The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-24

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runaway matches and that his people
got him out Of It in some way or other.
THE CANNON.S INTERVIEWED
About 10 o'clock last night press
representative called at the Cannon
residence. No. 16y Chapel street, and
Knocked On the door. There was q
hurry.ng up stairs and soon q female
head appeared out Of an upper window.
y voice belonging to the head cit was
that Of Mrs. Joseph Cannon. SD SAID:
"Whose there and what do you.want?"
The press man said: Mrs. Cannon
want to see Joe Il moment"
Mrs. Cannon" DC is lying down and
YOU can't see him now
Press Man-'Weil, can ] see your
Mrs. Cannon-"Wait q moment, Mr.
Cannon is coming down now
Mr.. Cannon, ST., soon came down
stairs and the press man said: MIR.
Cannon. l am informed that your son
was married four or five years ago and
we wish to learn the facts Of the mat
ter"
Mr.. Cannon stood FOR a moment
thoughtful, as if to carefully weigh his
words. then shook Ills head slowly and
said: Il never heard or such a thing.
Joe is only IS years Old now. How
could he have been married four or
five years ago."
did he have any boyish escapadc
some years ago with any woman?" said
the newSman
Nothing that I ever heard Of" he
replied.
Here Mrs Cannon, Sir, who stood ut
the top Of the stairs said: "He never
was married before to any one, un-
less 1t was to me. his mother"
lie never had any runaway affair
oil any description some years ago."
ouer!cd the scribe.
None at all. There was nothing of
the kind" said the mother
Here Mrs. Cannon was heard to utter
some forctble remarks concerning news
apers and newspaper mon IN general
and modern newspaper methods. Moth
ing more was to be had, and whether
these rumorS are true or false is not
known.
ALL HONOR TO JUDGE TOMLIN.
All honor Is due to Justice Tomlin for
MS able hearing Of the case. That lie
was perfectly fair ana thoroughly i'm
partial to both sides is not questioned
Ills rulings were partly for the prose
cition and partly for the defense, and
were always characterized by Il desire
to give the accused the full benefit of
every legal protection that the law
throws around defendants until proven
guilty.
HAD A ROPE TO HANG THEM.
1t is stated that as the prisoners left
| the Courthouse for the jail there was
n man in the crowd with n rope wound
around his waist concealed by his cloth
ing. and that he said, IF anybody will
lead. LII put n rope around one Of
their ncckS!" There was, however a
strong guard OF police and an attempt o
take the prisoners would, no iloiIbt, have
resulted In the loss of life to many Of
those in the dense mass of people.
! COLE & SHUTTICE ENUMERATED
From some cause or other, unknown
to the press, their friends or citizens
generally. MeSSrS. Cole 4 Shulticc, they
seem to have got the opinion THAI, in
prosecuting the defense OF Willie Smith
| they had incurred suspicion Of being
connected with the vile conspiracy, so
adiudged In Justice Tomtin's Court
Yesterday MI Thorn Yesterday, for
himself and colleagues (aud he could
have spoken for all of the citizens Of
Norfolk), disclaimcd all belize in sucil q
fact. Mr.. Shulticc's sense Of honor as
man is shown by his words when
seVcrinT his connection with the case:
The case. S first stated to me, was
lust and RICH teous, but beyond and since
that / have nothing to say"