The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-05
M0RTENSEN MAY
LOSE HIS HOME
Creditors File Lien Upon Forest
Dale Property.
HOUSE is NOW DESERTED
ACCUSED MAN SAYS HE CAN
SHOW HE HAD MONEY.
HOUSE is NOW DESERTED

Additional financial complications are
piling up thick and fast in connection
with the murder of James R. Hay and
the doubt it casts on Peter. Mortensen's
! alleged payment of $500 10 Hay as a
representative OF the Pacific Lumber
company. Following its previous &C
ton in filing liens against number of
pieces Of property on which the &C
eused man was conducting building
operations, the lumber company yes
terday filed lien against Peter Nor
tensen's partially finished home at For
est Dale
Material For the House.
The amount claimed is for S65S.21 for
material furnished for the construction
or the house. 1t was in that house
that Mortensen met Hay when the lat
ter was last seen alive, and il was to
save that property from being swept
away on = mortgage foreclosure that
Mortensen made away with Hay, ac-
cordlng to the theory of the officers.
Just nineteen days after the tragedy
the creditor Hay represented that
tragic night has taken steps to seize
the property. and is only waiting TO
bring action on the original MORTGAGE
SO, if MOrtensen Is the guilty man, he
has not only gained nothing, but lost
all.
Father Is Expected.
The property has not been occupied
since Mortensen's wife and little chill
dren packed up and departed a few
days after The murder to seek comfort
with Mrs Mortensen's brothers at
Provo, and to try to forget the multi
pllcity of circumstances that occurred
there that night.
Mortensen's father, who, with his
brother Henry and the latter's wife,
are the only ones who have shown a
disposition to stand by him, is hourly
expected to arrive from Oakland to
take possession of the house as Mcr-
tensen's representative.
Another victim of the compiled tons
growing out of the murder is Hilda
Johnson Summerhays, whose Forest
Dale property was made the subject of
lien, notice of which was fled by the
lumber company yesterday The amount
claimed is $50 for lumber furnished
Mortensen for the construction of her
house. 1t is said that Mortensen re-
ceived what was due him, but rallied to
satisfy the lumber company's bill.
Arrange For Hearing.
Arrangements for Mortensen's hear
ing are progressing, and he will prob
ably be arraigned early this week A
conference was held yesterday between
County Attorney Farley Christensen
and Attorney Stewart, who represents
Mortensen, with the result that it was
mutually agreed to take a change of
venue from Judge Diehl to Justice
Nielsen. The significance Of the move
was not made public. but it is generally
understood that Mortensen held Die&
was prejudiced against him. and that
nowhere else could he obtain an i'm
partial hearing save before Justice
Nielsen.
At the same time the balance Of the
books and accounts of the accused
were turned over to him, and he was
soon hard at work over them. He still
maintains that he can prove that he
had the money he claims to have paid
Hay. and is not in the least perturbed
over the action taken by his creditors
Mortensen had a conference with his
lawyer last evening. At the conclusion
he was as calm, as undisturbed as ever.
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