Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-13
NlHOI DENEEH lONSs
The Preliminary Examination of An
gus NJ. Cannon in the District
Court Chambers.
Charged with Two Cases Of POlygnmy
Matte p. Hughes and Hattie
IIarker, the Alleged Wives.
Another Capitalization Charge 49, Six
WOmen-A Double Marriage Per-
formed by Brigham Young,
Old Man Owens TestimOny-The One
Word "CrOwding" Gives the
Whole Big Snap Away.
The Fearful Memory Of X. Parsons
lie Saw Angus and Matte In Bed
Together Scores Of Times,


Together Scores of Times,
The examination of Angus M. Cannon on
the charge of unlawful cohabitation, came
up at last in the Third District Court Cham
bers Mt 10 o'clock this morning. The army
of male witnesses were given seats in the
Marshal's office, and were called in one by
one as they were required to testify. The
room was filled with spectators, and many
Others who could not get in were hanging
around the door.
just before the case was taken up,
Captain Greenman entered the room
with three warrants and arrested the
defendant upon two charges of polygamy,
one charging him with marrying Matte
Paul Hughes and marrying Hattie Harker,
and the other charging him with unlawful
cohabition with Clara Cannon, Amanda
Cannon, Sarah NJ. Cannon, Matte Paul
Hughes, Maria Bennion and Hattie Harker.
1t was agreed that the four cases should
be tried together, and the examination was
begun.
During the examination, the defendant
sat at the end of the table, with Mr. Sheeks
on his right and Mr.. Richards on his left.
When ready to begin the Judge handed Mr..
Dickson list of the witnesses which spread
over whole page of foolscap, and heaving
n sigh the prosecutor asked, SIS that all?'
SARAH NJ. CANNON,
Who is a woman of probably 30 years of
age, was the first witness called. She said:
l am married to defendant; was married in
1853; my sister Amanda was married to de-
PENDANT at the same time and place; it was
i'll President Youngs parlor. She and |
went there together and with the intention
of marrying him. | was married first and
as soon rs this ceremony was over my sister
was married to him. l know Clara G. Can
non; she used to live with Amanda. Up to
the time of my husbands arrest in 1885 my
husband was i'll the habit of visiting me,
but he has not done 50 since. | know moth
ing about my husbands marriage to Clara
Mason, but he
| OBTAINED MY CONSENT
to marry her, some time ago. At some time
during his imprisonment, Clara left
Amanda's house.
Odd he ever speak toyou about marry
ing any other womanT
| A.-Not in serious way.
Q.-Well, in jocular way?
A.-No, not in a jocular way.
When brought down to the question the
witness said that all the men were in the
habit of joking about those things, but she
did not remember any particular time when
her husband had done so. Excused.
AMANDA CANNON
| Was the next witness called. She is some
what younger than Sarah. She said: | was
married to defendant on July 18th, 1886.
My sister and | went to get mar
ried the same day We all stood
up on the floor together, and as soon as
| Sarah was married, was married to him.
President Young performed the ceremony
! | know Clara q. Cannon, and saw her last in
| the summer. She ceased to live at my house
! before he came out of the enitentiary
| last called on her in the Seventeenth ward
but don't know whose house it was i'll or
on what street. Up to the time the defendant
was arrested he lived with the family gener-
ally, but don't know where he lived after
that; he was not at my house at all from the
time he was arrested to the time of his
trial; didn't see him, except on the day of
his arrest; was in my room at that time
! and don't know whether or not he was
there. He had room there, but | don't
know whether or not he was there.
MRS. ANGUS NJ. CANNON, JR.,
A bright looking young woman of about Pc
summers, was next called. She said: live
with Amanda Cannon, Clara NJ. Cannon left
| that house before the defendant came out of
the penitentiary; he then went to live in the
| Seventeenth ward. Up to the time of the
| trial the defendant occupied room in that
house and took meals part of the time at
Amanda's table; he used to visit Sarah's
house during that time.
10 defense: l remember the circumstance
of his first arrest; he lived Mt Amanda's
| house from the time he was arrested up to
| the time of his trial before the court
| Mr., Richards tried hard to get the witness
| to remember that he ceased living there at
the time of the arrest, but each new ques-
| ton brought out more positive answer
until severe looks from the defendant some
| what unsettled the lady's memory.
When again questioned by the Prosecutor
she admitted that he still had his rooms
there and, to her best recollection, she
thought that he continued living there up
| to the time he went TO the Penitentiary.
Under fire of cross, re-oross and redirect,
| the amount of the witness testimony was
that there had been no change in the de
fendant's mode of living up to the time he
went to the Pen.
ANGUS NJ. CANNON, JR.,
Was then called, and said: | am son of
defendant and Amanda Cannon; from the
time of his arrest up to the time he went to
the Penitentiary, l never saw him in that
house except twice, when he came TO see my
sick baby Excused.
The next witness WAS a man with q hay
seed look, red handkerchief around his
neck and another in his hand, giving the
name of
THOMAS OWEN.
| He said: | live on the Provo river, in
Wasatch county; | know the defendant
Angus Cannon; he was at my house a year
ago last fall; he came there at about sun
down in buggy with woman; he did not
tell me who she was, but she gave me to
understand that she was n doctor; Mr.. Can
non and the lady occupied the back room
that night; she was young woman about
| twenty-five years old Mr.. Cannon said they
were not married, and so | made him bed
on the floor, and ! made her n bed on
the lounge; 1 could not tell that-they were
talking, but the only word | heard dis
tinctly was
THE WORD "CRowDNd."
! That was used by the woman.
The defense had no use for this witness
and he was therefore allowed 10 90 and his
wife WAS called.
After being sworn
MRS. ELIZABETH OWEN
Said | know the defendants he stopped at
our house over night Il year ago last fall,
with young lady. believe her name was
occupied the back room. When we came TO
oh Oh. oil