Show ri DRA WINf NEAR TO MORTENSEN Statements Made by His Wife Convince Officers That He Is the Murderer ii Mur-derer of Hay I 1 Mrs Mortensen Was Interviewed at Provo Yesterday and Told P What She Knew of the Crime Officers Put Nin All Night tfr Trying to Secure From Mortensen Admission That His Wifes I i Story Was True l < 1 p < A j J c r e L E Statements made by Mrs Ruth MarI Mar-I tensen wife of Peter Mortcnsen at t t Provo yesterday afternoon convinced the ollicers to whom the statements were made that Mortenscn Is beyond any doubt the murderer ot James R sCRZ Hay I was only aCer much urging on the part of her relatives that Mrs I lADL Mortensen consented to reveal her knowledge oC the crime but she was V1 finally persuaded to tell all she knew and in the presence of Sheriff Naylor and Deputy Cummings of Salt Lake Th Sheriff Storm of Provo and two other witnesses she related Incidents which firmly establIshed In the minds of hers her-s hearers that Mortensen was the murderer mur-derer A1I With this powerful leverage four ofll Li ccrs labored for hours with Mortenscn at the county Jail last night in the hope of eliciting u confession but to no purpose T pur-pose With the grim nerve and iron resolution that have marked his conduct con-duct since Hays body was found he resisted nil attempts to draw from him the secrets of his soul and remained to 1e6 the last silent sullen dqilatU Immediately upon receipt of n tlc I gram from Provo about 4 oclock yet W torday afternoon the AttorneyGeneral I ni prepared the complaint against Mor tensen caused his urrcsi and had him nurel nul Ik removed to the county JafJ As the prlaoncr left tho hack and mounted the atoM steps Into the Jail ofllce lie shivered i4 shiv-ered and remarked < Its pretty cool t this evening j The prisoner being caged safely In the rotary cell Sheriff Naylor telephoned I tele-phoned for Chief Hilton govern police ofllcers and summoned deputies Raleigh Ral-eigh mid Busby These wcro Joined by the Count Attorney and Deputy Attorneys gj At-torneys Loofbourow artel Riter Sheriff Storrs of Utah county was already one of the party AM adjourned to tho I L back parlor of the Sheriffs residence In front of the Jail and there the important 2c r im-portant developments oC the day were communicated under tho seal of secrecy se-crecy i In the meantime the eager reporters Hlood in the rain outside gazing at the cfl drawn Qiirtalns nnd speculating as tog ri to-g the character of the news that had caused 0 much official excitement cJc The only statement vouchsafed by the ii Sheriff was that what he had learned Shrrt c i in j Provo convinced him beyond a doubt ot Mortensens guilt About S oclock j R C and Theodore Watkins the brothers of Mrs Mortensen arrived nl conference tho Jail and wero admitted to the I r A short time afterward the County I Attorney went into the Jail and visited Mortensens cull lie remained but n lJ short time and his place was taken by Deputy Attorney Rltcr and Sheriff Naylor They too come down to the Jail olllce looking rather black Sheriff Sher-iff Storm was Moricnscna next visitor He and jflr Naylor lingered wIth the J man In the rotary cell for nearly an hour When he returned Mr Storm k shook his head Ihat man is Iron j was nil he would say In the meantime all the officials had parried the questions of the newspapermen p newspaper-men and were holding secret consultations consulta-tions in tho Sheriffs parlor About 10 I oclock the County Attorney gave out i a statement to the effect that the inquiries in-quiries of the Sheriff In Provo had do eloped a clue that opened up a neW llm of evidence which would prove tho prisoner guilty of the murder of Huy beyond 0 doubt The Attorney I requested tho reporters to state that z the Wutklns brothers had not conceded I thc guilt of Morton en but wore slowly being convinced and If satisfied of his i guilt could render valuable aid to tho authorities nuthorltcJ At 1030 oclock the Sheriff and tho Attorney agnln visited the prisoner In the rotary cell nnd were with him for f arh an hour When they came down kleY wore smiling contentedly and telephoned tele-phoned for l hack When th e vehicle left at midnight it contained the Sheriff Sher-iff the County Attorney Sheriff Storm and Deputy Sheriff Busby It was Inti mated that they wre going o seel 1 verification of u statement made by t Mortenpvn which might explain the wholn case The reticence and stolidity of the I prisoner in the teen of the moat convincing 0 con-vincing facts astonished everyone who talked with him It Is said that ho I talked little but listened In nn Impns t1 o WA y to what hl inquisitors had to say jwiyThe four ofUorrs drove to the home of Henry Mortnstn In Fore Dale probably prob-ably for thf purpose of securing a confirmation con-firmation of ome of tho details l from Mm Henry Martcnsan but they returned turned to the Jail about I this morn trig und reported that they round nobody no-body at homo WANT JUST DON Watklns Brothers Admit ITortcnsena 1 CnscJs Not the Best P C Watkin nnd The ore Wat kind brOtherHluHW pf Petfcr lorten 4 flvn both stated last t night that