Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
sPIRITUALIsM AS A FACTOR.
Proposes TO Solve the Mystery that
has Defled Police and Public.

There Is woman residing IN Water
loo who claims to be in possession of
information that will wiring q confess
ton from Mortensen and cause him to
admit that he murdered young Hay"
Such was the statement made to the
News" this morning. Like number
less others II was received with the
customary grain of salt, but like the
many foundationless rumors that have
been circulated since the assassination,
It had to be run to the ground. Accord
ingly a representative Of the News
boarded the first street car for Water
loo and soon found himself at the home
of the woman supposed TO be In pos
session of the knowledge which the
public has been a unit In seeking for
some days past The newspaper man
was politely invited to step inside and
take q seat while the lady of the house
related to him what she knew Of the
case.
She reluctantly undertook the nara
ton of what she claimed to know, but
only after she had eXacted positive
promise that her name would not be
published az least at this time. She
stated that she had just given her
story TO Detectives Sheets and Janney
fact the newspaper man was al
ready aware Of as he found those gem
tlemen IN front of the house waiting
for the car on its return trip to the
city Mrs. ---- was evidently much az
feoted by the subject that was burden
ing her mind, and said she was eX-
ceedlngly 10th to disclose what she
knew. and would not do 30 did she not
firmly believe that It would result IN
bringing the murderer to justice. She
introduced the subject proper in this
way
we" meaning herself and husband,
"were lately converted TO spirltualism.
We had meeting last night II was
not at our house, but at one In the
neighborhood. There were nine OF us
present. The session opened in the
usual way and the two first hymns we
sang were Nearer My God 10 Thee.
and We Shall Meet on that Beau
tiful Shore on the singing of
the first there was no manifestation OF
any kind except the sweetly solemn In
fluence that always accompanies the
rendition of that hymn When we had
finished singing the last stanza of the
last hymn, however there was
marked change, and voice from per-
HOnuEt OF spirit nNHht bul hlih otllAs
yes, we shall meet on that beautiful
shore-and It is beautiful-very beauti-
full. There Is no suffering or sickness,
or anguish there. Husbands and wives
are not suddenly torn asunder and
cruelty Separated 1t was then the
spirit addressed itself to my husband
calling him by his Christian name and
adding in words that startled us all,
No, there is nothing like that there
nothing like the terrible murder OF
young Hale That was an awful deed
and when he was being dragged 10
that hole in which his body was, found
he cried out My God, my God. what are
you going TO do with me now? Where
are you going To put me
Here the woman hesitated for brlei
moment and said "Those ere the words
that will cause Mr. Mortensen TO con-
fess. II they are repeated 10 him IN the
right way and the RIGHT time they can
not help but make him recoil M what
happened on the railroad track near the
spot where Mr. Hay was found. When
he hears them he must know that there
nre witnesses TO his deed. for spiritual
lists know that he Is guilty and those
death words will ring In his ears until
he VIII weaken and tell what he Knows
At least should think so
More than that the woman did not