The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-09
CHASTISED.
Tho Tribune" Local Editor
Soundly Thrashed.
THE PENALTY OF LYING.
ia viiZiGer of Decent People is
Justly Punished by an Enraged
Gentleman.

Yesterday afternoon, quite an excite
,ent was raised, on the side, which
5rex the attention of the puklic who
bqpoened to be in the neighborbood,
form the absorbing topic Of the day
t5e "hurrah" contemplated and ar
,,need 10 take place in the evening. It
vas refreshing and pleasing sight to
many, and one Of a kind which people
nave anticipated for some time, ana
consisted OF a good thrashing admins
tered by Mr.. John @ Cannon, upon
The persol of the local editor of the
Tribune, Lippman. The last-named had
few minutes before the licking" left
the Police Court, where be had
been TO see how the case of his
friend Dilley was progressing; had
crossed the street, and was going along
eastward past the Theatre, when he
vas confronted by Mr.. Cannon, and the
following transpired:
Your names Lippman?" Dir. Can
non asked.
Yes"
Mines Cannon. I want you to go
down on your frees and apologize, right
here, Tor publishing that lie in last Sun
day mornings Tribune"
APOLOGIZE No, sir; I've nothing TO
apologize for. u
1t this reply from the nincompoop
q the down town Liar, Mr.. Cannon,
VINO is a powerfully built young man,
dealt him q few rapid blows, battering
the insignificant scTibbler in lively
style, and when q breathing spell
allowed him the chance, he drew from
bis pocket a short piece OF twisted raw
hide. sometimes used as a riding whip,
and struck his victim a couple OF times
over the head. Then he knocked him
down, and his appearance when the Of
scerS brought both 60 the City Hall re-
sembled that OF an individual who had
had wrestling tournament with a full
grown threshing machine. But after he
washed himself and busted his clothes.
the only marks of damage we're a bruise
on the right side of his forehead, q
scratch on his wrist, another one on his
fingers and some blood III his mouth.
His efforts 20 get in a lick or two him
self on the person of his assailant were
OF q par with those Of Don Quixote,
when he tackled the windmill Failing
N administering any very heavy punish
ment urO John Q :" he threw up the
sponge, yelling loudly for help, aid or as
sstanC2-it'S immaterial Which-from
SO nobody or anybody who might
hear him. The sound of his
sqUea! was heard by the officers
across the street. and they were
instantly on hand and apprehended
the Selligerents.
On their arrival at the Marshars Of
ice j HERALD reporter discovered the
alimus which provoked the outbGrst of
passion on the part of Mr.. Cannon,
from the conversation which then
passed between them. Between handy
ing epithets and calling each other pet
names, such as coward, liar, S. Of a
D., etc, ad lib, Lipman remarked
that if he'd had pistol at the time he
vas whipped Mr.. Cannon would not
have got away alive.
Mr.. Cannon, who considered himself
the aggrieved party, stated that what
aggravated him was the publication OF
an article in the Tribune of last Sunday,
headed, 'On the Quiet; John O. Can
non Enters Polygamy very SteaIthily,
and His Reasons for SO Doing" setting
iort1 that he was married TO
Miss Louie Wells, and in a slangy
manner lying to try to establish the fact.
You knew it was lie when you
published it." said Mr.. c., addressing
himself to Lippman. You had it writ
Ten a week before, but withheld its pro-
duction because you had been informed
i was not true"
Without making any reply, Lippman
turned the conversation by asking,
How long have you been laying for
An week." was the answer. =
vent to the Office one day, but you
we're not in"
If had known you called 1 would
have been up to see you, returned the
scribbler.
You were told I'd been there, Mr..
Cannon added. "John c. Young could
with reference to the whipping. Mr.
Cannon said: You got what you NAV
expect to get every time YOU publish
similar lies. / would treat Won as l
would q rattle-snake
This species of conversation waS in
dulged in until Marshal Phillips ordered
It stopped and quietness reigned in that
part of the department OF justice, while
IN the adj Joining room the attorney were
arguing in the Dilley case and making
some noise.
Immediately upon the conclusion of
the last named hearing before Alder
man Speirs, an affidavit was sworn out
and handed to the Justice, charging
John Q. Cannon with assault and
battery. The latenesS of the hour COM
PEELED postponement of the hearing
tntii Monday, and upon Mr.. Cannon
furnishing bail TO the amount of $50, he
W. released until then, MeSsrS. ID. b.
lawson and Joseph W. Burt becoming
his bondsmen.
The circumstance which led to this
breach of the peace is one of many
which has brought down upon the head
OF the Tribune the condemnation of all
respectable people in the community,
and while we do not Justify the taking
% the law into his own hands by Mr..
cannon, we are not sorry for the
punishment he inflicted upon one who
knowingly, wilfulIy and malieiously
Whites and traduces decent people.