Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-21

| p.ter Mortensen, architect, contrac-
c man OF nerve, and unfathomable
4 ,onwstion, and accused murderer OF
lanes R. Hay was taken before the
Mar Of Justice today to answer to the
,,,ye charge that has been preferred
,nlnst him. He declares that he Is
innocent and that he will emerge from
N, terrible suspicion that has hung so
heavily upon him for the past month.
Hs NAY be able to do so. But not one
person IN a thousand believes It.
No suspected destroyer Of human life
ever fGed quite such an intensely In
tsrested thong OF citizens In Utah as
that which confronted Mortensen today.
Among those who elbowed, pushed, and
ulmos, fought their way into Judge
Mores court room where Justice Mel
sen presided over the preliminary hear
Ing were scores who were once the
friends Of the accused, but who have
now become estranged from him.
There were many IN attendance who
were glad they had enjoyed an ac-
CuaIniane with Hay, There were hun
drtds both In and out OF the court
room who had never seen either the
prisoner or the murdered man. But
like everybody in this region they had
read Of The tragedy and were inter-
e'ted Many were there for the sole
purpose Of satisfying the morbid curl
lsly BY which they were actuated. But
they were not all Of this class. There
were those who wanted to see and
hear IN order that they might know for
themselves.
the reports which have been preva-
snl for some time that Mortensen had
zen deserted by wife, brothers-in-law
ana all Of his relatives except his broth
q Henry and the latter's wife appear
70 N true. In fact, there was no one
y DIS kin present to encourage or
IneeF, aside from Henry who thus far
'as not wayered in his allegiance what
''ef bis belief may be. Mrs. Morten-
''n and children are with their rela-
'Ve' IN Provo, Members OF the Wat
"us iamily into which the accused
DA''ied, kept themselves in the back
'Ound' and left him alone with hts
'0uOes' Richard Watkins. Of Provo.
'S we only one II his wlfe's relatives
| attendance, and he was present so
nat Ne could take direct tidings of the
's'ng to his sister and her little ones.
s 'he entire hearing Mortensen
l'sa himself with details and fire.
''upy prompted his attorneys while
: maps and diagrams Of that portion
'Ores' Dale where the murder oc-
'''ea were being examined. The rel
~. '0ca'lon OF his house to Hays and
!. " 'he grave, the railroad track.
1''l wire fence, Chinaman's hut and
'"'OuS distances between were all
~, ' "at commanded his closest at.
.HOn' when his own home, now
!. ''a'e and bllghted, was described
! u'e measurements from there TO
.''s The mutilated remains OF his
s Se.'eo Victim were dug from the
VNIu' We're gone over. he took care
Il, "O,ss IN a special memorandum
!, !. With which he had provided him
,o rS' - after court opened this after.
70 'ne question was audiblv asked
10 ~ N,s Whereabouts OF Mrs IIav
N NJ h u'e murdered man. The men
iekly n i. name caused Mortensen ia
ryops, wy MS eyebrows and look ont
,t,on from under them I'm the di.
\ wbo vi County Attorney christen.
/ "a ~" ,,, SAD, The lady is not here
. rS Sllhln easy reach when want
N b jus bli Of nervousness was nor
4, too many though the uneasIness
llpv 'Y T possession OF him Wills
Iys b frank Torgeson, who found
Ind V rals IN the pasture, was on the
Irtlins o', sg the sad story OF his
ii ma was much more notice.
rupt , a,a me ne, hearing win come to an
Q er , guo ms evening or drag on for
le' y fpr ,, days Is not known at thIs
er M may be that Mortensen win
! bs o ,q1.eiense at an at the nrelln,nI
5 af,srns, In fact. It was thought
msas si "a, that his defense wonld
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