The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-04
Two Of The ConsplTatoTs Leave Town Very
UnCcTmOnOlSIY.
THEIR BONDS OF $4,000 FORTIFIED
Cannon rs Supposed 10 &c In Canada
While alnIi Bonrdca the Ola Dos
ninion Steamship s'rinccss Anuc,
for New TorIs-Hil,tc smiths Dond
L. RcncWcu.

= surprise WAC GprunlS yesterday in
the CAnuon-iiail-Sniih conspiracy case
when 1t was announced that Cannon
and Hall had left town. The case was
called III accordance with the iaw,whlch
requires that all surety bonds snail be
renewed Al the beginning of each term
While the case for which the bonds
were issued Is pending. When the
names Of the two couspirators were
called there MAS no response, ana their
bonds FOR $4,000 each were declared for
fcitcd by Judge Hanckc! in the Corpora
tiun Court.
II was stated that tho appeal to the
supreme Court. which was taken at the
time Judge HnnciIel rendered his last
decision in the case, has been abandon
Cd the writ Of error 10 the Supreme
Court having been forwarded To Rich
inond ana secretly withdrawn without
the knowledge of the Commonwealth's
Attorney.
When Judge Hanckel learned that
Cannon and Hall had left town. he
issued a Scirc facias, which is 4 judg-
ment on the bond, and cap!ases for
their arrest. Judge Hanckcl'S action
was governed by the following extract
from the Code of Virginia.:
Section $3.50, which chapter cmbra ccs
rccoSnizanccs and bonds having force
of Il judgment. The foregoing sections
OF this chapter, so far as they reia tc
TO the dockc:ntS OF judgments, The en-
ternG Of satisfaction thereof and lie
liens Of judgments ana enforcement Of
SUCH liens. shall be construed as en-
hracns rccognizanccs and bonds hav-
ing the force Of IL Judgment
cannon, 1t Is reported, left Norfolk
several weeks ago ana Is now in Can
nda. Hall Is said to have gone on the
ola Dominion steamship Princess Anne
for New York, from whence he will 40
10 the klondikc. Joseph Cannon, Sr.,
rather of the missing man, was surety
for his son, ana Mrs. Hall. Guy Hairs
mother. and his uncle. Mr.. John p.
Hall, were on the bond of their liins-
man.
In the matter OF Willie Smith, who
was convicted jointly with Can
non aud Hall OF conspiracy, and
upon whom sentence was sus-
pended pending II writ OF error
TO the Supreme Court, he having turned
States evidence, came 20 Norfolk from
Philadelphia, where he ID at present
employed, and renewed his bond OF
$4,000, with his mother MS surety.
Ihe case Of which the above IS the
outcome Is the famous conspiracy of
Cannon. Hall ana Smith against the
CHASTITY of Lillian Balm, recently the
wife OF Cannon. The case excited more
than an ordinary interest, all the par.
ties being well known here and the
case being tried three distinct times
Several days ago Judge TTancke
granted to Mrs. Lillian Balm Cannon =
divorce from her former husband, Jos
Promise Cannon and the right TO as.
sumo her maiden name.
Cannon, ST.. 1t is understood, had
gotten up petition which he was going
To present TO the Governor had the Su
preme Court sustained the decision o
Judge Hanckel, for the pardon of his
son
The only lawyers who appeared yes
terGay IN the case were Judge y
Tucker Brooke and Mr.. Eston Ran
dolph. who We're of counsel FOR Can.
non and Hall, respectively Judge
Brooke announced that he was NJ
longer connected with the case.