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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-13

wife and children retired At o'clock
fhe awoke, and finding her husband
had not returned became alarmed
ana, about O'clock, went to the
house of the accused aroused
him and inquired for her husband
She says he appeared very nervous
and said her husband had gone up tC
Enest's' (meaning Mr. Romney) and
told her that he supposed he missed
the LAST car home and stopped over
with Ernest The next morning, the
nth about 10 O'clock, the defendant
called up Mr.. Romney by telephone at
the Office OF the lumber company and
wanted to know II he Mad seen Mr. Hay
ana upon receiving a reply IN the neSa-
tive, told him that MI Hay left his
place last night aud had not been seen
since Upon being Invited, the de-
fenoant then went To the companys
Office and told the witness Rumney
that Mr. Hay came to the defendant
house the night before for the money;
that after trying to persuade him not to
take Il at night without avail. he paid
the money over to "Mr. Hay IN $50
gold pieces that, after Mr.. Hay had
checked the amount and distributed 1t
in his different pockets, he accompanied
him to the door, opened H. and upon
Mr.. Hay passing out, shut It, and that
that was the last he had seen or heard
of him.
on further inquiry the accused stated
10 the witness ROmney, the he had
been acumulating the money for some
time; that he had been getting an his
checks cashed into $50 gold pieces and
that he had Kept II loose In the cellar
on a beam or cross wall
HAYS DISAPPEARANCE.
Mr., Romney and the accused then in
formed Mr.. James sharp. the father
in-law Of the deceased about the lat
ter's disappearQncc and related to MIR.
sharp the defendants story. and then
informed the police department and re-
peated the same conservation. respect
ing Mr.. Hays getting the money and
leaving, To the chief Of police.
In the presence OF the accused the cir
cumstances were also explained to 9TH
ers rs he had related them, and. il
seems, some began to surmise that MIR.
Hay had departed with the money af-
ter giving the defendant the receipt and
note, Later In the day Mr.. sharp MI.
Romney, the defendant and others went
to the defendants house az Forest Dale.
and there In his presence. upon inquiry
by Mr.. Sharp about them, the defend
ants wife produced the receipt and
note which Mr. Hay had taken with him
from the lumber company's office. Then
upon being asked by Mr. sharp, in the
presence Of a detective and others. 10
explain his transaction with Mir. HAY
the night before the defendant said that
he had kept the money on top Of the
last wall IN bis cellar; that part OF il
was loose and part in sack: that he
brought 1t ~ out Of the cellar. some In
his pockets and some In a sack: that
Mr.. Hay and he then sat down on a
small settee and counted the money.
and that Mr. Hay took part Of il In his
pocket and part IN sack. In all one
hundred ana ninety twenty-dollar gold
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II can be said that the Senate finance
committee viii draft no measure form
ally and eonclusiyely until conmlta-
tons have been held with other mem
bers Of the senate Democrats as well
as Republlcans--an with members of
the house and with the best authorl-
ties on finance in the country II is
the desire of the committee 10 be con.
Stantly In touch with the president, with
other senators, with members OF the
house. with bankers Of the west az
well as those Of the east and with coun-
try bankers as well as city bankers. so
that some plan Of legislation may be
formed by the opening Of tie eXtraor-
binary session OF Congress
II Is the hone Of the committee TO
devise a genuinely elastic currency sys-
tem-a system that will expand when
the necessity shall arise and contract
when the necessity shall have ceased %
exist.
Senator Adrlch. when asked by an
Associated Press representative with
reference 10 the visit OF the senator's 10
the president said
The Republican members OF the sub
committee OF the senate finance COM
mlitee who recently met for On In
formal conference at Warwick, r. l..
talked with the president about nnan-
cial conditions and the need Of legs-
lativc changes. No bin has been drafted
or agreed on, and none win be until
after The fullest consultation with our
Democratic associates Of the sub .com-
mlttee and an the members Of the fn-
ance committee IL Is. however. our
purpose 10 have a BIN IN readiness for
presentation 10 the senate at the begin
ming of the extra session n one shall be
called IN October OF November We
are hopeful that "a bin can be agreed
upon.and reported that will receive the
approval Of both houses Of Congress
and afford prompt and efficient relief 10
the business interests Of the whole
country"
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The Mob Split
In United States.
Discussed al Chauanqua by NJ Pastn Pest Of National
c4SSociahon Of AaaHfacmrerS Declares slios Danqe1
o1s OF III IS The iNob Of Organized Labos IndVuiual
Has No Inherent Rights That Cant be Taken Fsoa linn.

