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Show DEATH PENALTY FOR MORTENSEN H "Guilty of Murder in the First Degree, as Charged H in the Information' Is the Verdict H of the Jury. M No Recommendation to the Clemency of the vCourtDcfendant Did H Not Change Countenance as He Heard the Porter tous Words H -Result Was a Complete Surprise to Him and r- is Brother- H Hopes for a New Trial-WhyHe Did Not Testify. H IMTEU MORTLNSEN'S STATEMENT B "V u may my that I am not satisfied with the verdict. That goes without saying. The very worst H I expected was a disagreement. How could anyone come to such ft verdict on uch eildenosf I hart great c mfldencs- in that Jury, but It la plain now that they were Influenced by tin publl stntlment that has been against me. Thero I. little doubt In my mind that I will bo granted a new1, trial I don't H see h w there can be any doubt of It " j H sv MRS JAMES 11. HAY. t -f "I pictcr to ay nothing about B -f the cisc but you may My that I an giatcful to Mr. Eichnor - and the members of the Jury." H - H 4 -- 4- H - 1R0M S1STR10T ATTORNEY H - It v a Just roler H Mirt n watt proven guilty 4 h m ' i reasonable doubt Ttio Juror tlroiiM tan the nmmrn- H rilln of tli" entlic .ommunlly H forth r r. nrless action 1 llAlo H -SV note r to regirt and every rea- H - fou I) enllsftcel no H - fe i of i nenv Irlul being grant- H ed !' li re I not an t rror on B - I ;- r I H - 4- t H Well Jurors In the rtit entitled H fl I the defend ml mill s mur- H il r degree, as tliaigfcl In H Itifu H So rt i Hi org Armettnng tl clerk H mf tl 1)1 (ri t court ut Julnh Hit- H tirl i noun H .lui M in turned tn tl Jury box Mi III oir verdict gint'e H It I r im In trspnnsea H t onl the lure the tnllc van Ing from H the dc n vtler of Juror to tho r n iiih or Juror Smith H ' n k that llic lurr b- polled " s-ild H 1 nntd St mirt, loiltuol for the ilc- H Tli m Miury Inelriif tint a Mete H rtt n by thi (ouit nnd (letk rm- H htrmi i i tho filtration Joptt H IHi l iHir MTillct"" iln.l eo on H ln n tn In tn John II. Hall) H fu h n Hi nlillin nf I'eter H "M i tho murder nf jHmea It H J I 'Uil of IV.-. nilet lihil, H fi r tl in ,, purpmip (,r Hiiirlnir H r r t iifuv whhh Jlny hud 1 lit I Ins li. u.e to -ll..t H MUIPI N I N DID Mil I'LINl'M H i In lila i uetoinary nl H it l l l mill. 1.1 lllii. Mux Th-re H titl II ii.ii Hut li. un leratnml H tit (.ire pu in r tn tn ii. t me 1 J r ilt ilmi link- uiiiea H l i Hi Ik- 1 ) at i CI 11 Ml I 111 lIllXi.Hlll- H arprlfe, fear nr any itb Inff illei hniRcd ho H i and, I anllm mir l.i H i i.i lUiiu.id Hl.-vMirl H i If iloven uortle Aa ho H i -thi I'lmill.in titer. H t i n. Tlten ho puke to H 1 li t Th latter noemed H t f th t more keenly ilim H lite ejc U(.te Co t H it t it.oi, H i o iMyrivEH 1 'Ml i - u t .e aied fnihri nf B t moHlcd with Hp.iitiii H i r that nil.d his enul B i a (one Then h he H t Momi for hla r.liuina H n I i luniur the trial the leiirn H li' ey ami lUa olce J i n(er brother, wae al- H I "-1 -no na IMor but tn.. H " 1 Mi is with u reproachful B l lawd lis him In liw- jBJpl "- t 1 he lifth momlier nf th B ' il i iiu an miHf t the do. f ' In hum 1 Willi t i.i l i, l till m pin u KvlJb. H Al i nr H , T u id out It-M Hi m one H u i.lhiul.k Hat I r th. H r ii of th lunch hum th linn H h i In n Hhuivi .i iilioi H I . in. n M n i.l-v. i ilk. I tin i i.t i m r B nils unil IV i I n i li', H oi .i,ili M of i H taken aner no r u ni.4 at . i mm f? 