Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-09

fore we left for the farm l asked Mrs
Cannon as to her residence and the ages
OF her children.
Q-You asked her as to the charge?
Ayes. She said she knew from the
confession Of her husband.
Q.-You asked her where it was com
mitted?
Ayes, and she said she didn't know.
Q.-You asked her with whom?
Ayes. and she said she didn't know
that either,
Q.-Not knowing, and the witness not
knowing, when, where and with whom
the offense was committed, or when or
where it was committed, or whether or
not the plaintiff had condoncd the oHense,
you granted the divorce?
Ayes.
Q.-Don't you know that ii the plaintiff
has slept night under his roof after the
o6ense was committed, she would have
been condoning the offense, and that you
had no right to grant the divorce?
A.-No, sir. Excused.
MRS. ANNIE CANNON
Was recalled
Odd you remain in your husband
house after he made that confession to
you?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-You slept under the same roof
with hin until you had gained the di-
vorce?
Ayes, sir; under the same roof
Odd you occupy the same room
with him?
A.-No, sir; did not,
Question by defense: Did you live with
MIR. Cannon at any time after his confess
sion of adultery to you?
A.-No, sir. Excused.
W. W. WOODS
Was then sworn and said | have known
John q. Cannon since the time OF his
marriage to Annie | married the hall
sister of both his wives Louie has been
coming to our house for years | have
taken particular interest in her.
Q.-Have you known anything within
the past year OF the defendants being in
innate with Louie?
A.-The only chance OF observation |
have had was by seeing them on the
street together.
Witness proceeded never had any
conversation with defendant with regard
to Louie Wells until the 9TH OF September
OF this year; | talked with him at his
own place about the middle of the day !;
Sep. Sears was present during the first
part OF the conversation told Mr.. Can
non | should receive what he told me as
confidential, with the privilege of telling
my wife.
Q.-Just tell the whole conversation.
AIR. Sears said to Mr.. Cannon that
1--WE" had come down to say that since
the confession he had made the previous
Sunday, in view of his previous intimacy
with Louie Wells, we considered it his
duty to vindicate her. Mr. Cannon re-
piled: 81 have sinned against both my
wives" After Mr.. Sears went in the
house | had another conversation with
him. said to him in the course of that
conversation something about indicating
Louie, and he replied that he was acting
under counsel and according to that
counsel the time for her vindication had
not yet come. | told him that the only
possible vindication could see for Louie
would be one that would open wide the
doors Of the Penitentiary for him. He
said that up to that time all he had been
thinking OF was how to vindicate Louie.
had another conversation with him,
Monday or Tuesday OF this week, at the
corner one block sonth OF the Continental
Hotel. | told him that didn't see that
he had taken the steps he had promised,
and he replied that he was still acting
under counsel and that according to that
he could do nothing just vet. | was very
angry and very much excited, and said
that | would prosecute him in it were it
not for Annie and the children. He told
me to go ahead and prosecute. He never
spoke to me about the divorce; he never
spoke to me about it. He sent me let
ter telling me that he was going to get a
divorce from Louie.
Mr.. Dickson then introduced the letter
as evidence, without any objection from
Mr.. Richards. The court took notes from
it, and at the request OF Mr.. Woods it
was returned to him and kept from the
reporters. The last statement of Mr.
Woods, however, gives the substance Of
the communication.
MRS. ANNIE CANNON
Was recalled once more. She testified as
follows: Don't know that my husband
had wife when he married me he has
never, to my knowledge, ever had an
other wife until he married Louie. Ex-
cused.
LOUIE INDICATES HERSELF.
Louie Wells Cannon was recalled, and
by answering Mr.. Dickson's questions,
she lifted from her name the stigma
which the confession" OF John Q. re-
Elected upon it.
Q.-Are you the person alluded to in
the complaint OF your sister?
A.-No, sir, | am not.
Here Mr.. Richards broke in with
GLOW does she know" and Mr.. Dickson
then put the further question: care you
the person with whom John q. com
mitted adultery"
A.-No. Excused.
A recess was then taken until . p. m.