Emery County Progress | 1901-12-28 | Page 2 | Mortensen Formerly Charged with Murder of James R. Hay

Mor teneen formerly charged with murder of jamee hay A compla nt charging peter morten sen with the murder of james E hay was filed in judge D ehl s court at bait lake monday and a warrant of arrest was served upon the suspect who has been under guard s nee wednesday by chief of pol ce hilton the prisoner who has sat in silence in a little room at the pol ce station for nearly a week under the sl adow of a horrible crime read the complaint which directly accuses h m of being the guilty party and without changing a line of espres sion in his face handed the warrant back to the officer lie was later re moved to a cell in the county jail