Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-05

Afternoon Session.

Upon the question submitted this
| morning 10 Mr.. Sharp by Mr. Barnard
| Stewart Have you had manifestations
| at any other time upon any other sub
| jects," and objected tQ-Sy Mr.. Eiehnor,
| Judge Morse, at the opening OF this af-
tern0Ons session overruled the oD)ec-
ton.
MIR. Sharp answered, Yes SIR"
what were thsy2"
THAT the Gospel OF Jesus Christ Is
true"
Have you had any others with ref
erence 70 the death Of you sonY'
mo, SIR"
"The revelation you had was on the
morning o. Dec II, was it2"
yes; II was between IL and ]
o'clock"
wow, Mr.. Sharp, you didn't then go
down that track, did your
mo, SIR" .H
Witness did not ten the officers about
his vision.
"Then you, as an affectlonate faith
en-" dramatically asked Mr.. Stewart.
were content to let the body OF your
son lie in that unwholesome grave and
did. not suggest 20 the officers where
they could find him, nor do anything
to remove the body from the field al
though you knew that II laid thereY"
II didn't know the spot"
"Mr. Sharp, haven't YOU az any time
expressed a doubt OF this defendants
gullt?" asked Mr.. Stewart.
Before God. MOI" was Mr.. Sharp's
emphatic and solemn reply,
Witness denied having warned Ern-
est Romney TO Keep away from Peter
Mortenan or suspicion might point TO
him; or that he would put detectives
on Romney's track. Witness said,
however, that he had made such state
ments TO Mr.. Romney's father. Fur
Their examination went into
Of witness in his first visit
TO the grave and what he had observed
there. Another evidence Of the latitude
being allowed the defense was In the
overfuling by the court Of Mr. Eich-
nor's objection TO the cross-examina-
ton OF Mr.. Sharp upon the matter OF
his visit 10 the grave on Wednesday |
which subject had not been entered up |
on by the prosecution, the states at |
torney combining his direct examination |
az TO Wednesday to the things said and |
done In the presence Of defendant
Mr. Sharp said that all around the |
reds Of tracks. Witness did not meas |
ure the tracks and did not recall who
was with him. He admitted he was
down there several times after that
but did not have any definite idea what
he was looking for
When Mr. Stewart asked what he did |
there Mr.. Elchnor objected and the OBJ
lection was sustained.
Witness said after leaving the body
In the patrol wagon he went TO The
grave, and after leaving Forest Dale
went home.
At this point the defense concluded
The ross-examinatlon and Mr.. Eichnor
asked the witness II he had a CONVEX
5atlon with Mortensen on Tuesday, the
18th, at Mortensen's house. In the pres
ance Of rleber Sharp.
I"Yes."
What was the conversation"
I'm the presence Of, Mortensen, my
ION Heller told me that Mortensen told
him that when Hay left the place that
night he walked out the gate. turned
% the right and went toward the car.
When asked Mortensen II he said II,
he said yes, but that II was not
rue. that the statement he made 10 me
vas correct" This was brought out to
show the contradictory statements
made by M0rtensen
The next witness called by the prose.
,ution was Franklin NJ Powell. car,
penter formerly employed by Morten-
len. He said he was employed on the
eth. nth ana 18th days OF December
asst, by Mortensen. on the latter date
le was working at Mortensens house
he said Mortensen had instructed him
0 put windows In the house upstairs
md In the cellar. He said before III.
windows We're put In the cellar there
vas merely wooden frame.
on CROSSE examination witness said on
tuesday morning he was working at
and Mortensen came over
here, Counsel for the state objected I
D the question: I
What did Mortensen say to your"
The objection was overruled. c
Witness said MOrtensen talked about I
he coming work and told him what he n
anted done. He said the rooms In the
efendants house were unfinished. The c
lndows in the front rooms were not c
Oarded up. q
Witness remembered the floors In the 4
ouse were double flooring The floor e.
as on the room over the cellar. lie &
oked In the window OF the celia but p
"a not go in. Il
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