The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-05
MARCUS LA POER BERRIES
FORD.
He has Absolutely no Explanation
to Make.

vldual who IS accredited with inDnm
cradle aliases AS before stated, be
arrived here on Monday night in
company with Captain Gresnman,
and was taken 10 the City Jail, where
be WAS visited by a HERALD repre-
sentative. who offered him the oppor.
tunity of making an explanation if
he desired. He stated that he was
too tired and too sick to talk. but
would be pleased 10 speak on Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning he was az
raigned before Judge Hunter on an
indictment charging him, under
various aliases, with forgery. He
pleaded not guilty t. the charge.
When asked his real nam, he an
swered that ii was Marcus La Poer
Berrestord, aud that it rested with
them to prove that his name Was dit
ferent. He declined the offer of the
appointment Of counsel by the court.
Nothing was said about bail. He Was
remsnded to the custody OF the mar
shall, and taken to the City Jail
again, where he remained until the
afternoon, when he was taken to the
Penitentisry. While in the City
Jail be was sgain visited
by HERALD reporter, and was asked
il he had anything be would like
to say, or if he wished to explain bis
connection with the London Bank OF
Utah, and his manner of obtaining
the craft for ESQ on the strength of
which ne drew $500 from tue London
Bank OF Utah. and subsequently took
Captain Medhurst 10 for $3.50, while
the latter was at indianapolis.
Berresford-W hat do you want me 10
say? Reporter-Anything you please; if
you have any explanation to make of the
affair. would like to hear it. B.-I do
not see anything that needs explaining.
R.-You know 1t is alleged that you
forged the draft on which you secured
500, and this you have denied; SO you
surely have some reason for denying il.
and some exp snstion t. make. B 1t
remains to be proven that it is forgery;
1 have absolutely no explanation to
make.
k.-Very well; the opportunity has
been afforded you be, ause ycu stated last
night Monday that you would do so to
day. B.-To tell you the truth l have |
been tod not to tell anything.
R.-What is your name? B.-Mareus
LIS Peer BerIesford.
R.-TI en- you are not q lord? B.-I |
am not and have never claimed to be
R.-Rut it is alleged that while here
you called yourself such. B.-Persons |
may have called me lord. did not tell |
them to, and did ask them not to Had |
| told them was rot they would no: |
have believed me. / am not responsible |
70: what they called me; in that respect |
l let them do as they pleased.
K.-How is it that the New York
papers called you e. Pelham Cl nton, if |
your name is Marcus La Poer Berries
fond? B.-The papers gave me great
many names for which am not res kOnsi-
bic; many Of them never heard in my
life.
Here the officer who admitted the re-
porter said: You are English, are you
not? B.-No, sir; am Irish.
R.-Were you born in Ireland and
your parents were Irish, too2 B.-Yes.
K.-But you were educated in Eng
land (this remark being called out BY
his decidedly and unavoidable English
accent and infection), were you not? B.
Yes.
Rim what part of Ireland were you
born? B.-(smiling) That's another
question.
He was then asked if he had employed
counsel. and said be had not, and was
waiting for adYices from New York be-
fore doing go.
B.-I suppose the bank is prosecuting
me? R.-No; the bank can make the
complaint, but the people DO the prose-
cutting.
B.SBut If the bank wishes to quit, it
can do so? R.-If the bank did not
want to convict you, it is probable you
would stand good chow of getting off.
Bit only lost $500. K Yes; but
Captain Medhurst sues it for the $3.50 you
got from him.
B:-Ird ed And will he get it, think
you? R.-That l cannot say.
He then talked about his trial; he
was anxious it should taks place at
once, and when told men had been
known to lay in jail eighteen months
aud two years awaiting trial, be ex-
pressed the horrorscommon to a tony
and characterized it as
an outrage. He said be could have
pat them to great deal OF trouble
and expense in order to get him here,
but that be consented to come; and
speaking of Captain
Greepmsn, he said the captain bad
treated him well. He did not wish to
but had hundred opportu-
mites did he desire to do 60. His
next inquiry was concerning the Pen.
ltentlaTy, and WAS somewhat put
out on learning that separate cells
we're unknown there, and that be
would be compelled to stay with per-
sons like himself awaiting trial, and
with others convicted of rape, muir
der, cattle stealing, and SO on. On
this topic he manifested a decidedly
lively interest. but more SO as to vino
was the public prosecutor" Judge
was described MS that indl.
vldual. and Judge Besttie as his as. l
sistaut.
Berresford-He is the one tha: I
gave me copy of the indictment? a {
gentleman with a long brown bsard?
Reporter-That's the Cne-he is a
mild gentleman.
Bile is the one l want TO pfoss-
cute me.
He had learned that be would
PROBABLY be tried in February, aud
seemed very sxious to get it through
with as soon as possible. He slso
wanted to go TO the Penitentiary in (
order that be might get change of
He also stated that be had !
been IN America a number OF times,
but not long, and had NJ been IN
America a week the last time when ,
arrested In New York.
Among the aliases attributed to ,
him, besides Lord Marcus La Poer
Berresiord. are: Hon. Hugh Court
ney, son OF the Earl OF Devon; Robsrt
Raymond Arundel; Charles CT .nde
Montague BERTHE; Lord Hay; Sir Har
~ Vsne; Hugh de Courtney, L,eute-
nant Dennisop, of Her Majesty
Sixty fourth Regiment Of Horse; Raw
Reid; Hugh Leslie Courtney; Charles
G. Pelham Clinton. TIE
third day after his arrest be was ar
rsigned in the Jefferson Market Police
Court. New York, aud was taken into
Justice Smiths private room. He
said his name was Charles Clinton.
Under these names be is said to have