ChautauQua n, Y, Aug I'D, NJ
Parry, president Of the National As
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers, delivered
one Of the most important addresses
before the conference on Mob Spirit
In America"
Mr. Parry spoke on Mob Spirit IN
Organized Labor" He said IN part:
In this country IN the last year
there have been many nobs of differ
crt kinds, but to my mind the most
dangerous of them an is the mob Of or
ganized labor No man, take Il. can
object to any Kind Of association, labor
or other, which Is organized Tor lawful
and beneficial purposes, but organized
labor as it is conducted today. stands
convicted by its own leaders as Law
less organization.
I'm that il seeks by physical force 10
override individual rights and it's con-
tinually railing against the laws aud
denounclng courts ard public officials
for enforcing these laws it fuldns all
the requirements Of the definition OF
nobocraCy Unlike the lynching bees
ana the vigilance committees il lis what
might be termed a standing mob, under
discipline by its otcers and ready upon
occasion to commit the overt acts Of
outrage aud destruction which are the
outward manifestation Of the moh'a
spirit u declares. I'm effect. that its
VIII Ia superior to traditions. govern
ment regulations and even the consti-
wtlon OF the country. 1t asserts that
ne Individual has no inherent rights
that cannot De taken from him and
that therefore, il has the right TO sa1
that no man shall work. and that no IN
dustry shat! run without IT, consent.
'ln its attempt to compel a recognl-
ton Of It's pretensions to sovereignty
II relies not on reason, but upon cner-
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nous injuries We're sustained. The po-
lice cannot learn Toe cause of the quar-
reI They understand 10 origi1lJed M
Europe and that the slays ate hshins
for q principle.
ON one side are Servians. Hungorions
and Croausus ON the other arn those
DESIGNATED only by the generic name.
Following several battles On saloons
and al piOnics q party OF S.aYs ana an-
other Of toe allied races met Yesterday
in Schraar avenue. O street dividing
the settlements. Scores engaged in hat-
DE and hundreds watched the hgnt
The police made a dozen arrests, ana
q number OF the Serrlnn faction were
arrested later on warrants.
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MORTENSENS ATTORNEY TALKS OF THE CASE;
POSSIBLE APPEAL TO U. S. SUPREME COURT.

az cannot say will do-Uhat next step viii be- sad
Barnard Stewart the attorney vigilance and abh
" Peter existence the earth today nave
NOT seen Peter since hearing Of the courts decision and do
NOT eec TO see FIRST Of all down the court
room and read the opinion which Informed long Then
win make client which shall probably do TO-
marrow After that brother with whom have been as
socioted IN the case returns decide what do
81 preslnoe MI ontnued THE defendant WIN be reseh-
ence 10 be shot Of the the original decision
al1 fo, }u don't know definitely VIII be appealed TO
,a snene court United States-can be? don't know
whether viii but think it can be and II may be- or
COURSE that takes money In sight at the present time
that know or on ground will appeal IT we do? Well there
m e very unusual and think could secure
ordro before the showing
~ those elements are discuss for publication at this
lime nor do want the merits Of the comment upon
M oisior Of the court Its findings win be great
~ 10 Nortensen when last saw him. about six weeks ago
gos very hopeful he would get new trial"
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Ji0n. intimidation and the bludeeon. In
its continual rroachmerts against IAN
end lis constant appeal to the baser
passions OF men j. Is doing more than
ans agency 20 cultivate the mob spirit
and encourage the unfurhrg Of the rcd
ilas Of anarchy
The president Of the Chicago Fedor-
alton OF Labor recently declared in an
interview: The president deals a
death blow 10 organized labor Whon he
declares that he cannot discriminate in
i!s favor IL sounds Dir ON the face
Of il, but without dlscri hiuation We ire
just where We started What we nave
been fighting for II ur on labor to the
exclusion Of an other
THESE are the words of conserva-
tive among union labor leaders and
they voice The se6tlmeri oil the aelta-
tors the country over To their mind
II you deny the right Of their organlza.
ton TO commit illegal acts YOU are at
tempting to crush it, II organized labor
has only lawcss purposes il ought 10
be crushed
During the last year the ATTEMPTS
10 force men 10 give allegiance TO strike
'"7NNN ~ RliVll ildlN 70 sci UP an oil
garchy that VIII control industry indie
pendent Of the laws OF the country have
resulted in mob conditions In many OF
the leading centers. Supremacy Of law
and order has sustained not only many
severe shocks, but the nation has also
lost millions of dollars by the organized
ldleness of thousands Of men. This loss
must fall heavier on the man who dc
ponds on his daily wage than upon
those who nave something To fall back
upon Il Is time that the workmen Of
this country We're learning that for III
millions Of dollars they pay In sllarf
% the agltators, they are creating I
return nothing but ceaseless troubl
enforced idleness and endless discom
forts Of life They are also bidding FOR
The destruction OF their most precious
posscssion-that OF Industrial liberty.
Their Investments IN mobocracy are
mighty poor inyestmentsn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-13
SEVERAL MILLIONS OF FRANCS.
Found in Apartment Of the Late Pope Leo XIII When Seals We're
Broken by Major Domo Mgr. Cagino-There We're
Many Other Vauabes.

