The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-19
M0RTENSEN is
STILL HOPEFUL
1contlaued from Paec 0nel

'NNAtlNNNA from rage Due-I
whose face he has never seen. born "a
niue over year ago while Its father
was kept within prison wallis with the
most severe penalty known 70 man
hanging over him. The men employed
ln tnat penitentiary who know the feel
lnss OF husband and father acknOwi-
edge they are touched by his situation
Guards Are His Friends.
Mortensen's best friends arc the
guards VINO constitute tine death watch.
There is Bishop A. a.. briggs, VINO
few weeks ago stood fearlessly with
cool head and steady nerve and snot
down one escaping convict after an-
other because THESE desperate men
were defyiug ala law and authority.
Then there are Edward Nay4or and w.
q. a. em0Ot. Jr.. against whose courage
ln time OF need no question could be
raised. All of these men are tenderly
sympathetic toward Mortcnsen- They
are alternately his constant compae-
ions, day and night They talk with
MIN freely and frankly they enter into
his sorrows and comfort him or best
they can. although ever mindful Of
their duties as repEeseatatves of the
lsw-
knowing him intimately rs they do,
coEnizant almost on bis thoughts,
Watching the hours slipping away and
The time of doom approaching. they
cannot help being filed with dread and
horror
EoTtcnsen had only one visitor yes
terday. his father. They spent sone
time together. Most Of the rest of the
day was spent in conversation and in
working on picture
Preparing For Death.
Meanwhile ShorfU Emery is going
ahead with the preparations for the
legal ending of Iotenzen l-ts pro-
ftded Che supreme court Goes not In
terlere. He g. besicEcd with applicants
Tor permission To- witness the execution
Dut be ss refusing permission TO all eE-
cept those mentioned in the statute. The
Jaw on this subject is as follows.
The sheriff must invite the presence
or a physician and she county attorney
OF the county and De shall. at the re-
quest Of the defendant permit sucf
ministers OF the gospel not exceeding
two. as the defendant may name. aut
any persons. relatives or friends, no
90 exceed five to be- present at TO,
oEccution. torether with such peace Of
fccrs as he may think e1pedient. e
witness the execution. But no othe
person than those mentioned in thi
section shall be present at the eNecu
sion. nor shall any person under ag
DE permitted TO witness the same
Sheriff Emery said yesterday h
would be obliged to adhere to the law
TO Sec the Execution.
"I shall invite two physicians h
said. instead of one. and shan com
ply with other requirements Of the law
The prison officials viii be present.
shall De forced to refuse an applica
ti0ns that do not come within thes
classes In many Instances it is diff
CULT to refuse the requests, as the
come from personal friends and me
who have claims on me. but ] feel thc
must be strict I'm the matter and OF
serve closely the provisions of the law
The sheriff has selected the five me
who are to do the shooting They al
ail expert marksmen. but their identit
is being carefully concealed. The gun
Used in the execution of Frank Wei
come. alias Hopt, have been cleaue
and made ready for this occasion. III
lIarksmen win stand in the blacksmii
shop in the southeast corner of T.
prison yard, as previously explained
The Herald. The ordinary procedure
to strap the condemned man I'm a chat
but Dr. Mortensen should request to
loft urfettered, his wish may be a
coded to.
Sheriff Emery visited The prison we
terdHv -t0 arrange with Acting Ward,
Wright the details of the execution, ar
practically nothing more remains TO
done until the fatal day arrives