Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-25
GONE ON THE UNDERGROUND.
Hugh CannOn's Fine Is Quickly
Paid and He as Quickly Dis.
appears.

After all the precautions taken by Mar
shall Ireland to prevent the assaulters O
Mr.. Dickson from escaping, and notwith
standing the numerous assurances iron
the Cannon family and the Mormon
Church, through its organs, that the boy
would be left to suffer the consequence.
of their universally deplored" conduct
Hugh Cannon, the party who struck the
blows, was allowed to go scot free last
evening.
Shortly after his sentence yesterday the
commitment papers were made out and
the prisoner was transferred, for some
unaccountable reason, to the county
courthouse, where he was turned over
to Andrew Burt, the deputy sheriff.
Deputy Marshal Franks, who had been
in waiting at the City Hall to take the
prisoner into custody if he should be re-
leased, took the precaution to accompany
the party to the county Jail, and Oh
his arrival there asked for Sheriff
Groesbeck, in order that he could. by
the warrant of arrest in his hands, in
sure the transfer of the prisoner to the
Marshal when the term of Imprisonment
had expired or the fine had been paid.
On being informed that the Sheriff was
up town, Franks repaired at once to Mar
shall Ireland's Office, and received instruc-
tons from his superior to find Groesbeck
at once and place the warrant before him.
The Sheriff was soon found, and he vol
to accompany Deputy Franks
to the Court House. Upon
their arrival there Deputy Sheriff Burt
and his young prisoner were both miss
ng, and it was subsequently ascertained
hat Charles M. Cannon, an employe in
he Recorders Office, had taken the $35
% Burt and obtained the prisoners re-
ease. Burt, it seems, not only gave the
10Y his freedom, but lent him material
assistance to make good his escape.
sheriff Groesbeck felt very much an
loved over the occurrence, and this feel
ng was joined in by Deputy Franks, as
night be supposed.
The incident created general senti-
nent of contempt for the city and county
fficials who had figured in the affair,
nd Marshal Phillips came in for a big
hare of the censure, as it looked very
luch like breach of good faith on his
art, after the assurances he had given
Iarshal Ireland.
A reporter called on the CITY Hall
tficials this morning to obtain an ex-
lanation of the affair, and learned that
he commitments in all such cases are
lade out to the Sheriff, but by an ar
'ngement with the city such persons
worked in the chain gang un-
er the directions of the Supervisor of
treets. Judge Pyper disclaimed all
noWledge OF the transfer of the prisoner
annon, but said that he (the prisoner)
Id a right to be taken into the custody
the Sheriff if he so preferred. Mar
lal Phillips claimed that his responsi- t
llty and his obligation to Marshal Ire I
I'd ceased when the prisoner was trans q
rred to the Sheriff. and the presence of I
equity Franks with the party was taken !
sufficient guarantee that the action was
der the cognizance of MIR. Ireland. a
No one was found at the City Hall, G
'wever, who could or would explain s
ny it was that Cannon, latter having been S
ntenced to work thirty-five DAYS in the u
amer that other prisoners worked, r.
ould be taken to the county jail, while II
e lnvarlable custom heretofore has been L
keep all such prisoners with the gang. n
hIle the explanations of Marshal r!
illips and Judge Piper were plausible Il
d consistent enough as far as they tt
mt, there was nothing in them to clear Of
the palpable and subtle plan which
q been carried out to keep the prisoner IL
OF the hands of the United States m
cials, and tine position of Deputy m
erIff Burt was even more untenabIe. NJ
at an ingenious and we'll arranged plan SC
been matured and executed for the n;
and early escape of the boy Hugh l.
nnon, is beyond a question or doubt. til
that some of the city and county .
Gals were parties and active workers O.
me scheme is equally certain. ola
lr. George NJ. Cannon, the County wi
corder, upon being asked by reporter in
morning as to whether it was fact an
t his brother had taken the s35 with bu
lch the fine was paid out of the safe ha
moneys OF the county, stated that Al
d was the case, but he endeavored TO nc
lam away the ominously dark COM sh
ZION OF the proceeding by stating that Oh
brother had more than that amount L S
ing to him, and that if he George M. ait
Recorder,) had been there himself, thu
would have done just what his brother SEE
do. TIN
is almost unnecessary to say that the MI
Hugh is safely on board the under tai
ND train, and that he will be guarded POI
secreted with the same care and got
ltude that have been thrown around str
ather and the rest OF the underground my
engers. wa