Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-07
THE STARTLING SEQUEL
John Q. Cannon; the ExcOmmunicated
Mormon Bishop, Arrested For
POlygamy.
The Alleged Second Wife Evades the
Officers and Takes to Flight-The
Examination Postponed.
A Decree of Divorce Granted to the
Legal Wire-The Busy Days Fol-
lowing the "COnfessiOn."

bishop of the Mormon Church, and, seen
from their varied attitudes, they are
scarcely less surprising that the original
quake itself.
At an early hour this morning, Mar
shal Dyer, with posse of deputies, APP
peared at the farm of John @. Cannon, on
the other side OF the Jordan river, ami
Immediately began thorough search for
the skipping APOSTLE" who was sup
posed to have been secreted within the
confines OF his sons house.
THE SEARCH FOR GEORGE q.
Was fruitless, and without taking the
precaution to leave deputy at the John
q. farm, the officers proceeded to the
house OF the Apostle, which is about
mile away. Here they were still unable
to find the father, but they saw the son,
John g., out in the yard, and having a
warrant for his arrest, they brought him
along.
When they had left the farm of the
younger Cannon, there were present
John q. two wives and their mother,
Emmeline b. Wells; but when they re-
turned they found that
LOUIE HAD SKIPPED.
Some OF the deputies Immediately went
in search of her, and it is said, tracked
her to the willows along the river bank,
but here she evaded them and they
were obliged to give her up for lost.
In the meantime papers had been
served upon Mrs. Annie Wells-C Cannon,
John q. IS first wife, and upon Mrs Emme
line B. Wells, and they were brought to
the city in company with the bishopric-
less bishop. Appearing before Judge
Mckay, Cannon was required to give
A TEMPORARY BOND OF $4,000,
And the examination was set for p. m.
AT that hour, however, Mr.. Richards, at
torney for Cannon, appeared and asked
that the case be put off until O'Clock to-
morrow as he had not had time to con-
suit with his client. This was granted,
and the principal and witnesses left the
offices in high spirits and with promises
OF punctuality for the morrow.
THE COMPLAINT
In the case, stripped of its legal encum-
brances, reads as follows:
ID. w. Rench on oath complains that
John Q. Cannon, of Salt Lake City, Salt
Lake county, on the LIST day of August
1886, at Salt Lake City, having hereto
fore married and taken to wife one Annie
Wells Cannon, then and there, and while
he was so married to the said Annie
Wells Cannon, did unlawfully marry and
take to wife, and was then and there
married to Louie Wells
1t will be seen the marriage to Louie
Wells is alleged to have occurred on the
LIST of August last, just little more than
a month before his decapitating confess
sion, and that the complaint was sworn
out on the 9th of September, Just
ONE DAY AFTER THE CYCLONE
At the big Tab.
As soon as the news was circulated on
the streets the excitement ran high and
all the old interest in the confession was
revived and re-discussed. Everybody
was wild to know when, how, where, why,
who, the late bishop had married, and
people seemed entirely unwilling to wait
for the development of facts.
AS the talk went round reporter of
the DEMOCRAT got wind of something
which no one would have thought to sus-
pect and following up something hardly
worthy the name OF Il clue, he struck a
leak which throws
NEW ASPECT UPON THE CASE.
Investigation shows that on the 8th
day of September, 1886, just three days
after the great Tabernacle sensation,
Annie Wells Cannon filed complaint
against her husband, John Q. Cannon,
in the Probate Court of this county and
asked that decree of divorce be granted
her on the ground that he had been
guilty OF adultery, and she further asks
that she be given the custody and con-
troll of the three children and "such other
relief as the court shall see fit to grant"
Enclosed with this document is the
answer, bearing the same date and
signed with the same violet ink as that |
used by Mrs. Cannon in signing the COM
plaint) by the defendant, John @. Cam
non, in which he
WAVES THE ISSUANCE AND SERVICE OF
SUMMONS
And states that he is willing to have the |
case go to trial at any time.
Next comes the following document, |
issued on the 9th day of September:
In the Probate Court in and for SAT- Lake |
County, Utah Territory:
Annie W. Cannon, Plaintiff,
VS..
John q. Cannon, Defendant.
This cause coming on for hearing and
trial in open court this ninth day of Sep
.ember, A. ID. 1886, on complaint filed |
and waiver OF defendant as to issuance or |
service of summons and complaint and |
his consent that the case be heard by |
he court at any time, and the court hav. |
ng heard and considered the testimony
and being fully advised thereon |
low enters the following:
FINDING OF FACTS.
l. That the plaintiff is now, and for
more than one year last past has been,
IN actual and bona fide resident of the
ity and county OF Salt Lake, Territory of
Utah.
IL. That the plaintiff and defendant
on the 18th day of March,
\. d. 1880, at said Salt Lake City, and
AVE ever since been husband and wife.
III. That there are now living three
hildren, the Issue OF said marriage, to-
Wit: George Q. Cannon, Louisa Cannon 4,
md Margaret Cannon.
~. That the said defendant, disregard
ng his marriage VOWS, committed the
rhine Of adultery.
'. That the allegations OF the com
'laint are true.
As conclusions OF law from the fore.
ding facts the court finds: That the
plaintiff is entitled to a decree of this
curt, dssolying the bonds of matrimony
eretofore and now existing between the
laintiff and defendant