, 1873-09-08
RETRIBUTlON.


iptcfnt Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
KfusxEaos, aIIc., Bcpt. 6.-At abont u o'clock To-
day. Potter Jpanno fasur nf lilo i'to girl outraged On
Monday night by Ju.ncs D. Canivan, went to tho Con-
sy jail aud nsho.l rornlsAio i'"m 'e Sheriff 10 MO
Tho 1rIaoucr. Tho rcrnaston WAS given, mil Mr..
Joau1lot stoppel to tho door Of the coll whore tho
wretch wns confined. As ho could
aet clcnr vuw Of him in Tho lin
Light Mr.. Jea,ot lrow pistol from hia cap mil ahot
Cavan, iLo bnl taking oiroct III tho mouth, pnRs!ng
backward and downward through tho llcad and neck.
Tho wound WIS fatal, and ~ wc arc sending this tho
man Ia dying, No hnmo can 10 attached to tho Sheriff
in this n,ater Mr. Jcannot had boon before Justicc
Ioyt and entered complaint against oanivnn, but
claimed TINT no wished t. ace tho man before making
aNtavit Whun ho went to tho jail the shOrH search
thcy approached tho door md Canran camn
eap' took ] she rcycver from IT, tSrne md rod hsoro
tho Sheriff had timo to even look 10 SEQ whnt ho was
s S S sSa fs e ba M n @ sysRs ss SSSFo soo1 s
cilizena' iln1nos upon his bond HID MIR. Jeannot
failed oay n s upaestaks tnS mop th" WAS
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DETROIT, afcl., Bopt. o.-rotor Jeannos tho father
In M,lsFcgnn On Monday night, went to Tho ja today
aud asked pcrmIasion to sea tho priaoner winch WSs M
granted y th0 shoritf Jcannot then ateppea TO to
pistol from ha cap and slLot Can!ynn III tue head
3oannot was taken before Justice Host aud admitted
to bail.
The facts in Tho case briefly stated BY the Ftte
sho woods, wcfo o kept hes Ill night, foully outrag-
ns her wns msae o5 t e vam ea n'g
daylight tho fond lot her 90, and aho canao homo
barely able to walk. oanivan Tas arrested on TUGS.
OH Tho following morning. Tho outrage created groat
indignation md ozcitcmsnt ut Muskegon.
entrance Into the Jail aud nnah oanivnn, who is still
living. Tho Govcrnor Inns ordered company Of MILL
TIA from Grand 1iapids In caao Of emergency.
LATER DISPATCH.
Speefal Dispatch 10 1he Chicago Tribune.
GnANp RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. CAT Muskegon, last
Monday evening, Jas. D. Canivan mot girl
2 yoars old, daughter Of Peter Jcannot. at
tho poHt-ofIlcc, md enttccd her into tho woods,
whero no kop. hor all night, and outraged her,
using knfo to cnnbo him to accomplish Ills
search was madc for her all night. About daylight
oan,van lo. hor e. sho could hardly a but
s 0i and na ea & or
Ing (he having shaved OF Lis whiskora at bareofs,
ana lodged him in }a11. mob threatened 10 lynch
justco @ should s1 6s do speed,y oanivan Ind st
come from Dig 1nridH, whore he arrested for tho
hamc crimc, and discharged, tho evidence not being
Jcaupot Is Frenchman, and lives q. Black Lake,
%ssn sg g1 s5S s as tne s Msen a
Tho I father Visited tho jail for An interview with
sa At e. Ell eSfo s ooS lis
Bhot Canlynn, but not fatally ue wns arrested, md
released on bull.
4 largo number Of excited men arc this evening
gathered In Muskcgon, and declare determination 10
6nah tho killing Of Caniyan. Mayor Getty tcle-
grarhed Mayor Pierce, Of Grand Rapids, to son the
H7and Rapids Guard to protect them from riot.
Mayor roreo replied that ho had no authority 10
senl the military from tho city.
At quartcr past this evening, Capt. Smith, COM
nnndlng tho Grand Rapids Guard, received tho fol-
lowing message from headquarters:
DETROIT, Sept. O.
TO Capt: J. C. Smith, Commanding Grand Raptds
Hnve your Company In readiness at tho Arrnory, to
morning Ut O'CLOCK. special train will he provided.
Written instructions By train. Cartridges scnt to-
night; e. order oommapaer.tn.oh,et.
{sIgued) JoHS ROBERTSON, Adj -den1-
The con1pn1ly was Immediately Bt1M lnoned. promptly
responded and was dismissed from the Arory At IL
this evoning to rcasscubo as o'clock Sunday morn-
Sherlr Haynes, Of this County, telegrarhel tho
Sheriff of MuskoHon County ut O'Clock this evening,
inauriug If help WAS wanted In Ills department.. H0
soon received tho following reply:
MUsKEdoN, Sept. 8-9:lb p. N.
No open riot, but the danger ia imminent. Shall
{Signed} A. D. hf1HEn, Sheriff.
and in the hotels ere this evening. Some think the
rioters will have It all their way before morning
others that tho uakcgontea arc moro scared than
Passengers by tho train from hluakegon. this even
ing, Say CaniYan has friends 10 rcast IN attempt to
lynch, bcsaes tho authorities. .--...
a SECOND dispatch from tho Adiusant-General te
Cant. Smith confirms lin Arst nbove given, with Or
dcrs 10 with tho company on the special train te
be provided at O'Clock tomorrow morning.