Sugar House Bulletin | 1941-05-23 | Page 4 | Singing Messenger Boy Halts San Francisco Trial

Singing Messenger Boy Halts San Francisco Trial SAN FRANCISCO. A messenger boy temporarily halted a murder trial here with a birthday greeting. Maurice Cronin, clerk of the superior su-perior court, was selecting a jury for the murder trial and had just asked, "Would you still be willing to inflict the death penalty " when a messenger mes-senger boy, thrusting his head through the court room, began singing: sing-ing: "Happy birthday, dear Cronin happy birthday to you." Superior Court Judge Steiger was out of the chambers at the moment, and by the time he reached his chair the messenger boy had done his duty.