The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-23
N0RTENSEN FACES WIDOW
OF HIS ALLEGED VICTIM
Mrs. James R. Hay the Principal Witness in the
Preliminary Hearing Yesterday
Tells What Tanspred the Evening Her Husband Left Home TO Go
to His Dsath

7,r~rr vORTENSEN lived up TO
~ t.- .r-rrration yesterday. He met
i t.. #ther. after a separation OK
and greeted him with cold
s.usr haudsnake.
,rr. old gentleman turned sea
-s1- mon his son, as though 20
5 .ra secret of his guilt or lnno-
l.1- -. H.. his very soul The accused
-ra. the sympa Ghetto, inqulrlng
49, with fixed resistant stare. lie
t .- his fathers eyes the palnlui
.s-ro...s that filled his mind, but III
sa-etsl hm little, ie any.
ma moi Judge too hastily you nave
,---4 .rrv one side Of the story. he
IN s.rDIv M1rtensen, ST., offered 70
reply ..,,..,..5 ror the
.-.-sf murderer ard it came quickly
f-ar figure 10 black swept by MN,
rrportsd by the embrace 5I- an Ola
-.-tfamau. on TO the witness slanI
fssv pursued their way. Their turned.
Races Hays Widow.
peter lrortensen WAS face TO face
r.-b Ms James r. Hay-the woman
vs-sa husband he stands acc1sed ot
-akiug away with by liking a1vdn-
f,g. Of lis friendship and confidence
rrlsr the cover of carlNness.
Norta7een followed the movements Of
M. HAY and her faiher WITH gleam-
Iry s19tev eyes. Not one move IN"
mia woman made escaped him. As
yrs sat down their eyes almost me-
5ut Mrs. Hay averted heS gaze ne
witness was weak but calm. She IL
not dare to- test her strength by locA-
me mon the man the officers Of the
av say robbed her Of all that was
dearest on earth, for a pot of gold
Vortausen's demeauOr suggested nei-
Their pity. fear nor mOdesty. Certain
clements of human nature have
dr0upoi ON, of his existence since the
rfqh+ If Dec g. Like an aHtomaton
he sat eaIotIonless. a veritable human
.rpetahIe. save Tor his eyes--Orbs that
PLAYED about the face Of the little wo-
man before him as though Ia charm
OF hypnotic her.
Mrs. Hay on Witness Stand.
Craltiuess. fearlessness. resistant
force-the cunning fox at bay-all were
suggested IN that gieam But Mrs
Hey saw none Of these things. Like
one abstr8Cted with the weight of ear-
away thoughts. she answered the ques-
tons propOuuded 10 her by counsel and
ventured nothing more. IL is doubtful
if she saw or realized the presence of
the vast and curious ,hrong that con-
funted her only a few feet beyond the
lawyers with whom she exchanged
words in subdued tones.
In the presence of the woman upon
whom the force Of the tragedy fell
most heavily. the throng Of spectators
enjoyed the play of sentiment such
1onds long for. Whispered, words of
sympathy were heard on all sides and
i-0u Magistrate Nielsen to Norten-
Hn's counsel there was everywhere ap-
parent q desire to spare Mrs Hays
feelings as much as possible. Her ap-
pearance ON the stand was the signal
tor a buzz of comment, which was
promptly checked by a protest from
Comfy Attorney Farley Christensen.
This disorder is something disgrace
iu.' he announced. Respect for this
lady Should be a sufficient motive for
quiet. orderly conduct. IF that con-
diton does not prevail I win have to
move your honor. that the court in
struct officers to clear the room"
MARKED Hunger of the Crowd.
Justice Nielsen admonished the spec
tators against further disorder Twice
before 10 was necessary to take the
same course to- prevent the crush from
destroying the furnishings in the wild
scramble for standing room.
Mrs. Hay suggested i'm appearance a
child crushed under the weight of some
gr.ar sorrow. She was attired in
moo wing. & simple black turban
trimmed with chiffon a short coat of
iF. same color. plain dark skirt. a seal
s-.. n"H and n veil to match made her
s mrHHuv H black
From f1. folds of the veil a fresh,
youthful. face peered out. face so
I.-H| and stamped with such a
wealth of hea'thful vigor that even
.--N grief could not steal away the
s..s7'H. suggested there. Her voice
Soft uu- urm. The brave. modest
.''r- M The little woman COM
i..a"a tHr her the symps ny oi ALL
unless 30 might be the me-. her testi-
'HE may help send TO tne gaEows
l- alone stared 5t her stolidly, re-
Was p Trying Ordeal.
-. When court adjourned for the day
4Ts Hay bad just finished telling her
SOY. He's father James sharp, sat
CLOSE a. hand throughout the narrative
..-.E g.. a.d her IN any emergency that
".Ahf arise. She herself had feared
...ln-- under th= strain. but nothing
''e kind occurred. ard supported by
- strong arms of her father. she
-. 'a. way out of the court room
L..a I.a same ahild-like simplicity that
.-.zed her attitude throughout
required a qUieting rest of hali
- noun .n the privacy of Mr.. Chris
- office. however. before she was
.H proceed home.
had been no suggestion of bit
''-.ss or revenge in her evidence. not