The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29

| Ing any harm in trying to make those
| poor old souls happy
Geddes the good changed his tack.
How do you and the help get
| along?"
Roberts Ran the Ranch.
I'VE have had considerable trouble.
l have been insulted, ignored and told
I had nothing to do with the help as
| they had all their orders from Mr..
Roberts.
The latter, she said, would frequent
ly visit the house and act in COM
handing manner. One day he came
out with two ladies and ordered her
(Mrs. Cannon to take them into the
parlor. After awhile he said: My
self and ladies are going out driving.
but will soon be back, and l want
you to have supper ready for us when
we return"
well, what did you do them"
queried the attorney.
Right to the Point.
81 told his favorite cook to have
supper ready was the prompt re-
Spouse
Judge Powers began to question
witness regarding Selectman Roberts
visits to the institution, but Mr..
ton.
Il contend" said Powers, that
these charges are the product of Mr..
Roberts and all the fault can be
traced to his door"
Mr.. Roberts. who had been silent
listener. interrupted somewhat brisk
ly:
would it not be better. judge, to
introduce evidence 10 this effect
Powers Drives it Home.
Il did intend to. and probably will
take this matter before a competent
court and show that you are the man
that ought 10 be removed. We want
this committee to understand that we
will go before the county court and
show that Mr.. Roberts connection
with this matter ought to be investi-
gated"
Il court that Investigation re-
torted Mr.. Poberts.
1--WE are ready" said Judge Powers.
assuringly.
Mrs. Cannon then finished her testi-
mony. afte" which Jailor Kimball and
Detective Sheets were called to rebut
the claim by Mr.. Swanberg that lie
had been iE the Jail only on one &C.
caslon. Mr.. Sheets said he had ar
rested him 1T least hundred times
in the course of four years, while
Kimball testified to his vicious nature.
superintendent Cannon.
The accused. Mr. Cannon, then came
forward and told how he managed the
affairs at the institution. He admitted
having called SWanberg s. of a o.,
but denied using profane language as
a rule. The only times he had been
absent from home was on Old Do
minion day at Saltair, Republican day
and the Fourth of July. The only
occasions he had been away during
the evening were two recent visits to
relatives. when Mrs. Cannon accom-
panied him
He told how Swanberg was in the
habit CT drawing knife and running
after the inmates when drunk, and
once ATTEMPTED to inflict injury on the
witness sen.
The much-abused superintendent
told a straightforward story and i'm
pressed everyone with telling the
truth. and even the worthy three
failed to do any cross-questioning.
Evening Session.
At the evening session fourteen in
mates of the irfirmary, male and fe-
male, Were examined and all testified
to the uniform good treatment. re-
ceived at the hands of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cannon. Three of them testified that
on the occasion when Mr.. Cannon
Swanberg, the latter was
chasing the superintendent boy with |
a knife, and it was also shown that he !
had threatened to kill the boy and !
had assaulted several of the inmates. |
Mrs. Downey's story was denied by |
two witnesses and it was developed |
that Mrs. Youngberg had received the /
aindest of treatment and care. Sew |
aral who had been inmates Tor years |
estified that they had never Jared so |
we'll in all respects as under the ad- !
ton of Mr.. Cannon.
The selectmen will make their re- !
port to the county court on Monday.