Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
TaZesman Who
DiscountsMarims
PLAINLY Tells Layes He Doesn't Believe in Them and That
H. Pretess 10 Have His Questions Put 10 Him Direct
@ He Can Understand Them - His AnSyerS Furnish
amusement in Sdorsnsen Case -Pesenpforay Excused

,eu DAYS have occasionally peeh i'',e'
~, ..n,od with a fash of humor that mas
furnished amusement for the judge the
,ouyers and spectators There was
sucb an interruption in the courtroom
,odov when the defense undertook TO
examine Henry Klenke, the produce
man That gentleman when asked II
80 believed in the maxim that II would
81 hotter that a large number Of guilty
man should go unwhipped of justice
than one innocent man should be pun
,sbed replied that he didn't take any
stock in maxms whatever, and that ne
,referred that counsel would not beat
around the bush or the block In their
examination OF him, but that he De
asked direct what was wanted SO ne
Gould understand and answer accord
,rgly Counsel took the mint ana
changed the course Of interrogation ana
vont after the talesman In manner
mo, indicated that he was much want
"a as the tenth Juror This afternoon
no was peremptorlly excused by the
,,a,e which exercised its fourth chal-
lenge In this line
MoRTENsEN AS A BOY
peter Mortensens father, NJ. F. Nor
,onssn stated 10 a News" represen-
,e1ive last evening that Peter was a
nav who never caused him a moments
worry. al, A..
Mortensen. ~ said to him, Peter, II
you are guilty OF this crime come righi
ont with Il and have II over with. he
looked at me and said Father did
NOT do this thing He was boy who
never caused me moments worry,
and Il Is hard for me to believe he COM
mltted this crime unless he was crazy.
we will. of course, do all In our powe-
10 move his innocence, and there Is one
thing that encourages me, and that Is |
believe he vii have a fair and impartial
trial. believe the district-attorney
Mr.. Eichnor wants nothing but the
facts brought out"
LAST NAME FROM BOX.
At 4:SO o'clock yesterday afternoon
the last name was drawn out Of the
box. II proved 10 be the name of X. A.
Andrews and II required As seconds to
ret rid Of him Those who were ex-
cused In one two, three order, were;
=. NJ Fowler. Peter Eckers. w, II. |
ham, g. s. Radon. j. w. Cook, D. II. |
1r Y
W. Alderman, b. b. Mann, Joseph |
Thorup, George f. Brown, John a.
Evans b. G.. Rayhould, ]. d. Murdoch, |
H. d Barber Louis Hook, A. ]. Grant |
and s F. Ball.
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
As today's venire contains large
number OF intelligent men. the attor-
neys entertain hopes OF securing at |
least one Juror before the box is ex-
hausted so far there have been no |
sensational features. There were a
number % ladies present, and all en-
leavored to get a look at Mortensen. |
TIE latter appeared as calm as usual |
ana eonyersed nearly all morning with |
nls father The latter and Jesse, were |
the only relatives Of the accused pres
eht There was one amusing little in
adent which was overlooked by the |
majority OF those In attendance. Ii
was Whea Deputy Sheriff Matthews
Drought In the big jury box. II con-
@Is one name which was overlooked |
uy nun last evening. The judge smiled |
snen lhe box was brought In, and he |
uVupuess remembered that he said last |
plsnt ne would order a drawing of q
Ing ''''' ''o'"
A question arose this morning which
apparently bafiied the attorneys. Dur
ins inc examination of H. Il. Folsom
ana David Jones, they stated. in an
s sNer TO he question II they had ever
Seeh convicted OF q felony, that they
.ad been convicted of unlawful COS
.aoltation Mr.. Eichnor said ne aid NOT
SaJ Nnsiher that was felony or not.
Sser OF me stewards was able 10
~ ana they looked appealingly to
.S Se vouft The latter did not volunteer
,S wy information but asked the Jurors If
my desired to be excused Both said
,a, uio' and they were permitted TO
In, me following jurors have passed the
n ANIMATION on their own volr dire: o.
r. snogers' I. G. GIL, Daniel Green, W.
squires' Edger Howe, Milando Pratt.
iu,enry hlenke Harrison Il. Jenkins. L.
IT, ingnam, Jr, Laust Nelson. A.
,n 1se A. L. Jacobs, W. s. Chin
PAi l. f. Howells, George Rhodes. &,
~ huoaes, +. Boito, Albert Shaw. r.
~ Attle, James Kemp James 1.
ca'y . r. Bauer, Isaac Gordon John
ssnnehcihe who stated that he did not
rs NV whether he was a citizen OF the
co,.'u states or not, but finally dis
n,eu mat he was; w. G. Brown,
p,,r uroshell, II. y. Rawlings, ii. &.
hssetts W, G.. Margetts. w. A. Need.
\ w., l. r. Manning Henry Hodges. ].
Sor ",usley. 7. r. Black, ]. w. King
~ T. Mayberry and ]. II. Mullett.
~ 49, VINO were excused from fury SER
/ n" were & III. Miller, I. p. Harmon,
n.,f, noyes, a. w. Forman, T.. II.
CT ~ I. Frost. j. Il. Langford, C.
tn,,ivosssrove, II, NJ. Burton, NJ. klop-
Th, H. 7. Folsom, w. II. Cromer,
N.cInLo,iinassen, j II. Marriott, w. 5.
ns,tI,'n r. w. Tlmmins. f. w. Price,
Over Jones w. c. Bogue and d. w.
va Ne Following Jurors passed their
u the box: ~ NAMES were p'"oeo
Hi,sae r. Margetts. Rulon s. Wells,
jsran Lancaster, Fred w. Gardinez,
ws Wa q Howell Samuel T. King. Alex
ana us s. FRANK L. Beatie, John Chugg
~ David p. Felt
Ian ,,,ouoWing were excused: VIII
W phunter Richard s. Watson. c. |
b n nenndfieksen. Robert A. Fenton.
W Ndeout Jr.. George Gebhardt.
bes.,,,f aine, II. T. Cowhurn. Alvin A.
and Andrew Grundfor.
A SMALL vENIRE.
dram ue court then ordered the bailIfr to
inv hs remaining names from the
iAousb, II there were any. II was
draw" mat all the names had beea
slin r ~ vu' Yesterday afternoon, but one
tueh as found which was caught in
manner that the bailirf did not