Rome. Aug. l3.-The pope is quite
well today. He took long drive and
walk IN the vatican gardens and then
received the Austrian ambassador who
presented his credentials
Mgr Casiano the mjor-domo, ac-
companled by Cardinals RampoIla and
Mocenni opened the apartment Of Pope
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-13

Leo XIII this morning. breaking the
seals put on at The Time Of the pontIfts
death They found a considerable
amount OF m0ney-it Is stated several
millions of frauaa-besiles other value
ables Cardinal Cre,onL project Of the
congregation of sacred rites. was not
present. hiNius leit Rome on account
OF Illness
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PETER N\ORTENSEN MUST DIE-PRISONER STUNNED BY NEWS
VICTIMS WIDOW IS
VERY GRATEFUL.

Mrs Hay. widow Of the MUIR
dered man, when communicated
with by the Deseret News today
said; II don't care to discuss
the question for the public In de-
tail but do not hesitate TO say
that / am very grateful TO the
judges Of the supreme court Tor
the opinion they have just hand
ed down. u was just what | eX-
pected Of course, but | am very
thankful an the samc-not only
To them but to DIST Atty. Elchnor
who notified me by telephone OF
the courts decision But that Is
all for myself and not for the
public which must know some
little Of what myself aud children
have suffered ~ the loss Of nus
band and father There is no
necessity, as say for detailed
staten ent, besides ! am too brok-
cn-hearted to give It II there
were. Again ] can only say That
| am very. very grateful. -
The above words were all
spoken with a husklncss of voice
that told too plainly the pain
the brave little woman felt and
recalled with marked viNdness
the SORROW hat was hers follow
ing the Ions dark days which
came Immediately after the
dreadful tragedy and which cone
tinued through the protracted
lu1 vigorou IN fought trial, ex-
tending even TO the present with
shadows that cast themselves far
into the future with such a
plctur. before the mind no heart
that beat with human symapthy
could We'll press The demand
for a public statement from one
whose cup Of bitterness has over
flown IS has that of Mrs. Hays.
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In speaking Of the opinion OF
the supreme court today Dist
Atty Eichnor. who conducted the
prosecution Of Mcrtensen, SAID:
The opinion is in accordance
with the law, the facts la the
case and renders Justice to the
people Of the state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-13
A FIERCE FIGHT.
Score Of Men Arrested for Inaicting
severe Injuries on Others.

Chicago, Aug l5.-More than a score
OF men have been arrested Tor innict-
INK severe injuries on az least half a
dozen men 10 fierce fight at Whiting
Ind The trouble was an outgrowth o.
a fractional quarrel between members OF
the slavic races. laborers for the stand
ard on company. Warrants for 10 9th
ers win DE served today
The riot was ihe elimination of "a Sc
ries Of battles IN several OF which Sc
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MutcsarIef Musb dismissed.

