Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-13

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y s :, closed the argument lor
, s's The defendant and MS IA
!, tsarfully srasped the n, nap "a. o. sD ,"s
' y y, and thanked him for his eher-
r. and effort mon,
REPEATED MUCH
mo News report OF the MOT
eD'O .nso closed last evening, Atty
'e'Sn s,s,art was stlll making the
,. argument for the defense Mr..
eeD' cent over the same ground
s's'' limos and made much of little
ts'eln . m which he claimed had
dlslsgssn"ssn IN the testimony Of several
ben sa w. He argued that If a witness
rIInss'sss q in one point he vas liable
x mistaken in many IN speahins
/ Nv and Mortensen' he salu men ,,a.
ia.t In vas Of such character that
llslI lss,nnppssIhle for me to believe that
y Tor,snsen murdered James X.
kew ! tnew Jimmy Hay, and tell
~, il% ,sntlenen that he never wouiu
Nv NV Zone down into that held ohiy IN
front II g gun ..o,,,,ne o,,or,av
Nv =, come length that 1t would be
- 49, h say that Hay started down
~ INK intending to go to the water
Wy u M line. Why Of course II Is an
MA II d silly to think such q thing
,rssn NJ could have got ear right mere
al Htdries' store.
m, attorney dwet al some length on
49, Asrseter Of Mortensen and said:
I.I IN thought Peter Mortensen slaugh-
,epJ James R. Hay ! would be among
ihs int TO hang him
PELICAN POINT MURDER.
N, Stewart then read TO the jury
|rbsl Durported to be the facts In the
4 asrA HAYS murder case. The killing
IN ttf,s BOYS at Pelican Point, and said
raj me evidence in that case was
{nur. stronger than the evidence In this
easp and vet grave mistake had been
knad. In reference to the defendant
rolrs UPON the stand he said that no
matter how straight his testimony
Knight be he would not be believed. The
Hubble was ever willing, he said, to
fudge a man once the finger OF sus-
pclon was pointed al MN
why | heard the best friends OF
Jimmy Hay say Why, he could not
look you IN lhe eye, ! knew Jimmy
Hsr and tell you that IL as raise as
|hell They say ihis man tpointing az
Norlensenl can mol look you IN the eye.
tYry ! ana see
~ng 70 convict man on that kind
~ igllmonyy why they haven't even
liaFl mat Peter Mortensen was out
wv nouse lnal hlsht' why diun they
Y 1881 llttle woman on the standY
ln Eenry horlelsen. she would have
nAns truth why did they not put
nsa1 me attorney, and then ne
a.N' we have not objected
~ stewart handed out q red hot
~ loi Lootpoufow, sheets and Hill
Va " heiI ulnng discrepancies az
wig condition OF the lumber In Nor
'''''s ee'lar
N'yNY AMI MOTT ca rtrNNv
WY lhey told you gentlemen, that
.,as was not a spot on that wall as
~ a. The point Of your finger that was
aHuioed where the dust was dis
tfoed Here the attorney began 10
nSh foull excuse me gentlemen
% aagning. but this is 50 funny. Az
" les'liylng 70 that, Sheets or Loot
p.ioE Placed dollar ON the ledge.
. yel when Hilton examined the wall,
usie was no mark Of the dollar"
NJ Stewart interrupted Mr.. Elch-
=, ~ hr Hilton went down in the call
eafoE made their examination. II is
~ % ilnny now, Is IT," asked the at
~nasy dandy
Vn' Is That 500 I beg your pardon"
y. eou!sel TOT defense.
~ saTiy as $3.50 o'clock this morning,
'..'om We're In Judge Morse's court.
~, IN Wnere Peter Mortensen is being
'n,a 'oI MS life in order to secure good
- iney sat there patiently until
Y oelock the hour for openlng of
, .as by mat time there was the same |
.sa o. humanity. The arguments
'sal 70 be a good drawing card The |
,ss.alofs We're very considerable today,
ny pa not modest the courts chair
ls'sr Mortensen entered the court |
~. IN slln smiling countenance and |
w nhhas warmly with his relatives |
49, TWO Of three friends who were
t 3 y. Alter the Jury was called, MIR.
. stewart resumed the closing argu. |
,n' LOT Mortensen. He reviewed 10 |
.Hs extent the statements made al |
s v'Gse o. MS argument last evening. |
Guy sa'e,
ll s.a OF the jury, at the close
lsIs evenings proceedings | was |
~ ,,'as OF the dangers OF the testimony |
4 y Has been admitted in this case. / |
M ~ ~ ,pe depressed condition Of |
,,,, mno Is accused OF crime. How his |
,,sn'snts are liable to be rarbled |
. AZ. VINO heard the statements of |
,asiendant misunderstood them n |
tsa, ' y, impossible for one person TO |
~ !, Inc lne statements Of another and |
va 1" ,Sog1naeetly For this reason courts |
~ .s'u down rule governing the adj
'i so OF testimony.
- "as given You examples OF per.
= VINO nave been made Ia nonfass "a
NV s sney did not commit. / desire
bor s s J. THIS morning an illustration
49,, person accused OF crime NAV
tsrs,,,u,clo.lsly, and may In fact lay |
eo s,~s, Z, ne foundation for the trap
"A a.. nlln Mr. Stewart then re-