Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-29
OF. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

H. and Morteusen replied that he had
II IN his house, Romney demonstrated
with him for having 80 much money
In the house, but Mortensen made light
OF the matter About o'clock that
evening Mortensen and Hay left on the
car together for their homes In For
est Dale. Next we place Morteusen
at his home about 1920 o'clock that
same evening. A Mr.. Rice called 70 see
MIN, Hay went home, had his supper
and told his wife that he was going
over 10 Morteneen's to collect some
money; that Mr.. Romney told him not
TO get the money that night. but he
had 20 get II then as Mortensen was
going away in the morning. He told
his wife that he would be back In a
few minutes Mrs. Hay retired. but
awoke, and becoming alarmed went 70
Mortensens 10 look for her husband.
Moftensen told her that Hay had gone
to Romney's with the money and had
probably missed the car, Next morning
Hay could not be found"
FIRST CAST SUSPICION.
The attorney then related the CONVEX
sations had between Mortensen, Rom
ley, Mr.. Rogers. sharp Sheets and
Janney, and other persons He de-
clared that Peter Mortensen was the
person who first gave the impression
that Hay had ran away with the money
and he 80 stated TO Mr. Rogers. Mr.
EichnOr told how Mortengen explained
10 various persons where he kept the
money how he got II and where Hay
put II after paying II TO him. He re-
ferred TO the statement that he had
the money part In sack and part loose
IN the cellar He referred 90 the time
Mr., Sharp got the receipt and note from
Mrs. Peter Mortenscn. The note was
uncancelled, and had not been folded
up
mi Romney carefully instructed
Hay the night before that he was to
cancel the note as soon as the debt
was paid. 50 that II would he all right
In case there was a mistake made and
the mortgage not recorded on the
books"
IMPRESSIVE SCENE
Mr.. Eichnor then mentioned the
Sharp when the latter asked the dc.
PENDANT to point ont the spot where he
last saw Hay alive. When 1t was done,
Mr. sharp told him that there was
where his son was murdered. Morten-
sen wanted 10 know how Sharp knew
Hay was murdered. "Then' said Mr.
Elcbnor MIR Sharp said that the proof
Of It would be IN the finding Of the
body within a mile OF that spot, buried
In a Gold. Call 1t what you want, call
II revelation or anything else We viii
prove that Mr. sharp made that state
ment And again when the body was
on the patrol wagon ct the store and
James sharp looked al Il and then at
Mortensen, he said lie murdered you
Ron o piece Of paper representing 1880.
You didn't run away as they said you
did. but he murdered you. M0rtensen
hung his head and looked at the
ground"
Reference was then made to the find.
ing Of the body by young Torgensen
and the subsequent Incidents at the
grave,
DIFFERENT STORIES.
lie first said he kept the money loose
In eacks In the celler he then told
Chief Hilton that he kept it In jars on
the window sin In the cellar The OIL
GERS made an examination Of the cei-
lar, they struck a match and examined
the sill closely and there were no marks
where the jars were said TO have been,
the Yos undlsturbed.
"Chlef Hilton asked Peter Mortensen
al the police station where he got the
money that he claimed TO have paid
James l.. Hay. Tha chic! took the fig
ures down just as Peter Mortensen
gave them to him and here Is chart
Of the figures given by him TO the chief.
1t shows that he received from Mr.
Summerhays. Sl00 from NJ. r. Taylor,
$3.50; from J G. sharp, three different
items, $500 $500 and slice; from J, NJ.
Cannon, $3.50 making a total of $500
according to Peter Mortensen's own
statement.
SPENT THE MONEY.
Now Just one word about the ]. NJ.
Cannon money: Peter Mortensen went
10 Mr.. Cannon on Monday, December
10th. TO collect the money. Mr.. Can
non siad 10 him that his bank account
was a little short but that he would
awe him a check FOR $3.50 dated ahead,
and he did so, dating Il December 2lst.
Further than that Peter Mortensen had
that check on his peson at the time he
made that statement to Chief Hilton
and afterward slipped II to his brother
in-law. We will show TO you, gentle
men OF the jury, that he got the money
and that he spent 1t.
TELLTALE JARS.
Referring to Peter Mortensen's state.
ment as to how he kept the money, on
Tuesday he said he had the money
loose In sacks. on Wednesday he told
James Sharp that he had It in two jars,
aud on Thursday he told H. G. Penrose,
a Deseret News reporter that he had |
three jars full Of $50 gold pieces, When |
officer Davies produced a Jar Peter |
Mortensen said, Yes, that Is the kind |
" Jar they were" II he had three jars |
FULL Of $50 gold pieces he would have |
had $4,000 when James II. Hay called |
hat night BY actual count one far |
will hold S4,i00 The next day after he |
made the statement TO Mr. Penrose he |
said he had two jars in the cellar and |
me In the pantry.
no ALIBI.
Nov as to his alleged albi. the time |
rom o'clock until 1890 that night |
when he said he was with his sister-ln- |
aw. We will show that there was a |
not heard about $3.50 that night and