Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-17
SKIPPED!
George Q. Cannon Does Not Show Up
i'm Court This Morning.
The Apostle Goes Without Bidding the
Marshal or His BOndsmen
G0Od-By.
Some Little Surprise That the Cannon
Should Thus Go Off.


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: AS early as half-past 9 O'Clock tn
morning the halls and stairways leadir
to the Third District Courtroom fair
= swarmed with humanity, and the corp
of deputies detailed to preserve ordt
4 were kept in constant action. The CO
ridor Immediately in front of the entranc
door, was SO crowded that the officer
themselves could scarcely gain access
The throng was dispersed TO a distance
and after the officers of the court ha
entered and the members of the bar ha
taken their places the crowd were ad
mitted in single file, the deputies takin,
pains to give each person a cursory ex
animation to see that no firearms OF
/ weapons were struggled in. Quite 6
sprinkling OF ladies were distributed
among the audience, every available seal
both in and outside the bar was occupied
and long line OF standing spectators
filled the aisles. When the clear tones
OF Deputy Smith announced the opening
OF the court, there was a general turning
OF heads as if to see whether the
distinguished defendant, George @. Can
non, was present.
The District Attorney announced that
to-day was fixed for the sentence in the
case OF Abram III. Cannon, and the Judge
requested MIR. Cannon to step forward.
The gentleman complied and received.
IN addition to the regular dose and six
months, good wholesome lecture from
the Judge.
The court then took up
THE CASE OF GEORGE Q. CANNON,
Indicted for unlawful cohabitation, and
during the proceedings the dropping of a
pin could have been heard in the anxious
silence. Martha Cannon, Emily Little.
Sara j. Cannon and the other witnesses
were each called, but the Littles failed to
respond, and the bonds were brought
| into court with the intention of declaring
them forfeited. The parties came into
| court Immediately afterwards, and the
bonds were left intact. =.
MIR. Dickson asked that the defendant
be called and arraigned, and the deputy.
under instructions from the Judge, called
out the name of George @. Cannon three
times, in the midst of death-like silence.
but no response came. The prosecuting
attorney requested that the bonds be for.
feited.
MIR. Rawlins rose at this point and ex-
planned that he had not even seen his |
client since the bonds were fixed before
the commissioner, and had not heard of |
or from him in any way, and he knew his |
associate, Ben Sheeks, was precisely in
the same position
LIE Grand Young stated that he was
equally ignorant in the premises. not
having seen his client, and he believed
his friend, F. S. Richards, was similarly
situated.
Mr.. Richards rose at this point. and
explained that while he was entirely at
loss to account for Mr.. Cannon's absence.
by reason of having received no imforma-
ton whatever as to the gentleman's in
tentions, his position differed from that
OF his associates in the one respect alone
that
HE HAD SEEN MR.. CANNON
On the 18th of last month, on the occa-
sion OF a visit with Commissioner Criticize
low
MI. Young requested that the case be
held over till o'clock, as the inclemency
d the weather or some other cause might :
nave detained Mr.. Cannon. He could
not guarantee to produce the defendant :
It that time, but thought it proper to
allow enough time for inquiries.
MIR. Richards asked that the Court
mould give the continuance named, as it
vas very possible that the bad roads had h
aused some delay. A rather demonstra- :,
I've utter passed around the court at this
emark, but not enough to require the in IL
exposition of the bailiff. C,
MIR. Dickson insisted that l.
THE BONDS BE FORFEITED, it
md stated that if the defendant an p
cared at 2 o'clock the forfeiture wonId h
e declared void. |- al
nee within the next day or two. wonld G
old the bonds good - e,
MIR. Dickson stated that if the defend tn
1t turned up during the next day or two =,
III the witnesses should be present This tn
SO could be granted Sc
lie now requested that the Court issue Sc
order declaring the bonds forfeited. br
he Judge SO ruled. and the witnesses
ere excused till 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Most OF the disappointed spectators
ed out OF court, all wearing smiles gi,
me the smile which said: Didn't / tell NJ.
VI so? and others a gloating, sup ~
essed laugh, that seemed to express N.
m SO glad these devilish prosecutors ins
We been folled in their efforts to DESTROY No
otner cannon. I'd rather see him dead i,
an In their fiendish clutches III
!hose who noticed the Indifferent. self ant
1siied department of several of thc Lhir
My were satisfied befonss-iit was an he
anced that George Q. Cannon would ~,
De present, and the half-hearted adj no no
sslons of the Herald this morning had Of Of
eady confirmed the suspicion with inc
my. Jus
The crowd had not diminished in size ina
enthusiasm this afternoon at 2 O'Clock, sne
en- the courtroom was fully as pos
mined as at the morning session. tra'
I'M suggestive smile which the Dis 10
t Attorney wore, it was safe to con- n
de that no Cannon trial was forthcom- sen
The Court requested the bailiff to t .na
the defendant Cannon, and the three tlon
longed calls brought an empty re- ga ls
nse. The Judge remarked quietly. .
1at VIII do don't think he is here.'' cerl
ililouI any comment Mr. Dickson I'ia
ceeded to take up the next case on the oesl
ket, and the expectant crowd loa,.nS as
in blank establishment at tho ,, rooneu viii
MOS termination of what tbon o Ia sha,
ed would prove a sensational caso ''"u of Il
he witnesses were excused mt, viii,
her notice, and the spectators ana;r they
narew, Specializing on the where II
uts OF the Apostle. 1t is the very as Z
eral impression that he ;s NV az adm
e removed far distant in tha d;Tect;nn a done
Mexico. a sal
be subject furnished an exc;ti,, +o;o diff,