Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-11-21 | Page 6 | Echo of Santaquin Hanging Case in Court

ECHO OF SANTAQUIN HANGING CASE IN COURT of Soren If H. leersen Sa Sue to toH H nn r for Alleged lIe d dJ J injurIes oj u rl I Sp Special to The Tho H Provo Nov o 20 Soren O.-Soren H H. Peterson Petersen of or Santaquin 17 Ii years old through his guardian Thomas Petersen lo today a en entered entered en- en tere suit a against Lars Lana a Johnson an and John A A. Johnson Petersen claims 2000 damages damaSeR for tor Injuries alleged to have o been een Inflicted on August IS 18 The trouble began with defendants claiming that young oun had ap approprIated appropriated ap- ap 7 i of oC their mone money The TIme boy denied the charge o and md the Johnsons placed a rope around Peterson's Petersons neck and hanged him from the limb of oC a atlee tree In an effort to make him confess They Ther were taken before Judge Juds-c D D. L L. Jones and pleaded guilty to battery balter The court Inflicted a fine of oC 10 each cach The suit Is the outcome of oC that case