The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-29
Nora Burnham's Trial For Larceny
Postponed.
TOO WEAK TO ANSWER
CARRIED UP ON AMBULANCE
STRETCHER.
Fifteen-year-old Girl Who Is Ac-
cused of Stealing Diamond Rings
Appears Before the Court In a
Condition of Physical Collapse
Hearing Had to Be Continued.

A remarkable scene was enacted in
the Third district court yesterday
morning, shortly after Judge Norrell
took his seat, when little 15-year-old
Nora Burnham was carried upon
an ambulance stretcher to the
threshold of the courtroom wherein
she was TO be tried on charge of grand
larceny. Sosweak was the child that
she had to be assisted; in fact, prac-
tically carried, by her father and I'M
Gle, TO a seat within the rallied off
and officials, where she sat bolstered
up. and remained in the same inert
posture as she feebly pleaded not guilty
to the charge CT stealing a valuable
diamond ring, the property of Mrs.
Farrell, who resides at 81 West First
North.
Nora has been perilously near death
during the last few weeks The girl
can hardly yet be said to be recovering
from severe attack of typhoid fever,
which seized her shortly. after her APP
pearance before Justice Timmony in
the preliminary hearing of thescase TOW
pending.
The entrance of the emaciated and
painfully weak child into the courtroom
caused a decided sensation, and Judge
Norrell flashed all kinds of interroga-
ton points over his glasses as he gazed
at Attorney Wiley Brown and Prose
cutor Van Cott. The latter took a hur-
ried glance at the young invalid and
then hastily left HE seat and engaged
in earnest conversation with Attorney
Brown for the defense. The purpose
of the consultation was patent to every
-.
ly the prosecution was filing a decided
protest against proceeding with the
case in the face of the pitiable physical
condition of the defendant
Prosecution Asks PostDonement
1t did not take many minutes to
prove that the surmise was correct. for
Mr.. Van Colt arose and suggested to
the court that in view of the young
girls physical collapse, her trial should
be postponed until such time as she
should be able to bear the strain that
such a proceeding would involve
Attorney Brown. however. did not see
things in the same light. He said that
it was the wish of her father that the
hearing and. trial be pushed to the end
right now; and on those grounds he
was opposed to any postponements The
girls condition, he said. was to a large
extent due to the mental worry Incl
dental to brooding over. the outcome of
her trial-at least, such was Mr.. Burn
hams opinion-and he deemed a post
ponement of the case to be detrimental
TO her future welfare. Then Judge Nor
rell took his seat after the noon re-
cess, and he informed the attorney for
the defendant that under the circum
stances he had decided tc grant the
motion of the state fer a postponement;
accordingly, the trial would be set for
hearing Dec. 49, Mr.. Brown endeavored
to enter a protest, but the court refused
to-listen to any argument upon the mo-
ton.
During all this period from practi-
cally II until ) O'Clock. Nora Durham
lay stretched out upon a lounge in
Clerk Dun5ar's office, attended by a
woman who ministered to her wants
and bade her be of good cheer. Then,
when the trial was postponed. she was
carried to a hack and conveyed to her
home.
Girls Alleged offense.
Nora Burnham, it will be remember
ed, was the girl who worked for Mrs.
Farrell during the. hours she was not
attending school. While in the employ
of Mrs. Farrell the latter left the girl
alone in the house; subsequently, upon
returning, she had occasion to go TO a
secret rece15 in her bedroom floor.
where she stored her jewelry, and was
considerably disconnected 10 find that
two valuable diamond rings, valued at
$500 and $50. respectively, were missing.
The girl was questioned. but she siren
uoCsly denied taking the gems.
The matter was placed in the hands
of the police, whereupon Nora confess
ed to taking one of the rings and re-
vealed its hiding place-behind a ra-
diator in Mrs. Farrel's bedroom. She
was subsequently arrested, but up to
date the. more valuable piece of jewelry
has net been located. At the prelim-
mary hearing Justice Timmony bound
her over to appear before the Third
district court on the charge of grand
larceny.