Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-12-22 | Page 2 | Was Trouble between Hay and Mortensen

WAS TROUBLE BETWEEN HAY A AND I Tie 1 ie difference or difficulty between Ha J and to which Chief Hilton Ascribes his theory that u Hay I did not voluntarily walk down the track with his hia neighbor the night of ot the murder is believed from what i could be learned last night to have j I arisen aril n over a contract t which Morten I 40 r c c c f I f sen Rn hal had on n the th Sumner school A I police officer ome stated s t d last Jast night that he be r I had bad learned that Hay and had bad some seme difficulty over a contract on S the school and aiM that since BiBee nce that tine time beHa 1 Bay Ha Ha bad had expressed himself as not hay hav having lug ing any aDy confidence in and i that there was not a perfect bond of j I trust between them J Mr H Hays nys ys Mr James rJames Sharp When seen last night stated that he had heard that Hay and Mor Ron I had had bad some little difficulty and It had bad been rumored that Morton Morten sen aen had made threats against t Hay but I neither he nor Mrs Hay knew any thing of any trouble or threats threat