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Show TRUTH 11 were, believing as they did, bound to get it before the jury. They have been criticised for, as it were, dragging sacred Issued Weekly by things unnecessarily into the trial and TRUTH PUBLISHING COMPANY. and 12 Central Block, West Second South holding revelation up to contempt. Truth thinks the criticism is unjust. This revelation matter has been made too much of altogether. In reality it cut no figure in the case. In the public prints it was nothing but a figure and the around which the Street, Salt Lake City. JOHN W. HUGHES, Editor and Manager. Entered at the postofflee nt Salt Lake City, for transmission through the mails as Utah, Recond-cla- ss matter. anti-Morm- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JUNE 21, 1902. TERMS OF SU B8CRIPTION ONE TEAR (In advance) SIX MONTHS THREE MONTHS M pro-Morm- l.0 H Postmasters sending subscriptions to Truth may retain 25 per cent of subscription price as commission. If the paper is not desired beyond the date subscribed for the puolicatlon should be notified by letter two weeks or more before the term expires. DISCONTINUANCES. Remember that the publisher must be notified by letter when a subscriber wishes his r stopped; all arrears must be paid in their paper Requests of subscribers to have mailed to a new address, to secure attention, must mention former as well as present Address all communications to Truth Publishing Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. of the city during the trial of the Mortensen murder case proffered advice and instructions almost daily to the judge, the prosecuting attorney and the attorneys for the defense as to how the case should be tried, Truth has kept While most of the newspapers strictly silent regarding it. Now that it is over this paper will make a few remarks regarding the case and the rubbish in the shape of editorials the papers, particularly the Tribune and the Deseret News, have launched on the public. The Tribunes long winded, dry bones editorial writers antipathy to revelation or anything which savors of Mormonism led him into making his paper ridiculous, particularly in its demands that Judge Morse order stricken out the testimony of James Sharp to the effect that he knew Mortensen because God had killed his revealed it to him. This testimony was brought out by the defense, not by the prosecution. The defense no doubt elicited it for the purpose of throwing discredit on Mr. Sharps entire testimony, and with the jury it had that tendency. There is no reason on earth why it should be stricken out. It went to the jury for what it was worth and as going to establish the guilt of Mort-enswith the jury it had no effect at all, and no request was made that it be stricken out. It would have been error for the judge to order it stricken out and would have been ground for a new trial. Judge Morse knows a little more of the rules of evidence than the editor of the Tribune. The Deseret News editors profound belief in revelation led him into as grave an error in the other direction as the Tribunes revelation despising editor fell into. The News both editorially and in its report of the proceedings of the trial unwarrantably reflected on the attorneys for the defense, simply because they insisted on Mr. Sharp telling why he knew, or thought he knew, that Mortensen killed Hay. The Messrs. Stewart believed that a knowlMortedge of how Mr. Sharp knew that ensen was the murderer would help their client and in duty to him they son-in-la- w, on on editors made themselves and let their prejudices ridiculous overshadow their judgment. As to the case itself it was conducted ably, fairly, even generously by District Attorney Eichnor. The defendant was given every opportunity to prove his innocence. The case was carefully and thoroughly gotten up by the prosecution, and the facts were put before the jury convincingly but without even a semblance of bitterness or ill will. Mr. Eichnor is to be congratulated on both his presentation of the case and the outcome. Truth believes there are no errors in the record and ventures the prediction that a new trial will not be granted. The defense had an uphill task, but Attorneys Stewart and Stewart made the most of it and put up as good a defense as could have been done. The evidences of Mortensens guilt however, were so strong that there was hut little hope for the defendant from the beginning. So black was his case, it is said, that one or two noted criminal lawyers refused to take it. The public is well satisfied with the verdict and as additional evidence that the jury made no mistake very damning facts existed which could not be placed before the jury on account of the law which prevents a wife testifying against her husband if either object, and Mr. Eichnor's antipathy to compelling Mortensens child to testify against her father. It is known that Mortensen after returning from his walk with Hay, on the fatal night divested himself of his shirt and cuffs which were blood stained, and burnt them together with Hays hat in the stove. Mortensens previous record is bad. He was accused of holding up