed by the other terri
tories But to avoid the embarrass-
lnents, hardships and difficulties OF the
situation he believed we shoylld get rid
Of the Islands as soon as we could do so
with honor to ourselves and benefit to
the Fillpinos.
Mr.. Hepburn, OF Iowa, followed Mr..
Williams. He supported the bill He
said the Democrats offered nothing In
tHe way OF Dill 10 Improve the present
measure. He declared the Flipinos were
incapable Of self government and In re-
ply to question by Mr.. shafrvth as to
the capabillty Of the Cubans, said they
also were not 1T for self-goymrnment
He said the Democratic party forced
the administration into position
where II was compelled to declare for
the independence of Cuba.
This was greeted with Democratic
applause.
"You may applaud said Mr.. Hep
burn, but the time Is not distant when
you will acknowledge the unwisdom OF
giving Cuba independence (Republi-
can applause)
A motion to recommit the Philip
pine bill was lost, 122 to liz, and the
bill passed, 1853 to 12s.
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MANIAC KILLS
HIS LITTLE CHILD
Dexter Knight Goes Violently In
sane and Smashes Furniture,
WIFE FLEES WITH BABY
Fhe Older children LEFT Behind Arc
seriously nandied Ere Help
Arrives on scene.

Special Correspondence.
Bryan Idaho, Dec. MA broken
hearted and grief stricken wife and
mother the lfeess form OF little
9 year-old child, the bruised bodies OF
two other little ones and the hus-
land and father locked behind the bars
q tho county jail at Blaclfoot, is the
result Of an insane freak Of one Dexter
Knight who has been heretofore re-
gurded as an honored and respected
auzcn.
on sunday night after the family had
retired. Knight arose from his bed and
began playing havoc with the house
t0ld furniture, upscttlng the stove,
smashing lamps and window panes ana
compelling hts wife 10 kneel before him
With her head bowed to the floor and
lray for him When she finally refused
TO comply with his desires In this re-
cpect he became violent and resorted
to very severe measures, rendering II
ne cessary for Mrs. Knight to ny with
her babe to neighbore in order to save
her own life and that Of the baby.
hut In doing 40 she had to leave OF the
mercy Of the mad man their three
small children, aged 3, s and I years
respectively Taking the advantage Of
this opportunity the man, who until
now had been kind and indulgent
father, maddened and raging, threw
these little one upon the floor and
dashed the baby's crib upon them until
the little 5-year-old died from the In
.iiries Sustained and the other two We're
very badly bruised and are lying In a
serious condition
AS soon as Mrs knight reached q
neighbours, Robert Adams, who lived
about half mile distant. that gentle
man FASTENED 10 the rescue, and called
upon others who prevented any further
tragedy Tho little ones were ali found
snugly tucked away In bed, but life
was already extinct In the one case. a
jury WAS impaneled and verdict ren-
tered to the effect that the child came
20 her death BY the hands Of her faith
or while In ht Of insanity
A deputy sheriff came from Black
foot and escorted the man to the coun.
~ iail where he was locked up for safe
kesping nn,ll he could be examined
A,f bio sanity
A gloom Is cast over the entire COM
munlty and Mrs. knight has the sym
patty OF all.
The funeral services were held over
the remains Of the little one today.
knight has been sent TO the asylum
1t BlaclSfoot,
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RoaY RoUND
Mortensen Assists In Exhuming the
EYidence of DAstardIy Murder.

