Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-22
FATHER IN COURT.
The Elder Mortenseh Permitted 10
Sit by His Son This Afternoon.

The crowd this afternoon was larger
| IL possible, than II has been az any pre-
| yious session OF the hearing, BY 1880
! the aisles were so jammed that hardly
another person could get inside the
ROOM Justice Nelson again had to adj
monish the spectators to refrain from
standing on the furniture, on pain OF
severe punishment.
Just on the dot Of 2 o'clock the ac-
| cused entered with the officers and took
his usual place beside his attorneys. lie
was followed shortly by his brother
Henry and his father. Father and son
did not shake hands but they pulled
their chairs up close to each other and
for several minutes engaged In earnest
conversation. Two OF three times the
elder Mortensen leaned over In his
chair and gave his son searching look
as though trying to penetrate the Sc
crets OF his soul, and then he would
resume his former position and his face
assumed an expression of sadness that
touched the hearts Of those who no.
tlced II,
The alleged murderer manifested pro-
found interest In the testimony OF Mr.,
Romney and took many notes and
prompted his counsel many times dur
ing the cross examination.
The first question Mr. Bernard Stew
art asked was
II you did not mark In your book
that notes were cancelled you did not
know whether notes were cancelled, or
marked cancelled on the face or not2'
mo, sir"
"Now Mr.. Romney, you expressed
yourself this morning that Mr.. Hay
would under no circumstances dlsobey
your orders2"
mo; not 80 broad as that. |
said that when we had decided upon
basis Of operations he would not de-
part from II under any circumstances.
you had absolute confidence in
him2"
Eyes, SIR"
"Why did you tell him In such par
tlcular manner TO cancel this note?"
There was nothing so particular
about It, We had talked the matter
over several times and talked of all It's
features. The note was secured by
mortgage and l told Mr.. Hay to cancel
1t when he got the money"
you instructed James X, Hay spe-
officially to cancel the note TO securd
or protect Mortensen?"
YES"
ANY other reason?"
Eyes. We never did otherwise"
"Then II you never did otherwise and
that was the rule OF the company and
Mr. Hay being an employe, knew It,
why did you so particularly instruct
him to cancel the note?"
well We all talked II over and de-
cided 10 do It that way"
WAS there any dispute there?"
ono, sir"
IF there was no particular reason |
why did YOU give particular instruc-
tions?"
Because Mortensen was about TO |
settle the account and we talked the |
matter over several times"
"Then you didn't impress Hay very |
specifically then. did your
mo; not dramatically"
How many men have you en-
ployed In your company
Eight or nine"
"On the night OF December l6, I
you to say that Mr. Morten-
sen came into your office about clock
In the EVENING""
yes, sir"
who came in with him.
II don't remember that anyone came
with HIM"
you won't swear that there was no
one with him?"
mo, there might have been some one
come In and step right out again"
"Who was In your office between Q
md 8 o'clock on December L. beside
Mr.. Hay and Mr.. Morten-
,en?'
Ralph Wilcox. an employee, came In
lbout i've minutes after 6, and some
Z the transfers might have stepped In
md out"
Were there any others?"
II don't remember that there was"
you were very busy, weren't your"
yes, sir"
"You were not engaged when Mr..
dortensen came In, were your"
Yes, sir. Twas temporarily engaged"
Then you stopped and commenced
alking 10 him. did your"
Yes SIR"
Didn't you testify yesterday that
GU were engaged between the hours
4 6 and N"
yes sir"
Then II you stated that you were
were your"
Yes sir"
"You talked to Mr.. MOrtensen. you