and rob and was bing a Chinaman of $300, positively identified by the Celestial, but as the latter put it, Chinamans word no good against Mellican mans. He was also mixed up in an arson case at Ogden and appeared in a very unenviable light, and there are other incidents in his life which are far from creditable. Mortensen is a bad man who hypocritically shielding himself under the guise of a devout Mormon and religious teacher perpetrated many crimes. Work on our new post office is to im rapidly pushed, say advices from Washington. All of which means we will not go to the Dooly block for our letters over three years more. BOARD OF EDUCATION FOOLISHNESS The Board of Education or three members of it which formed a majority must Senator Kearns press agent of those present at the meeting on is Here of out or be sick Washington. Tuesday evening, played the fool in a dispatch saying Orange Salisbury is undoing what had been done in comto get $15,249.03 as his share of the de- mittee of the whole in the adoption of ficiency appropriation this year, and the Prang system of drawing. As to yet no claim is made that Kearns ?ot Grandma Newman and Geoghegan this it for his friend Orange. Where, oh, was not surprising, in fact it was in where, is Doc Jones? Wednesdays keeping with their records, but it was Herald. Dont worry brother, he is all somewhat astonishing that Brantino-wenoff at a tangent.. The nullificaright. Look in the Wednesdays Tribune and read this: Senator Kearns tion of the committee's recommendahas secured a pension of $30 a month for tion was done too in a stealthy manner Earl V. Williams of Salt Lake City. taken of the fact that being advantage a bare quorum was present and' most of So Green Campbell is dead. Well those who voted for the Prang system he was a good man, who lived an hon- in committee of the whole were absent. est, useful life, and goes to his grave The Prang system is endorsed by Supt Supervisor of Drawing sincerely mourned. The competency Christensen, Miss Elliott and Artist Culmer, and it he amassed will leave his wife and will not be denied that aDy of them children in comfort. He needs no fur- know more about drawing in a minute ther eulogy. The man who does that than Geoghegan and Newman will ever know this side of the Styx. It would is the most successful of all. be interesting to know why the three members acted on the prompting of t Mrs. Alice Merrill Horne, a teacher of drawing who dosn't like the Pang system, and why they ignored the recommendation of her superior officers. Truth does not like to be ungallant, but if Mrs. Alice Merrill Horne were a man Truth would say that he was a busy body and a mischief maker in every public position he held, especially so when a misguided public caused him to fill a seat in the state legislature The young woman at Eureka who and only little less so since he has held wanted to kill Judge Powers because a position in the public schools. he brought out in evidence the tact that she was in a room with a young man, visiTORS MUST BE ENTERTAINED. to whom she was n6t engaged, has a The citizens of Salt Lake are not bigger grievance than at first sight showing the interest they should in the Elks convention to be held here in of name in the the people, August. For the credit of the city Truth, to Consolidated thank the Street and its good name they had better wake begs up. They should realize that it is the biggest affair this city has ever had. Over 30,000 strangers will be here. They will have to be entertained and it takes money to do it and Salt Lak e BOOK cant afford to have it done in a niggardly way. The Elks are good spenders and will leave a million dollars . . . SUCCESSORS TO . . . here. The local Elks will not benefit by it to any great extent, but the merchants and traders of all kinds wilL Come up with a few dollars so that you may gain many. Cast your sprat and catch a whale and at the same time maintain the honor of Salt Lake. A plot to assassinate King Edward is said to have been discovered. The man, or men, who would thus ruthlessly prevent our own Whitelaw Reid from appearing at the coronation ceremony in knee breeches, should be first given the water cure and afterward lynched in Texas. DESERET NEWS eu Railway company for promising to put fenders on its cars at that indefinite period known as one of these days. STORE. CANNON BOOK STORE H AVE MOVED into their Elegant Store in the new Deseret News building, where they have large and complete lines of Books, Station-er- y, School and Office Supplies. . Attorney J. A. Sergeant, of Great Falls, Mont., is in the city with a view of locating here. Mr. Sergeant is the bright young lawyer and has heldFalk) offices of city attorney of Great and county attorney of the county which Great Falls is situated. in In front of the New Resort on Main street may every night be found a gang of callow headed, cigarette smoking) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. who filthy talking, would-b- e mashers,acco ogle, whistle at and many times ladies and young girls who P358 TW unaccompanied by a male escort. and police should spot this gang an example of them. i i |