Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-15

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
proceedings in the Mortensen case TO-
A, we're Of commonplace character,
,he examination of talesmen being un-
r,oiao OF anything except the most
ordinary answers, 1t was noticed that
James sharp was absent from the
courtroom. II is stated that he VIII not
r. prosent again until after the twelfth
Juror has been selected.
THE NINTH JUROR
The ninth Juror was secured in the
uortensen case at p. m. today III
John T. Alexander, a sherman IRON
Hunter. He is Z member of the MOI
mon Church, and told the state in re-
sponse TO questions that he had been
home but once or twice in the month
since Dec l6.
THE EIGHTH JUROR
The eighth juror In the Mortensen-
Hay murder case was secured at 4:40
o'clock yesterday afternoon after long
drawn out and tedious examination.
The gentleman who had no opinion as
10 the guilt or innocence Of the ac-
cuyed. and who was found 10 be other
wise qualified, is William A. Bills OF
South Jordan, a farmer who has re-
sided In that part Of the county for
oyery 10 years, and who, for 20 years,
was Bishop OF the ward. Mr.. Bills said
he had read some about the case and at
nrst thought the defendant was proba-
bly, guilty Of the crime, but when he
read 80 many conflicting reports he
came to the conclusion that the more
he learned the less he knew.
He declared to Mr. Barnard Stewart
that he could give the defendant fair
and impartial trial according to the
law and the testimony and would give
the accused the benefit OF the doubt at
every stage Of the proceedings.
When II came 10 the question: III the
state should prove this man guilty be-
yOnd a reasonable doubt and the de-
PENDANT should refuse to go on the
stand or put In any evidence whatever
would that fact influence you In your
verdict? Mr. Bills said that was an
other matte and one which he would
have to consicr for some time.
u certainly would want him TO make
an eitoft 70 Prove his innocence" he
said
You would not expect him 20 prove
bis Innocence, would your"
'Oh. no.
Asked Il he believed that God re-
yeaed to James Sharp that Mortensen
was responsible for the death of his
son.in-law, Mr. Bills said:
could not bring God into this case
al alL ! don't believe God comes down
here and reveals such things. | believe
mat Mr.. Sharp thought So"
The gentleman said he thought the
Lofd mad revealed such things in the
Iss' according TO the Scriptures. but he
ulu not believe that James Sharp was
suCh a man as God would reveal the
gun or innocence Of a man TO. He
meant 70 cast no dlScredit upon Mr..
snafp but he did not believe that God
nad given him the revelation referred
", me attorney for the defense fhen
aked II he approved OF the methods
u lhe officers IN following uo the clues
mev aad Mr. BILLS said ne did.
pll you read OF the sweating pro-
Vess ne prisoner was subjected tor"
mink | read something about H."
van ~ mat produce any sympathy in
'V "S n'lha Tor the defendant
AFTER The defense got through with
tN Juror Mr. Eichnor took him in
, nsnu snd soon challenged him on the
e.ounl mat he did not believe In cir
Nuiinlsanlial evidence. II was ouite
e'iuehI That the gentleman did not have
a VsW conception OF the question
~. on that point and tho court mt :
tS W. question IN a different light. which
t.yusht the fact that the Juror aid not .
ave any conscientious scruples against
all class OF evidence. but that ne
auulu require the evidence TO be good
a. a. s,u,ohg The challenge was denied
i,.nair ar hlohnor continued the exam.
Ii- -,,lun tie soon found that the Juror
49, 1911 IN circumstantlal evidence and
A. ~ .ole ior conviction for murder I'm
=. I,sl degree II Il was proven beyond
!, 'eass9hable doubt even by that class
pni,ale defense asked the question II MIR. /
~ would surrender reasona HE /
, ,., u II OF the jurors were for con. /
S ~ ana tried TO so persuade him.
"o' not II ] went through the key- I
~ y, oy worms" he said.
ihe state passed the talesman aud
~ ~ was a hurried and earnest CON-
,s.n"1 between counsel for defense, the
49, and his father and brother
is! Mortensen at last pushed his
a.. oack and nodded In decisive
' .u,' ana the attorneys said:
n, accept the Juror"
4, %' Bills was then sworn and took
y ~ place next Juror Kopp.
F other Jurors who were excused
!, 1ciipheod bias were Thomas Aubrey.
I, ,uaries n. jenkins, Orson II. Pei
49, ~ sanes Hauerbach. George II. Smell
iiy,sS' Samuel II. Hill. William Sal
! 49, David h. Parry, Cyrus Neff. Will
~ y Burt, George w. Turpin II w
49, ve Ezra o. Best, a. T.. Asper.
~, ". Delano. G. l. Moon. r. n, Holt.
ue seldom II, p Johnson, William
oh hubbard. W r. Jacobs, Jas II.
s s,,eh Jno NJ. Chamberlain. A. II. |
,n,1'n ana Henry w. Brown. This
NM exhausted the box and the
~. oruered another drawing OF 20
IRE ,ss made returnable for tomorrow.
|. ~ we're no unusual proceedings in
V Aortensen oa.o ~. r.,. ~