Show MORTENSEN LAST DAY Convicted Slayer of James R Hay Sentenced by Judge Morse to Be Exe don d-on October 17th Prisoner Made 1 Address in Courtroom Before Sentence Was Pronounced Pro-nounced Protesting His Innocence and Making Plea on Behalf of His Five ChildrenChose Death by Shooting in Preference to HangingConfident That He Will Be Granted a New Trial S + + + + + + + + + + + + + f + + + It la 1 tho Judgment ot tho court + + that you Polar Morlcnscn on Frl + + day Oclober 17 1M2 lmtwc tho + + Jiciirs of Id oclock In the forenoon + 5 + and 2 oclock in the afternoon of + f said date within the exterior walls + 4 of the Stnto prison of Utah shall 4 + be shot until you UTe dead 4 + + b + + + + + + tIn t 4 + i + fIn + + + I f-In solemn tones looking Peter Mor tensen the convicted murderer of I James R Hay straight In Uio eye I Judge C B Morse delivered the above 1 sentence short ifUr 10 oclock I yesterday morning I MORTENSEN MUCH AFFECTED I The scene In tho courtroom at the time was n dramatic one A large crowd had assembled to hear the I sentence and ovory eye was centered Morse sold addressing the prisoner who remained standing Under the statute tho penalty for the crime of which you have been round gullly is death You have the privilege or choosing the manner or death whether by shooting or hanging You may now slate which you choose I shall choose shooting wan thee the-e oC the prisoner In a clear unfaltering un-faltering voice Then It WlH that Judge Morse pionouncid the death sentence TEARS IN PRISONERS EYES When Morlcnscn dropped Into his seat after the sentence there were tears In hlo eyes For some time he cat looking look-ing straight ahead na though he were going over in his mind the tragedy still to be enacted before the curtain falls on his earthly career Ills father and brotherinlaw sat equally silent for a time and then they engaged the doomed man In a whispered conversation conversa-tion Mortcnsens lawyers also held a 7 fr I r I r 4 4 I I I Poter Mortensen upon the prisoner That perfect silence that comes when a crisis Is reached In a cmes case that has appealed strongly to the passions of men fell upon the crowded courtroom yesterday The prisoner wan accompanied by his Irsner nnd brotherinlaw Richard Watklns of Provo Mortensen was vlblbly I much affected tho Stolidity that has characterized him throughout the trial and the events leading up to It having disappeared When he arose toad to-ad ress the court It was some moments before he could control his emotions 3Vhen he sat down after the sentence heI sat had been pronounced he broke Into un rs MOTION IN ARREST OVERRULED The case was the first oh the docket called soon after 10 nnd when It was ca1l < afer It oclock Attorneys Stewart Stewart Atoreys announced that they had fed a motion I the follow In arrest of Judgment upon folo ing grounds 1 That the court has no JurlKdlcllon of the offense charged In the information Informa-tion In the above entitled cause heretofore here-tofore filed Oe 2 Thai said information heretofore filed docs not substantially conform to lld requirements of sections J730 1731 and 4732 Revised Statutes of Utah 1S9S C That the facts stated In the said Information do not constitute a public offense Judge MOIFO overruled the motion and then addressed the prisoner saying say-ing Mr Morl nsen you may aland up You are charged by Ibis information Informa-tion with murder In the first degree On February 12th you entered a plea of not gullly to tile charge You have been tried by a Jury and found gullly Hae you anything to say why non lence should not be passed upon you 7 Morlensen lIstened to the words of the Judge He showed nervousness When he began speaking hln voice trembled nnd he tried hard to control It As ho proceeded he gained confidence confi-dence In himself and his volee rang out clear and strong His clotlngy5entenccs were delivered with considerable dramatic dra-matic effect He spoke as follows I MORTENSENS SPEECH I As to legal I causes I believe I have I as fnr as thin court is I concerned cx haualod what reasons there wore I t is useless for me to make any director direct-or Indirect for that matter ntntcnients an to my opinions and my views with reference Id t the vonllcL There is thlR however to say that the offer which your honor ai this time has extended to me seems to mo a llllle more red tape on the siring upon which they found me guilty of this most foul and heinous crime The reason that I de Hire to offertoday why sentence should not be paused upon me IK this I like r I citizen of the United States today branded with n felony 11 crlm > of ot murder offer only fivu little children who look to their parent for support Jive little ehlldrcn today need the as KlHlance and guidance of a parent o parent The other reason IH I am not guilty of Julty this crime they have charged me with c wlh Thiy I sty that T am gullly God In r heaven knows that I am aa innocent as I your honor al I CHOSE DEATH BY SHOOTING At l the clOM of Morlonfvtn speech there was a pause and then Judge quIet consultation with him before ho vas le back to his cell in the county jail In In the courtroom Mortcnscn was the custody of Sheriff Naylor and Deputy Raleigh When he left for the all afow minutes after the sentence jail a fq > uCer jai n fl md been passed he had regained his composure had and a smile covered his face like a mask lke oC the It Is no surprise to the people community thai Mortensen chose shootIng shoot-Ing as the mode of his death Several Inr The to Interview he ave an week ago gave Tribune < In which he stated that If the be shot rather worst came he would rnther than hung He seems to have made up his mind on this point In the beginning |