Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-24
THE DICKSON ASSAULT CASE.
Hugh Cannon Fined S35, and
Frank Awaits Trial In the

md conspiracy cases this morning, those
against Frank j. and Hugh j. Cannon in
Judge Pyper's court, and those of Angus
NJ. Cannon, Jr., and S. A. Kenner, be-
lore Commissioner Critchelow. The
crowd oil curious people whose interest
had been so awakened in the matter that
they were led to abandon work and every
thing else in order to witness another
scarcely knew how TO ar
range to take in the entire proceed
ings. AT an early hour this morn
ing it became known that Prescott
ing Attorney Dickson would be unable
to attend either examination, ON account
of his being required in court, and the
Commissioner therefore decided to post
pone the cases till tomorrow morning.
$. A. Kenner requested that he be
granted an immediate hearing, and ac-
cordingly the Commissioner appointed 2
o'clock this afternoon for examination in
this case
AT the Police Court quite a crowd were
assembled at the hour appointed, among
them several Of the Legislators, and a
good deal of impotence was manifested
on all sides at the long delay in the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Moyle finally came in
and announced that owing II the deten-
ton of Mr.. Dickson at the Third District
Court the case would be continued till
half-past IL o'clock. Hugh Cannon
was taken back to his cell. and Frank
was brought back to the Marshal's office
to await the appointed hour. When the
court convened at noon Prosecuting At
fpr npf
and held consultation with Judge Piper
and Attorney Moyle, and went away,
much to the disappointment OF the spec
tators.
Hugh Cannon requested to have his
plea of not guilty withdrawn, stating
that he wished to plead guilty to the
charge of battery. This was done, and
the Court asked the boy il he had an
attorney or il he himself desired to make
any statement, to. both of which
questions he answered in the negative.
Judge Piper asked Prosecuting Attorney
Moyle as to the extent of the injuries in
flicted by the assault, and as to whether
there was any testimony touching
this point to be introduced. Mr.. Moyle
stated that he thought it unnecessary to
take any testimony; that Mr.. Dickson
himself had Just called and represented
that his injuries were very slight indeed.
The Judge, in briefly reviewing the
offense, said that in cases Of battery it
was customary to consider the nature and
extent OF the injuries in fixing the PEN
atty. Usually, parties guilty OF battery
were intoxicated, but in the present in
stance it appeared that no such condition
existed. 1t was evident that the injuries
inflicted on Mr. Dickson were very slight,
being the result OF blow in the face |;
and while 1t might be said that the posi-
tion of the parties demanded consdera-
ton rs rejecting on the act, it was the
duty of the court simply to take cogni-
zance of the offense as charged, and the
resultant condition of the party assaulted.
The fact that the incident gave rise to
sensational newspaper reports which
were sent all over the country, could not
cut any figure in the case, in the way OF
influencing the extent OF punishment.
1t was the usual practice in cases
of this kind to impose fine
OF S25 and costs. In the present
instance the court would impose fine of
| PENDANT will stand committed until the
amount be paid; days labor being re-
quired for every dollar OF the fine. The
young man preserved perfectly com.
posed and happy countenance, and was
conducted back to his room in the Jail
no action being made by anyone to fur
nisl the necessary amount for his re-
lease.
Frank j. Cannon, who had been ru
minating through the Compiled Laws
repeated a former request to have his
case postponed till next Monday at .
O'Clock, which was granted by the Judge
He then switched around very
adeptly and asked that his bonds
men be released and exoneratet
and he be permitted to go on his OWL
recognizances The Prosecuting Attor
ney objected to this, but it afterwards
became evident that the bondsmen coul,
not be held, and they were cxonerated
This plunged the case into very com
plicated position, as it virtually left tn
defendant where he was in the first plac
after his arrest--in the custody of tn,
police magistrate. Deputies Mix and Cudi
hee manifested no disposition to relinquisl
their hold on the prisoner, and after con
siderable talk it was finally decide,
that Cannon should be permitted
to deliver himself over t
Marshal Ireland's custody, the deputie
guaranteeing that before being release
on bonds the defendant should be turne
over to the lower court. Accordingly h
was taken back to the Marshal's oflic
and later in the day driven out to tn
Pen, where he said he preferred to IL
main rather than 60 to the city Jail.
While the question of generating tn
bondsmen was being discussed, Abrar
III. Cannon appeared TO be quite exel
cised, and insisted that his responsible
as bondsman should be annulled. I
n reporter whose curiosity was excited {
the peculiar anxiety manifested, he state
that he had been severely censured b
} his father, George q. Cannon, for goin
on the bonds in the first place, and Il
was DESTROYS, therefore, to get release,
He also stated that his father had cor
demned the whole affair in very stron
terms, and wanted the law to have il
course, so that the boys migl
be made TO suffer the consequences
I their rash conduct. There woul
s be no action taken that he was aware O
| looking to the paying OF Hugh's fine, {
:. he thought il was the feeling OF his faith,
and the family to let the boy pay the fin
: himself.
: James Buckley, against whom the
4 didn't appear to be the slightesteyid
t was discharged on motion OF Attorne
Moyle.