Show THE CONTEMPT FIASCO NOTHING IN THE CHARGE AGAINST CANNON our readers will remember that during in the im paneling of a petit jury to try ta the case of elias morris vs the he mammoth mining company in the third district court last week UN HN greene when being examined as to his bis qualify qualifications as a I 1 juror uror stated that he had bad been spoken to by a party interested in the case who knowing him to be on the panel f for 0 r the term had begun to talk rapidly about the suit when asked by the court who this party was the juror gave the name of george M cannon recorder of salt lake county and that gentleman was immediately summoned hed to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt ot of court this morning having been set for the hearing bearing of the case mr cannon was called and sworn we the clerk then read the record of the examination of H N greene referred to above the court asked mr cannon what answer do you make to that statement mr cannou I 1 think the statement incomplete lete and would like to have mr greene reene further examined before I 1 make my statement mr greene was sworn and said h ae e had nothing further to add except that he be had no idea at the time of the oon that mr caumon cannon desired to influence him as a juror mr cannon had bad said he be felt feit a deep interest in the case and if mr morris morria lost it would braag him up in business thought mr cannon said he was air morris son in law out was not positive during that day they had considerable talk of cases I 1 in a the court and juries in general and the conversation regarding the morris mammoth case came uy up at the same time mr cannon interrogated mcgreene Mr Greene who replied that the subject of litigation tio came name up through his bid greenes referring to a case of his own did not know hn how the other case came up witness had bad expressed an unfavorable opinion of mr klipple the dissents dis dissenting senti dg juror in that casear case cas eMr mr cannon had bad not spoken of the merits of the morris mammoth dispute nor made any attempt te aptt to e influence the juror nor had bad be h e said aid anything after learning greene was on the jury at another time mr greene had brought up the matterand matter and spoken of an obstinate juror in the hogle anderson case and had said that he be did not expect to sit on any more cases in reply to the court mr greene said the conversation haa bad taken p place lace in the recorders office they had bad spoken of it twice and he be greene bad had introduced the subject mr cannon was called and said they were talking of litigation in general mr greene spoke a case of his bis own mr cannon did not know mr greene was on the jury had pro probably baby read of it but it had passed from his mind in the argument on litigation in general mr cannon had expressed himself as opposed to tho jury system in civil cases as one stubborn man could destroy the work of the eleven as well as waste the money of the litigants and cited the morris mammoth ease case as an example had bad said the reason this case came to his bis mind was because he had taken some interest in it believing it if mr morris lost the amount claimed by t him it would ruin him financially did not say he be wanted mr greene on the jury but had said he did not want to render him or any other person parson ineligible did not think of mr greenes having been on the I 1 jury ury until reminded by him and stopped sto ped as soon as he be learned it had no Pin intention to influence the jurors mind or bias him in the slightest degree but had cited the case as an illustration of the point on which they were arguing mr cannon knew nothing of the merits of tile the cue himself court you are a public officer have you had much experience in court mr cannou cannon no sir I 1 have been witness in a few cases as recorder co court u rt what is your yon conrage age rage mi cannon twenty lour court you state you did not know he was in the jury at the time you spoke to him mr cannon no sir I 1 did not know he was court if you had known he was on the jury this conversation was improper what do you say mr greene mr greene this conversation was before I 1 informed him I 1 wason was on the jury the conyers conversation atlon ceased when I 1 made that remark court to mr cannon did you state you understood mr greene was op on the jury mr cannon that was after mr greene said I 1 would render him ineligible and I 1 then made the remark and told him I 1 did not wish to disqualify him the court then informed mr cannon that a juror should not be to assuming Asaumi mr greenes statements to be true there might have been some element of contempt assuming mr cannons statements to be true he be was not guilty and the court would give lve the accused the benefit of the doubt bt it would berrong be wrong to influence a juror the court then added with this admonition I 1 will allow you to retire you are discharged discher ed 11 mr cannon then lift left the room it having been clearly shown that there was not the slightest ground lor for any accusation against hm in the matter of interfering with jurors if chief I 1 justice zane will set his face against it from every class he will receive toe support of oi all good citi citizens eng and if such things have occurred NW the sooner they are stopped the better |