Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
Self Confessed Murderer of Gleason
And Brighton Took Statutory
Time to Plead.
WAS IN VERY JOVIAL MOOD.
He Laughed and Cracked Jokes with
The Officers and the Newspaper.
Men In the Courtroom.

There we're about 20 spectators pres.
ent in Judge Morse's court room In the
district court this morning when James
NJ. Shockley was formally arraigned
upon two charges OF murder in the
first degree for the killing OF Amasa L.
Gleason and Thomas b. Brighton, two
street car men, on the night OF Jan. s,
1904,
BROUGHT IN A CARRIAGE
Shockley was brought to the building
in carriage by Sheriff Emery and
Deputy Sherffs Steels and Butler and
arrived In the courtroom about s.45
o'clock He seemed to be in a jovlal
mood and laughed and chatted with
the deputies and newspaper men until
court was convened. While waiting
he took OCCASION to roll and smoke a
cigarette and seemed to enjoy 1t very
much.
JoKED ABOUT RUBBERs.
When he left the city court yesterday
afternoon after his arralgnment there
ne forgot his rubbers and left them in
the court room, Two newspaper men
afterwards took the rubbers into the
sherins office and left them. This
morning In Judge Morses courtroom
Shockley Joklngly charged the report
ers with having stolen his rubbers and
stated that he would have 10 swear
out complaint against them. Lat
er sheriff Emery brought the rubbers
into the room 30 the joke was ended.
DID NOT ENTER PLEA.
Shockley did not enter his plea this
morning but took the statutory
time to plead, Judge Morse fixed next
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock as the
Time Tor defendant to enter his plea TO
both informations, When court was
convened District Attorney Elchnor
stated that two informations had been
filed by him charging Shockley with
murder In the first degree and he asked
that defendant be arraigned Judge
Morse then instructed Shockey 10
stand up and listen 10 the reading OF
the informations. Shockley rose and
stood very erect and gazed into the
face OF Deputy Clerk Buckwater while
both informatlons were read to him.
BEFORE THE COURT.
James NJ, Shockley is that your |
true name?' inquired the clerk.
1T is answered Shockley.
The Information charging him with
the murder Of Amasa l. Gleason was
read first. and then the one charging |
him with the murder OF Thomas b. |
Brighton.
Are you ready to enter your plea to |
the informations?" asked Judge Morse.
mo, sir"
WILL PLEAD TUESDAY
Attorney II. A, Smith then addressed
the court and asked for time for de-
fendant TO plead TO both lnformatlons.
The request was granted and Tuesday,
Jan. ~, was set as the date for enter
ing the pleas. ShOckley then resumed
his seat by the side Of his attorney,
where he remained until court adj
journed. lie was then handcured and
led out by Sheriff Emery and Deputies
steele and Butler. What few specta-
tors there were IN the court room fol.
lowed him closely to the elevator where
they We're left behind while the prls.
oner was taken down TO the sheriff's
office, Shortly afterwards he was
taken out the east entrance through
The crowd waiting 10 get another look
ut him. and then placed in n carriage
ana driven back to the county jail,