Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-17

his remarkable manifestations OF mental
discontinue, shown all along, in respect
to facing the music in the courts, have
thoroughly confirmed in me the feeling
that he jumped the train in an effort to
escape. further believe there were par
ties preparing to aid him in getting away.
received advices from Corinne that two
men, who were known to be friends OF
Cannon's, got off the train there and pro-
ceeded on horseback TO the Mormon set
Element near Humboldt. Oh course I
know nothing more definite about it than
this, but / think the circumstances to.
gether with these facts justify the con-
clusion."
"What do you know about the at
tempted bribery OF Sheriff Fellows?"
asked the reporter.
al know this-that Mr.. Fellows, who,
by the way, is one OF the most courageous
and efficient officers ever met, stated to
me, Just before leaving lis at the State
line, that when he entered the Santa
Clara sleeper at Humboldt and asked
for George @. Cannon, the latter and
those with him persisted in saying, He
isn't here The Sheriff said he knew
better, and at once pointed to Cannon,
saying, You are the man. To this
Cannon offered positive contradiction
and gave his name as Radcliffe. ,
Arnold also cndeavored to hide
his identity and tried to pose as one
Madison $. II. Hill gave his
right name, the Sheriff stated. The
officer went into the next car in search OF
some one who could identify Cannon,
and he here met Mayor Peery, OF Ogden.
Peery said he knew Cannon, and could
recognize him, and proceeded back to
the "Santa Clara" with Sheriff Fellows.
The latter said to me: THE
moment / saw the eyes of Cannon and
Peery meet. 1 was sure OF my man.
Peery, after looking at Cannon, said !:
That looks like George Q. Cannon, but
don't believe it is he.' The Sheriff,
who was by this time persuaded
that the party were trying to bull
doze him, addressed himself emphatically
to Cannon, requesting him TO come out Of
the car. Cannon sat resolutely and with
seeming indifference with a newspaper
before his eyes, and with an evident at
tempt to bluff the officer. The latter
feeling that he had been stood Off long
enough, grabbed Cannon and proceeded
to take him by force, but was seized in
turn by Arnold, who insisted that the
Sheriff had got hold OF the wrong man.
The assistance Of q freight conductor was
summoned, and Cannon was taken into
custody. The Sheriff stated that when
Cannon found he was caught, he said to
the officer: Il will give you $1,000 if you
will let me proceed unmolested
on that train To this the
Sheriff answered that he was
not one of the kind to be bought, or
bribed, and he took his prisoner on the
east bound train and brought him to
Winnemucca. On the way from Hum
bolt, Orson Arnold, who accompanied
Cannon, took up the matter of bribing
the Sheriff, and said: You had better
take that 81 900, and deliver me over to
Marshal Ireland as your man. If you
will do it will give you good position
for life.' This proposition was treated
like the former one had been, and Arnold
was allowed afterwards to 90 scot-free,
although their was some talk of arresting
him."
Marshal Ireland deplored the incident
that gave Cannon temporary liberty,
OF his prisoner, but had thought it was
to take little much-needed
rest, and that while thus reclining he
lell Ol lIilO II nap Us u result OF fatigue.
The entire party left Promontory at 4
o'clock, mountain time, this morning,
and upon their arrival at Ogden met the
same desirable condition of things that
was found at the depot here an hour later
"a very few people assembled to greet
the arrival OF the party. Some little
switching around OF engines was found
at Ogden on account of the G.
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G. engine accompany the case, but the
run to Salt Lake was made in about one
hour, the train arriving here at precisely
fifteen minutes before o'clock. The
few people who were in waiting at the
depot were mostly policemen, railroad
officials and employees, and few north
bound passengers. When the train
stopped Deputy Vandercook and Marshal
Ireland were seen on the platform and
afterwards some twenty
soldiers OF Company X. filed out OF the
front door OF the car, and took up q posi-
ton in double file on the platform along
side the train. A few minutes ELAPSED
while the party waited for carriages,
which had been ordered by telephone,
when Cannon, supported by Greenman
and Alone Il. Hyde, was led
out OF the rear door OF the
car, Immediately in advance OF
half-dozen soldiers, who escorted the
trio to the carriage. Marshal Ireland
also took seat with these three gentle
men in the first carriage, and the party
were mt once driven to the Marshals
office in the Wasatch building, where
attorney Richards and number of other
gentlemen were in waiting. The
first thing done then was the pro-
curing bed for Cannon, who appeared
TO be greatly fatigued and Frustrated. A
mattress was obtained from
one OF the unoccuped rooms in the build
ing, and this was arranged conveniently
in the Marshal's office and Cannon was