Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-02
BRENNAN TRAPPED.
Tho BoHniilal POsIOilCa R0bbor Re-
turns 10 The PaniIol.afy.
Tic insanity Dodge Didn't Suit Him.
Marccllus Nelson Arraigncd
for EmbezzlCmonl,

NJ. Marcellus Nelson, the salt Lake
attorney, was nrralgnod before Judge
Zane this morning, in the Third dis.
trict court, on three charges Of omboz.
element. The first Indictment alleges
that he embuz1led $40 belonging to
joseph Nelson, on or about November
as'h, 1892; tbs second that he embsz-
z.ud 800, the money Of Ole Christensen,
on Aprillst, 1893; ana the thru that
by tho came method he dc'rsudod tho
same Ole Christensen Of $50, ON Dec.
24.h, 1899 Attorney Cherry is acting
On behalf Of the defendant, who
waived the readlag Of the Indictments
and plead not guilty. Nelson treated
the matter with his old n0nchplant air,
and tmilcd quito con,ou,Odly ~ he
Left the court room with his lawyer
after entering his plea.
BRENNAN CONVICTED.
william Brennan, the sprlghtly I'm.
dlvldual who has such contempt for
the lawyer. Of Utah, was hon placed
upon his trial on a charge Of breaking
into the Bounlifll Postoiilce on the sth
o. April, and stealing S35 odd.
Assistant District Attorney Howai
prosecuted; Attorney L. V. Higgins
defended.
Brennan Is tough citizen Of the
first water aud by this time 10 well,
but not at all favornbly, known In
/ police circles here. He was released
from the county jail on April 9Th OF
the present year, after serving Elk
month"; sentence for having burglau.
Gus tools in his possession. Upon his
discharge h e was conveyed as far as
| tho Hot Syringe In the "Black Marla0
and there deposited. He tleu, It seems,
made for B0untliul, where next day
he presented himself ut tho posiOiiice,
| pufchased writing materials anu wrote
a letter. Not long after his departure
II was iounu that tho safe hal been
| robbed aud about SIS was miusing.
suspicion fell upon Brennan, Whose
strange movements while there had
attracted the notice OF the p0stmistress
and her son. Information was given
| to the police and on the following day
| 1.-THE BID tbs defendant was arrested at
/ Ogden and brought 10 salt Lake by
! Captain Donovan. Whereas ON leAv.
ing the jail a ;ow days before brennan
wore n very culinary SUIT and had
scarcely any money IN his possession,
In Ogden he was able to purchase
$40 suit OF clothes AMI SIS odd was
found upon him when taken into
custody. The prosecution sought 10
show that the defendant was the per.
son who robbed tho post office safe In
the temporary absence Of those In
charge.
During the examination Of the wit.
nessos the defendant frequently inter.
ruptsd anu kept his attorney In
state OF perpetual terment by his
nudgings and pr1mptings. He loudly
complained that Mt. Higgins was
getting things mixed up pretty good,
that they were giving him the worst o!
II all round, AMI kangaro0ing him for
all he was worth.n
Requested By the court 10 keep qulet.
Brennan said he might as well be-
"iOiug time" Tor contempt as for any.
thing else. He several times declared
that he was not having fair trial and
was warned by tbs court that he must
behave himselior might get into trUu.
Bile.
When the case for the prosecution
closed Brennan insisted upon going
on the wiluess.sIsnd anu making a
statement, deHpile the entreaties Of his
counsel that he remain where he was.
Upon taking the stand the defendant
started upon a rambling speech and
was admOnlahei by Judge Zane that
he was hurting himself worse than
anybody else by bis talk.
81 do not want TO ask him any quos.
ton" said Attorney Higgins, Ia reply
10 the court. at he viii follow nv
directions he had better come aud sit
down here"
"Do you want to testify2" asked the
court.
Brennan twifled his hat about I'm his |
hands aud said he did. Sin the first
place, this Is not case OF housebreak. |
ing at ALI"
Judge zane-That is not the question
for you. Tue Indictment Will SHOW for |
itself
DtfendRnt-Ii this WAS a CHARGE Of |
petty larceny instead Of housekeeping |
! would be IN my right place now: but |
Il isn't housebreaking az ALL
Judge Lane-N0u had better be caro-. |
ful how you talk,
Attorney Higgins-Mr. Brennan.
will you please come here and Ill |
down.
Defendant turning 10 Judge Zanel-
Your honor, think all the wltnefses
In this case ought to be- DISCHARGED:
they've already given their testimony
and ask you TO "OverTuleD them.
Defendant then started rambling again
and said 81 diin't 70 into that otflcs
with u ielOniOus intent, but TO write "A
letter, but when l saw the ohancs of
taking some money l took 1t.
Judge Zane-What l. the malta,
with this mani Is he crazy?
DefendanI-l may be insane. lint
want 10 work TOT my own interests.
went into the p0st.uillce with the in.
tentlon Of writing letter, anu the
law reads that a person who com.
mits housobreaking has 20 enter
a place In the day time with
intent TO commit iel0nyl brennan
then proceeded 10 inform the iurv thar
no had a diagmm Of tho postoillce I'm
his possession by which he could OK.
plain 10 them how he got 10 the snf,
The tact was he doors leading thereto
were LETT open, and when no one was
present be- seized upon his opportunity.