Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-28
Remarkable Proceedings before
Judge Norrell Today.
THE CASE WAS CONTINUED.


"Hhould this young girl die from the
strain the trial ia bound to give her,
want It uudcrHIood. your honor. that
the prosecution Will be In no way TO
blame. and 10 far a. am concerned.
1t washes lta hands Of the whole AFFAIR.
right here" said Assistant County At
torncy Ray Van Colt before 1udgc Nor
rcii shortly after noon today.
stretched upon lounge In Clerk
Dunbara private office, pale and
cmaciatcd, was i5.ycar-old Nora Burn
ham. whose thai upon the charge OF
burglary was set for today. and who.
Mr. Van Colt was referring to In the
course % an argument for contlnu-
ance.
The child has been confined to her
bed Tor the past ave weeks with ty-
phoid fever. She was driven TO the city
and county building In hack. md
carried into the court room by her
father and uncle. She was then
looking moro dead than alive, while
clerk Little read an Information accur-
ing her ~ burglary.
To ray tina, Judge Norrcll. Attorney
Van Cott. Clerk Little. Stcnusrnpher
Pike. jurors and court spectators were
fuflttNs a. MNNlh We lNAAAtA " hAANAfANH
81 too mild. they were dumhfuundcd,
Judge Norrcll looked at Wiley Brown.
the young girls attorney, ana then at
Prosecutor Van Colt. The latter left
his scnt. and walking over to Whcr-
Attorney brown sat, held Whispered
consultation with him. What wAs
said could not be- heard. but everybody
Imagined that Mr. Van COLT was pro-
testing against bringing "a child IN that
condition into court, and subsequent
happenings proved that theory tu have
i.vn u correct one.
After the child had been arraigncd
Mt Van Colt Huggu itoi 10 the court
that 10 view ~ the youthful defendant
condition. her trial should BE- postponed
until N. had sufficiently recovered TO
at least hcaf the strain ~ IL trial
Attorney lirnwn opposed the PROPOSE
iiou to postpone. claiming II was N,
wish ~ her father that the trial should
proceed Mr.. brown further stated that
the parents NJ the girl believed her rlck-
moss 10 b. due TO mental Wo1y ana nnN-
ioty over the case.
II was after Attorney Brown had
| concluded and the judy had decided the
trial should proceed. that Attorney Van
Colt gave expression 20 the language
/ credited him above,
From ten O'Clock this morning until
three this afternoon the child rccllned
on the lounge. attended by woman.
said TO be u Christian scientist.
CASE GOES OVER.
when court rcconyencd this afternoon
| Judge Norrcil Informed counsel Tor tn
] defense that under the circumstances
/ and the physical condition Of defendant
| he had decided to grant the motion 81
| the State for a postpdnrmont, and MS
honor continued the trial TO Dee. lsth.
His honor further stated that II the
defense had moved the court Tor con.
| tlnuance eimply upon the appearance
| Il the child he would have refused tc
hear the prosecution In an objection
60 such motion.
THE oFFENsE CHARGED.
The child worked Cor Mw. Kate Far
| Tcll aud went Co school part of The
time. ON Wednesday. the ilth ~ Sep
tomher last Mrs Farrell missed two
| diamond rings one " the value ~ feoi
| and the other $50 The Girl was ac'
cuscd NJ thc theft and admitted talk
| Ing the smaller one. which she had MA
The other one was not found. when
Mrs. Farrell informed the police, re-
aulting In the gifts arrest and her be-
lng held hy Juatlce Timmony to IN,
district court ON the charge " burglary
The girl'a father u a railroad man
residing at No. Roberts court be-
tween Sixth and seventh Wcst ON First
south.