The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-20
STAR LING CHARGES
Three Three Prominent E''I'If Young Men arc Alastsa,
Charged With Abduction. 5 d
ONE. THE HUSBAND OF. The GIRL WIFE
Guy Halt, Hall, J. Il. Common, Jr. ana Ia
lie Smith AFrostcd on a Charee !, e:
Ahduction al Of Young Cannpn,s0
VITO -I'arif Rumors OF q ConspfrtssS$ Il
cyl Ball ia Refused tho Prlso t.era. SS ssSS

About three weeks ago Lillian Bnin. az 81
portsmouth,. the beautiful 17-year.old
daughter Of Mrs. Lydia II. Baiis, of 7i6 Il
South street, eloped with Joseph p Us
cannon, Well-krown young man &c i
Norfolk, son Of Mr.. Joseph T. Cannon.
Young Cannon is said to be about the Z;
same age: The short honeymoon il, 4
said to have been q, very stormy one.
and rumor states that serious quarrelss
have been frequent. IS .s & t5i 3fss 3sis
About a week ago che disapp eared
from her home. on Chapel street, besS
tween Holt and Mariner. Yesterday az 4
ternoon her mother appeared at the Nor
folk police station and told q MOST RES
markable story OF a horrible plot, ana
on her statement Police Justice Tonllit,5
Issued n warrant for tile arrest OF e.
Guy Hall. Joseph Cannon, Jr., and WIZ
lie Smith, three prominent young men ef 1
Norfolk. s5 n ~ 2SS4955 2SS4955 g.S{ss s.S{3s
The warrant against IIall alleges that
he did unlawfully and felonfously take
away and detain and still doth detains
against her will, The person Of the said
Lillian Cannon, withintentto deflle her.
the said Lillian Cannon" The war
rants for Cannon and Smith ellege that,s
they did assist Hall III the act hargeds \
against him. ~ f3 S385j ttSSSSs
TUE ARRESTS. &y5i3
Cannon and Smith were arrested last:
night between 5 and 6 o'clock py Deteo-t
tive Heppel. at the corner OF Main and
Church streets. He stood watching
them, as he expected Hall would soon
Join them. Hall did not appear, and the
young men separated ~ Then Offlcer
Heppel approached Cannon first, ard
said he had a warrant for him He took
his arrest quietly, and said he had ex-
nPot II III Ia
had said to him in the morning. a
Officer Heppel arrested Hall between
8 and O'Clock at the corner Of Church
and Cove streets. All three were locked
UP at the police station In sep parate cells
as far apart as possible III order@thaI5
they might not readily communicates
| with each other 2.5 sF ygSs sGGs
BAIL REFUSED. N
| On the strength Of Mrs Bain's story
the nature OF the offerses were deem
Ell so horrible that bail was refused y
Mr. Joseph T.. Cannon father OF one OF
| the prisoners. appeared att the polfea$
station and Is said to have brought In
lunches and cigars for the prisoners. s
TtIEY AiIaEl ALI, FR1ENDIlY II EtSs
| All Of the three men appeared very
| friendly toward each other, and this
gave rise to ugly rumocE OF q. plot Of thsS
most devilish character. Hall Is said to-
| have called out TO Cannon to brace up,s
as It would be all right in the morning.
HALL KNEW WHERE SHE WAS. 35sSS
After lie was locked up Detective Heps
pei questioned Hall as to the where
Dbontsa OF the girl. Hall said that he !.
would take them to where she was, but
refused to tell the officers SO tnat they
could go there alone. $ v ss55:Ss55
| Halls motive in wishing to- see her
as soon as; If not before any one else,.S
1s construed to be g. desire toSp0st hers
as to what to say. 5tsg 4.,t S3lSF5S4s
PARTIES TO TIID AFFAIR
The parties to this most ElalnentableI.
affair are all prominent in NorPolksS
The young bride is the daughter: ofHthes
late David C. Balm and highly connected
In dissection, U H. $S3asSs
Guy Hall is we'll known as, an athleta,s
and man n-about-town w H. sTni ths faiJ
who are, said to be the attorneys OF sthtssss
Cannons. .45 81
Mrs. BAIN'sH STORY: SIsfs
The story t1lnt Mrs. Balm tells and
themrumors that llave sprung;.s nom tsEl
and these arrests, together with the ysn-Ss
cial relations Of the parties sfnterested
during the last few weekH are! ul1 s}tlta.
bio for publicattonu I'll yerifed by strIctS
investigation in, the courts. sss5##;
The examination Of the three young
men is expected, to be had In. the sRaltcsa
Court this morning and the prominence
of the parties and extranrdtnarySTias2 ma s2
tures of the case WILL no doubt; attract
g. phclzed court room. E 81.
About s. p. III. the mother Of hesf
missing girl and her son called Ia tss ftffsss
police station and were lcioseteds fora
some time with Chief pornin. buI t1ss
nature OF the conferences and i,WhRtsi
passed has not been made publ ltss
YOUNG MEMS soCIAEa
# Last night. the Young MEMS SnrietY8ofsa
the Queen Street II. E. church, gaYeEgAss
was a very pleasing musical prograan SofS
vocal and instrumen nta! music