Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-22

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and Mr. Hay, until about o'clock?o
And You went over the accounts 10.
gether and agreed that he owed you
about SS9OO?
yes Sir"
nv, Mortensen gave YOU an order
for about 500, did ne not?o
Yes SIR
And had Mr.. Hay make out re.
ceipt for the balance?p
Yes SIR"
Then II Mr. Hay delivered to Nor
Jensen The receipt, together with the
hote, and Mortensen paid him the 50. 500
ulen you would consider that the note
had not been paid because II was moi
cancelled on It's face, would your"
NVunly Attorney Christensen object
ca 70 the question ON the ground that
II stated a supposlti0n not true
What is that?" asked Attorney
Stewart. '''' IVY
Ihat Peter Mortensen paid James X.
Hay yS,sOO said Mr., Christensen.
Correction to the question was sus-
Nov then you eSamined'thIs recent
carefully did your 1872
We'll, yes.
NOW. Mr. Romney, did you give a
receipt for this $l07?"
mo sir simply took the order"
who pinned the receipts TO the
noteY"
"Mr Hay"
Did you tell him to?"
mo SIR
he put the note in his pocket?"
Yes SIR"
did he put II In his pocket book9"
AL W mink not. didn't notice Just
where ne put 1t except lac put II In his
pocket"
He may have put It in his pocket
book and you not have seen IT."
Yes; he may have done"
Then the facts are you think he put
II IN his coat pocket on the inslde?'
THAT Is my recollection"
Counsel then referred to the man OF
the lumber company's Office and asked
MT Romney whore he sat and numer-
Gus questions relative to his position,
that OF Mortensen and Hay on the oc.
casions Of the accuseds visits Mr..
Romney answered the questions as he
did on direct examination, He described
infinitely the interior OF the Office.
You talked with Mr. Mortensen
about two hours, did your"
About that time
you had no disputes or trouble?"
"No, sir"
You say You were Mortified TO think
that Mortensen had this amount of
money and you talked to him about II
in the presence Of Mr.. Hay2'
yes, sir"
Did Mr.. Mortensen scoff at you2'
"No, SIR"
did Mr.. M0rtensen say why he coll
lected the money the way he dld?"
He said there was O Judgment
against him and that he was afraid
the Luke collection agency would Jump
on him for the money"
Now, you say you commanded Nor
Jensen not TO pay the money and COM
manded Hay not to receive it's that
true?"
Yes, sir"
Now, in spite OF all this, IN spite Of
your positive instructions. Hay went TO
Mortensens for the money that nlght?"
That is what / am told"
You were not afraid that Mr.. Nor
Jensen would beat you out Of the money
were your"
"No, sir"
You did not press him very hard for
IT, did your"
mo; not very"
1T didn't occur to you that you ought
to have gone and got that money. did
IT,"
mo. SIR"
When you neither have liens on the
property and no account whatever
and allow man TO run up
an account OF $500 you have unlim-
tied confidence IN him, don't your"
we would II we did So"
Now, then, didn't you stand on the |
valley house corner and chat with Hay |
and Mortensen?"
mo, sir"
rs there not saloon on that cor
ner?"
Yes. sir"
Were there any stragglers around
hat cornerY"
Il don't know"
Now, then, you say that when Nor
ensen came to the office he old you
When he last saw James H. Hay that
le came over the night before 70 get
he money and got It. Is that right?'
Yes, sir"
James II. Hay had an interest in
he lumber company, did he mott"
Eyes, sir"
He owned stock in It, did he not?"
yes, sir"
And you own stock also, do you
ot?"
Yes, SIR"
Counsel then took seat in the wit
ess box with witness and asked him
. explain how Mortensen and Hay
ere sitting on the settee when the
loney was paid. This the witness did.
ccording to what Mr.. Mortensen told
i'm on the 18th.
Did Mortensen seem to feel bad over
he stuation?"
Yes"
And you were feeling pretty bad?"
Yes, sir"
Now, why did you go to the police
ation?"
Because Mr. Sharp suggested IT,"
And you all agreed TO notify the po-
&c that they might apprehend Hay
fore he got too far away II he had
)ne2"
Well, yes, sir"