The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-24
NORFOLK vIRGINIAN: SATURDAY july "a. 1897

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contradictory Statements,says that Can
non told him he was going to carry Guy
| Hall to see his wife, etc. There is no
| evidence of conspiracy in this test,-
| mony. Mr.. Mariners Testimony as to
Smiths statement that he and others
| we're going to carry Mrs. Cannon away
on a steamer, ETC., In no way connects
HAL! and Cannon with the affair. which
must have been imaginary on Smiths
part, as Mrs. Cannon had no idea Of
going away that night according TO her
testimony. The boat was to have left
| at o'clock, or short while there
after. yet Hall is found In town after
: o'clock. Hall telling some one that
| ne was going away that night Is not
worth considering as Il link in the chain
| or circumstantial evidence The tes-
timony OF Detective Eastwood was very
vague. He heard a converse ton. the
words two hundred" ''I am ready to
go tonight. VIII you all be ready"
the name Of Cannon No proof OF
what Cannon was spoken Of There is
perhaps Il little more in The testimony
of the Chief OF Police. but certainly
not. we claim, sufficient to justify this
charge. Hall agreed to produce the
young woman in fifteen minutes What
was there damaging about this Is 1t
not natural that he should fear that she
In her fright might say that she was
forcibly detained there? lie only want
cd to be there and see that the facts
were correctly stated. AS TO IIannan,s
testimony MIR. Randolph said it was
simply corroborative in part Of Mari-
ners. Miss kellam's testimony, MI
Randolph said, was only that Hall came
to Mr.. Cannon's house. 1t Is charged
mat there was conspiracy. Has the
| prosecution made it out? We insist that
they have not They have not shown
mat any two of these prisoners were
engaged In the same purpose. and they
nave not shown t hat any ono Of them
intended to debauch Mrs Cannon
There has not been evidence to show
ANYTHING more than that Joe Cannon
was securing evidence on which to Sc
cure divorce. III closing Mr.. Ran
dolph said he had been really too sick
TO undertake to speak to-day, but If
ne mad omitted any point 1t would be
covered by his associates
MIR. VIGNABLE'S EFFORTS.
me next speaker was Mr.. Vcnablc
VINO SAID an effort was being made to
convict the defendants on their own
admissions. He said his client tIIalD
! lad made no statements that implicated
aim Iii pot against Lillian Cannon
cannon consented for his wife to 90
car riding with Hall, but no evidence
showed that he knew they were going
10 Ocean View. Mrs. Cannon's eyi-
dence negatives the charge that Hall *
| Don Juan. Does his conduct toward
Mrs. cannon IN this particular look like
tnc conduct or 81 man who had .,aen
employed to carry out such nefarious
scheme? His conduct toward this
young Woman-not an Improper Sucyes-
tlon nor an improper nct-deservcs the
commendatiOn OF his fellow men. 1,hern
is not n word or act Of his that can
,hcrinihate him. No money would
nave been easier made under the cir
cumstanccs in which this young woman
was placed. I do not believe con-
sDiracy has been proved No matter
now this case has been given to the
punllc by the press, l am sure the court
VIII only be guided by the evidence in
reaching It's Judgment
JUDGE NEELY'S ADDRESS.
Judge Nicely than rose and said he
reSfetled tnat he was not present when
the case opened. EIe would not unnns-
essarily consume the time Of he con,>,
bnt from the nature Of The case IL wo 8;
ms duty to carefully review the evi-
dence He said the accused were either.
all innocent or all guilty They could
not be considered separately He did
| not believe that in considering this ca Sc
| ehs court would, as might a jury. allow
| q doubt to operate simply In the mitira
ton OF punishment He thought no
could dlnerentiate the declara tions in
! TINS case as 10 their applicability to tho
particular client he represents-Cannon
me frst thing in this case" said Mr.
NeeiN, is, | want 10 know what Can
| non has done. The first was. when Win
his sweetheart, he sought 10 pe. ab,.on
| or hcr mother by marrying her: they
/ dld not live happily together: yOv can
| not show. however that Cannon ever
| maitreated his wife. and I wish Your
| tionor 10 make note of this, for this
~ one OF the points am going to hinge
| LOT az
.hiS case. away from the startling head
| ilncs Of the newspapers and the vague
| IDEAS OF the public. | defy nv friends
| 10 show that Mrs. Wester's evidence
showed that Cannon maItreatcd his
| Wlte-his child-wifa his Dora IJaueh-
ter>. 1T is proved that he said he was
| going to get a divorce: to employ epants
and. despite the ticnunciatlons that
have been heaped on his head. he is Tia
! injured party.
THE DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS
He employed able counsel to secure :,
| divorce. and Your Honor knows that #
Such case was brought to any law
yer ne would take it; but il there was
| any suspicion that there was a Ma,
behind Il Robert ". Shulticc ana ed
ward J. Cole would with ignominy
nave turned 1t out OF their office. ord
| Win II the party who sought divorce
| by foul means.
| rms man Cannon. by the institution
OF divorce proceedings proclains him
sell innocent and an injured man. Thev
ala not live pleasantly together. bit
II mas been continually held out that
me 'li-doing was by Joe Cannon. Isx-
| cept the tantaizing testified 10 bv Mr.,
| Wcstcr, there its nothing TO show that
| he i'll treated his wife. What Mrs can
ron said about the separate apartments
! &c, cannot be considered no