According 10 statement made by
| Royal B. Young the facts connected
with the linding of the remains are as
follows; Mr.. Young and MIR. Morten-
sen were boarding northbound Warm
Springs car on seventh East street
about o'clock when Mr.. Young was
accosted by Miss Hattie Cannon, who
was on the car, and advised that he go
back, as Frank Lindquist had made u
suspicious find which might be the
body Of James Il. Hay. MIR Young
was undecided at first, but Mr. Morten-
sen said at once, Yes let us go back
and see what 1t Is" So the two went
back to Simpson avenue, where they
met Mr.. Llndquist with pick and
shovel en- route to the middle OF the
lot west OF Seventh East street and
about where Sixth East street would be
II It had been extended south to that
point.
Mr.. Lindquist, who lives In the plat
south Of whore the murder is supposed
to have been committed, had gone out
into the lots to the north about 1880 to
look for some horses, and found blood
on the right Of way just south OF the
Rio Grande track, There was a trail
of blood leading to the north across the
right Of way to the other side Of the
barbed wire fence where there was a
freshly thrown up mound Of earth. Mr..
Lindquist kicked away enough Of the
earth to show that there was a human
body concealed beneath, and then,
alarmed at the discovery. he started
over TO Mortensen's after digging tools.
Mr. Mortensen had gone, but Mr. Lind
Quist secured a pick and shovel and
was on his way back to the scene Of
the crime when he met Mr.. Young and
Mr.. Mortensen. The three then went
over TO the supposed grave and opened
II to find the body Of young Hay resting
six Inches beneath the soil, lying on his
right side and facing to the south. The
police were Immediately notified OF the
horrible discovery. and they lost no
time In getting there. +.
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rrnollon Nlen MlI Soc srIke.

Philadelphia, Dec iS,--By q ytte Of
sos 10 i2p the conductors and niotor-
men OF the Union Traction coIapapy
y hich controls all the street railway
Ines In the city early this mofnns de-
cided not to strike The demands
which the company refused and upon
which the pro-strike element based us
arguments are 70 cents an hour zen
hours day, veStlbuled shelters lor
motormen and conductors, reinstate-
n,ent OF men discharged since july l.,
solely FOR being members OF u union,
and the reference OF differences be.
tween men and the company TO board
OF arbitration.
a strike was favored by the local
branch of the Amaigamated association
tut II was opposed BY the Philadel-
phia Street Car Employees union, an
independent organization
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-18

Wseftgion, Dec, is--The "whlps
! ! boN SIDES Of the House were ac-
! ssly Of work today preparing for the
Ne on the Philippine tanr bill which
I@i forip m This WIN be the first
hlshn o. any Importance since the
eE membership Of the House assem-
Ned, The Republican majority at
Nssni Is 81 as against "a In the last
i0gS. Representative Tawney the
republican whip, said Of the probable
gglli q the vote.
The bill viii pass by liberal ma
bits although there viii be some
fssks on both sides. On the Repub-
Ken SIDE the loss will not exceed eight
nis This loss will be partially COM
knsaled by the gain Of the Louisiana
hsuiion Of six votes. The net re-
nll shows that the bill will pass With
M trouble.
The Republican members who have
announced opposition TO The bill are.
Esau. Of Massachusetts, Llttleheld, OF
nm, and Crumpackor Of Indiana.
M after il absent and VIII be paired
,e,na the bill II possible although
bneratlc members are refusing to he
nlrd with him, owing to his attitude
n southern elections. Representative
warner Of Illinois. and three Repub-
re,n members OF the Minnesota dole
alton are among the other Republic
,s members whose votes are doubtful
al nav he cast against the bill.
n, House today resumed the debate
An Me- bin To provide temporary rev.
.sap, for the Philippine Islands under
n agreement that the bill should be
,aa on al 1 o'clock this afternoon.
~ attendance In the galleries did not
rsIaie much public interest in the de-
NM Mr., Henry Texas. was the
lrsl speaker.
4, characterized the bill as oppres-
,l,s ana outrageous. Months instead
I, tso DAYS, he said, would not be too
s.s lor The discussion OF q measure
!, W sl,sl interest 20 ten million people.
=. Juet upon the injustice of the dou-
h 4xport and import tax on rice. sug-
(, ,nd tobacco aud charged that. this
I.nee taxation WAS IN the interest OF
\, wgar and tobacco trusts,
3, Williams paid his respects TO the
acme Court which, he said arrived
, NJ decision by . shifting majority
, oneV Il decided that the islands
"a sometimes domestic and some
~, foreign II made Of the old In
I.,e. oaih-bound constitution an
..,,Oment that would bend to political
..sssltIes. There was no danger, he
IA 4 the country proceeded along its
y. .,s,st lines. OF becoming a mother
'er,,ya for peoples In the east. II
!, more likely TO become a step
olhei' country.
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here and at Laramie and traffic VIM
not be resumed before night.
AZ solon,one hundred and thirty miles
west OF Cheyenne, an eastbuund fast
mail train ran Into the rear end Of
freight. Foreman Charles Brown of
the mail train was seriously hurt The
engine was demolished and three cars
Of the freight were wrecked ana
burned. Postal Clerks Sherman, Smith
and Newsome Of Cheyenne were slight
ly injured.
Twenty miles north Of Cheyenne on
the Colorado and Southern railroad, a
southbound passenger train was
wrecked while trying to force its way
through huge snow bank. The pas
sengcrs We're transferred and brought
In this morning. No one was serious
ly hurt.
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Presidential Nominations.

