The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-22
THE CANNON CASE
Concluded from First Pnge.)

Mr.. Hall called every day, but never for
longer than fifteen minutes or half an
hour at Il time l paid Mrs. King $3.50.
Mr.. Hall gave he- the money.
HALLS CAUTION TO HER.
| Witness stated that Hall cautioned
her to see no one at The King house.
! She said she supposed this caution APP
Piled TO the inmates fthe house az we'll
as strangers. She was necessarily
! thrown into contact with the other
| boardcrs there. She said that she re-
! gdrdcd Hall az he. friend and an adj
wiser 10 be trusted. She hoped, she
said by staying away from her hus-
| hand for few days. 10 bring him to her
and rcunitc them on 4 better under
st landing. In reply TO 4 question f:os,
Mr.. Nicely Mrs. Cannon said:
Il mot man at the boarding house
who said he was 4 I'rcnchman, but /
didn't say anything abou: my joining a
show or going in his company to Vir-
gina Beach"
(NoTE.-The King house is often pa
;ronizcd by theatrical peopc Some
misunderstanding IS to when she met
this party was settled by Mrs. Cannon's
st2tcmcn. above.
GAVE Her NAME AS Balm.
Mrs. Cannon stated that when she
wen: to Mrs. Kings boarding house all
the people there were strangers 10 her,
but that she made some acuuaintauces
there.
on cross-eXam ina:ion by Mr. Randolph
Nhc said she was not strained or de-
tanned by anyone from the time she left
he: home on that Sunday SHE went to
the View. nor was she prevented from
communicating with anyone. II wrote
my mother postal card just before
found this case had become public and
before l asked MI. Kaufman to phone
to my mother in Port smouth The wit
ness said that her clothes were locked
UP with the keys that she gave Hall
MI tho clothes she had since received
We're sen: to her at Mrs. Kings in Il
paaieboardo millinery box"
The box referred to was here intro
duccd as evidence.
In reference to leaving the King house
she said: II planned to so away. but
was to SO alone. Mr.. 1ia1i knew was
going. but didn't know where or when
In fact. / didn't know myself" She FUR
Their said that at no time while she was
Mt Mrs. Kings did Hall make any overt
advances TO her The divorce proceed
ings OF her husband were first made
known to her on Tuesday by her coun-
sci. Mr.. Thorn.
At 10 the court adjourned for dinner
until 3 p. III.
EXAMINATION RESUMED.
Promptly ats O'clock the examination
was resumed, and Annie Wakefield OF
l20 Wolf street. was placed on the
stand. The defense objected to her
testimony on the grounds that she could
only tell what one of the alleged con-
srirators had told her.
Justice Tonlin said: According to
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is We'll taken"
Mr.. Thon'-"Hop your Honor will
hold it in nbcyancc."
Justice Tomlin-"Fd like to hear full
argument on the subject"
Then followed well contested ar,cu
mcnts on both sides in regard to the adj
mission Of her testimony against one
alleged consprator, when no foundn-
ton had yet been laid to prove a con-
spiracy.
The Court decided that tho objection
| on the part Of the defense was well ta-
ken-that the conspiracy must he estah-
| llshcd before the admissions Of one CON
! Splrator can be taken against tho others.
MI. Thom then made the point that
he didn't want Cannon's admission held
against the others unless their part in
| the conspiracy could be shown But he
| insisted that the part each took In the
| conspiracy could be shown separately
ana afterwards connected. During his
speech he intimatcd that he would show
that an attorney had been employed to
shown; that Il detective was employed
by Cannon TO get evidence. and that 5000
was paid to get this evidence
The Court finally decided that the cyi-
dence of the witness could he admitted
The witness then testified that Cannon
told her that he had married Lillian
iiain; that he didn't love her, but
liked" her; married her TO Guido some
other fellows; that he was going to take
| her away, leave her. and they come
back
Mr.. -"where were you original
ly fronl?"
Portsmouth"
Was this conversation in disrcpu-
| table hOuseY'
yes
This conversation was subsequent to
his marriage
LILIAN'S CLOTHES.
| The next witness was Leo \. Myers,
| q cigar dealer Of l Sc Church street who
| testified that q ladies bonnet box was
| brought to his store last Monday night
| u week ago. Willie Smith was the man
| who brought it. y slip Of paper with
| the name Hall was on it. Hall came in
! and got II and carried it away Wit
ness didn't know whose property it was
! or what was in IT,
| Here the box in evidence was shown
! TO the witness, and he said that it ap-
pearcd TO be the box that was left at his
store He Identified Smitli-one of the
defendants--as the man referred TO.
MONEY FOR EVIDENCE.
| The next witness was Samuel I,aylor
who testified that he knew Cannon and
had an interview with him on July 10th;
! said Cannon spoke to him about carry