Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-07
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dence Il was objected to but the court
ruled that Il may remain IN.
Joseph n. Jensen was the next Wit
ness, He said he was salesman for
the Grant Lumber company on the
night OF the 18th Of December, witness
was working on his house, which IL
northeast of the grave He was work.
ing until about twenty minutes to TO-.
His house, he said. was about two and
half city blocks from the grave. He
heard a shot that night from the d.
rectlon of the grave. II was about
$3.50 as near as he could tell. He did
not hear any other shots that night.
on cross-examination Mr.. Jensen said
there was some shooting going on IN
that locality, but not at tina time OF
The night" added the witness.
He said he had heard shots at night
before and could tell just about where
the shot was. Mr. Jensen w sure
ne could tell within 100 feet where a
shot was fired Mr.. Stewart tried hard
to tnnge the witness on points about
the sound Of shots fired from guns, can
mons and pistols, big plsols and little
nistOls. until the examination became
decidedly ridiculous.
w llntSN uttlulfu Ht uuu itNFi
tested any unfriendliness towards Nor
Jensen.
MoTORMAN'S IDENTIFICATION.
John Allen, street car man, was
next called. He said he has acted as
conductor and motorman on the SAT-
Lake cars for a period OF four years
Where We're you running a car on
the night Of December l6, 1901 2
ION the Calders Park line
Witness said on that night he left
Caldcr's Park at 1915 and reached the
intersection Of the track and the rail-
road track at aI)ut 1920 On that
night he saw man on the crossing
walking west When he reached the
crossing the man was about 90 or "
feet west Of the car.
who was the mani"
Peter Mortenseh''
What was he carrying?
"He was carrying shovel"
did you see his face?'
81 did" ....,...
Witness said he had repeatedly seen
the defendant on cars he was running,
for a period Of two or three years.
Are you positive he Is the man you
saw '" '"
u am positive
oss-eXamLned by Mr.. c. y. Stewart,
witness told how many trips he made
to Calder's park that day; had told
Chief Hilton OF seeing the man, and
when he saw the defendant In jail he
told the Chief, lit looks bad TO me"
Witness had never denied that Nor
Jensen vas thu man he had seen on
the railway track on the night OF Dec.
l6 last. The man turned around and
looked at the car as the vehicle APP
preached the crossing. He had the
shovel over his shoulder: wondered at
seeing the man there It was moon
light never told Pearl Hill or Mr.,
Nixon that he was not sure Mortensen
was the man he saw on the track
Mr., Stewards questioning Of the Wit
ness was long and rapid and the great
est effort was made TO shake his testi-
mony. the attorney sometimes becom-
ing very much excited so much So in
deed, as to bring a protest from the
states attorney that the defense was
attempting TO frighten the witness. Mr.
Allen, however insisted upon replying
to the most important question: That
is the man / saw"