Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-17
THE EXILE'S RETURN.
An Underground Chase Is Long
Chase, But the Marshal Got
His Man.
The Fugitive Apostle Badly Bruised
by His Alleged Fall.
Bonds Of $4,000 Required for His
Appearance on the 18th OF March.

AT twenty minutes past last evening,
special train consisting OF an engine, one
coach and Superintendent Sharp's private
car, left the Utah Central depot for
Promontory. as it was intended then TO
bring back to this city George @. Cannon,
Marshal Ireland and party. Deputy
Vandercook, who was acting under in
structions as well as under firm conviction
that such step was necessary, applied
TO General McCook for posse of soldiers
to accompany him on the trip in order to
guard against any outbreak which might
possibly arise at Ogden or in this city on
the return Of the party with Cannon. In
accordance with this Captain Penny and
Lieutenant Shaw with twenty-seven men
from Company X boarded the train, fully
equipped for any emergency, and these,
with Deputy Vandercook, DR.. Potter, and
one or two reporters, constituted the
party.
Arriving at Ogden, the whole party was
transferred to the G.. p. train, which was
in waiting, and reached the Promontory
at 10 80. Cannon was found in bed and
was attended by his son, Frank j. Cam
non, and DR.. Carnahan, of Ogden, who
had been summoned earlier in the day !;
also A. +. Hyde, of this city. Doctors
Potter and Carnahan examined Cannon s
injuries and found that his nose had been
dislocated, that there was cut over the
eye and rather severe bruises on one
arm and OH the left side of his face. Dur
ing part of yesterday he had been some
what delirious, q condition probably re-
sulting from the cut on his head, and no
doubt promoted by excitement. In view
OF his condition he had been promised by
Marshal Ireland that they would not re-
move him till this morning, and he chung
on to this promise last night with good
deal Of persistence when it was talked OF
bringing him down on special, which
could have arrived here at about o'clock
this morning.
Marshal Ireland and Captain Green
man were asked respecting Cannon's es-
cape and recapture, also about the
alleged attempt on the part of Orson
Arnold to bride Sheriff Fellows. Cap
tain Greenman stated that all he knew
about the "bribery" was that the Sheriff
told him that he had been approached
by one Of the party-he didn't know
which one-who offered to pay the
Sheriff 1000 to let Cannon go unmo-
Tested. Arnold was the only person who
remained at Winnemucca with the cap
tured fugitive, and when the latter was
taken on the train by Marshal Ireland,
Arnold proceeded on to California.
Mr.. Greenman's story about the jump
from the train is very much the same as
that already published. Cannon, he
says, had but just jumped, and the train
was not further distant than 200 yards at
most from the spot when the alarm was
given by the Marshal, and the deputy, as
the train slowed up, alighted at some
thing like mile from where Cannon had
dropped. Greenman started out at q
lively pace along the track in pursuit Of
his man but, Notwithstanding it was al
ready daylight, he was unable to see the
gentleman anywhere ahead but this was
largely due to the remarkable curve in
the road at that point. When first seen
by the deputy, Cannon was walking in Il
strange manner, not far from the track,
in the direction of the train, which in the
meantime had sped away for Ogden.
Cannon was seemingly very much
"dazed," the Captain says, when he met
him, and manifested some symptoms of
deliriousness, as result no doubt OF his
bad bruises on the nose and forehead
The two, after meeting, walked
slowly back to Promontory,
distance OF about mile and u half, the
journey being difficult and laborious
one owing to Cannon's condition. At the
hotel ut Promontory, Mrs. Sturdevant,
the courteous hostess, did everything in
her power to make the injured man, as
well as the Captain, at home and COM
Portable, and continued such courtesies
to the party throughout their entire stay.
Frank j. Cannon and Alonzo Hyde, who
were with Cannon when last nights
special reached them, had gone on the
same train that carried Marshal Ireland
and Deputy Greenman to Winnemucca
Marshal Ireland. who was visibly ia
tigued and much in need of rest, stated
the following details to the reporter: "In
reference to Cannon's escape, can only
give you what l saw you mustmake your
own differences. had him in the state
room with me all the time, and did not
permit him to leave my presence at times
when the train would stop. While it was
in motion | allowed him TO make fire.
quent visits to the water closet, because
he gave me TO understand he was suffer-
ing from a severe and chronic kidney
trouble, which compelled him to go out
every little while. He occupied the
berth, and | lay on the cushioned seat in
the state room with my head against the
door, SO that he would be obliged to wake
me, If happened to doze off, in order to
pass out. During the night he went out
quite often, and on every occasion |
moved my position to allow him to open
the door On the occasion OF his going
out this last time, which occurred be-
tween @ and o'clock, my pillow
must have become shifted around so that
my head barely missed resting against
the door, as failed to feel or hear him
leave. | awoke from nap moment or
two afterwards, and noticing Cannon was
not in the room went through to the
closet and thence to the other end of the
car, where the porter told me he had
just seen Cannon. He was not there,
and | Immediately went into the next
car and asked Captain Greenman ii he
had seen him, and the dcputy's negative
reply eliminated my alarm, and pulled
the cord and sounded the alarm. As
the train slowed up Captain Greenman
jumped of and went in pursuit, while
proceeded through the other cars, think
ing perhaps our prisoner might be in one
OF them. Disappointed in this alighted
when the train arrived at Blue Creek,
and telegraphed for an engine on which
some hours later proceeded on to Pro-
montory, accompanied by Ed. Egan and
another gentleman, who got off the train
with me at my request. We found
on our arrival that Greenman
had Cannon in custody, and we settled
down to reflection on how TO proceed TO
get home. The facts connected with our
stay there and our trip home You are al
ready familiar with"
Eyes" suggested the reporter, "but
you haven't said anything about the CON