they TCfro > to admit that rtrC tht the clrcum ttoncts a they now appear are very detrimental to the case of Mortensen They also reiterated their declaration that they wanted JuaUc to take Its full course In the matter ond weh U everything to be cleared up fully They ful lc aro willing they say J Peter can jnake 1 4 MRS MORTENSENS STATEMENT + + 5 f + I Is virtually conceded by all oxcept that capable ofllcer himself + + that to Sheriff George A Storrs of Provo is due the lions share oC the + + credit forsecuring Mrs Mortensens statement made a Provo Sheriff + 4 Naylor and Deputy Cummings went to Provo yesterday and there + fr + they with Sheriff Storm and two others met Mrs Mortensen in a + 4 downtown office Sheriff Storm came to Salt Lake Sunday by request + I + of the local ollicers for the purpose of pumping Mortensen He was + + unable to get anything out of the prisoner but had 1 batter success with + + f the wife Wile H C Watkins Mrs Mortensens brother stated publicly + + pub-licly his belief In Mortensens lnnocenceit Is said by one close to him that + 4 for the past two or three days he has been fairly convinced of the prison 4 f + ers guilt and hat It was this that Induced him to take his sister to + + f ProOo I is said he has been Insistent In his demands upon his sister + + to tell all she knew about the matter and his urgings added to that + 4 of others In Provo finally led Mrs Motnensen to tell what she knew + + What she told must have given the ofllcers considerable satisfaction + + as after the meeting Sheriff Storm remarked She told us today + 4 enough to convince us beyond any doubt that Morlensen killed Hay + + Mrs Mortensen herself believes he Is the guilty man + + Mrs Mortenscns statements to the ofllcers were made under 3 + + pledge of the strictest confidence with the understanding that they + + were not to be used in the case unless substantiated by Mortcnsen + + himself as the wife did not desire to appear In th light ofa woman + + offering the evidence that would convict her husband of murder and + + It was therefore dlfllcult to learn much about what she said I devel + 4 oped however that she said when Hay called on the fatal Monday + I ty night Morterisen induced the unfortunate young man to leave the + I 1 + house with him on the plea that they would have to go out to get the r 4 money There was no money In the house so far as she knows Mrs + 4 Mortonsen said Hay and Mortensen went out together and instead 4 + of rctufnlngwlthin a momcntor two as Mortensen has stated con + 4 slderable time elapsed before Mortensen camo back In her story she + 4 4 cleared up many points not before elucidated explained the matter of the + + clothes and told of her husbands demeanor oC remarks which he + + made while asleep that night and other details sufllclont to convince + I + the officers they had th right man When the Salt Lake officers returned + + re-turned last night Sheriff Storrs accompanied them by request to as 4 4 slat In pumping Mortensen 4 1 44444hlf444444444444444444444444 n good showing at any time to spend their last cent In his defense otherwise they hope to see him receive punishment punish-ment R C Watkins came up from Provo last night ho said to ascertain the nature na-ture of the new evidence the ofllcers claim to have but after n consultation with them ho did not appear free to discuss the developments further than to say that things did not look the brightest for Mortcnsen WIPES TESTIMONY I Not Competent Unless Both Husband and Wife Consent In view of the position taken by Mrs Peter Mortcnson with reference to her husband and the developments made In the case yesterday It will be Interesting to many to know that she will not be a competent witness when the case comes to trial unless her husband consents to her testifying Section 5014 of tlje Revised Re-vised Statutes of Utah says on this pointExcept Except with the consent of both or In cases of criminal violence upon the one by the other neither husband nor wife shall be a competent witness for or against the other In criminal action or proceeding to which one or both shall be partTes I It was universally known that Mrs j I Mortcnson could not be compelled to I testify against her husband but It was thought by some that she could testify If I she were so Inclined Under the statute stat-ute her testimony would have no value if her husband did not agree to her GOIng GO-Ing on the witness stand COMPLAINT FILED Mortenscn Charged With Murder in tho First Degree A charge of murder In tho first degree de-gree now stands against Peter Mor tcnsen The complaint charging him v vlth the murder of James R Hay was filed before Judge Diehl at 530 oclock yesterday afternoon Shortly afterward I after-ward Mortenscn was given over to the I custody of the Sheriff who at once escorted him In a carriage to the county coun-ty jail for confinement Tee complaint was sworn to DY uui ccr J D Brown who was one of the Unit on the scene of the murder when the body was discovered Wednesday 1 morning Tho otllccr also was the one who placed Mortenscn under ar test t testThe warrant of arrest