The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-24
GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY.
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concluded from First Page.)
previous combination or confederacy
to commit this particular otfense. the
licond,ict and actions of the several par-
| lies and the parts they several!y per-
| termed In the actual pcrpctrltion Of the
lcrime was sufficient TO make the acts
ana decarati lions OF each. from the COM
nencencnt TO the conSunn,a ton Of the
o.fease. evidence against the others'ti
Slf read Al considerable length from the
law books TO support his position that
the conspiracy OF ali may be shown
from the overt acts or each" without
their meeting together in carrying out.
me conspiracy. lie would, he said, at
senpt TO show that these defendants
were all pursuing common purpose
and when that is shown the conspiracy
IS established. While the evidence Of
| each IS not evidence against The others,
Inc evidence against each shows TINT
'he individuals are in the conspiracy,
Hhd "hen taken together, makes out the
conspiracy. The drama opens with tho
visit Of Cannon to the widowed mother
OF Lillian l5ain. not asking, but de-
HahHinS her daughter in marriage:
MIS-. Hain refuses: the girl has no pro-
le%tor hut The mother: Cannon tears
me enid from her home. carries her
10 North Carolina, and narries her If
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forgiven it, because all the world loves
!, ipNcr. nut that was not all Devo-
~.pn 70 her happiness was what he
pledged. and he pledged that dnuhly III
he way he took her from her home ana
mother. But he ill-trents her in less;
nan month. Before tho end OF June
III less than two weeks after the mar
riaEe-on the. evidence alone that this
Young girl WAS going over 10 Ports
mouth to see her mother. he employs
attorneys to set o. divorce. YOU TO
Nj. Neely) wouldn't let us ask his coun-
sci what the ground for the divorce was.
NO GROUND FOR DIVORCE.
If there had been any ground for Il
divorce God Knows it would have
t,een DROUGHT on in this case by the de-
ense. Iout not word as 10 her ;niidel-
Nv Is brought Out here Cannon takes
Ea name Of his Eirl-&ifc into house
or ill"ianG when he IS married only
Two weeks. and SAYS there that he Is
gong to take her away and leave her:
nc II KS to his acquaintances about his
WIG: better far il he had taken a dagger
20 her bridal couch and thrust It to her
hcart Here is The crcwning act--he
s@icclS me most dangerous man to in
noccncc In Norfolk--a man who in three
months had the hearts or two husbands
ana one guardian hanging to his belt
SetS This man To ruin his wife He car
.,es linii 70 his home, leaves him in
me narlor and goes down stairs to his
wife: then was repeated. in the language
OF the fable, Como into my parlor said
the snidcr to the n.y." The ill-trea .meni
OF inns young man 10 his wife is also
Drought out in the evidence or Mrs.
iSain. mother Of Mrs Cannon, who had
- 70 70 see Cannon and ask what he
hao- AGAINST her daughter that he was
making her SO unhappy She rot M
SATISFACTION out Of him, but at that time
ne was employing counsel for a divorce
ana hlrinS Han TO debauch his wife. \
husband has the right to flnd out all no
can apuul the past acts OF his wife
put thank Sod there Is no law In the
ihhd tnat authorizes Il man to invciclo
ms wife into an Offcnsc tina, might
LASTLY q divorce, He only wanted hcr
ior 4 moment and then to throw hcr ;nt o
th4 gutter. The defense IS driven 10 =
nad refuge If they put themselves in
me posltlon OF saying that these men
were not attempting to bring about the
specific act that would, under no Inv
'ne ample ground for n divorce. bat
! .hat they were only trying to get her
| INTO 4 compromising position and thus
cheat her out of her marital rights
anu cheat the court out or a decision.
! ~ gees 70 This house ana meets two
/ huieS. one married ana the other single
put ne nays all his attention TO the mar
! REQ lady. The husband consents FOR
/ her to so riding; he at the same time
mas divorce suit on hand and drtec-
tvcs on her track. She seeks her
| mo'her-in- laws advice, who refuses to
| nave anything to do with it. Going
/ from her mother at the ;-e OF II. this
| ch!ld is hunted into the clutches OF This
van Hall. Who is responsible for ii?
ms man sitting here-Cannon.
LILLIAN THROWN ON TIE, WORrn
| ahe could not go to her mother, and
| she Went to him and his mother. thrown
| Off by him and his mother
| sAe Is more and more thrown under The
| eAhtfol OF Halt ana into the wild ont
| rasc0us plot to ruin her. 1t is true ,hot
! she should have telcphoncd home from
| ocean NicN, but for the purposes ~
/ 1n!s plot the trip to Ocean View itself
WAS sufficient had she been so indis
crete as TO permit it to occur. But il
= not y question of prudence on the
! par' OF the girl it IS 4 question OF inc
plot on the part OF these three men.
| oellcVe. am satisfied that she has IRE
| served ne" honor unsnlliad Mr. Nco1y
a"yS me INDICTMENT manhood Of any one
| "on!d nave caused them TO do as Can
non did--send her clothes 10 her Nv C;,v
| i!all. Lets see what this Indignant
| manhood did. He 4 week before had
| 9thi'eh Il divorce suit, bounded this girl
n'N. einP!ryed Guy Hall to debauch her.
| LIS Is the indignant manhood in this
| case. When the indignant mother seeks
| hef oauFht"r she is refused by both
cannon and Hail. Can the Court doubt
mat Cannon and Hall had a common
purpose in this matter? How about
smith: He was 4 clerk in the law Of
'ice which had the divorce suit. and
| ..#ht mere from my knowledge OF
MeSsrs Cole 4 Shultiuc, who had Ire
| case l want to acuut them absolu.e,v
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