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Show MORTENSEN HOUSE SOLD. Notorious Property al Forest Dale Conveyed by Deed to the Prisoner's Pris-oner's Brother fcr $2500. (Sund i. Pieilv ) From Peler Mnrtensen nnd Ruth Mor-tensen. Mor-tensen. his wife to llenrv Mortensen." was thn heading or a deed tiled In the ofllcn of the Conntv Iteenr.ler veslerdaj. conveying lots and IJ block tl, rnrsai Hale The consideration given Is 1"I Thn Instrument was neknnvvlcdged bj Mrs Mortensen at (laden More than hilf the ni-ople In Silt Ijlke Jiavo gone to Forest I'nle for the express purpose of seeing this !npert, which Includes Ihe house whern J unen B liny went to collect the i"i (or the I'lclrlc Lumber compani on the night he wns murdered There Is still un uncnncelled mortgage for fici on Hie premises held bv the lumber compnnv which Morten-sen Morten-sen claims was paid with ihe remainder of his account to lliv The mortgage was founl in pis inse.eelnn after his arrest ar-rest on Ihe chart.e or murder Another mortgage for W Is held by the Stntn llnnk of rtah to secure a loan nnd the Pacific I imber company claims a lien on the house for tho material used In lis construction t the County Jill last night Morten sen seld 'I needed tho money worse thin Hie house, but Just what Is in be done with the money Is another question Mavbn It is to Is used to meet tho ok peases of my elefenin and mav ha It Is not Tho validity of thn lumber rompnnj s mortgage ts 10 be determined bv the sanm evidence thai will irove Ihe guilt or In nocencn nf Mortensen If Mortensen can provo that he paid Hnv Sisr.) the mortgage mort-gage will bo cancelled and The proof will l.n a great way lo show his Innocence of the murder charge If the tnnriev sa. not pall the mnrlMire Is still In fnrr.. nnd the main prop of Mortensen s defense Is swept away |