Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-20
ANGUS M. CANNON
is SENTENCED.
Judge NorreII'lmposes the Nominal
Fine Of 500.
MR.. FERGUSONs STATEMENT


'"rho Judgment ~ the court Or that
the defendant IN this case shall pay a
nuc VI 800 nud stand committed untl
said nne De- paid.
The above fine was Imposed upon An
gus 80. Cannon by Judge Noucli this
morning. the defendant having. by bis
attorney. Barlow Ferguson. on Tuesday
last pleaded guilty 10 the oharsc Of I'M
lawful cohablinti0n. Mr Cannon was
not present Do court. but was repre-
sentod By Attorney Ferguson quito
o. number OF citizens were present at
the proceedings.
A. s00n aB Judge Norrcll had taken
h.s seat on the bench County Attorney
Putnam arose and ndlrcssing the
court aaii'
~ the court please THIS ~ the date
got Tor sentence In the Cannon case.
The defendant ls not present. but II
represented by counsel"
Attorney FerguHpn- May ! BE- heard
IN tho defendants behalf you h0nOr7
Judge NOrpIl-Yos sir you may
briefly.
Attorney FcrguHon-Tho complaint Ia
this case alleges that Str. Cannon I'M
lawfully cohnbltcd with Sarah 81. Cam
non and Matte Hughes Cannon The
defendant married Matte Hughes Cane
non Ia 1889. aud think there ~ dis
tlnctiun-u very great uutain cases "
this Kind and those that arose before
the adoption ~ the manifesto. Ia the
case ut bar tho defendant Do known uH
a good ctlzcn with q splendid rcputn-
ton ln tho community 40 one COM
plains uf being Injured. 10 ~ not uH
though the woman herself had COM
planned. Under these circumstance.
your honor u seems 10 me "a uEht fine
u all the demands NJ Justice require.
n this was "a now Curu I can assure the
court that I would not boz here asking
tho courts mercy. a man would not Dc
considered "a good man in any COM
muulty were he 90 cast biz VIE udrift
a great many laws are being violated
an the time. when they arr some one
" Injured nnd makes complaint 1
understand that the Krutl0mHu who
made the complaint against Mr. Cane
non does not claim 60 nave been In
iurud In the least. that ho ia simply
acting in the capacity VI agent Tor the
New York Journal IN view % these
facts I ask that q linht fnO be- Imposed.
! think The prosecuting attorney will
JON WIN me m tuuhluN THIS request
Attorney putunm=t cannot agree
with Mr. Ferguson IN all hu has said.
The fact " "a law or the state has been
violated. take the axe Of the defend
ant ana the circumstance iUtO con-
alteration. which ere part possibly Of
the history Of the state. do not feel
IL very severe sentence should boz Inn
posed. Perhaps the ends or Justice Will
be- Just as well reached by minimum
nue.
Judge NOrrcll-Ths case must stand
upon tho facts nH they came under tho
supervision OF the court Just the same
as all other cases. Tho court
iindH that In :hla case the law has
been violated and have nothing to say
except aa I said In starting out This
case, as an other cases. SHAH stand
upon the facts. 1 want IL dintincuy
Understood that no cnHe either In ono
of this kind or any other, that what
over the courts action may be-. aH IN
this case shall have nothing 10 DO with
any other that may come up.
lils honor then ordered that u tine OF
800 Do entered. a stay uf four DAYS
granted upon motion vi Attorney Fer
guHou.