Daily Republican., 1882-08-30
TuE PntENDHVumN
StatemeHAE of officer Cannon ana
MF. BlUnsIeIl

Mr. Blun0el1,
An article appeared in yesterday 8
REPUBLICAN, concerning the trouble
a few days since at the Friendly Inn,
which stated that a warrant had been
issued for tho arrest of Officer Cannon.
The case WAS settled privately in an
upper room in the Mayors office, and
as reporters were excluded they had
to depend on those who we're supposed
to know for their information, Officer
Cannon feeling aggrieved at the account
as published, made the following state.
ment to reporter last evening:
He says that on the day in question
he was approached by man who cold
him that he had bought and paid for
his dinner in the Friendly Inn, and
when he came ont Left his umbrella,
He discovered his loss and rsturned In
search of it, when the proprietor re-
fused 10 give 10 to him. The man ask
cd the officer TO accompany him to the
placs to recover his property, which he
did. Ohicer Cannon says that when
they entered the place Mr.. Rlundell
became very abusive, and called on
him to arrest the man, which he re.
committed any breach Of the peace.
Mr.. Blundell then became very much
excited, and said he would go to the
Mayor which the officer invited him to
do. Cannon denies that there was a
warrant issued for him, and says that
it was nothing more than a complaint,
which ended in his entire vindlGation.
This morning Mr.. Blundell was wait
ed upon, and as he and his wife give a
somewhat different statement iG is also
published. They said that man came
in and had his dinner, and after eating
he stepped up to the counter and paid
his bill and went out. Mr.. Blundell
says that he is certain that The man had
nothing in his hand when he entered,
as he noticed him very particularly.
He returned shortly atterward
and said that he had left his umbrealla
when he came in, and became so abu-
siYe that Mr. Blundell ordered him out.
The man departed with the remark
"you shall near from me soon
again" In short time he came
back with officer Cannon and another
another. Mr.. Blunneli says tnat he
told the officers all about the matter
and said that he did not have anything
belonging to the man.
The officers stood between Blundell
and the door, apparently with the in
tention of prev ehting him from going
out. After iruitless search in the
room for the missing article the man
commenced 10 abuse Mrs. Biundell,
when her husband ordered the officers
to arrest him.
Officer Cannon refused to do so, and
replied "w hat do yon want US TO ar.
rest nlau for after you have ROBBED
him ?"
This ronsed the propretrr's temper,
and he ordered the whole three out.
AS they were goiug officer Cannon ad-
vised the man 10 haze a search warrant
issued, and search the house. The man
and one officer went away, but Cannon
remained onthe pavement In front of
the door for at least half an hour as
though Lo was watching the place. Mr..
Blundell afterwards called upon the
Mayor at his residence, and was told
by him to come to the Office At O'Clock
in the evening. He went there accom-.
panied by his wife, and after the heaT-
ings, was taken to a private room up
stairs where ths Mayor heard his state
ment, and also that of the officer, and
said that the officer was not to blame.
Upon Mr.. Blundell objecting to the
officers coming into his place or stand
ing in front of it unless they were
needed, he says the Mayor became very
much excited, and told him that he
ought to be ashamed of himself, and
said further, that he had been informed
that he kept disorderly house.
Mr.. Blundell stated that he felt the
remark about the house being disor-
ly one very deeply. He told the Mayor
that he would challenge any man in
the city to say such thing truth.
fully. He was member of the con-
gregation of the st. Paul's NJ. E. Church
a regular attendant at meeting and
said that DR.. Richards and others
could speak as to his character if need
ed.
The above are the two statements as
given by the parties to a reporter, and
it is very probable If the reporters
had been admitted to the examination
and heard the statements Of both par
ties at the time, the case would not
have attained its present publicity.
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