Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-11
INCRIMINATING CHECK.

At that time there were some papers
on Peter Mortensen, among them was
this check OF John M. Cannon's for $3.50.
| win pass II along and let the Jurors
look at Il. Now the day before this check
was given to watkins, Peter Motensen
told Chief Hilton that the $3.50 he re-
ceived from Mr.. Cannon was part or
the money he paid Hay. AT that time
he must have had this check on his
person. There you have him telling
Chief Hilton a lie and YOU have EVIL
dence OF ID in black and white, that u.s.,
this check
He told Chief Hilton that he had col
lected 81 and the next day he asks
his brother-n law 10 say that he
loaned him from 81 600 TO 1880. Now
connect the two statements and YOU
will see that If Mr. Watkins had asid
he loaned him the amount asked, Peter
Mortensen would have had the So 500,
There Is a link that connects the chain
of circumstances and II Is done by the
simple process OF addition.
In regard to money, the Watkins boys
went down to defendants house next
day and found 1870 In the attic and not
In the cellar and Il was not In sack
or a jar but was in box MOrtensen
told them to give the money to his Wife
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Dana r. Smith, a justice Of the peace,
testified that on September, 8, 1901, de-
PENDANT swore, In his court, that he had
no money. Now between Sept 8. and
Dec. lG, we will show that he received
the total amount Of A,l0ilO and that all
OF that had been paid out but s654lO
which was unaccOunted for. but the 1870
found In the attic Is part of that amount
and the balance now unaccounted for is
S2S4l0. That, gentlemen Of the Jury, Is
Peter Mortensen's financial statement.
Now. YOU see how we have followed
Peter Mortensen close In his accounts.
Naturally he would have used S2S4.iO
In his house during that time. | care
not what my friend Mr. c. b. Stewart
says. nor what Barnard Stewart says.
This is sworn testimony We have in
PRODUCED his bank account and | don't
care to go over IL again. Peter Nor
Jensen explains that he kept this large
amount in his cellar AZ his home be-
cause Luke was after him. Yet We
have shown that he mad an account In
the Utah National bank at the time.
ETERNAL "WHY?"
Now why, II that was his system, did
he not draw a check on Monday for
$500. and the next morning deposit
the money In the bank He offered no
money TO Mr.. Romney He wanted
James II. Hay to come TO his house af-
ter the money. and he knew as well
as he knows that six and six make
twelve that James II. Hay was the per-
son who would come for the money.
Now, n you can consider any other
money you win have 10 20 outside Of
this case. You WIN have TO guess. We
may guess that the planet Jupiter Is
inhabited. We may guess that Mars Is
In a condition to sustain life,
BRIXEN CONTRACT
With the Brixen contract. Mr.. ROM
ney stated that the money passed
through his hands. You have all the
contracts. II you can find any other
In The testimony. who do so. But you
can not find Il. We have proved 10 a
mathematical certainty the money re-
ceived by him and the money dlsbursed
We fixed the time when ne said In
Dana r. Smiths court that he had no
money That was the 9th OF Septem-
Der. From that time on We have shown
what he received and what he paid out.
/ don't believe there Is another case
where the prosecution has followed the
defandanrs affairs 50 closely and sure
ly.
Mr.. Eichnor then referred to the tes-
tImony OF the Watkinses. and called at.
tentlon 20 the money found behind the
chimney In the attic.
NO OTHER CONTRACTS.
Is any one to tell you that be had
other contracts? Gentlemen Of the iu- |
~. n there were other contracts we
would have known II.
We proved the statements Of the |
money by actual witnesses who paid |
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