, 1873-07-23
'oud goon rolr,rn, uo wont away and returned

would soon return. 1Io wont away and returned
fow mint'tes later, but sho was stu absont.
About IL O'clock so H. and nl an or
tho door: Ills wlfo was In tho room III rear OF
tho Bmall grocery in company with Mrs. Finn.
no called to her and asked hor to como ont, that
would not como out TINT ho must como to her..
grocory, and talkod and criod togothor.
Their conversation was concerning tholr do
Eira. finn loit {hon, and wont to tho kitohen to
attend to hor dinner, which was cooking. Soon
aftor loaving tho room Bhe hoard Cannon eay to
bis wife, "Yon ought to do botter, and treat MO
bottor."' to vhiel, tho wife replied, "You ought
nbout no." Some othor words followed, In
which sho could hoar tho husband protesting
thnt ho trioa to do what Was right by hor, and
tho wife calling on him to prove hiH goodness by
All was then quiet for fow aoconds, when
Mrs. Finn hoard q colorod woman named Ltaa
Cannon, or hell shoot YOU" No sooner bud
port Of pistol in 9he grocery, which, In a few
econds aftor, was followed by another shot.
Mrs. Finn ran Into tho house and found tho
woman lying On tho floor, In dying condition,
and bleeding from two wounds, as described
above.
Lida O1tnes, tho colorcd girl, ntated that sho
saw. tho parties whilo they woro talking.
Both we're standing faoo to taoo, leaning
aEaa5nat tho oonnte1 They yer, zero M both ). Ok; x;
hastily .bohind him, and 1t waa thon she gave
tho warning to Mrs. Gannon. No sooner had
| she spoken than Cannon flourished pistol In
tho air. Mrs. Cannon screamed and started to
run towards tho door, when her husband caught
hcr BY tho arm, p1acad the nuzala OF tho pistol
| to her stomach and frod. The woman uttered a
half-aupproHsod moan and foil Oh the floor ut tho
foos Of hor murderer.
| death, tho murderer presented tho dreadful
tho trigger: Ths pistol failed to 60 oif: Another
barrel waa trica md tho cap only exploded. Tho
| pistol Has again cooked nntl presented. sharp
report followed, and anotl,or bali vas buried ii
tho broast Of his dying wife.
Instantly tho murderer rushed from the houso
and ran along Ninth stroos to Jefferson, where
and Dlinton md otLora ran III pursuit. Whom
Cannon reached tho cornor of Soyonth and Jof'
| fers0n streets ho wao confronted by 0ilcor Andy
Wood, who was just coming ont OF tho door OF 9
H!loe store, all unconscious of Thnt Ind hap.
ponod. Hero Cannon halted and exclaimed ri
surrender to you I have killcda woman!" Tlle
officer accordingly took ohargo Of tho uurdere,
and locked him up IN jail, no ball being allowed
Tho case was reported to tho City Court, whicf
esanaton ssae'n posponod %s @ I I'll wv Wenepd 5 The
prisoner, on being arrested, handed luis pistol tt
tho policeman and romnrkcd, II can't live tht
way have boon. and don't caro- what you dt
with mo-"
Dr.. Ronald wnH called to attend tho wounded
woman, and whom Ito arrived lls Baw that sht
was beyond my medical aid. She died in a fcn
minutes aftorwnrd.
At 8 o'clock p. n,.. Il post nortem examination
was mado by DR.. Ronnld. Tho examination
| proved that both shots Ind penetrated tho liver
causing tho death of tho WOMAN and that from
all Indications tho timo Of hor confinement WI
nearer at hand than was first supposed.
Tho murdered WOMAN WAS about 2s yeass o
ago, had dark hair and oyes, md with d fin
form and featuros was rather handsome in ap
poararco. It will DO remembered that durinl
Tho war = man namctk IIalligan was killed. in thi
city by Jealous rival, and that HRS. Cannon
WHO was then unmarried, was tho cauHe OF til
quarrel.
1T tho jnil Cannon spont tho day IN pacing th
galleros, wringing hiB hands, With pa!o face
Wandering eye, aud dry ashy lips. Ho refused t
hold any communication with any poraon not al
acquaintance. He Ia a mnn OF about % years Q
ase, rather slightly built, ana about s fect'
inches in height. He is rather good lookin
than otherwise, but liiB features were 90 distors
ol By half-suplreBHcd excitement that It ,wa
difficult to detorniue their natural expression
Tho only observation ho made in tho jail wa
That ho had nothing to live for.