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

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Nr. Randolph--"I ask that Hall be
| released on his own recognlzance. viii
you consent to that, Mr.. Thorn 2"
''No. sir"
II thought I would JUST pur you to
! the test"
Il don't object to the test"
Justice Tomlin-"I Will accept proper
! bail"
Mr.. Neely-"How much bail for Can
non?"
Five hundred bond Will be sufficient
and I VIII accept the same OF all the
| prisoners" ###
Here Cannon was brought forward
his father. Joseph T.. Cannon. ST., the
merchant Of Church street. becoming
hondsman.
T. T. Prince went surety for Hall and
Cole & Shultice for Smith.
Court was then adjourned until this
| morning at 10 o'clock.
MRS. CANNoN's PAST WEEK.
From an apparently very good source
we nave the following history or Mrs.
Lillian Cannon's past week. On Tues
day night, one week ago, she left her
home and accompanied Hail 10 the
DoardinX-house OF Mrs.3L. c.. King 41a
Main street She purported 10 be
schooi girl. whose mother WIS at Herk-
Icy. aud that In 4 day or two she was
to Join her mother and go to a board
ing school IN the East. She appeared
sad and worried 1T times. but was bright
and cheerful on the whole, ana soon en-
deareh herself to Mrs. King who is a
very kind. motherIy woman of excellent
connections. Some Of her time was
passed in sewing for herself She did
not go out, but occupied room front
ing on the street during the day time
"a room generally used during the day as
n sitting room) and slept there some
nights, and part Of the time in another
room. She slept the first night with a
| lady traveller. who CHANGED to be there:
enc night with Mrs. King and severa!
nights alone
| Hall was her daily visitor. calling
! several times Il day, and she seemed
! grad to see him. So far as can be as
| ccrtaincd no overt act MAS committed
ny her or against her while at Mrs
Kings.
PHONES FOR HER MOTHER.
On yesterday morning :; colored ser
want Of Mrs King spoke TO Joe Kauf-
man the grocer under the King domc!lc
anu from the sensational rr,s,,tcr IN the
| morning papers regarding the Cannon
case he suspected that this girl was
the missing Mrs Lillian Cannon
lie conferred with Mrs. King ut once.
. INV ~ iiSl INC Paper ana the lady then
sought her guest. The truth soon came
out and the girl burst into a historical
ut OF tears. After a painful time Mrs
! NinE succeeded in quicting her and the
girl told the circumstances or her de-
parure from home, detail OF Il cruel
husband. etc.
TO LEAVE IN a CARRIAGE
on Monday She told Mrs King that
on mat night carriage would call for
her and she would he taken to her
molherS home. This statement will
prop'hlE be looked at in different lights
hN the prosecution and the defense.
In 1t the prosecution Will probab lv
see the drawing in Of a net that would
eh!anSie the girl in the sea Of infamy
ruin her whole life and bear out the dc.
tails Of The plot that rumor has sprca
abroad
; me defense. on the other hand. will
nrooao!E View 1t in he light OF an III
tent TO place her back in her mothers
home.
HER MOTHER ARRIVES.
When the Girl had told her tale, Mrs.
King advised her 10 send for her mother
1t once. \ phone message wax sen,
rom the Kaufman grocery below and
her mother at once went TO the Norfolk
op!ice station, where she met Chief Dor
mn. Detective iIerpel was sent and
brought her 20 the station in q closed
carriage.
enc did not appear in court but her
appearance on the stand may be de-
'nanded to-day. She has returned 10
me nome OF her mother a Portsmouth
WITNESSES SUBpOENED.
Last night the police department and
prosecution in the Cannon abduction
case We're busy serving subpoenas on
many witnesses to appear in the Police
court this morning. The important wit
ness. whose presence seems so essen
ia! 10 the prosecution, is said to be
some man at Ocean View. presuma bly,