Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21
fHo1Q, MOr1enSen
Killed Hay.
!. g)st,as of The Darkest Tragedy Ever Committed
Uhah-F Facts ct4re in Possession .ot Officials, ana
a6v Be Publicly Used in ae Event Of SNe~ Trial
Being Granted

- :, rarrss r. Hay Mortensen
1s are presented the names of the nformanm VINO re
[ for reasons readily be comprehended but they
% the belief they are true and that they comprise Tue '''
sp n most shocking crimes the history of the country
has friendly relationship of the neghoo
WA. the comparatively small sum Of money ~hieh was e a
la and the and nhuman detai Oh the usseus VI. ''
ha , tox the ingenuity Sherlock Holmes to duplicate
% Jimmy Hay wife and home on the night OF MONDAY w.,
,s Mrs Hay that going to Peter MortensenS " "
iGs wu y and that he be back "in minute
f. an instant later said that he might nave 70 stop "''
u s, some plans which Mortensen had IN Vieg'
MoRTENsENs COMING
peter Mortensen left at $3.50 o'clock and
returned o'clock breathing heavily ana apparently '''
what the matter must have been working
Mrs. aGtDn Monsen; m have just Strengthening some
~ few minutes Moensen who was visiting q,
NJ , for her home accompanied Peter who, upon returning
n A. mis- time Mrs nothing to be wrong
% Sd not experience distress occurrences until next MORNING
BURNING THE BLOODY SHIRT
49, ~ that Mortensen shirt which he had worn
@ before He had apparently the blood the sleeves
Tx u shirt his wrists until this time ne hl.ea .ne m %
oe and was throw the shirt when Mrs Mortenn demonstrated
|>Nnh him - -, .,,, %
why are you burning HA' " ~ w
% IFS about worn out replied MOrten-
- mind It is I can wash It, good shirt like that
73kby heres blood o How did you get thatY'
Il NV nose Bd md some of it the shirt"
n assDone Il aid; that viii a right"
eob we'll never and in the shirt under the stove lid
Having seen him previously dark object into the stove and re-
edg had the appearance OF hat Mrs Mor'ensen amos,
tainted at the thought flashed through he mind And especially did
* the coming the early morning to look for her husband
having on with Peter the night before
LED TO THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
when Hay and Monday night not to
and get the money walking around for
purpose proposition that Peter desired to make TO JIM
I'M and where they were not likely
es upon acceptance proposal he had to make
led the unsuspecng man lonely spot where
.a,e should exercised the event of refusal
iDIsHoNoR OR DEATH
proposition Jimmy effect that he turn over
Ynssn the receipt and make
Ha
robbed for this Mr. Hay was to
~ from peter Mortensen half the money which ne had
follow Jimmy Hay In
criminal plan and Mornsen face
wh with very embarrassing situation In the
eas proposition there out OF the dilemma except
through the death Of his friend and neighbor
THE FATAL SHOT
the fatal shot fred by
mhoy suspicion his deed should be discovered upon the
Instant formed by the railway grade and
M the fence and rushed into his barn watching both his own house
@ s railway track Cautiously surveying the nghborhood and the
at tragedy the sunshot
LAD brought any nqustive neIshbors to their DOORS
FROM BARN
Seeing that and that the peaceful 1T
IL hamlet lay serenity
ded his by preparations to
a the character friend nghbor He would bury the
make nosar that Jimmy had with the money that
vas supposed to have him Taking his long handled shovel from
@ and being emboIiened by the fact that apparently one had
at the report of his murderou gun Mortense bayy walked down
Va the moonlight He crossed the railway track and saw
approaching the crossing Seventh For fatal instant he turned
look to he had the track he went the body
THE GRAVE IN THE PASTURES
was quite lift the body the wire
ace but Jimmy and rapid frantic
ng horn had the grim satisfaction OF seeing the body OF the
dead covered by little The shallow to be
but who could saypaps might then cold and the
excavation made hacked through earth Why should not the
mound mpregnabe
hen would be months before would be discovered And who would
Peter Mortensen the who had since the disappearance
@ X Hay remained In the community ana attended to his business
:" any other good cltzen2
DISPOSITION HAT.
Of
e fence again and strobe out the
canson he Jimmys hat lying where fell
~ on earth shall do here
Nut the way to Jmmy's gravel"
mere was little time pey avoid suspicion his
80 occurred to Morensen that thing 10
we nat with him watching for and
~ ne thought his opportunity plunged into the
AS TO AI.BI AND AID
MS arrest Morensen attempted alleged
vas taxing his sisternaw shot was fired
~ facts however and desiring
stated to him that he satisfactory expana-
between Of night
c IT, 1901 they would other as.
a,h should require He attorneys advised him 10 so
liza you'd do so but that he had been ad.
= make no such statement
- OFFICIALS HAVE FACTS
story OF the crime positively certain officials who
produce the facts should necessary cond
So nd their use In the first trial thought be removed
n rent OF ~
does not desire sensation but in this instance the
thsy may be told BY another than himself