Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-25
GONE ON THE UNDERGROUND.
Hugh Cannon,s Fine Is Quickly
Paid ana Hc as Quickly Dis
appears.

After all the precautions taken by Mar.
shall Ireland to prevent the assaulters of
Mr.. Dickson from escaping, and notwith-
standing the numerous assurances from
the Cannon family and the Mormon
Church, through its organs, that the boys
would be left to suffer the consequences
of their universally deplored" conduct,
Hugh Cannon, the party who struck the
blows, was allowed TO go scot free last
evening.
Shortly after his sentence yesterday the
commitment papers were made out and
the prisoner was transferred, for some
unaccountable reason, to the county
courthouse, where he was turned over
to Andrew Burt, the deputy sheriff.
Deputy Marshal Franks, who had been
in waiting at the City Hall to take the
prisoner into custody if he should be re-
leased, took the precaution to accompany
the party to the county Jail, and on
his arrival there asked for Sheriff
Groesbeck, in order that he could, by
the warrant of arrest in his hands, in
sure the transfer of the prisoner to the
Marshal when the term of imprisonment
had expired or the fine had been paid.
On being informed that the Sheriff was
up town, Franks repaired at once to Mar
shall Ireland's office, and received instruc-
tions from his superior to find Groesbeck
at once and place the warrant before him.
The Sheriff was soon found, and he vol
unteered to accompany Deputy Franks
Immediately to the Court House. Upon
their arrival there Deputy Sheriff Burt
and his young prisoner were both miss
ing, and it was subsequently ascertained
that Charles nj. Cannon, an employe in
the Recorders office, had taken the $35
to Burt and obtained the prisoners re-
lease. Burt, it seems, not only gave the
boy his freedom, but lent him material
Sheriff Groesbeck felt very much an
ing was joined in by Deputy Franks, as
might be supposed.
The incident created general senti-
ment OF contempt for the city and county
officials who had figured in the affair,
and Marshal Phillips came in for big
share OF the censure, as it looked very
much like breach of good faith on his
| part, after the assurances he had given
Marshal Ireland.
| A reporter called on the City Hall
officials this morning to obtain an ex-
| PLANTATION of the affair, and learned that
the commitments in all such cases are
made out to the Sheriff, but by an ar
rangement with the city such persons
| frequently worked in the chain gang I'M
der the directions OF the Supervisor OF
Streets. Judge Pyper disclaimed all
knowledge of the transfer of the prisoner
Cannon, but said that he (the prisoner)
had right to be taken into the custody
| of the Sheriff if he SO preferred. Mar
shall Phillips claimed that his response.
bility and his obligation to Marshal Ire
laud ceased when the prisoner was trans
ferred to the Sheriff, and the presence Of
Deputy Franks with the party was taken
as sufficient guarantee that the action was
under the cognizance OF Mr.. Ireland.
No one was found ut the City Hall
however, who could or would explain
why it was that Cannon, latter having been
sentenced to work thirty-five days in the
manner that other prisoners worked
should be taken to the county Jail, while
the invariable custom heretofore has been
to keep all such prisoners with the gang.
While the explanations of Marshal
Phillips and Judge Piper were plausible
and consistent enough as far as they
went, there was nothing in them to clear
| UP lllc pulItDlc anu SuDllc pan WHICH
had been carried out to keep the prisoner
out Of the hands OF the United States
officials, and the position of Deputy
Sheriff Burt was even more untenable
That an ingenious and we'll arranged plar
had been matured and executed for the
safe and early escape of the boy Hugh
Cannon, is beyond u question or doubt
and that some OF the city and county
officials We're parties and active workers
in the scheme is equally certain.
Mr.. George NJ. Cannon, the Count,
Recorder, upon being asked by a reporter
this morning rs to whether it was fac'
that his brother had taken the 1856 will
which the fine was paid out of the safe
and moneys of the county, stated that
such was the case, but he endeavored t.
explain away the ominously dark com
plexion OF the proceeding by stating thai
his brother had more than that amount
coming to him, and that if he George NJ.
the Recorder,) had been there himself
he would have done just what his brother
did do.
1t is almost unnecessary to say that the
boy Hugh is safely on board the under
ground train, and that he will be guarded
and secreted with the same care ant
solicitude that have been thrown arount
his father and the rest OF the underground
passengers.