Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-17
HOW CANNON's BONDSMEN FEEL.
messrs. Sharp, Little, Eldredge and
Armstrong submit Their Views.

Immediately after the case of Georg
Q. Cannon had been disposed of in cour
E this morning, DEMOCRAT reporter wen
in search of the bondsmen, whom he hat
expected to find in theu courtroom
Bishop John Sharp, Feramorz Little
General FL. S. Eldredge, and one or two
other prominent men, were closeted in
the Office behind the Deseret National
Bank, and were courteously kind in theil
department to the news gatherer.
THE SUBJECT OF BONDS
Was at once plunged into by the re-
porter addressing to the three gentlemen
named the question:
suppose you are aware that George
Q. Cannon forfeited his bonds this morn
ing by not appearing in court. Were you
prepared for such an issue-that is, did
you have any idea that he would fail to
honor his sureties?"
MIR. Sharp-"As for myself, was posi-
lively Ignorant of any and every fact that
would have led me to doubt that Mr..
| Cannon would present himself for trial
IN court this morning. When 1 arrived
at my office early this morning, one of
my office men asked me for nv opinion.
and told him that l wouldn't bet fifty
cents either way. [ had not even enter
tanned an apprehension unfavorable
to Mr.. Cannon's appearance in c o
until read in the Herald this morning
the interview with F. S. Richards. From
his admissions, and particularly the one
IN which he stated that he had consulted
with the witnesses and omitted any men
ton OF having spoken with Cannon him
self, my suspicious were aroused, must
confess. AS to my expectations all
along, can assure you that when signed
those bonds, and ever since, felt that it
was Cannon's attendance at court or a
loss OF $4,000 to me personally. I looked
at 1t In no other way. So far as the pre-
sumption you have mentioned in rela-
ton to the Church reimbursing us for
our loss, l do not hesitate to
tell you that 1 have never received
any such intimation of such
thing, and did not have it in mind.
neither at the time of signing the bond
nor at any subsequent time; and l feel
sure this is the case with nv friends
here (gesticulating towards ex-Mavor
Little and Mr.. Eldredge). In relation to
the payment of our obligations on the
bond, that will be left to our attorneys,
but one thing may assure you of is,
that nothing but the most honorable set
Element will be approved by u.s."
MEssRs. LITTLE AND ELDREpGE
Concurred in most of the foregoing ex- s
as they were uttered.
Mr.. Little was not DESTROYS of saving {
much about the affair, he stated. He !
lad never heard an intimation from any
source that George @. would /
lot be present for trial, and he had enter t
AIMED no idea whatever looking to reim- C
from the Church. S
General Eldridge reiterated the same
declarations in a very forcible manner. e
the point that he expected Il
get no relief from any source in the o
natter of meeting the obligation of the h
onds he signed. c.
MAYOR ARMSTRONG u
Vas encountered in the bank entrance r r
nd insisted that he knew positively 8,
othing about the affair. He still felt ~ ~
ertaln that George @. had not run off, W
nd II he were betting man he would a,
lake wager that Cannon would show M
p at 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Armstrong evidently a. a.
ltertained the notion that he was re- i'
ased from his obligations, in which, by oe
he way, he is terribly "at sea-" He 8
he said, that the bonds he Il,
gned only secured the defendants ap- ~ -.
'arance before the Grand Jury, and he s ma
'lleved that end had been accomplished. nl
ne gentleman will find out in due season ~
al his autograph on $4,000 worth of
reties stands intact in the Commission
s possession, and that he, too, will un
ubtedly be required to face the music 20
the due season thereof. V"