Washington, Dec. * --rho
To-Day sent the following :" No., rtesldent
to the Senate: S''"s nominations
Miguel Otero. eoverno
Mexico; Benjamin 4. Rax.u vt New
associate Justice OF the s,,,,ra a,eo' asHa.
~ New Mexico; Levi Davis V",s s9uTt
o. public moneys OF sund.n, 'eve,yer
frederick Muller, receiver ~ Myo;;
moneys AZ Santa We. N, M !" PUBLIC
parlment Of sp 3ps,,ta under the de-.
day after the cabinet ts1 nsss,Ss ysstsr-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-18

Yesterday the police believed firmly
Mat James r Hay, secretary OF the
Pacific Lumber company, was a defaul'
H.; that he had absconded with $500
IA gold coin belonging to the company
bf which he had for some time been
trusted and efficient officer Today
thty know to their sorrow thet they
>fade a horrible mistake; that the OBJ
hi Of their suspicious was not only
BE innocent and honorable man that
BIS friends thought him TO be. but that
Be was most foully murdered and
8obbed, More than that, Peter Nor
enssn the contractor living at 2,2lO
Walnut avenue who It was said late in
be afternoon Of Monday had rendered
be money in payment to the company
~ debt owing II, is under arrest and
the county jail on the charge OF hav-
6 committed the terrible deed.
Circumstances, too, point very dam
glngly towards Mortensen for his con-
ectlon with the affair. II transplres
bat the statement that he took the
poney to the company's office on Mon
Py afternoon Is untrue, He did moth
y Of the kind The facts are that
hortensen went to the companys
pee and stated that he had the money
home with which TO discharge the
phsation-that the company could
eve i as soon as 1t wanted tim
PedIately II desirable The response
as that 1t was after banking hours
pa the company did not care to re-
lve it that day.
Dir Romney, who is the president of
e company, however, instructed Mr..
ay to draw the receipt for that
nount which was done, as an In
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steamer San Bias wrecked.

San Francisco, Dec. 1s,--A dispatch TO
the Merchants Exchange says that the
steamer San Bias which left san Fran
cisco, November 90 for Panama, was
wrecked December II, of La Llbertad.
The passengers and crew were saved.
The San Bias was owned by the Pa
cific Mail company rne was 2S3 feet
long, net tonnage 1895 and was built BIZ
John Roache In 1889 She carried a
crew OF about fifty men and was COM
manded Of Capt. Kattarinich. She
carried passengers and freight for Mex
lean and Central American Pacific
ports. The wreck occurred FIVE miles
north OF LaLibertad on the San saliva
dor coast. It IL thought that the pas
sengers and crew are being brought
north on the steamer Newport.
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Senate Doings.

Washington, Dec. 1S.--After tho
transaction OF routine business In the
Senate, Mr., Platt, OF Connecticut. Of
fered resolution suspendlng the rule
providing for the appointment OF MEM
hers OF the various Senate committees
by ballot. Tho resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Plat then submitted another reso-
luton, appointing formally the commit
tees for the Fifty-seventh Congress. The
names OF the members OF the commits
tee already have been published.
A bin authorizing the construction
Of a railroad bridge across the Arkan-
sas river near Fort Gibson, /. H., was
passed,
At 12:45 p. m, the Senate went into
executive session.
The Senate at $3.50 p. m. adjourned.
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mi ia obdurate.

Buenos Ayres, Dec, iS,-(Via Calves
ton)-It Is rumored here that Chlli VIII
not agree TO ihe proposed mobilization
N her recent note to Argentine as out-
lined In the recent communication from
the Argentine government The MAJ
cion believes that II this Ii true the
Aituation viii become more serious.
"A Fruguayan volunteer legion Is 10
be made rp here. II 10 TO consist of
two regiments Of cavalry and three
lRlmcnfs OF Infantry n. b
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-18
Hearing In Dowie Case.

