Morris tribune., 1904-10-01
WHO DISAPPEARED FROM
MORRIS ON JULY 31ST
1904.
FATHER THINKS HIM DEAD
THINKS HE WAS THE MAN
KILLED HERE
AUG. 1ST.

Elsewhere is published a state.
ment form Pat Cannon to the effect
that he believes that the man killed
on the Great Northern railroad on
the night of August LIST was his son
John Cannon, who disappeared about
that time.
In as much as there has been con.
siderable talk about this matter
locally, and also with the hope that
John Cannon may perchance see
this statement, and return to his
sorrow stricken father as soon as
possible, we have decided to publish
all the facts in connection with this
affair.
On Saturday evening, July Both
John Cannon was arrested on the
minor charge of having stolen hat
from one John Hagan, who was
sleeping off a drunk in the alley, and
attempting to pawn the hat at one OF
the local saloons in return for a
drink. Chief Ryan made the arrest
very shortly after the hat was taken
and then later at the solicitation OF
Mr.. Cannon, John was released on
his pro mise to appear before Justice
Morrison on Monday to answer to
the charge of petit larceny,
On Monday morning, John did
not appear personally but
appeared by attorney, and the
case was continued. John had not
been seen since the day before. and
it was thought that he had taken his
arrest so much to heart that he had
decided to leave Morris temporarily.
He has not since appeared in town,
tho it is reported that he has since
been seen in Wahpeton. The case,
by the way, was on the motion of
the state, dismissed, and the docket
is now clear of any charge against
the absent boy.
On M onday night, August LIST, it
will be remembered that man was
killed on the Grert Northern be-
tween here and Donnelly. 1t was
thought at the time and is still be-
lieved that the man was a cripple
who had been about town the day
before, from the fact that he carried
tire same kind of begging cards aa
were found on the dead man, and
also from the fact that the man ap.
peared to be the same, sltho terri
ible mangled. Cornorer Caine and
the other officials we're all satisfied
that it was the same man.
Mr.. Cannon, however, bell we'd
that it was his boy. The man was
buried in the Protestant cemetery,
and last week, Mr.. Cannon had the
body dlsinterred. He persuaded Dr.
Hulburd to accompany him and the
doctor found that the man had a
peculiar tattoo mark on his arm,
which Mr.. Cannon himself says his
son did not have. The tattoo mark,
by the way, is worthy of mention in
passing. 1t consists of an eight
pointed star, the centre of each ray
being done in red ink. Within the
star is circular space representing
the sea on which sails sloop. The
background is done in red, the rest
in blue.
Mr.. Cannon, as will be seen from
the statement, claims that neverthe-
less, the body is that of his boy, and
that the clothes are the same as his
boy wore, and that there are marks
on parts of the body that were left
that identify him.
The first of the week, Mr.. Cannon
had Mr.. Colyer again dlsinter the
body and bury it IN his family lot
in the Catholic cemetery.
AS we said in the beginning, this
account is given not to give noter-
iety to an unpleasant affair, but to
set at rest stories, and also with the
hope that it will come to the atten.
ton of John Cannon, and that he
vii. return as soon as possible to his
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