Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-09

fore we left for the farm; l asked Mrs
Cannon as to her residence and the age
OF her children.
O.-You asked her as to the charge?
Ayes. She said she knew from tn,
confession of her husband.
Q.-You asked her where it was com
mitted?
Ayes, and she said she didn't know
Q.-You asked her with whom?
Ayes. and she said she didn't know
that either,
| Q.-Not knowing, and the witness no
knowing, when, where and with whom
the offense was committed, or when OF
where it was committed, or whether OF
not the plaintiff had condoned the ofense
you granted the divorce?
Ayes.
Q.-Don't you know that if the plaintiff
has slept night under his roof after the
offense was committed, she would have
been condoning the offense, and that you
had no right to grant the divorce?
A.-No, sir. Excused.
MRS. ANNIE CANNON
Was recalled.
Odd you remain in your husband s
house after he made that confession to
you?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-You slept under the same roof
with hin until you had gained the d.
vorce?
Ayes, sir; under the same roof.
Odd you occupy the same room
with him?
A.-No, sir; did not.
Question by defense: Did you live with
Mr.. Cannon at any time after his confess
sion of adultery to you?
A.-No, sir. Excused.
W. W. WOODS
Was then sworn and said l have known
John q. Cannon since the time of his
marriage to Annie; l married the half
sister OF both his wives; Louie has been
coming to our house for years; have
taken a particular interest in her.
Q.-Have you known anything within
the past year of the defendants being in
innate with Louie?
A.-The only chance of observation [
have had was by seeing them on the
street together.
Witness proceeded: never had any
conversation with defendant with regard
to Louie Wells until the 9TH of September
of this year; 1 talked with him at his
own place about the middle of the day
Sep. Sears was present during the first
part OF the conversation; told Mr.. Can
non should receive what he told me as
confidential, with the privilege of telling
my wife.
Dust tell the whole conversation.
AIR. Sears said to Mr.. Cannon that |
'we" had come down to say that since
the confession he had made the previous
Sunday, in view of his previous intimacy
with Louie Wells, we considered it his
duty to vindicate her. Mr.. Cannon re-
piled: 81 have sinned against both my |
wives" After Mr.. Sears went in the
house | had another conversation with |
him. L said to him in the course of that
conversation something about indicating
Louie, and he replied that he was acting
under counsel and according to that |
counsel the time for her vindication had |
not yet come. [ told him that the only !
possible vindication could see for Louie
would be one that would open wide the
doors of the Penitentiary for him. He
said that up to that time all he had been
of was how to vindicate Louie.
had another conversation with him,
Monday or Tuesday of this week, at the
corner one block south of the Continental
Hotel. told him that l didn't see that
he had taken the steps he had promised,
and he replied that he was still acting
under counsel and that according to that
he could do nothing just vet. l was very
angry and very much excited, and said
that L would prosecute him in it were it
not for Annie and the children. He told
ME to go ahead and prosecute. He never
spoke to me about the divorce; he never
spoke to me about it. He sent me let
,er telling me that he was going to get
1ivorce from Louie.
Mr.. Dickson then introduced the letter
IS evidence, without any objection from
Mr. Richards. The court took notes from
t, and at the request of Mr.. Woods it
vas returned to him and kept from the
eporters. The last statement of Mr..
Woods, however, gives the substance of
he communication.
MRS. ANNIE CANNON
Vas recalled once more. She testified as
ollows: Don't know that my husband
lad wife when he married me; he has ,
lever, to my knowledge, ever had an
ther wife until he married Louie. Ex-
used
LOUIE INDICATES HERSELF.
Louie Wells Cannon was recalled. and t
y answering Mr.. Dickson's questions,
he lifted from her name the stigma
7hich the confession" of John @. re-
ected upon it.
Q.-Are you the person alluded to in
ne complaint of your sister? T
A.-No, sir, l am not
Here Mr.. Richards broke in with: {
How does she know? ?" and Mr.. Dickson 8
len put the further question care you j
ne person with whom John @. com
lifted adultery?"
A.-No. Excused.