Constantlnople. Aug i2.-The mute.
sarlf of Mush. Armenia where Kurd-
ish excuses were recently alleged to
have occurred, has been dismissed.
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pieces. and then left the house went
down OF the steps toward the south
gate but that ne did not see him go out
OF the gate.
After having stated the details Of
the transaction, and after some per-
suasion by Nh sharp who desired to
know where the accused had last seen
Mr. Hay, the defendant went 10 spot,
!n the walk leading from the house,
about 10 feet from the steps, and said
there,as near az he could remembsr was
the last place he say Mr. Hay Mr..
Sharp thereupon said To him "lf that
is the last place you saw my living son,
that Is the place whore he was Killed q"
Thcreupon an occurrence took place
between JamesSharp and the defendant,
as shown by the testimony Of the former
AS follows: u asked him 10 come
again ana show me where my son stood
In the path, and he came with me and
showed me again, and when he put his
foot there, | said there Is where you
killed James x. Hay and he says how
do you know he IL dead, and ! said the
proof to you viii be that within "a
hours Of the time we are speaking, and
within milo of ths place where go
put your FOOT his dead body wiz be dug
up In OneiOt these fields. To this accu-
sation the defendant made no denial.
In the afternoon OF the same day sus-
picion began to point to him that he
had killed MIR. Hay to obtain possession
of the receipt and note, The next
morning, Dec. 49, 1901, while one
Frank Torgersen. was out looking for
horses, he noticed In a field. west Of
defendants house, and d short distance
north Of the railroad track. the Park
City line which, at that place, extends
east and west, a little mound and sew,
eral spots Of blood between 1t and the
fence along the railway, Seeing this,
Torgersen went to defendants house
and asked him for n shovel. The de-
PENDANT gave him a short handle,
round pointed one. and told him that
was the only shovel he hid although
later long handle, square pointed
shovel, which had the appearance Of
having been cleaned, was found In his
barn, and the imprInts about the
mound had the appearance Of having
been made with square pointed
shovel. Torgersen. upon returning 10
the mound with the shovel, discovered
that a body had been buried there and
upon making known his discovery, a
number Of persons, amosg them the
accused. went to the mound and exhum-
ed the body Of Mr. Hay As the body
was being taken OUT Of the grave. a
detective, standing by the side Of the
defendant, remarked that robbery was
not the motive. as the gold watch was
there, but received no reply from the
accused.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-13
MORTENSEN SEEN
IN MURDERERS' ROW

! 4 "News' reporter saw Mortcn-
I. sen at the state prison mt noon
!. today. he was seated IN his cen
:. IN "Murdtrer's Row" after nav
+ ms p1rtokcU OF q hearty dinner
{. When to'l u what the supreme
/ court had done h. turned his
I. head In "a seml.thoughtiul man
/ ner and then smilmgly said rs
I. that 500" When asked what he
Z waf going 10 60 about Il he re-
I. piled. Il don't know what viii
!. 10 until seq my attorneys ]
!. suppose I viii have 20 try some
D. thing else Then he became
! non-commuri.dtiyg and refused
!. to talk flrther
+ The condemned man has not
!. changed much during his mcar.
/ ceraticn save. perhaps that he
!. has become quite gray and Is Or
I anything a lttle stoutcr due TO
:. good appetite one fact was
/ nlainily APPARENT however, and
!. that was that the prisoner was
|. greatly stunned BY the unwel-
!. come news.
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FAILURE OF OBJECTION.

Where the prisoner az the trial yolun-
tarily consents, or sits by and fails to
object to any step taken In the proceed
ings, which does not AFFECT the 1urisdic-
lion OF the court 10 ny the cause. he
win not thereafter be heard 10 coin
plain because OF H. although Il may
have been contrary 10 his constitution
al rights. Upon examination IL will be
noticed that the right " the accused
to be confronted by the witnesses
against him, secured by the constitu-
tiona provision referred 90. falls within
the class, personal " the accused. 4, Ia
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-13
Life for Life
The Penalty.

Slayer Of James X. Hay SNua AnS@et 10 The Lao The AWju
Crime of December 10, 1907 Supsenie Court Holds
That No Etsor Was Committed Durmg The 7tial and
That The deceased Cannot Haze JNew One.
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MONEY IN A SACK.