'I fA, ' k fl f Fi ib Mortensen Listening; to the Heading of the Vcidlct I aol It mi iiniuilmoiis We rould not I fr I il ah.nln of iliulil an tn hie pllllt mil ne .11.1 fi. I Unit . nned u .Inu ti Hi. luilill. tint ..illl.l nut tie dlatv-I dlatv-I i. ii l.-l fin s nf pfopl.. renialred In the iiiutiuuin tlii.iititiMiiit Urn nnon retina tH 'rt?WT & It ilt iri- ii 'ai8aas-l J i- i n Kny, the Murdered Man. Peter Mortensen, i it if tin. ii l. i ,hnie nf belrta; I I i li i tl i.n.li i endere.l . In I- M 'I- i ii Im. k .ailj fioin li n 'i ii I v mirl t the wiiiMion nf hla I I'll' 'hi I ulmu, Innulrtep u.u i i inn .. nn ntet) hand ami miiilllit it at life UK to Hhttl una boll It iii Uall HIM I I.XTINO ON VKHPUT ' 111 e nld irnuka will ncwr as-et i it a unlit t' It n i t lake llicnt l.invr In lliul him mill-, un thu ei li n.t 'lh y Kin in I hi r ruIHi nnd tcfumnieitii 1 1 r- imi i le,imii i Tlteee and nth i pr li iIuhh w e Ik i rd in tie iron I At twenty mlmiloa win lo k Pep titj Sheriff t'unHnlnira entered the lonni II, nel.nll tnmli ci lied for hla fu ana pale and his hnii.ls were trnmlilliik IIipiiIiir ttt the door of the J 11 In. m ilutuiliti he reimrled Ihnl the Jin. aas i ii. li, to r. turn Ha mi. M.t .In la Mm, t ,,,,. .,, , Inne th tl ten hint hiuuaht up from the count Jul I MT r.VnXI'IXTIID The InforntHlInn bintiKht by Mr r-uinmltiBi una n,.e,l uli.ua the hullj. Inn nnd the miihii,. .,ih,ls n n,a eotirliMiei were anm erettple.1 Tllre i aa ii,i lonRer nn iuellnn .. to the ttidlil l.ernne knew It won! I have takin daya to mr.e to ait atnu.tnl. i nl .eral bourn i,t leoet to i onipru-i onipru-i ute on a re. iittiuieit.lntinn to inert I hat the defenilatll had been fminil Millty aa .turned wa well known tn llitee wlm hud fnllnwetl the cttae aa If th. y had lcn promt In the itirj-i itirj-i trm 1IKNIIV WAS rnxriDKNT. Tlteie wna one eMepllon, h.nt.itr. j llenr .Morteiiaen hud been nbaulutely ue.ir Ihexo-tiltt of i.. (nun, n liittl atntlted the Itleu thin th. result in I In 1 1 In I t mild lie lli,Mtil... llT.uh. i It lot' hail l.llmlrl htm to the se Intia import iho etldin e and it e Hr ilmenta at the attnrnrys for the le-i le-i nee amiiiihd to lilnt like the liw and i lie opel, hut the eiss-nf told upon I Im a erely The iliildi lulm fide I riinn hla faee. leatlnu it iimtt i.i DhfllMIAM' HHOrillU' IN t lift, en mlniit t ml the d rend mt i am. In In itiwody nf the Hherlff. ml sat down bealde hla itttotnee N.ekii were tinned and twisted In all I ut la nf the hnue to jret n clanee at hint hut the apett iters stw no mote man they hml wen it t nfter tlt t Idle the Jmy -t helns; eelei ted, while the wltneftss wsere rllna; their tnetlnton while the attnrnea wete maklnir tlt'lr nrKiiment There una no change nf colm, i n droop of hla hem! nor n falter In hla look lie leaned luiek In hla i halt, folded Ills lain Is In Ma lap ami looked the phtuie of rea-ictiutlon rea-ictiutlon AW MTIXft TUT ll'ItT Judge Mntae oo il er eolrlin aa In. look lis plate on ihe hem