Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-15 | Page 1 | Young Collapse Halts Fraud Trial

n n n A YOUNG Yo UNG COLLAPSE C HALTS FRAUD TRIAL X SCARCELY Y ABLE ABl To 10 SI STAND AND ClAIM Former Fonner City Official Mentally Mentally Mentally Men tally Incoherent Doctor Doctor Doctor Doc Doc- tor Says DES DESCRIBES C R I B E S CASE Blames Illness Strain for forT T Trouble The Robert N. N Young embezzlement embezzle embezzle- ment trial Wednesday morning was continued until January 20 when counsel for tho the defense requested a recess because of a complete collapse col- col collapse collapse col col- lapse which Young suffered early Wednesday morning Young did not appear in the courtroom Dr C. C J. J Albaugh h Youngs Young's physician physician phy phy- ap appeared In court and testified tes tea titled the tho defendant w was physically scarcely able to stand He staggers about and was unable unable unable un un- un- un able to Ic iced d himself at breakfast he hG said He knocks the furniture about Is in a state stalo of ot physical colLapse collapse collapse col col- lapse and Is mentally incoherent Dr Albaugh said ald after aCler the court adjourned the collapse was the thea a after ter effect of or Youngs Young's former ill illness ill UJ- ness ress coupled with tho the strain of or tho the trial riaL Ho ITo recommended to tho the court that tho the defendant be allowed to remain in bed for at least t two da days Chief Chiet defense counsel Fred C. C Loofbourow In asking for tor the re recess recess re- re cess ess told the court If It there was any my doubt In the minds of the prosecution prose prose- cution of or Youngs Young's condition the de defendant de- de would acquiesce to an ex examination examination ex- ex by b tho the county count physician ph District Attorney Ray Van Cott Colt declared he did not nol question tho sincerity sin sin- crity of or Dr Albaugh's testimony but Lut ut on examination cross-examination o of the physician asked whether he believed Young's Youngs loun s 's Illness was as feigned Tho The states state's attorney later told District Judge Roger I. I McDonough an e. e examination of or the defendant ml nIght might ht be made by the county physIcian physician phy phy- Lician in hi order to satisfy the court I as to tho the true condition Frank A. A Johnson an attorney for Cor Young loung told newspaper men he had noticed Youngs Young's mental condition for Cor or some time and d declared the tho de- de e- e Cen ant had talked Incoherently with him on several occasions while seated In the courtroom He lie declared do- do dared ho had expected tho the collapse j for or some time S