Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-25
BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER.
Testimony as to the Assault Upon
Mr. Dickson Being Taken
This Afternoon.

r. The examination which was set for
Of O'Clock this morning. in the case agair
l. S. A. Kenner, Frank j. Cannon a
n Angus NJ. Cannon, was postponed till
n a. M, and finally to 2 O'Clock this aft,
s noon, owing to Commissioner Critchelt
s being detained in the court chambers
!, a case for which he was retained as cou
e sci.
The case against S. A. Kenner was tt
, first one called up, on the charge Of beil
implicated in conspiracy with the Ca
mons to murder w. H. Dickson. M
Kenner requested, through his attorne
Presley Denny, to have separate exam
lnatlon. Mr.. Varian, who prosecuted til
cases in the absence of Attorney Dickson
objected to allowing this, and requisite
to be shown the statute, if such thel
were, providing for it. Commissions
Critchelow sustained the objection, an
after MIR. A. S. Patterson was summone
to report the proceedings, the cases wer
opened jointly.
w. III. Dickson was sworn as the frs
witness: | live in Salt Lake City, at tn
Continental Hotel. l took dinner o.
Monday evening, and left the dining
room about 7 o'clock, in company will
my wife and children. l was acquaintet
with Kenner and Angus Cannon, but no
with Frank. AS l came out into the hal
| noticed two persons standing by the
news stand. l heard some one call my
name, and turning towards these
two parties l asked what was wanted
One of them asked me to come out; that
they had a pointer to give MEL proceeded
with them out at the front door of the
news stand. When l got outside I in.
clined my head towards Frank Cannon,
expecting to hear what he had to say.
l felt something on my shoulder,
but don't know whether Frank Cannon
had hold OF me or not. 1t was all done
in moment. The other party struck
me two quick blows on the left eve, and
as he did SO | grasped for him, but got
hold OF Frank instead. [ held him for
several moments and demanded to know
who had struck me, and where he was.
He refused to tell me.
Cross-examined-I had no conyersa-
ton with Frank Cannon that remember.
1t was the other party who did the talk
ing near the news stand. Both of these
persons went out of the door together
ahead of me. | do not know who it
was that took hold of me outside,
when the blows were struck. | saw
no communication made between the
two. Frank struggled to get loose from
me, did not notice that he had made any
special effort to get away before this. I
did not see Kenner nor Angus Cannon
there. Excused.
Charles w. Smith was called: | am
driving the delivery wagon for Reming-
ton, Johnson & Co. was going past the
Continental Hotel last Monday evening.
and when a little north of the place l
heard noise, and upon turning saw some
Kind of a row on the porch of the hotel.
Also saw man jump over the railing
md run across the street. Upon |
going up tosthe place, l saw Mr.. Dick
son holding man by the throat, |
shaking him. l did not recognize the
nan. saw man in the street throw a
ock into the crowd, but don't know who
t was. [Mr. Rawlins, for the defendant
crank j., objected to the evidence in
eiatlon to this party, and objection over
uled. saw the rock passing through
he air just few minutes after had seen
he man jump over the railing and run
ut in the street.
Cross-eXamined-I did not see where
he rock struck, but heard crash i'm
nedlately afterwards. l only saw one
nan running away from the hotel, but
otlced number going towards the
Gene OF the disturbance. 1t was after 1
ad seen the man jump the railing that T.,
noticed Mr.. Dickson holding a man by
ne throat. Excused.
Geo. S. Erb testified: [ got to the {
Continental hotel about Z O'Clock Mon !
ay evening. l first saw Mr.. Dickson !
18th mis- family coming out from the din Z
g room. noticed two men in the hall, I
ld recognized one as Frank Cannon,
ut did not know the other party. / I
al noticed them first in company with t
ngus Cannon, Jr., in front of the G
'tei bar. Angus came up and l
look hands with me. The
her two were the same that e
saw later near the news stand. Shortly n
ter my entrance l heard Mr.. Winslow. n
e clerk, say that the parties wished to n
MIR. Dickson. | followed them u
rough the hall as they went out with Il
r. Dickson, and saw Hugh Cannon A.
KING something out of his coat a
cket-l don't know what. AS I
t to the front door l saw HUGH II
liking at MIR. Dickson, and 1 put forth W
hand to catch his arm, but nv hand fe
S struck down. [ afterwards took hold ae
Frank Cannon about the time Dickson in
o took hold of him. The clerk came to
at this juncture, and also Angus Can tn
q, Jr:., came up and struck, as it h,
peared to me, at Mr.. Dickson. / took di
d OF Angus, and in the tussle he or
'ped and fell, and L also fell on INV "a
ads. l saw Mr. Porter and some other w.
ltlemen and asked them to hold sill
gus, as | wanted to 90 where an
INK was struggling with Mr.. Dickson. trs
lceman John Y. Smith came I'D at ON
time and took Frank Cannon off. I :
rd good deal of talk between Frank 81,
mon and MIR. Dickson, the former ter
lslng to tell who it was yo
had struck Mr. Dickson. 7 tar
rd Frank say: cd d-n Won. an,
III get away with my man yet. Mar, his
ireland came soon afterwards and Dey
JUS was taken in the hotel. The the
on OF Hugh Cannon in taking some nee
g from his pocket attracted my at thi
ION, and that led me to follow them Ro
ross-eXamined : The younger man nee
led the door with his left hand and phe
out first, followed by Mr.. Dickson the
Frank going out last. They were all exr
close together as they passed out. 7 vici
almost near enough to them to catch bee
door as they closed it. | didn't see ali,
h take anything out of his pocket. but Gait
sure that he had something when hee
.ruck,as the blow on my head seemed r
lave come from something hard inte
skin was taken off my knuckle byth the
e. Frank Cannon had hold of Mr.. fore
sons LETT arm and had his rinh Z o. L.