It Not-t Not-t Hlisiiin iityr Ihe c tlntv nf the ver-dii ver-dii t the uniting twa ttnsk more toll!!! to-ll!!! la tin nere th ill lo the iwtleute It wna mini lniis-ii In keep still I'tnpl. iVIinted tin I whleiwied and shtdd i il Tho eon enti.it,., I a ire of II. i i I huh tin .1 tlrst tn I'eter Mint it., then lo ii I tie open tloor I I tl.l I where I i im ti s tti .tl-I .tl-I I ii hkil 1 r nilttnt I It. JtltJ r roue II i . laht'en lnniet fin t Ihe i i ii-. m lit rnouni tl tin til tbev tlletl In but It seemed hours tu the evpe. tnnt and nTvous llirntir JCHOItS WKI1H blMtlOt'S Prom down the corridor outside came the nieistind tread of mnnj feet on the til.-1 tloor like the footatopsi of destlnv Nearer and nearer came the sound glowing louder and more por tentlotis tn the fmairlrtitlon rvery eve wna f m used on the door A narrow luiiaHjfe vvits opened through the crowd alaitil the portal and llenrj Prlbt Iwt In hind stepped tlrmly paet tho Judge and climbed to his old seat In the Jutj box After him In regular regu-lar order i aine his colleague with the isstired benrltvg of men who have made up their minds and left Indcn I- lun nnd doubt behind Thev looked neither to the right nor to the left tin more than one of the tlosen faces wna ii ptllor lhat told or the Herlom thoughts lhat llllrst the minds of tho WHAT WUUl; IIIH THOI'IHITS' When 11 1) ftliurlllft took the sent of Juror Dillv it the corner of the box the sraitalora rtngnlaed the fore-llutll fore-llutll of the Jury Morteneen's Inapet -lion of the 'lien III the lit tins lastii! rathti than aiixlnue After tiM.iilng hlnucelf thntAill were their he turned his eca Inward Ihe tourl. but he did not appear lo eee Ihe court He seenvec! tn be looking thrntlKh the walls ut the little brick rcittlKo In Ton at Dlle rethtpa he aiw the llguie nf I la wife and heard her singing ton-tciitodly ton-tciitodly at hei house boll tasks, per-hni per-hni he saw his little chtltlien ut play ill Ihe tltsti .n1 l'erhaia II waa ft daikei and more forblildlug i cue tint innfrontel hla mind a eye I'eter Mor-icneen Mor-icneen alone knows the sights tint passed befoiehls mental vision in thoeo minutes of suspense llcfoti piiKertlirur, Judira Mors) rnrmsl for oulet A tleu,thllke hush fell uion the loom The c mirt wirned Iiu s ' i taiura ttgnlnet nil) dcnoiistn-llon dcnoiistn-llon win n the v.idlrt wan given Ho till ne 1 to the jiitv, iirni emcti, have ou net red to, a v dl Mi t-huitllh roe from his chair nnd iei I I 1 'We have our honor" A hnltirr steped forward nnd took a paper fom Ihe foiemnna bond He slpppec! lo the lemh nrcl placed It In the hand of the court who glanced over It and gave It to the clerk The lending of the verdict and the polling nf the Jurj followed. jrnoifs Dihi'iiAittino When thli wna done ludgo Morse, In ft Isiltslied and grateful way, said ' Cientlcmen of the Jury, I think vnu for the patience with width you have listened to this long trial otir it-tentlon it-tentlon and conduit throughout Die proceeding! deserve the highest praise and the commendation of nil good till-miui till-miui I am tileo ien,tiestrsi lo thank cai In behalf of the Xherllf fnr vnur conduct while In hla charge. ou are mo disc barged vh the twelve