The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-21

Inc Lillian Cannon abduction case
was the principal topic OF conversation
vest erday all over Norfolk, and carly il
The day a thrcng OF men gathered II
front of thc police station and Police
Court. that bl0ckadGd the street at
times.
The story OF the arrest or Guy Hall
joseph Cannon, il. and Willie Smith
was quite fully told in yesterdays Viz
Enian, so we will take up the case as
II stood yesterday morning. During the
early morning hours, ere the shades OF
night had given place to broad daylight
there was Il hurrying TO secure legal
talent 10 defend The three younS men
and some Of the abiest lawyers of the
Norfolk bar had their defense in hand
The case was SCI Tor 80 Il. M. but
It was full noon when il was called
The court room was then, and had been
FOR some time, packed with crowd
eager to hear the expected salacious de-
tails Of mans weakness
ME-. y. Il. Thorn appeared IN court rs
counsel for the prosecution, representing
Mrs. Cannon's mother. Mr. w II. Vcna-
Die ana Mr. Esten Randolph appeared
| rs attorneys for Guy Hall: Mr.. John
| Neeiy. Mr.. J r. Heath. Jr, and Mcssrs.
Cole & Shulticc appeared for Cannon.
and Aessis. Cole & sshulticc for Smith.
| MI. Thom. who had just been retained
IN he case, asked FOR n postponrnen,
| for one day. in order that he might
Interview Mrs Lillian Cannon, The
Young chiid-witc.
Alr Nicely asked that his client h,
haicd if postponcment was granted
| lie thought that Mr.. Thorn would no.
desire u rostporcmcnt when he had
| once seen and talked with Mrs Cannor
lr
Messrs. venablc and Randolph op.
! my a 1,
! inc latter saying that his client was
CHARGED with dctaining Mrs. Cannon
i AGAINST her will and he believed that he
| coui1 SNOW that such was not the case.
| ana that the warrant would fall through
| "hen the hearing was begun
! MI Ihom based his request for \ CON
'ihuance on the fact that his client was
! very much aGitatcd, and III. desired 10
| 'ii' hei IN order to set Il proper clear
/ statement from her
/ Justice Tomlin finally decided ia mi
ne nearing off till 3 y. m with the I'M
! outstanding thati K Mrs Cannon, by reo
! son OIL her nervous condition was not
! read TO 30 on With it then, that 1t would
| 'e continued for one day The prisoners
were then locked up and the crowd
Shr%ed out, TO rcasscmble al The 20
| ice Court ut ) O'Clock p. M
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
At O'Clock the court was again IN
session and dense throng OF specta tors
4 again filled the court room and crowded
the street in front
commonwealth Attorney Duncan an
DcaEeA for the prosecution. rs also ala
Mr.. Th0m.
MI duncan asked for a continuance
~ ms morning, III order 10 get 10 the
CITY material witness, the name Of
whom was not disclosed. He Cine Wit
ness could not be gotten sooner, as he
WAS several miles away. Quite Z verbal
SOARING match occurred over this vii.
Ness and the matter OF a cont,n,nncl
on account OF his absence. and also a.
to the nature OF the testimony that he
was expected 10 give
4 Mr. Randolph think the name
should be made public: the accused has
rights as well rs the prosecutions: GER
tainly object to n continuance"
Mr. Neely-"It is certainly not right
10 put these men IN Jail; you have no
right 10 kccn als' one in ia! when the
prosecution has Witness IN call to
prove the allegations in these warrants
Was there even such 4 motion for con-
iinuancc as this made before? My
TREND don't give tho name or sex of the
Witness
Mr. Thonl--"There Is nothing cyccp
tional or unusual in sucn AT, appl,ca-
non as This; don't know any rule in
law Which requires such n hurry in the
presentation Of Il case; II is not un-
usual FOR cases TO be postponed five Of.
ten days for an Investigation to he made.
Our man is temporarily out OF the city
not twenty miles from here We have
been nSln" tile police for the purpos G
Of bringing him here TO TESTIFY. Vas.
The witness is Q man. and NC know villa I
he IS going 10 testify to-"
! Mr.. Randolph--'Wc'd like to know
/ too"
Mr. Thom--"You'il find out"
Continuing. Mr. Thorn said ne could
nave the witness at 10 o'clock IN the
morning. Mr.. Thorn said nc did not OBJ.
1ect 10 the prisoners being baiIcd in the
! event of continuance, but nc did OBJ
lcct 10 their going forth after IN ex-
animation that was not complete. .The
matter" said he, is important 10 the
i Dcaca Of the Commonwealth and there
I should be full ana fair Investigation.
It Will be found tina most Of the owl
dcnce IS circunStantial, III many parts
| anShoW, nut in the case OF our material
witness ii is not circumstantial we
have to pick UP link by link. When T
say we know what that witness is going,
; 10 testify to il was narrated 10 us bv y
man TO whom 1t was told by that wit
ness. don't want this ease 70 he rail
T"20cti through, therefore ask a con-
tinuArcc until to-day n 10 a. m in ordc,
t" produce that witness"
Mr.. RandClpll-"Its an Omnibus,
charge"
MI Necly--''A regular Grag net"
Air leandolph-'I defy YOU TO bring
mis- woman into court and say she was
abducted. want these cases tried
Even II these men arc released on these
warrants, and lew evidence IS brought.
thcE can be arrested again and we ara
i prepared 20 meet charges. VIC arc here