Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-11
INCRIMlNATING CHECK.

At that time there were some papers
on Peter Mortensen, among them was
this check Of John NJ. Cannon's for $3.50.
| win pass II along and let the Jurors
look at Il. Now the day before this check
was given to watkins Peter Mortensen
told Chief Hilton that the $3.50 he re-
ceived from Mr. Cannon was part OF
the money he paid Hay. AT that time
he must have had this check on his
person. There you have him telling
Chief Hilton a lie and you have evi-
dence Of il in black and white, that Is,
this check
He told Chief Hilton that he had col
ected ST. 700 and the next day he asks
his brOther-ln- law 10 say that he
loaned him from 81 600 TO 1880. Now
connect the two statements and YOU
will see that If Mr. Watkins had asid
he loaned him the amount asked Peter
Mortensen would have had the So 500,
There Is a link that connects the chain
of circumstances and II Is done by the
simple process OF addition.
In regard to money. the Watkins boys
went down to defendants house next
day and found 1870 in the attic and not
In the cellar and IL was not In sack
or a Jar but was in box MOrtensen
told them TO give the money to his wife.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Dana r. Smith, a justice OF the peace
testified that on September, 3, 1901 de-
PENDANT swore, In his court, that he had
no money Now between Sept, 8. and
Dec. lG we will show that he received
the total amount Of A,l0i.i0 and that all
OF that had been paid out but 1854. 10
which was unaccounted for but the 1870
found In the attic Is part of that amount
and the balance now unaccounted for Is
s2Sl.l0. That, gentlemen Of the jury, Is
Peter Mortensen's financial statement.
Now, you see how We have followed
Peter Mortensen close in his accounts.
Naturally he would have used $2S4lO
I'm his house during that time. | care
not what my friend Mr.. c. b. Stewart
says. nor what Barnard Stewart says.
This is sworn testimony We have in
troduced his bank account and | don't
care to go over IL again. Peter Nor
Jensen explains that he kept this large
amount In his cellar az his home be-
cause Luke was after him. Yet We
have shown that he mad an account In
the Utah National bank at the time,
ETERNAL WHY"
Now why, II that was his system, did
he not draw check on Monday for
$500, and the next morning deposit
the money In the bank. He offered no
money to Mr. Romney. lie wanted
James II. Hay TO come TO his house az
ter the money. and he knew as well
as he knows that six and six make
twelve. that James II. Hay was the per-
son who would come for the money.
Now. n you can consider any other
money you win have TO 20 outside 81
this case. You win have TO guess. We
may guess that the planet Jupiter Is
inhabited. We may guess that Mars Is
in a condition to sustain life,
BRIXEN CONTRACT.
With the Brixen contract. Mr.. ROM
ney stated that the money passed
through his hands. You have all the
contracts II you can find any other
In the testimony. who do so. But you
can not find It. We have proved 10 a
mathematical certainty the money re-
ceived by him and the money dlsbursed
We fixed the time when ne said In
Dana r. Smiths court that he had no
mone,s That was the 9th OF Septem-
Der From that time on We have shown
what he received and what he paid out.
/ don't believe there II another case
where the prosecution has followed the
defandanrs affairs 80 closely and sure
ly.
Mr.. Eichnor then referred TO the tes-
tImony OF the Watkinses. and called at.
ten,lon 10 the money found behind the
chimney In the attic.
NO OTHER CONTRACTS
is any one to tell you that be had
other contracts? Gentlemen Of the ia.
ry. n there were other contracts we
would have known II.
We proved the statements Of the |
money by actual witnesses who paid |
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