Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-14

edge. That he and NIr. Hav mad 81,
sirehsehleht on the car for AFR. Hay
70 come 10 his house that evening for
the money. 40
TWENTIETH.
the admission Of Peter Mortensep ~
william A. Moreton thai he fNinr,a
SEM had arranged with james ~
mat Monday evening that M H.
should come 10 his tMOrtensen'sl house
that evening. This was denied nv ps
Ter Mortensen on Tuesday the I'm y,
December and he Insisted thar no IA
no knowledge Of James K. Hay conn
ing TO his house Monday evening De.
cember l6, until Mr. Hay called
TwENTY-FIRsT.
Peter Mortensen pointed out 10 ,ha
oilcers ana other persons the settee an
when ne claimed he paid James Il
nay the money This small settee is
mere III evidence, The prosecutIon rae
also proved that besides the sattes
mere We're chains table and other f,,r-
mture IN the room Why would Hav
ana Mortensen ,ake such an uncon,-
money? e tue
TWENTY SECOND.
Peter Mortensen told Royal p your,
on Wednesday morning, December no
Isol' that James r. Hay carried ths
money on In his pockets. Mr. YOUNG
salu 70 NM You don't mean 10 saw
tiat Mr. Hay carried $500 in gold in
us pocketsY Peter MOrtensen REPLIED:
"e"' nc had part OF II In a sack.
TWENTY-THIRD
refer Mortensen told George e. Rom
ney ON Tuesday morning. Dec. II 1909
on the first day that Hay was missing
lhat when he paid James II. Hay he
money on the setee that Mr. Hay
put lot OF gold pieces into one tro,i.
ser poeket until full aud then filed the
Vtner. lie illustrated Mr.. HAYS ac.
,ion ~ this respect by putting his
hdhds into his own trouser pockets.
TWENTY-FoURTH.
Peter Mortensen stated TO Jam.,
ana George A. Sheets that he had Kent
the money-the ss.SOO--in gold nartiv
IN a sack and partly lose. on the east
wall OF his cellar. Afterwards ha toid
Thomas Hilton and George A. sbeets
that he had the money or Tho gold In
two fruit Jars. Even the second state
ment he changed. The next declara.
llon or Peter Mortensen on the subject
y, lnis money was that he had the
sS'eVV IN three fruit Jars, and tina, the
.nree iruit Jars were full Of 20-dolar
sold pieces, And the last statement
ABOUT tne money was that be had kept
Y IN three Jars In the cellar and one
az IN the pantry. This'last abatement
was made to John 3. cummock?
TwENTY-FIFTH.
On Thursday, Dec. 10. 1901. Peter
Nortensen told +. c. Penrose in the
presence and hearing Of George A.
sheets that he had three fruit Jars full
u 2O-dollar gold pieces. He pointed
'ut jar, as one OF the three similar
ars, which jar alone holds more than
$500 IN 20-dollar gold pieces. rhe tes-
lmony OF Joseph f.. Game. cashier OF
ne Utah Commercial & Sayin.a Bank,
hows absolutely that $500 IN s0-dolar
old pieces does not III one OF the
hree fruit jars which Peter Morten-
en- claimed he had filed with 2O-dol-
ar gold pieces. The evidence shows
hat one jar holds at least $4,000 in 90
ollar gold pieces.
TWENTY-sIXTH
One OF the fruit Jars holds about
1000 in twenty dollar gold pieces. II
eter Mortensen's statements were true
hat he had three fruit jars full OF
Nenty dollar gold pieces, he would
ave had In his possession on Monday
rening, December IL. 1901. over $4,000
gold.
TwENTY-sEvENTH.
here were little mounds of dirt. sand
nd dust, Wednesday, December 49,
OIL, on the east wall Of the cellar OF
pter Mortensens house where he
aimed he had stored the $500. No
IT. sand or dust was disturbed in any
amer, and no impression whatever
jars. sack or coin Thomas H. Hill
n, George A. Sheets and +. C., Loot
urow viewed the exact spot In ques-
IN that day
TWENTY EIGHTH.
rhe absurd statement Of Peter Nor
nsen that he kept $500 in gold IN
e basement OF his house. The base
mt AT the time that Mortensen claim
the money was there had four open
; been put in after Hay had been
ordered.
TWENTY-NINTH.
Peter Mortensen told william A.
'reton, as well as other persons. that
the proper time he would show that
had the money IN his possession
n which he claimed he paid Hay.
/ that he would make an explaua-
n. Gentlemen OF the jury. the only
,lanation u this case OF the al
ed financial transaction between
er Mortensen and James r. Hay Is
argument OF barnard !. Stewart
G, b. Stewart.
THIBT1ETH.
When Frank Torgenson had dlscov-
d the iaound Of earth which after
rds proved TO be The grave Of James
Hay. be asked Peter Mortensen for
howell MOHprsen said. IL have only
shovel; lt IS short handled.
nd-nosed 3. Hol' Tie prosecution
proved th4 he had a Square
ed" or gquare pointed shove. IN
possession Mr. Torgenson testifies
ond cayu pf a doubt that the
" about the grave showed distinct
that square pointed shovel had
4 used. This fact explains why Pe-
Mortenseu was so careful IN telling
Torgensen that ne had only a
md nosed" shovel. lie knew that
other shovel had been cleaned, and
censor would discover Immediately
ltting the shovel Ia the marks. that
milar shovel had been used In dig
the grave.
TH1RTY-FJRST
ter Mortensen's interest in ths
nd OF dirt reported 70 him ~ Franz