The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-09
M0RTENSEN IS
TAKEN TO COURT
Arraigned and Time For Pleading
Set For Wednesday.
HAS A COMPLAINT TO MAKE
SAYS HIS HOUSE AT FOREST
DALE HAS BEEN LOOTED.
HAS A COMPLAINT TO MAKE

Z CONTRARY TO EXPECTATION.
Peter AIortensen did not enter a
plea TO the charge Of murder pend
ING against him when artaigned yes
I 70 LAY. He Will make another appear
ance in court on Wednesday. when ne
viii declare himself not gulty of the
charge.
/ Through a strange combination Of
/ circumstances, Mortensen confronted a
1 brother OF his counsel in the person Of
Judge Stewart yesterday. There is
! little chance of his being tried before
/ that Judge, however, the latter's sense
! Of delicacy being expected 10 prevent
/ MIN from sitting IN the case wnen il
/ Gomez TO trial
There was quite crowd assembled
/ 10 witness the proceedings but nothing
took place TO warrant the exhibition
( of curiosity. MOrte1sen himself APP
/ peared calm and collected. He listened
/ to tho accusation against him with
! do"ncast eyes. and when he returned
| TO The county Jail paced his cell nerv-
/ ously. There was no evidence OF any
/ change in his stOiid front, however
I and when asked concerning the situa-
/ ton, he quoted poetry naiyely.
! Mortensen and several other jail pris-
/ oners were conveyed Il the city and
| county building i'm the patrol wagon
/ under guard OF Deputy Sheriffs Raj
/ eigh and Busby Ali enjoyed the op-
portunity to breathe the fresh air after
1 their long confinement
Had Little II Say
! Mortensen had little TO say on the
/ trip When he reached the court room
/ he encountered his father and shook
( hands cordially. a few moments later
/ he was met by Barnard J. Stewart, Of
/ his counsel. and cc1Versed earnestly
/ with him until court convened. Atten-
/ tion was called to Mortensen's case by
/ District Attorney Eichnor. and the
/ prisoner was summoned before the
/ bench County Clerk John James read
/ the title Of the information and, turn
/ ing to the prisoner, asked:
rs that your true name, Peter Nor
/ Jensen ?"
1t is"
You will listen to the rea1ing of
/ the infoI 'ation against you" contin-
ued the county clerk. as he handed
/ MOrtensen a copy of the document
! This Mortensen took. folded carefully
and placed in his coat pocket He then
/ listened TO the legal description of the
murder of James r. Hay with averted
! eyes. When it was over. Judge Stew
art inquired if the prisoner was repre-
! sentod by counsel.
Yes, responded Mortensen. in a
clear, firm voice. Stewart & Stew
art
You win appear before this court
/ on Wednesday morning next and enter
/ your plea
/ Mortensen turned away to the bench
! where his father sat and awaited the
/ preparations for his return 10 the Jail
I Handcuifed 10 an accused thief he was
/ led TO the west entrance. where the
patrol wagon was in waiting. The
return to the Jail was rapid and with
out incident.
House Looted Again.
Same old story; I've nothing to say
laughed the accused man. upon his
arrival. L don't mind the ride in the
/ patrol wagon, but it isn't pleasant to
face gaping crowds. All that worries
me is the persistence with which people
/ trespass upon my home Once again
! il has been looted An entrance was
/ gained by tearing down some boards
in the uncompleted part. OF course, 1
have no means of knowing just what
was taken away, but it is certainly
discouraging. In the hope OF prevent
! lllE AuItlti QtpIefldliOLS. NY ldlneE
| spending most Of his time at the
house.
II am being treated very we'll here,
/ but. OF course. it gets tires0me. ! am
doing considerable scientific reading
and find / don't care much for any
| thing else now. ] get my meals from
outside, so altogether / have no cause
for complaint. Personally, I am Won
dering as much as anyone when this
deplorable situation is coming to a
climax and when the trial will be held. -