men filed past the Judge gave each a hearty grasp of the hn nil Ji'i.v imi dav or sRNTr.vn: The ttitirt llxcd SHtiirdi, Jul ith as ihe tta) on which the defendant Is lo appear for sent.nc- 'Ihe latter kc 1 1 hf s-al until Ihe courtroom waa near-l near-l ill tired Then In cine of the Sheriff Sher-iff he tn!t-d hack to his utinrlers In the county Jail lie panted fotu Ihrta on Ids ual to the door, tlrst lo shake the hind of hli lumber llenr), to Kite ft long li-nrt) press, uc to the ban I of his falhei to clasp the hands ot his uncle nnd brother least m i:iAiir i'VPi:cir"jD Tlarnnrd nml C II Mlev t. counsel for the dt fenes. took the iisult phllo-sophlenll phllo-sophlenll When nsked vthat course he would ptiraue th former replied 1 am nnt et re pa red to state Th r Is plcnll of lime befnre the '.lh of 'tl In whlih lo decide and tu 111.' a ifiollon fur a new trial if wo see fit to do ri ' i itoth these rentletn.n have been highly cominertied fir the part they have tnken in the trial In the face of en adverse puulh sentiment and I agitnst ihe vilsh s of some of then I mo t tiitlmiite frunrs thev have pin lei l tl the Interests of an nld c Unit t n I i 1 1 hat the) .mid in honor lo stti mill d hln tilth nil the nfoguqrls. vourhsMlM I i la t to a peismi i ud ornltn' Th'v hue siuiel foi lint nn Impartial Jur and a fair f-lnl in i It can never be said thnt I'eter Mortensen Mor-tensen did not have ever opportunity to show his innocence if he wis Int o-cent o-cent MttH HAY ariATEFur. The popularity of the verdict was evidenced b Ihe rnngrattll itlons heaped upon District AtUirne hit h-nor h-nor fttsd th mnmliera of the Jury bv their friends acquaintances and even by strangers Janus Pharp, the falh-cr-ln-lnw of the murdered man has been In "an rmnrlo for two d-ive Mrs Hay the widow makes this statement state-ment lo Th" Tribune ...,. I prefer to sav nothing about the ease, but ou nitty sav that I am grateful grate-ful to Mr lllthnor and the lnemb-ia of the Jurj HYMTATHV TOH TAM1L.Y Tublli sallsf.utlon over the verdict ws somewhat tempered b a general Mmpathy tar the family of the defendant de-fendant esicclnll) the father who has rome from c'allfuinla to remain ut th.e side nf his boy 111 Ills hour of trouble The old gentleman said when afkeel for ft statemerl "I hove none to mike toulrht I am an nnt I cant ray anything Perhaps l ma lie able to talk to )iu iiiioTiiKti sri:pr.mi:t "Yes It Is a surprise rt areat surprise sur-prise to me said llenr Mort-nsell "I had no Idea lhat Hie Jurv would bring In euih a vernlrt, but the had to do romethlng I suppose they felt that they were right " hI.NTIMi: TAI. WOMnS. Among Ihe sjmpothlzers with Mortensen Mor-tensen were man aeiitlnientnl women who have been In dall alien lance at the trial an) have corcelved a pis Mon for the defendant "I think he Is Juet aa handsome as he tun be A man aa nhe looklrg as that until never hav tlone such ft terrible thing Tror man It votill lie a shame to hang him" H.idi sentiments a this were finite frequently exple"sel during dur-ing Ihe latter dive nf the trial ind the prisoner waa the target for whole quivers full of languishing and tender glantoe which by the way, were en-tire! en-tire! wasted |