accompanying the complaint was taken Into tho prisoners pris-oners room by Chief Hilton and handed to him Morlonsen took the warrant and red It carefully bptray the sign of emotion ing not Mlghtext emoton I He was unable to decipher ono of the I signatures and quietly led the Chief what name It was His hand did not tremble and his attitude as he read and handed the warrant back to Chief Hilton WHS one almost of disinterested disinterest-ed today H WHS Ho will probably be arraigned INSPECTED TTTR ACCOUNTS Mortensens 3ooks Revealed That So Has Not Been IiTakinjj onc Th work of overhauling MorUrt ene bankbooknnd lila four account books and conanarins the two with a view to gttttlng some insight Into lila financial condition was completed yos tenlay by AwilBtant County Attorney oofbouroxv The comparison of tho Hguren uIit to show conclusively that Morlensen has been running behind in money matters rather than making and saving money as the prisoner has steadily maintained I has been believed from the first by the authorities and by a number of those who are acquainted with Mor tensen that he did not have any such amount of money as 3800 The discovery dis-covery mado by the overhauling of the books Is said to add substantial support sup-port to this belief WOULD NOT CONFESS Mortensen Resisted Appeal of Martin Garn an Old Friend Martin Gam n former president of the Pacific Lumber company and an old friend of Mortcnscn made an effort ef-fort last evening at the police station to induce the prisoner to confess Mr Garn appealed to the prisoner to make a clean breast of the murder If he were guilty Jn order to relieve his wife and family of all suspicion of complicity In the crime I was pointed out lo Mortensen that If he were guilty of the crime he should I have enough manhood to free his family fam-ily from blame Mortensen listened attentively to Mr Guns words and after 3 moments mo-ments reflection asserted his Innocence Inno-cence In positive terms I swear that I am Innocent and hud no part In the murder he said I was noticed that after this interview Inter-view the prisoner seemed to grow much more restless and nervous but he offered no comment WAS RESTLESS AGAIN Mortensens Nerve Seemed t Be Shaken Yesterday Mortensens nerve seemed to have again deserted him yesterday At no time during the day did he appear to be In a cheerful frame of mind although al-though for n couple fo hours during the forenoon he seemed to be absorbed in a book which had been given him Toward evening his restlessness Increased In-creased and he did not retain any one posture for more than a few moments at a Ump Ho abandoned his book and spent much of his time apparently apparent-ly in studying the designs of the carpet car-pet In the forenoon he was visited by Bishop Jensen of Forest Dale who l shook bands with him and asked him whether or not he were guilty Without With-out once lifting his eyes from the floor Mortensen Mid he did not care to discuss the matter and would say nothing more Henry Mortenscn brother of the prisoner also paid him 3 short visit and bade him be of good cheer The brother was accompanied by his wife who brought wearing npparol and fruit for the prisoner Damaging Mortensens Premises Henry Mortensen complained to the police yesterday that crowds of curious curi-ous people are doing great damage about the Mortensen premises by trampling over the lawns and carrying away tia souvenirs such loose things as they can get their hands n He asked that an officer be sent to guard the property bin was Informal gar lat such acton Is outside the Jurisdiction nf the police Barn Revealed Nothing Mortcnsen8 barn which hail escaped close Inspection was completely over lConWI ur1 on KQ 21 DRAWING NEAR MORTENSEN Continued from Paso I hauled yesterday forenoon by Deputy Busby assisted by James Sheriff and Sharp The floor was torn up every beam und rafter examinee but the Bearch developed nothing bearing the case on which A search for the revolver with the fatal shot was fired was also made In the Held where the body of the murdered found Mr Sharp advanced dered man was vanced a theory that tho murderer I I i I 4i 1111 M1 j 1 idit t 1 1 l 1 E L1 I A 4 1 A Characteristic Pose of Mortensen Showing the Peculiar Droop of His Shoulders may have burled It and he spent several sev-eral hours in digging at probable places In hopes ot unearthing the weapon Said to Have Bought Horse It was icportcd tothe police yesterday yester-day that a resident or the southern part of the city named Garrett had sold a horse to an unknown man on the night of the murder receiving In payment SHO in twentydollar gold pieces It is said the purchaser of the horse appeared at the Garrett home about 1030 oclock Monday night and opened negotiations for the possession of the animal The police attach little importance to the matter Mortensens Son Hurt Ernest the youngest child of Morten sen fell down the cellar stairs at the Watkins homo In Provo yesterday and severely bruised his head The injury causes the little fellow considerable I pain and annoyance but his relatives hope that it Is not serious |