Before his arrest be- stated he had
Kept the money part Ia sack ana
part loose. ON the cast wall In his cell
lar Afterwards, according 10 the tes-
timony OF the Witness Penrose the de-
PENDANT. In answer 10 q question as to
whether he kept the money IN quart
fruit jars. replied, yes. had three
tafs full of tWcnty-d0llar gold pieces.
The same witness said be had told him
on the day before that he had kept
the money in. sack The witness
Sheets said The accused stated to him
that he had three glass jars fun OF
enty-dollar god pieces and had kept
them IN the cellar. The witness Hilton
stated hat the defendant told him that
De had The money he paid Mr. Hay IN
two glass jars In the easement ON the
wall The witness Cummock testified
that he said 20 him me had had he
money IN the three jars In the cellar.
and SOME IN one Jar in the pantry"
Several witnesses II appears exam
inca the east wall NJ the cellar. on the
day after the homicide and al the trial.
testified 90 the effect that. on the TOP
of the wall. where the defendant claim.
Cd 30 have Kent the money. there was
considerable dust. and that the dust
was undisturbed There We're four
OPENINGS Tor windows IN the cellar. but
the windows had not been mt IN ana
The srare were 0nel There g. much
other evidence In the transcript showing
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discrepancies in the accuseds state
ments as TO The money.
The prosecution having produced jar
In evidence, produced $500 in y2O god
pieces and demonstrated that they did
not make one jar full,
Respecting a conversation, in regard
10 the payment Of the money % Mr..
Hay the witness Charles Il. Watkins,
brother-in-laW OF defendant, testified:
II asked Peter II he could show that
he had aid Mr. Hay the money He
said he could, but he says my books are
in SUCH shape that 1t viii be- necessary
for me 20 represent that you nave
loaned me from $1,000 TO Sl5Ol. ! viii
be able TO tell you and show you, after
/ am out Of this trouble, that had
the money and Laid MT. Hay the mon
ey" Upon bgilg Informed that the
bank account OF the witness would not
permit such representations. the de-
PENDANT said You and Dick tmean-
ing brother OF Witness could fix IT,
This conversation occurred on the 18th
Of December The some witness also
testified that. during the nisht of the
lSth, hc sert at the defendants house
and while there found $50 iu sma
IVA W NV ~ WOW lAl Wv NAAN H'AWNA Wv
chimney and that on the next day
upon telling aim that he found thai
money, the defendant ordered % to 4
given to his Wife.
In addition 10 the testimony above
quoted and referred TO. affecting the
defendants statements regarding the
money and his transaction on the fatal
night, with the deceased the prOsecu-
ton introduced vast amount Of eyi-
dence respecting the defendants bust
ness transactions, his paymcat and re-
celpt Of moneys ana his baak accounts,
for several months in.k 5diBte preced-
ing the night Of the murder. which eyi-
dcnce, too guluminous 10 state here in
detail strongly tends to show the i'm
possibility of the defendant having had
IN his house, on the night OF the 18th
and paid the deceased $500. and II
seems to establish beyond all reason
able controversy the fact that the de
PENDANTS statements In that regard
We're untrue
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SoRTENsEN ACCUSED.

Ii was also noticed that the coat
pocket on the LEFT hand side, into which
Mr. Hay had put the receipt and note.
on the evening OF the 10Th. at the lum-
Der cOmpany's office, was pulled inside
out. The body was then placed on
patrol wagon and taken In front OF
Hendry's store. where the wagon was
stopped, and Mr. James sharp and
others. appeared. While there, Mr.
sharp, who had on the day previous ac-
cused the prisoner Of killing his son.
in the presence of a number Of people,
looking at the defendant who stood but
"a fey feet from him. In front, and then
At the dead said He murdered you
for a receipt that was on your body
representing thrty-eight hundred dol
lars, and you never ran away, nor he
never gave YOU a dollar" To this ac-
cusatlon the defendant made no reply.
but dropped his head aud looked on
the ground. Ne was finally placed UNI
der arrest and thereafter madc various
conflicting statements respecting the
manner " keeping the $500 which h.
claimed he gave Mr.. HAY on the night
Of the murder
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ABOUT ALLEGED ERRORS.

The opinion Of the comt In part fol-
lows "Thc appellant insists that the
court committed error On permitting "a
stipulation. made IN open court by the
defense with the prosecution. wherein
the defense admitted that. II the Wit
ness. j. G.. sharp, We're present. ho
would testify that from Nov. 10 Dec
l6 1901, the defendant paid him yau-
Gus sums OF money amounting 10 S2.i50.
To- be received as evidence = is urged
that the admission OF the evidence by
stipulation was contrary 60 defendant <
constitutional light to be confronted
by The Witnesses against him and that
This right he could not waive. In gem
eral The rights guaranteed 10 every &C.
cused person in q criminal action by
the constitution may De divided into
two classes. those iu which the publ,
nave an interest as well as the maj.
vidual, and are jurisdictonal as affect
lng the power Of the court TO try the
cause. and those Boa the nature of
privileges which are merely personal 10
thr accused Tor his benefit and do not
AFFECT tho general public The former
cannot be waived. but the latter may
a..