The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-19

Sixten-year-old Nora Burnham appear
ed before Judge Norren for trial upon the
charge of grand larceny.
The girl appeared TO have improved
wonderfully since three weeks ago, when
she was carried into the court room upon
a streicher in a state of physical collapse
incident TO severe attack of typhoid
fever, and sat and charted cheerfuily
with her parents and attorney until her
case was called.
Mrs. j. ". ARIEL was the first witness
for the state. She said that on Sept IA
she missed two valuable diamond rings,
valued at 500 and $50 respectively from
a little hole in her bedroom floor against
the Dashboard. wherein she stored her
valuables Tor safe keeping. Witness said
she searched the room thoroughly and
then she taxed Nora, who was in her en-
ply, with the theft.
The girl Indignantly denied knowing
anything about the missing property and
sienified her intention OF gong home TO
her parents. Finally Mrs. Farrell said
that she told her she was going TO fetch
the police. just as she was stepping into
the buggy, witness said that the girl call
ed 10 her through the open window and
said if she would promise TO say nothing
about the affair, she would return the
ring Witness said that, accordingly. she
went upstairs TO the girl 5 room, and from
there into her own bedroom, when the
girl reached down under the radiator and
produced the smaller ring, stating that
she had found il on the floor in Mrs. Far
relfs bedroom and placed il under the
heater for security.
Mrs Farrell said she was sure that the
gem was not there before the girl enter
ed the room. as she had searched there
herself. Witness further stated that she
had lost several trinkets on various occa-
sionS such as a baby's ring and a pin,
but when Nora had been accused of the
thefts that she had found them again Sc
GREETED in the house. The girl. she said,
absolutely denied taking the larger ring.
and she mad not found II TO this day. al
-, 4, no
fore placing the matter in the hands of
the police.
On being cross-examined by Attorney
Wiley Brown, Mrs Farrell stated she had
never heard of anyone VINO had seen the
defendant with the larger ring. Witness
SAID she thought Nora TOOK ii because she
admitted taking the smaller one.
Mrs. Farrell testified that the only ones
in the house who knew Of the secret
hiding place under the carpet were her
two little girls and Nora. Even her sons
receptacle. Two days before she missed
her jewels. witness said that she had
paper-hangeTs in the house, but they dlu
not enter her bedroom. The missing ring
was valued at S200 and her husband took
SIS. -'-
Miss Elizabeth Bond. a teacher at the
jackson school, testified that she saw
diamond ring on Nora Burnham's finger
on Sept 3 while she was at school. The
ring was the size of the smaller one pro-
QQceO IN court
Nora Durham then took the stand and
stated that she found the ring in the
bedroom and wore it TO school, intending
TO return ii when Mrs. Farrell asked for
it. She denied taking the larger ring.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Van Colt,
the girl admitted being arrested year
ago for stealing a bicycle from the uni
Versity.
DR.. Burroughs was then called and
testified that he sold the ring in question
TO Mr.. Farrell in a trade transaction. tor
the sum of $40, and not $l75 as stated by
Mrs. Farrell.
Fife Swartman testified that Nora
Durham wore the ring openly at the
jackson school on Sept. L.
The father and mother of the accused
followed and related the circumstances
of the girl appearing at their home and
their telling her TO take the jewel back TO
Mrs. Farrell if she found it as stated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell were then called
in rebuttal and the case rested until this
morning, when il will go to the jury