Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-26
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Nellie Ogden Pleads Gully aud Gels
OH With Three Months.
TWO SMALL nOY BURGLARS.


WHOM Chief Justice Merritt took his
seat IN tho Third district court this
morning he announced that, on the
Recommendation Of the examining
committee, he had decided TO appoint
1. G.. Falconcr rs assistant court slcnU-
gfnpbcr
Alr Falc5nsr, who was present, was
very shortly Afterwards sworn Ia by
Acting Clerk Mcmillan, aud got 10
work In Judge Bartch's uivisi1n. he
is a years Of age, came to Salt Lake
Cily from Ohio, about three yoata ago,
and was for nearly year employed a.
stcuographer In the law olicu Of Benz
mott, Marshull n Bradley. During the
last two or three months ho has been
"piaclising" hard In thoclur,s with a
view 10 competing for The position "
court atcnosraphrr. Mr. Marf.onrauE
tan by him In that, tu, be was suc-
coastal In the soConi contest
iSvoLuNTAiY MANsLAuGHTEH.
The case OF Nellie Ogden, the slayer
Of "iSid" MaaJu, had u,cn BOT down for
hearing In Judge Merrltpa court today,
aud In anticipation Of this the court
room was crowded nc tue time the
sosai0n opened this morning.
Tue de.oudgnti who " apparently
about twunty.ilur years OF age good
looking aud Uf laiy.liku pre- tucr, was
alfred In deep MOURNING, ami cat be-.
side her counsel, Judge P1wufs.
The indictment charged voluntary
manslaughtrr
Dlaifict Attorney Judd was the fret
10 mention the Cntr, into which hv sad
lac had carefully looked, aud uitUf cIu.
icrriug with Judge HUwat, hlt assist.
ant, lac hgI agreed 10 uccUp. q plea OF
guilty. = Involuntary muus.uuEhtrL
While, AZ no had tOld Judge Power,
no would make no contract with tue
court ~ 10 the amount o. punishment,
he would agree 60 recommend Oh the
limit siA months In the county lail.
The defendant was then called upon
TO plead aui said guilty ~ iny0 untary
manslaughtrE
Judge POw0r, addressing the
court pointed out that the de.
PENDANT had been already Ia the
county Jail, awaiting tnaI, for
period Of nearly two mor'na, ANA said
no believed thu facts VEN such that no
jury would have ever convicted her
upon--not even on a charge OF invOl.
uDtary mAusIaughicE Hut shs had
elected 10 plead guilty tn this lesser
lnenee. CUuufel stated briefly what
the testimony proved 10 the court he.
low, On the night " December 2i.h,
1893, the affair occurred IN Exporting"
house kept by one Essis Watkins, on
South Temple street, IN tubs city, aud
VI which the defendant was an Inmate.
The deceased man, "kli" Mason, was
her lover, On that occasion MlsH
Ogien was Ia the upsiair, room OF
another Inmate, nauul la Lawrence.
Mason went into the room during the
evening anu after being there some
ten or iilteen minutts hu was observed
descending tho stair, gr0auiug. The
defendant followed closely behind him.
When Mason gOt down s.air-
no remarked al do not want
10 die In this Kind Of a house; take me-
away lie had been stabbed In the
loft breast, near the heart, with u
small pearl handled puu-knife about
nix inches IN length, the property OF
Miss Lawrence, anu which was used ~
u paper cutter. Hho kept u In the lower
drawer OF her bureau. Mason lived
time after receiving the wound.
When asked II he desired TO charge
anybody with the stabbng, he said he
did not, ami stated that he had no com.
plant whatever 20 make against
Nellie.
Upon those facts counsel submitted
the prosecution would have found II
difficult 10 convict her, 10 seemed that
when Mason went into the room he
found fault with Nellie because, a.
he said, she had been drinking
He began 10 upbrald anu
violently abuse her This he
followed up by beating her,
striking her ON the bead aud fiually
knocking her down, She was also
kicked aud bruised near the groin, and
Mason declared that hv was "golng TO
fix her.D When knocked down she
became frightened aui thought 20
scare her lover Oh by getting hold VI
the knife. Having cWwled 10 the
bureau she managed 10 open the
drawer with her ltit hald and reached
the kniis with her right Mason, still
standing over her, said "NOw, d.
you, I'il XII you" She then struck
upwards with the knife, which pbno.
traled HE breast. Judge Powers insist.
cd that, under thee circumstances the
defendant was simply protecting her.
self against the assaults " Mason.
This WAS not an aggravated Gaze, he
said. 'Dhe defendant, prior 10 this oc.
currence, had contributed to Masonic
support; she had purchased clothing
for MIN, aud had actually pawnod her
Juwslry for about .l5l Ia order to raise
money for him,
Judge Merritt told miss Ogden 10
stand up, lie said she hal been iu-
dlcted Tor "a very serious Uilruse, but
having regard 10 AL the circumstances
no would sentence her 90 three months
imptisonment only Ia the county jail.
Tho defendant appeared satb fed aud |
lett the court room IN the custody Of
Sheriff Queen.
n VERY HAD BrdISNGNu.
George Williams aad william John.
son, two small boys about fourteen |
years OF age, were u,Iai-uel ON an IN |
diotm0nt charging them win having |
burglaTlOusly entered ihu F9a'oilioe ut |
C9alyille, summit county atu stolen |
sll5, on January let Of me present |
year, On application Of Attorney Par
ley Il. Williams, the dg.cn iants were |
given until tomorrow morning TO
plead.
The boys had been, 1t is 1all, terror
To the poslmlstress at ClMyllle for |
some months prior 10 theiF agTeaI' The