Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-24
THE DICKSON ASSAULT CASE.
Hugh Cannon Fined S35, and
Frank Awaits Trial i'm the

1t was expected that two examination
would take place in the Cannon assau
\ and conspiracy cases this morning, thos
a against Frank j. and Hugh j. Cannon i
a Judge Pyper's court, and those of Angu
, NJ. Cannon, Jr., and S. A. Kenner, be
1 fore Commissioner Critchelow. TIL
/ crowd OF curious people whose interes
!, had been SO awakened in the matter tina
they were led to abandon work and every
thing else in order to witness anothe
. sensation, scarcely knew how to al
range to take in the entire proceed
ings. At an early hour this morn
ing it became known that Prosecut
ing Attorney Dickson would be unable
to attend either examination, on accoun
of his being required in court, and the
Commissioner therefore decided to post
pone the cases till tomorrow morning
5. A. Kenner requested that he be-
granted an immediate hearing, and &C
cordingly the Commissioner appointed 8
O'Clock this afternoon for examination in
this case.
At the Police Court quite crowd were
assembled at the hour appointed, among
them several of the legislators, and a
good deal of impotence was manifested
on all sides at the long delay in the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Moyle finally came in
and announced that owing to the deten-
ton of Mr.. Dickson at the Third District
| Court the case would be continued till
half-past II o'clock Hugh Cannon
was taken back to his CELL and Frank
was brought back to the Marshal's office
| to await the appointed hour. When the
court convened at noon Prosecuting At
torney Dickson appeared for a moment
and held consultation with Judge Pyper
and Attorney Moyle, and went away,
much to the disappointment of the spec
tators.
Hugh Cannon requested to have his
plea of not guilty withdrawn, stating
that he wished to plead guilty to the
charge of battery. This was done. and
the Court asked the boy if he had an
attorney or if he himself desired to make
any statement, to both of which
questions he answered in the negative.
Judge Piper asked Prosecuting Attorney
Moyle as to the extent of the injuries in
ficted by the assault, and as to whether
there was any testimony touching
this point to be introduced. Mr.. Moyle
stated that he thought it unnecessary to
take any testimony; that Mr.. Dickson
himself had Just called and represented
that his injuries were very slight indeed.
The Judge, in briefly reviewing the
offense, said that in cases of battery it
was customary to consider the nature and
extent of the injuries in fixing the pen
atty. Usually, parties guilty of battery
were intoxicated, but in the present in
stance it appeared that no such condition
existed. 1t was evident that the injuries
inflicted on Mr.. Dickson were very slight, |
being the result of blow in the face
and while it might be said that the posi-
ton of the parties demanded considera-
ton as rejecting on the act, it was the
duty OF the court simply to take cogni-
zance OF the offense as charged, and the
resultant condition of the party assaulted. |
The fact that the incident gave rise to
sensational newspaper reports which
were sent all over the country, could not
cut any figure in the case, in the way of
influencing the extent of punishment.
1t was the usual practice in cases
Of this kind to impose a fine
Of $25 and costs. In the present
Instance the court would impose a fine of
30 or thirty-five days labor and the de-
endant will stand committed until the
amount be paid days labor being re-
lulred TOR every dollar of the fine. The
'oung man preserved a perfectly COM
'osed and happy countenance, and was
conducted back to his room in the iail,
10 action being made by anyone to fur
llsh the necessary amount for his re-
ease.
Frank j. Cannon, who had been ru- 1
through the Compiled Laws, t
epeated former request to have his s
ase postponed till next Monday at 2 t
Iclock,. which was granted by the Judge.
lie then switched around very {
deputy and asked that his bonds c
nen be released and exonerated i
nd he be permitted to 60 on his own i
ecognizances. The Prosecuting Attor-
ey objected to this, but it afterwards C
ecame evident that the bondsmen could e
OF be held, and they were exonerated.
his plunged the case into very COM Y
Heated position, as it virtually left the
efendant where he was in the first place
tier his arrest-in the custody of the
olIce magistrate. Deputies Mix and Cudi- >,
ee manifested no disposition to relinquish u
leir hold on the prisoner, and after con- Il
derable talk it was finally decided S,
lat Cannon should be permitted -
deliver himself over to e
larshal Ireland's custody, the deputies II
laranteeing that before being released h
4 bonds the defendant should be turned Is
yer to the lower court. Accordingly he CT
as taken back to the Marshal's office tt
Id later in the day driven out to the Fl
en-, where he said he preferred to re- h
ain rather than go to the city Jail. W
While the question of exoneratinq the h,
'ndsmen was being discussed, Abram lie
cannon appeared to be quite exer- "a
sed, and insisted that his responsibility U
bondsman should be annulled. To ce
reporter whose curiosity was excited at
e peculiar anxiety manifested, he stated hf
at he had been severely censured bv dr
father, George Q. Cannon, for going hi
the bonds in the first place, and he dc
Is DESTROYS, therefore, to get released. fol
, also stated that his father had con-
mined the whole affair in very, strong
ms, and wanted the law to have its
lrse, SO that the boys might ~
made to suffer the consequences of u
,ir rash conduct. There would las
no action taken that he was aware of. It'll
king to the paying of Hugh's fine, as M,
thought it was the feeling of his father en-
4 the family to let the boy pay the fine Of
nself VI VI,
ames Buckley, against whom there ba
mt appear to be the slightest evidence, eli
yle. , nu
the
hen Senator Fair visited Virgins CITY. brl