Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-13

Us ~, ,,ar, closed the argument ior
, ., sss The defendant and his IA
'' .rn,lly grasped the hand OF 'he
q .sa' and. and thanked him for his ener-
and effort mon
REPEATED MUCH
= mo News report Of the NOR
T., S' case closed last evening ,.sa Any, n.y.
' s,swart was still making tue
',.as argument for the defense '.,,, Mr.,
. ~, went over the same ground
''' Zines and made much OF little
.'e'a . ~ which he claimed ha1
ISssES"%sn IN the testimony of several
ttsh saS" He argued that If a witness
'l'hsss.0 IN one point he vas llaple
q nl n,,s,sssn IN many In speaking
w. and Morensen, he said Tnelr
ny l.. 1n was Of such a character that
Y aq ,slappss,hle for me to believe that
! To-,snsen murdered James X.
ele ! tnew Jimmy Hay, and tell
ia ~ ,.n,leinen that he never would
's ~ mue down into that iield ohiy IN
Font II gun. o.o,,,,ns o,,ornav
~ :, some length that 1t would be
ss.S.s n say that Hay started down
! ~ s INK intending to go to the water
n us ~ line Why Of course II Is alb
w., ~ n d silly to think such a thing
IVY, h could have got ear right here
m HslrIes' store
m, attorney dwelt at some length on
No Asracter Of Mortensen and said:
In thought Peter Mortensen slaugh-
,s,.j lanes R. Hay | would be among
ihs trst TO hang him
PELICAN POINT MURDER.
N, Stewart then read TO the jury
rhsl purported to be the facts IN the
ais,a HAYS murder case The killing
N tttsa boys at Pelican Point, and said
! mai me evidence In that case was
|nucl stronger than the evidence In this
[sse and vet grave mistake had been
nad, IN reference TO the defendant
Eolrs upon the stand he said that no
natter how straight his testimony
|nieht be he would not be believed The
public was ever willing, he said, to
Judge man once the finger OF sus-
Icion was pointed at him.
why heard the best friends Of
Jimmy Hay say. Why, he could not
hook you IN The eye. ! knew Jimmy
Har and tell you that IL as false as
hell They say this man tpointing at
foriensen) can not look you In the eye.
rry Il and see,
Gfng 10 convict man on that kind
q sllmonyg Why they haven't even
Jagd that Peter Mortensen was out
II b house that night. Why didn't they
~ Iadt little woman on the stand?
IN genry Mortensen She would have
tNhe truth Why did they not put
Pr Aoriensen's wife on the stand?'
nNiasd the attorney. and then he
adj We have not objected"
~ Stewart handed out red hot
foN ioI Loofbourow. Sheets and Hill
to f'r their trlAlng discrepancies as
i'a' condition OF the lumber In Nor
Esas cellar
Funny AND NOT so FUNNY.
Why they told you gentlemen, That
m was not a spot on that wall as
a. The point Of your finger that was
Euioed where the dust was dis
ned Here the attorney began TO
-gh foull excuse me gentlemen
laughing. but this is 50 funny. Az
leslliying TO that, Sheets or Loot
.ioE placed a dollar on the ledge,
yel when Hilton examined the wall,
~ was no mark Of the dollar"
M stewart interrupted Mr.. EIch-
hf Hilton went down in the call
lhe DAY before Sheets and Loot
nov made their examination. II is
% ilnny now, Is it?" asked the at
nfy handy.
~ Is That so? beg your pardon"
counsel Tor defense.
carry as $3.50 o'clock this morning. |
'ons were In Judge Morse's court.
4, where Peter Mortensen is being
ioI MS life in order TO secure good |
fney sat there patiently until
clock the hour for opening OF |
by mat time there was the same |
Oh humanity. The arguments
~ De a good drawing card. The |
a a,s We're very conslderate today.
o'd not modest the courts chair.
eI Mortensen entered the court |
Vim a smiling countenance and |
hhhos warmly with his relatives
wv OF three friends who were
'st After the Jury was called, MIR. |
SteWaI' resumed the closing argu-
LOT Moriensen. He reviewed 10 |
,,I extent the statements made at |
's ~ u MS argument last evening. |
, !, OF the jury, at the close
s'shlngs proceedings was
y 81 the dangers OF the testimony
"ss eeen admitted in this case. | |
" ine depressed condition of a
~ny u accused OF crime. How his
a s'snls are liable to be garbled. |
~ VINO heard the statements OF
-s.endant misunderstood them n |
'a impossible for one person to |
we Statements Of another and |
,sgnas''ly For this reason courts
,o ,rI = eoWn a rule governing the ad-
oh OF testimony.
a given You examples of per.
a. /, ~ nave been made to confess to
ye us! dii not commit. / desire
M ~ lhls morning an Illustration
49,, person accused OF crime may
a. ,..o,elo.lsly, and may In fact Law
~ ~ me foundation for the tran
~. nlin' Mr.. Stewart then re-
ccn. ssoly OF man who kept a
,sr s' ~ store but who, on the
y, ~ intoxicating liquor. which was
"a " me law. A man went TO the
Wv sot drunk The store keener
ou1 ne would be seen and that
2 No." arrested and convicted OF
HON ihe man was too drunk
a. ana ne store keeper made
MA wv, A,in ~ the cellar and Thought
a'sl MN lay there until ne silent
,on6pS.,. While the storekeeper |
H. ls ing ihe man down the cell I
A rol is'I tell and struck his head
'toret ...ehoering him unconscious.
IN 49, anst thought the man dead.
lraer nay ne would be suspected
iy he ~ proceeded TO dig a hole
ara ! van. While at this work,
,ue az az the door. II was a
b ue As'er waiting on the GUS
rs h ~5n' back TO the Job Of bury
2 va fo;,. N digging he struck
n,h ~ una mat he could not bury
igA sns ~ ne men placed the body on
'0'N hin TO lake to throw