Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-26
THE DICKSON ASSAULT CASE.
Kenner Discharged, and the ArsH
nfentS fn the Cannon Cases
tta,s.si a BEING Made.


= terday afternoon for an hour after tn
n DEMOCRAT went to press. Several in
n portant witnesses were examined, Sbr
y n very little developed in regard to til
n alleged conspiracy. ...
n J. J. Jennings, an employe in the bi
n lard room of the hotel, related what h
: saw of the disturbance: Heard Dickso
ask Frank Cannon who he was, and som
one in the crowd said he was Fran
Cannon, and that he was George Q.'s son
Mr. Dickson then shook him and Gale,
him some pretty hard names; saw Angus
Frank and Hugh Cannon around tn,
hotel before the assault was made; the,
went into the bar-room to get a drink
Hugh and Angus stopped in the door
was and talked very earnestly together
Hugh went outside and Angus followed
him in few minutes; Frank also weni
! out; Angus returned in lew minutes
and borrowed some money of the bar
keeper; witness noticed Frank and Angus
Cannon around the hotel two or three
times as early as O'Clock .ogg
Cross-eXamined-T hard expression
witness heard Mr.. Dickson use was when
he called Frank Cannon $ o--b-.
I Frank Cannon had called him that
before.
"Honors were even, them" inter.
rupted Mr.. Earian. 49, F1F
During the progress of the. disturbance
witness had seen Angus Cannon go to-
wards Dickson and Frank Cannon and
say something about separating them.
He said: "Don't hurt that boy" Frank
| Cannon also said, "Don't hurt me-" and
Dickson had replied, ''No one is going to
hurt you, but l want to know who struck
me" That was when quite crowd had
gathered around and it had become
generally known. atan5r bas.a-..5e
j. III. Winslow, manager of the Con-
tinental Hotel. stated that Hugh and
Frank Cannon had come into the hotel
Office, and Hugh had asked if Mr.. Dick
son was there; witness told him he was
in the dining room and would be out in
few minutes. Hugh did all the talk.
ing; Angus came in and the three went
into the abar-room. Hugh and Frank
returned and waited for Mr.. Dickson to
come out. f.
Frank Allen, head waiter at the Con-
ance; saw Hugh Cannon striking at
Major Erb. Angus Cannon rushed in
and wanted to know what in hi are
you doing" and jumped on Mr.. Erb's
back; then he got hold OF me; Mr.. Erb
was having hard scuffie with Frank
Cannon; Mr.. Erb finally got him down;
he had q scuffie with both Frank and
Angus Cannon Ca
Elmer Ellsworth had seen Kenner and
Angus Cannon in conversation together |
between. 3 and o'clock Monday after
noon; they We're standing on Goddess |
corner. sf9 rig 4.....f.
The hour of adjournment having ar 1
rived, the case was continued until 10 |
O'Clock this morning. s,.r,si G:
This morning Marshal Ireland testified =
| was at the Continental Hotel on Mon
day evening about O'Clock or little
after, and arrested Angus Cannon there,
who had been arrested by Judge Powers.
L found on Cannon's person pistol and
some papers. THE pistol was here pro-
duced, and was seen to be Smith &
Wesson five-shooter, SO calibre, with four
chambers loaded and one chamber con-
tanning an empty shell. Marshal Ireland,
by request, removed the cartridges and
gave his opinion, that it NEW, and had
been apparently used quite recently
Marshal Ireland continued: I arrested
Frank j Cannon at the City Hall, after
ne had been released on bail, last Tues
day morning. ..
Cross-eXamined-I couldn't say lust
how much the pistol has been used; it
was my impression that it had not been !
fired at ali until perceived the empty
this morning. 1t is possible
examining the pistol at the request OF
lefendant's COUNSEL that the pistol has
been carried for some time without use.
Excused.
III. H. Schaefer: | came TO the Cont
rental Hotel Monday evening just after .
he occurrence, and saw Angus Cannon
here j had just come up with the bus
rom the ID. & R. g. train. | saw Mr..
'orter holding Angus by the shoulder.
Angus said: Cd you, [ can lick
'ou with one hand.'' At this l took hold
+ him and saw that he had a rock in /!
lis right hand, and took it from him.
liter which Judge Powers arrested him: f
he requested to be allowed to shake
lands with somebody l saw a crowd {
lrther down in front of the entrance TO
he hotel, and heard Mr. Dickson s voice. l
,annon seemed somewhat excited. q II
Cross-examined - Angus endeavereda 1
D jerk away from Mr.. Porter to get at the a
ead waiter. 1t was to the head waiter a
hat Angus said 81 can lick you with one q
and. y did not see the rock till | took 4
old of his hand: the rock, think. was d
bout two inches one way and not SO S
luch the other way, and was smooth. k
When the rock dropped took it and gave ?
to MIR. Craig Chambers. / did not see n
rank Cannon, but saw. Mr.. Dickson ,
tier the affair; also saw Mrs Dickson Is
'anding near the door, crying. Excused. q
j. c. Parker testified: 1 am engaged q
the Herald Office Have u lease on b
lie JOB department OF that institution i u
as at the Continental Hotel Monday IL
vening Just before Frank Cannon was 81
ken away by Policeman smith k
card Frank say to some one close bv. lii
Go to the City Hall and tell Frank W
that have been pulled for II
DING up Dickson; he will understand" W
Cross-examined--I don't knoW who it u
as that the remark was addressed to. q
mere was . large crowd there and / had 0,
st come had-come up and was "
taking hands with Frank Cannon: he I'll
oke the, request in 4 low tone, trying al
express it in a whisper, and addressed Dc
to a man standing at our left hand; he CT
as not close enough to get his mouth up al al
the ear OF the party. As was talking II
Frank this third party passed, and IN
'ank, addressing him, said - Don't M M
axe damn fool OF yourself and 90 and tn
II father a.. -. H. :. : 1890 F.
To Mr.. Variant am friendly with NJ
'ank Cannon in a business way. Have tn
It met him more than three cor four gil
mes. His breath gave evidence OF his tn
wing been drinking, but he did not IN