The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-05
THEY, GO TO JAIL.
Carson and Bannon Both Behind
the Bars.
One OF the Most scandalous Cases That
Ever Disgraced the Great
West.

The preliminary hearing of Detective
Dan Carson and Peter Bannon was con-
cluded before Commissioner Greenman
yesterday morning.
The first witness was Mrs. Carson, who
stated Bannon had kissed her perhaps q
dozen times, end had also put his arm
around her waist. She told him to behave
himself.
CABsoN'S DENIAL.
Carson was then put on the stand, and
idetitied two letters written by him to his
wife, which were put in evidence.
He said he had often written to his wife,
and the tone of the litters had always been
friendly; had intended moving his family
to Salt Lake, and had been looking for
rooms; had exchanged four or Eve letters
with Bannon, but only mentioned his wife
in them to send regards and inquire after
her welfare; the subject matter in the COM
plant had never been discussed between
them; he wouldn't have tolerated it. He
said he had never written letter or any
thing relating to the matter referred to in
the complaint.
He wrote letter to his wife about the
Goth Of July and also one to Bannon at the
same time The first he knew of the
trouble was when he was arrested.
He had never been very intimately asso-
ciated with Bannon, but knew him quite
well; met him on the street and Bannon
told him he had been sick and would like to
have place TO rest up In. Had sent him
to Richfeld to mind the garden and do
other work, but made NO definite arrange
ment in regard to pay.
Ibid you think he was q proper person
to place in your familyl'' asked Mr.. Eich-
nor.
yes; If hadn't thought so 1 wouldn't
have sent him.
Had not visited his wife since May and
had stated In letter that he would not
visit her until Christmas, but was joking
then. In other letters he told her he would
come down the lst of August.
ibid you ever send Bannon money while
he was in your family7n
mot directly. sent money to my wife
and told her she could give q couple Of dol
lars to Pete II she saw fit"
did you receive letter from your wife
asking you to take that man awayn
"Yes, and intended to do so.'
He was shown an envelope addressed to
Peter Bannon, which he said looked like
his handwriting, but wouldn't swear he
wrote it. The Return to Q. B. Carson"
in the corner he denied writing, saying 1t
looked like woman's hand.
Joe E. O'Brien, William McCurdy and
Captain Donovan testified to hearing Car
son say he intended to move his family to
Salt Lake and was looking for rooms.
BAD BANNoN.
Peter Bannon said he went to Carson's
on the nth of June; had been sick, and
met Dan on the street; said to him that
he'd like place in which to rest up, and
Carson offered TO let him go to his house If
he would tend garden ana do other work
about the house.
Asked what he did there, replied among
other things that he wiped dishes, tended
babies. all same as hired girl.u
He had no talk communication or init
nation concerning subject matter in the
complaint; no agreement bad been talked
of, made or suggested between himself and
Carson regarding the lRtter'B wife Had
received letters from Carson and others.
Had received letters from a man named
Dan O'ConDsll. These letters discussed a
girl at Richheld. He had spoken to Mr..
Carson about this woman.
What was said"
81 don't care to tell.n
An objection to the question was raised
and sustained.
Had no letters from O'Connell In his pos
session; they were all smutty and he had
burned them O'Connell told him he had
been keeping the woman in Salt Lake, aud
she kept him broke; he sent her to Rich
field. The letter which had been put in
evidence was identified by Bannon, and he
said O'Connell had written it. Read the
letter in presence of Mrs. Carson. and told
her twas not from her husband. He put
the letter in his coat pocket, hung the coat
up, and that was the last he saw of it.
He said he made affidavit that the letter
put in evidence was g true copy of the one
he received, but did not swear it was from
Carson. He heard Mrs. Carson say she
wanted her husband behind the bars. so
that he could not get the children The
original letter was not in Carson's hand
writing.
He had never taken improper liberties
with Mrs. Carson.
He said he had been intimate with Dan
O'Connell, but didn't know where he was
now; hadn't written TO him since his ar
rest; addressed O'Connelps letters to gen.
eral postoffice; he was employed as a
driver, but didn't know whom he worked
for; didn't know where he roomed. The
name Of the girl O'ConneI referred to was
Miss Emma" Met her several times;
didn't tell him where she lived; O'Connell
wanted him to ''keep cases on herr
Mr. Carson was recalled and asked if he
had made any attempt to find O'Connell
He replied that he has. but thought he had
left town. Had made inquiries of James
Hegney.
Commissioner Phillips said Bannon
swore the letter was from Carson.
BOTH HELD.
After brief arguments by Assistant
County Attorney Eiohuor and N. d.
Straup, the commissioner said he would be
derelict in his duty II he did not hold the
prisoners as the letter appeared to have
been written by one defendant to the other.
and it also showed that there must have
been some previous arrangement between
the two. He considered "Miss Emma"
aud O'Connell as myths. He bound the
defendants over in $1,000 each, and em-
pEaticalIy refused to accede to Mr.. Straup's
request that the bond be lowered.
lnr Ar.i.-