Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-11
Afternoon Session.

| Cupied, Four additional rows OF bench
cs and chairs were pressed into servist
| and In many eases ladies We're sitting
on each others laps in order TO obtain
a place where they could hear and see.
-Four minutes after O'Clock Mr.
| Eichn0r resumed his argument He
said Gentlemen Of the jury, we have
shown 20 you that on Dec 10, M0rten-
sen had $780, II he had $500 on Mon
day he had Il at noon on Saturday.
Now then, gentlemen, take 1t for grant
cd that he had the money on Saturday
Why did he wait until Monday? He
said Saturday he would be able TO pay
on Monday and then on Monday he
went to Romney's Office at o'clock and
says they can come and get the money.
Look how unbusness-like. His state
ment is transparent, The financial
statement ! read 10 you is a fact. IL
Is not contradicted Is not disputed. and
from that statement you can reason
ably infer that he did not have the
money. II witnesses count for anything
in trial Of this kind, then surely we
have produced the witnesses. He told
Cummock that after paying Hay he had
less than 500 left According to his
statements then he only had $1,000. II
he had less than 800, where did the
Cannon check come ln2 Mr.. Stewart
tried to make II appear that they had
Mortensen In sweat box, but Hilton
dashed that all TO pieces when he said
they had no sweat box What do they
expect? Are they going to give a man
a room at the Knutsford and have peo-
pie send up their cards and please may
/ have an Interview? l have proved ne
did not have the money. once he said
he had II in three Jars, then in two,
then In sack In the cellar. On the |
after his arrest, Hilton exam |
med the east wall I'm the basement and |
found that the dust was not disturbed |
we proved that there are four window
places there and yet the day he was
arrested the windows had not been out
p.There are three witnesses. Sheets Hil- |
on and Boofbourow who swear that |
he dust was not disturbed. Now ask |
'ou gentlemen OF the jury. II you place |
jar with money in IL on a ledge. or a
ack with $1,000 In gold, or the gold
pose would there not he some trace in
he dust2 Yet the dust Was undisturbed.
'hese witnesses are corrOborated by the
nancial statement Of Peter Mortensen.
ne didn't have the money ne could |
OF put II on the wall and consequently
here would be no no mark In the dust
n december ~, he pointed out where
salu ne put the money, and vet the
lst was not disturbed In the least.
NOW then, look at this settee and sec
ow two men can sit In II and count
III the gold as he said he and Hay did.
our younger days the settee an
"ered TO some good purpose when We
ent TO our sweethearts. but as a busis
sss proposition II Is ridiculous
When Mr. Stewart introduced the
lte OF Joseph Jensen ] thought thev
ere going 10 fire broad side by nro.
icing note that was NOT marked
I'D. But on the back OF the note an
ar the endorsements. and then We
I'VE no testimony that this note was
cured by mortgage as the Mortsnsen
'te. Mr., Jensen told where Inc shot
as fired and the time.
II Peter Mortensen paid uov ,h..
oney the inference would he tba, b o
y me place and walked towards the
sterioo car line. Why would he ]
AK IL times as far, when he could /
I car almost at the door OF his
me. HOW unreasonable that no
qua Walk so far, assuming that he {
% the money IL he was going M. 7
wn would he not have returned homa !
"a INFORMED his Wife who was there \
IN theirsthree little children 80 that :
ey would not worry? When he left /
said he would be back in few min a
IS you may ask me how Peter Nor.
lsen got Hay down there. This "a &
own only to God, Hay and the man n
10 Killed him. The same lnducement q
~ got Hay to Peter Morten SENS
~ night got HAY down U
ere. He made that arrange' n
MT that Hay was 10 come tbe, q
ihtt for II. How he aid Il and how nv Ir
that young man down there 7 don,t q,
DIV. Hays weight was about ion
lnds, and II would be easy FOR
ong young man TO lift him over tho
&c. But care not whether hr 81
own over or staple pulled ana j
body pushed through. anu
low the grave Why was James p
y buried? Mr. Stewart wouId sou
was held up and robbed. Held nm
robbed nothing II footpad kills Q,
one he would get away as soon nc "a,
sible. He would take the money and ="
v II. He could bury the monsv a az
usand times while burying the bodv te
. man who dug that grave was abso az
~ familiar with the surroundjngs .,
re ~ no question as TO Mr.. Mayo's fr
lihony thht HAY was shot In the
< OF the head and that the shot was be
! upward. II Peter Mortenean held
gun straight then he would have sh
Hay through the body, but ibs an
was held up and Hay was shot dii
ugh tie head. ~ '"o' ha
e have proved that Hay Is dead W.
The motive for the murder. Soma W.
say how horrible that ~
would murder his neighhor for = OF
ipt but gentlemen. there never Was 20
adequate motive for a murder 10
~ you come down 10 n cola cruel pr
ger Ike Hay was killed there is no
luate motive IL Is an old adaga
murder VIII out. The man v,so
e Innocent blood win give 1, away Do
ONE manner lie can no, Tell ~ ="
e story twice. and tel n corroat
Take his statements 10 Romnev
20 Jsssup ANA 20 Penrose OF the 7
W. MS actions az the grave when or
Nhlbited not the least sign OF erief
'nered no Theory Would Il not be no
IA Tor you 70 figure out how vour vi
hbor met his deathg But a man ron
'e mind i STEPPED In murder al a.,
gives himself away. ah'
wish 10 state right here. that ~ ly
everlasting honor Of Mn q r. the
art and Barnard Stewart that n por