Chicago. Dec. lS.-Samuel Stevenson,
brother n-law Of Or" John Alexan.
der Dowie in Judge Tuley's court to-
day again charged the self-proclaimed
Elijah the Second" with having frau
duiently secured his signature TO
contract, which he alleges defrauded
him Of SlS5.O00 The contract, called
"The private agreement" was produced
in court, but Stevenson disclalmed any
knowledge Of having signed this par
ticular instrument. He said he knew
he had signed an agreement, but he
charged Dowie with having him under
his influence az the time OF the signing
OF the papers 10 such an extent that he
might have signed anything Dowie
wanted him 10 sign. He told OF how
he and Dowle had an all night session
OF prayer when the agreement was
signed. how he had implicit faith IN
Dowie. and ali that he did and how he
even left ali the legal technicalltles OF
the agreement TO Dowies own lawyer.
AID HOUSE DOINGS
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Duke Acquires Jasnla,,, rona,o, -.

Ber,ln, Dec. ls,-'rhe KIeines .Io,rno,
sSys i resident Duke OF the Americ 90 n
i rooaSeo ,company. has acquired M
Sas Sisarette company Of Dra so
zen ~ ane the factory OF Kyrlazi mos
~ perl,n. Two other Dresden ' ron
e er,,'s, Lafirme and sulIma, viii ~ ~
a. az and then win be sbsorS
81 us tne American Tobacco co,nns eov
ss m, duke. Who has been spenS,ns
l pn,sr Gays IN Berlin. has gone N ~ y,
c, esersourg for the purpose Of bv ~ p.
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Dies De Bar Rleaas MOI GalI,y.

London, Dec 1852 Theodore and Laura
Jackson, (Ann O'Delia Dis DeBar)
pleaded not guilty when arralgned at
the Old Bailey today 20 stand trial on
the charges OF immortality. The prison.
ers We're not defended There was a
very large crowd In the courtroom
and In the vicinity Of the court when
the solicitor general, Sir Edward Car
son. opened the case, reyiving the
points brought out In the hearings In
the Marylehone court.
Sir Edward Carson characterizes the
prisoners as q "helish gang"
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NEWS Received BY POLICE.
Officers Make a Quick Run 10 the
Scene Of the Tragedy.

While the theories relative TO the
missing man We're being discussed
down at the police station this mornlne
Just before 10 o'clock, Sergeant ED
Janney rushed into the station and
made the startling announcement that
Hays body had been discovered. Ser
geant Janney was on the street when
some laborer approached him and said:
We'll, see they have found the MISS
ing man all right" Janney replied
that he had heard nothing about It and
asked for the particulars The man
said he had Just heard that Hays body
had been found In a field not far from
his home. The officer supposlng that
the station had been notified, waited on
the street thinking the wagon would
soon be on the way 10 the scene
CAME BY TELEPHONE.
At first but little stock was taken
IN the report which the officer had re-
ceived but he was positive that the
man who told him knew what he was
talking about. Detective Sheets and
Sergeant Janney were discussing what
should be done under thecircumstances
when the telephone bell In Chief Hill
tons office rang vigorously. Sheets
answered the call Quickly.
Hays body has been found buried
In field down here" was the message
he received
There Is no mistake Is there?" asked
Detective Sheets.
The answer came back there was no
mistake. that the body had been partly
uncovered. Sheets cautioned those on
the scene to leave the body as Il was
until the officers arrived.
LONG RUN TO SCENE.
Then Detective Sheets. Sergeant jan
rey, officer j. D. Brown, Patrol Driver
Armstrong and a News, representa-
(Cont!nasd On page two.)
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Searching for James Nolan,

Chicago, Dec. 1s.--The police OF this
city have instituted search for
James Nolan, 5years OF age, said TO be
q member OF the mining firm OF Nolan.
Hoges 4 Co., OF Pasadena, Cal Three
weeks ago Mr.. Nolan came to Chicago
and after q short acquaintance married
Helen C.. Koch Two weeks later he
left for business tclp to Milwaukee,
taxing sib.oVV IN mining securities. He
has not YET returned and today his
pfide reported his disappearance to the
violence. Wv"