Show W V OF THE STRANGESt ST CRIME IN UTAH'S HIS ORY Utah tah tah's vs s Peter This i is t the title of the most widely- widely ro case case brought to trial in recent years Jn In n Utah The of James R. R Hay t C re murdered the good tie i. i by his wonderful wonderful- on ca calmness p. 3 and lJ s esS L Lt j r days and nights of the sweating process and the the many many t r connected connected with the cas case which as yet are and maintained an an Interest rarely paralleled in the J of crime brief f is the story of the events that led to murder the murder murder of James Jamesw I w which ich in the opinion of the State Stat authorities point to Morten- Morten ay evening December 16 1901 Peter called at the of- of c tic Lumber company saying that In n his house he had in inich hI ich h to pay his hig account with the com company ny asked Secretary of the lumber company to c call ll at his house that the the money Hay put a receipt In his pocket and he and Mor- Mor he office and w went nt home together the last night that Hay was se seen n alive Ue After taking supper at II his wife that he was going over to house money All further account of what hat happened that night Ight comes comesS comes comes' comess comes's s of Mr and Mrs The contractor says that Hay some ome between 8 S and 9 o'clock received 19 0 20 gold pieces handed for the money and left the house at He was wag seen by no J t da day Hays Hay's dead body was found buried in a shallow grave In tV a vacant lot yards northwest of of house A bullet s imbedded I in the brain No money was fo found nd in the dead mans man's clothes bug bu but but- buthis his watch remained in his vest wasat was at once tak ri n into custody by by th the author working working- working upon upon the case for v for 1 days a o m 1 J fg w n in the first degree was H He waS was wa arraigned arr n December nd entered a plea of not guilty Up to this time strong efforts were lere made to obtain a confession from him but then then as now he protested his The preliminary re ml ary examination was held before Justice Justice- C. C CM M. M NIel Nielsen n on January and COu County tY Attorney Christensen for the State introduced evidence that the court h held l l sufficient to raise the presumption that there here was probable cause to believe guilty of the murder of Hay James Sharp the law in of the murdered man while under- under cross- cross by Attorney C. C B. B Stewart counsel said that on the Tuesday afternoon following his son son laws in disappearance disappearance- he knew that Hay was dead and th that t was was his murderer i Why were you sure of t that t ask asked d Attorney Ste Stewart vart God revealed it to to tome me was the the startling reply Since b being ing committed to await avalt the action of the District court Mo n has remained an inmate of the county jail Acting und under r Instructions Instructions' from from his his- attorneys he has refused to be Interviewed only expressing himself as con of a final acquittal The evidence n e on the part of the State as ag developed develop d at the preliminary examination was purely circumstantial but it Is asserted that District Attorney Attorney Attar Attar- ney Eichnor is in in possession of strong evidence which will be bro brought o out t a athe as the trial proceeds |