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

his remarkable manifestations of menta
discontinue, shown all along, in respec
to facing the music in the courts, hav,
thoroughly confirmed in me the feelin,
81 that he jumped the train in an effort t,
escape. further believe there were par
ties preparing to aid him in getting away
l received advices from Corinne that TIVE
men, who were known to be friends O
Cannon's, got off the train there and pro
u ceeded on horseback to the Mormon set
Element near Humboldt. OF course
know nothing more definite about it thar
this, but [ think the circumstances to
s gether with these facts justify the con
clusion.'
What do you know about the at
tempted bribery OF Sheriff Fellows 81
:. asked the reporter
a Il know this-that Mr.. Fellows, who,
by the way, is one of the most courageous
and efficient officers ever met, stated to
r 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. ,
i Arnold also endeavored to hide
his identity and tried to pose as one
Madison S. H. 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. [ 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 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 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: 1 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 l will give you good position +
for life This proposition was treated
like the former one had been, and Arnold
was allowed afterwards to 60 scot free, I
although their was some talk of arresting Ii
him. II
Marshal Ireland deplored the incident o
that gave Cannon a temporary liberty, c
stating that he had kept a vigilant watch v
Of his prisoner, but had thought it was {
admissible to take little much-needed
rest, and that while thus reclining he G
ell off into a nap as result of fatigue. r.
The entire party left Promontory at 4 e
o'clock, mountain time, this morning. n
and upon their arrival at Ogden met the h
same desirable condition of things that h
vas found 81 the depot here an hour later
"a very few people assembled to greet
he arrival of the party. Some little pl
witching around of engines was found NJ
necessary at Ogden on account of the G. tt
:. folks refusing last night to let the u. W
J. engine accompany the case, but the p:
I'm to Salt Lake was made in about one OF
lour, the train arriving here at precisely TO
fifteen minutes before o'clock. The tn
ew people who were in waiting at the ia
epot were mostly policemen, railroad IN
tficials and employees, and few north re
ound passengers. When the train
topped Deputy Vandercook and Marshal
Ireland were seen on the platform and
Immediately afterwards some twenty r.,
oldiers Of Company K. filed out of the =
ont door OF the car, and took up posi-
on In double file on the platform along
de the train. A few minutes elapsed
hlle the party waited for carriages,
hich had been ordered by telephone, tiy
hen Cannon, supported by Greenman M,
nd Alone l.. Hyde, was led 70,
1t of the rear door of the -. ~
|r, Immediately in advance OF a ELL
alf-dozen soldiers, who escorted the is
10 to the carriage. Marshal Ireland pal
SO took seat with these three gentle II,
en- in the first carriage, and the party 'li'
ere at once driven to the Marshal's pal
lice in the Wasatch building, where org
torney Richards and number of other int
ntlemen were in waiting The use
st thing done then was the pro-
ring bed for Cannon, who appeared ing
be greatly fatigued and Frustrated. A len
mfortable mattress was obtained from inc
e OF the unoccupied rooms in the build test
9, ana this was arranged conveniently me
the Marshal's Office and Cannon was Inv
aced upon it with sufficient coverings out
keep him warm. A broad bandage rep
IS tied around his head and over all of diff
lace save one eye and small portion dyI
the cheek From what could be seen sire
his face and head they were both ter sup
ly swollen and badly discolored. His inc.
pertinent also gave evidence of a has
weriul shaking up, from which there is Eve
lie doubt he had suffered. AS he Law and
the bed, his attorney, F. S. Richards. up
'ried on whispered conversation with flicl
In kneeling posture, and before viii
I after this Mr. Cannon spoke audibly, the
answered several questions in rea
ght and undaunted tone. The rooms acql
n became filled with city, Territorial grae
Federal officials, together with but
eral OF Cannon's sons and friends. has
long the latter Bishop John Sharp was Hou
splcuous as well there as at the depot. give
ere he walked Immediately in front of be r
md Il hi