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

Torgensen, and his admonltion TO r.
port TO him as to- what he found
the mound. The crime was about {
be discovered hence Mortensen'e inter
est in what Mr. Torgensen might hnd.
THIRTY SECOND.
James Il. Hays hat was mlssln
when the body was found Peter Nor
Jensen broke up clods at the gray
with shovel not larger than man
fist and said his hat must be here"
rHlRTy-THIRD.
The demeanor Of Peter Mortensei
when James X. Hays body was takei
out OF the grave and when he was OF
the patrol wagon near Hendry's store
was that OF a troubled conscience. II,
aeemed nervous, worried and restless
However, he expressed no sorrow that
any person would expect from neigh.
Dor II O fellow neighbor of his had
been murdered in cold.blood.
THIRTY FOURTH.
The fact that Peter Mortensen offered
no theory when James h. Hays body
was taken out Of the grave, as 70 how
81 wax possible or probable that a
highly respected citizen like Mr.. Hay
had been murdered and buried In such
peculiar ind gruesoma manner. Nor
tensen toldfE. G. PenlVse. reporter Of
tile Deseret News. thai he had no
Iat Del d
sup (8ls0 a reporter OF The Dessert
News)s interviewed Mortensen, he said
~ have no theory af
THIRTY-FJFTg.
The great stoolsm thar Peter Nor
sensen has manifested IN connection
With dhe murder OF James II. Hay IL
IN afhefyinR index 0f u mind that Is
caphblt and cruel enough TO conceive
plOttplpn and murder a near and dear
frieaid An iron nerve where the death
az q hannah being is concerned, Is not
iDditatiVe OF Innocence bnt quite TO the
contrary, 81 shows a hardened, merci- |
less. abandoned and malignant heart.
THTRTY-sIx
The fact that James II. Hay was
murdered on the Rio Grande Western
hallway track AZ point almost equally |
distant between two Inhabited houses
shows clearly that the murderer OF
Hay was thoroughly familiar with the
surroundings OF the community and
qhe remOteness of the locality In which
he was murdered.
Thirty SEVENTH
On the night Of Dec, 10, 1901. at 1920
D'CinQl lain - q. |
Consolidated Street Railway Of this
city saw Peter Mortensen on the Rio
Grande Western railway track with an
Implement which he took for shovel
Ion his shoulder. II was clear night
Peter Mortensen was between 60 to 70
feet from the street car The click OF
the car. when II struck the Rio Grande
Western track, made Peter Mortensen
turn around quickly Mr. Allen was on
the lookout fer q spotter. He leaned
over the gate OF the car and got a good
look at him. He Immediately fecog-
nized him as the man who had at num-
erous times ridden on his car.
THIRTY EIGHTH.
The fact that James r. Hay, after he
had been murdered was buried in
grave. demonstrates conclusiyely. TO
every reasonable mind that no hold-up
or robber killed him.
THIRTY NINTH.
II any other man belonging TO the
community OF Forest Dale, Its vicinity
or transient, had murdered James Il.
Hay for $4,000 In gold, all that was
necessary for him 10 conceal his con- ]
nection with the crime, would have
been to have thrown the gun away with
which he fired the fatal shot and bury |
the gold-not bury James r. Hay
FoRrIETH,
The body OF James X. Hay was hast-
lily buried, for the purpose, not only
OF cOncealing the crime. but Tor the Ill ,
terror purpose OF creating The impress.
sion that James n. Hay had absoonded | Z
with ss.s9a, money of the Pacific Lum- | =
Der company Hays disappearance
would keep on suspicion OF the MUIR
der Hay missing, with the public un- I
der the belief that he was a fugitive q
from justicI no Investigation would I
be made into Peter Mortensens alleged
payment OF the 1880 Peter Morten- !
zen could, then flash the receipt for |
I. 800 70 the Pacific Lumber company
md say; why your secretary ran on a
With the money"
FoRTY-FIRsT d
The fact that Peter Mortensen on
Tuesday, after James H. Hay had dis =
minated, insinuated and
old 20 George ". Romney that James !
4 Hay had run on with the $500 IN ,
iold This act ON the part of Morton- o
en- explains the burial OF James 4. Hay
= the rudely dug grave. The grave
ihich was dug, and Hay buried IN u, +,
ave Peter Mortensen the opportunity
make II appear that Hay lad alb
nonded with the money.
FORTY SECOND. s.
Peter Mortensen. on Tuesday, Dee u
/, 1901. told Heber Sharp that when 81
iines r. Hay left the gate, he went q
est on Simpson avenue. Afterwards II
eter Mortensen admitted 20 James
harp that he had made such a statc- 81
ent but that II was not true. and fur Ii
Ter said he did not know why he made te
FoRTy-THIRD, "
when the body of James II. Hay was 81
ing In the patrol wagon near Hem ne
VS. store at Forest Dale, James Sharp b.
epped on the foot rest OF the wagon az
I'd addressing the lifeess body Of be
mes r. Hay, said. MY boy, he on
Peter Mortensen) said that M
n ran away with $500 in goh, and ch
" never ran, did you? He has Killed cd
u FOR piece OF paper that repres- co
IN $500, and you never ran away
r received any money Peter Nor r
1sen made no reply but hung his
ad and looked toTthe ground. He was
ent under the terrible accusation Of
wing murdered James X, vHay for =.
receipt belonging TO the. Pacific I
mber company. I'M
FoRTy-FouRTH. hlo
Me claim OF Peter Mortenseh that he ~,