Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-15
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
George @. Cannon In Pullman
Sleeper.
The Apostles Trip to Honduras
Stopped Short Not to Go Again.
And Marshal Ireland Starts Back With
His Prisoner This Afternoon.


His Prisoner This Afternoon.
After year or more OF successful hid
ing in the Businesses of the underground"
George @. Cannon has at last been
gathered in by Marshal Ireland's effective
net, and is at this hour securely held
within the clutches of the law. The news
boys last Friday evening had been heard
to sing out: "News or DEMocRAT-All
about the capture of George q. Cannon !"
but this was only bit OF impudent en-
terprise on the part of the previous"
urchins, and while it gave place to some
idle rumors nobody paid much attention
to it. 1t was never dreamed, however,
even by those too sanguine newsboys,
that another twenty-four hours would
usher in the reality Of what their reckless
announcement expressed; and among the
betting classes large odds were offered
during Saturday that Mr.. Cannon would
not be captured within thirty days. In
one or two cases some Of the "knowing
ones" who were professedly on the inside
track, took occasion to call on those who
were known to be betting as above
stated, assuring the parties that the bet
was safe one and offering to take part
Of it. In the face of all this and the
sanguine assurances OF the News and
Herald that no "Iscariot" could
be found, even though the reward
should be made $4,000, word was
communicated to Marshal Ireland Satur-
day that the Central Pacific train which
pulled out of Ogden Friday evening had
on board the identical individual for
whose apprehension the reward had Just
been offered. The information stated that
George @. Cannon, in company with
Mayor Peery and others, was occupying
the stateroom of the Pullman "Santa
Clara" which had been attached to the
West-bound train in manner which was
as successful in arousing suspicion as in
affording what seemed to be the utmost
exclusion to the little fugitive party.
This word reached the Marshal shortly
before 2 o'clock yesterday Afternoon, and
he Immediately wired Sheriff +. M. Eel
lows. at Winnemucca, to have the train
boarded and Cannon arrested. tits more
than probable that the fated car had
passed Winnemucca before this dispatch
reached its destination, as the arrest was
really made II number of miles beyond
fugitive brought back and placed in the
custody of Sheriff Fellows Immediately
afterwards, rs the following dispatches
indicate:
WNNEAtUcoA, New, Feb. 10.
70 n. A ireland, U. s: Marshal: Have got
Cannon in custody. When will you come
after him? r. Nj FErrDwc Shar;N
RENO, New, Feb. ID.
w. III. Dickson, Salt Lake, Utah. Cannon
arrested at Humboldt House. Train lust in.
II. II. LINDSAY.
Mr.. r.. II. Lindsay is a prominent
lawyer at Reno who had been notified of
the facts by Mr.. Dickson, our prosecuting
attorney, and who was requested by the
latter to come at once to Winnemucca
to take charge OF the case when it should
come before the court there. The Her.
ads talk OF deputies having gone from
ht and the necessity for n "requisiton,"
etc etc, i5 all so much nonsense, and
shuN both ignorance and recklessness
No deputies took single step in this
affair, the matter having all been trans
acted in very few minutes over the
wires, after the receipt Of the letter dis
closing the facts; and the absurdity of
taking a requisition to any part of the
United States, in a case where the Gov
ernmelv is itself the plaintiff, should be
too evident to need explaining to any
body but McMurrin's guardians. Mar
shall Ireland and Mr.. Dickson both did |
considerable telegraphing Saturday even
ing and yesterday, and among the latest |
dispatches sent was one instructing the |
sheriff at Winnemucca to start with Can |
non yesterday if the latter consented to
come without applying to the courts
there. BY this arrangement Marshal |
Ireland, who left here yesterday in COM
pany with Captain Greenman, would |
meet the party en- route and accompany |
them back here, arriving by the noon |
train to-day.
The fact that some hours after this
telegram was sent one was received here
inquiring whether Cannon were out on
bonds from this court, was considered
rather conclusive evidence that he had |
decided to make fight for a writ OF |
tabeas corpus, and the additional fact
that to-day's train failed to bring the
party tends to confirm this. Mr.. Dickson
gives it rs his opinion that such writ
cannot be obtained, and from the evident
with which the able attorney
expressed it, the reporter was led to
accept the judgment as final.
All sorts OF rumors were current YES
.erday-one that Joseph w. McMurrin
was among the parties found in the state
room OF the "Santa Clara" but even il
his should prove true, there is scarcely
probability that he, or in fact any of the
others, il they have been indicted, would
remain long enough to meet Marshal
Ireland, and certainly they could not be
to do so.
There is no doubt but George @. Can
lon is securely Gagged behind the bars of
substantial Jail, and that
ne cannot stave off his return to this city
onger than day or two ut most. The
Indictment, warrant OF arrest and what
'ver other papers may be required have
been placed in Marshal Ireland's hands,
and upon these it is expected that the
curt at Winnemucca will Immediately
,rant an order OF transfer, which is all
hat will be desired and all that is needed
Knowing how anxious the public
would be to learn who the parties are ac-
Cannon, the DEMocRAT tele-
sraphed to Winnemucca asking for par
icnlars respecting the gentlemen, and in
eply received the following:
WINNEMUooA, New, February IA, 1886.
To DEMOCRAT: Cannon was not disguised
When arrested. His companions in the state
DOM on the sleeper were:
No. 1-About five feet eight inches in
height, light moustache, age about 35 years,
ather good looking.
No. Height about five feet nine inches.
IDout 5o years OF age, full gray beard,
trimmed rather close; wore dark clothes.
No. 3-Gives the name of Arnold; height
bout five feet ten inches, lame in left leg,
ull beard. Here with Cannon.