Show THE JOHN Q CANNON CASE he Is arrested on another charge and placed under bonds the examination closed about 10 last night deputy marshal gleason and 10 or 12 assist ants surrounded the residence of john Q cannon southwest of the city and made a search mr cannon was wae I 1 not I 1 t there so they repaired to te t the loa cannon farm farther south where he was found and served with a warrant of arrest on the charge of unlawful cohabitation mrs airs louie W cannon was also arrested as a witness the defendant was taken to his bis house and there guarded until this morning when he was brought before commissioner mckay and pleaded not guilty to a complaint signed by D W rench bench and charging him with unlawful al cohabitation from january 1st ast to september with annie W cannon and louie M wells as his wives r the bonds in this case were placed at q making a total of under which the defendant is placed that of the witnesses is also increased to 1500 the sureties accepted were francis armstrong and james jack aft after or the conclusion of this proceeding the examination on the polygamy charge was continued before commissioner mckay mr dickson and his assistant mr varian were both present the rooms were again f filled with a motley crowd of spectators but as the experience ot of the day before had bad convinced the commissioner that his carpets were not benefited by the presence cresence of loafers he ordered all to bleave leave except those interested in the case and officers and reporters the first witness called was geo M cannon mr dickson however soon changed his mind mrs annie W cannon who testified since I 1 was divorced diver ced I 1 have lived in defendants house louie has not lived there but has been there nearly every night at my request because of the sickness of my child the defendant does not live there he has not made it his home since the divorce I 1 ren rei ember when the off officers leers came that there was a gent lemans shirt in my childrens bedroom it belonged to the defendant mr dickson h how ow did it come there mr richards we object to that question as immaterial overruled witness mr cannon had not taken hk lothes away he asked me to lix fix th them up but I 1 bad not done so and the day before he came and changed his white shirt for a colored onea as he intended to work in the field it was in the middle of the day louie was not there I 1 first con concluded eluded to apply for a divorce tile the sunday afternoon before I 1 got it I 1 spoke of it as soon as I 1 learned of the confession spoke to my brother inlaw in law abram wid and asked his help ba referred me to judge smith whom I 1 seft for the judge came down on the esth abram also came there iteld the judge what I 1 wante dand he told me I 1 would have to make complaint compla mt he asked me a few questions did not ask who the offense was committed with or when or where I 1 told him it had bad been committed I 1 also talked with abram who was not in the room while the judge was there I 1 said I 1 wanted the custody of the children and to be provided for I 1 wanted it kept quiet in the afternoon abram and judge judae smith came down with the comp complaint laitA which had been made out byi by george M cannon they came about 2 p in tile the defendant delen dant was out on the f farm a rm 1 never filed but one complaint did not sign the papers at the same time as aa the defendant took the complaint into tinte another room andreadis andre and read adit it then returned and signed it I 1 again asked that the divorce be granted immediately talked with the judge abram cannon having gone out the judge told rae me to come to 10 court next day I 1 had bad not talked with the defendant af after ter signing the complaint the judge said he would have bave to see about it before he could state when the decree would granted bel I 1 went rocourt to court next nest day having received a message from the judge abram brought the message the defendant was not there I 1 went up nex next t day alone went to the county court house to the court room it was about 9 aam am judge smith was there tile the defendant was not nor was the clerk I 1 was sworn and the judge asked some questions relative to the divorce he did not ask me what I 1 knew of the charge against the defendant to mr richards when I 1 met judge smith at the court house he asked me it if I 1 believed the facts alleged in the complaint to be true and I 1 answered that I 1 did at the house the day before after the complaint was signed abram took the papers and went out immediately he did not come back into the room before the judge left they drove down together and went aw away together 1 asked basked the judge when cheni should come and he said he would le let t me know as the judge was starting away he said he thought I 1 might come coine up next day but would let me ale know to mr dickson abram came back in a little more than an hour ano and told te me to come com L up next morning he was back li and f forth a great deal george M cannon testified looking at complaint I 1 drew that paper on sept ath at my mv office I 1 a bout about noon completed it during arriag the afternoon abram H cannon requested me to do so I 1 did not see the defendant that day I 1 gave cave the complaint to judge smith before 5 p m to mr richards it might have beet been delivered to the judge by 2 or 3 could not be positive it took about 15 minutes to write it as soon as I 1 saw the judge I 1 landed handed it to him with a request that he attend to it lo 10 mr dickson I 1 do not remember the hour I 1 completed the paper I 1 edid idid did considerable work in the office after giving the paper to the judge I 1 close the office at 5 pm I 1 may nave have completed the document an hour and a halt hall before could sot not state positively judge cudse E A smith te testified stifled I 1 received the complaint from geor george ge M cannon in the afternoon after I 1 perhaps pei naps an hour later abram came and and asked me to go down and have it verified we went to mr cannons place abram went with me we started not i later ater than thain 3 p pm m altogether I 1 was gone from the offidean office cean an houri hour 1 I saw john Q cannon after annie W cannon signed the complaint conversed with him about the divorce in the morning I 1 then said to him it was asad a sad case for a young couple to part and for his wife to get a divorce lie he saad the alimony was arranged for far I 1 had told mrs cannon what to do i I 1 did not see the defendant between that time and when I 1 saw mrs cannon at the request aest of abram I 1 took the waiver aown down for forth the defendant to sign john Q did not request me to make makei it oat abram took ity it to him i I 1 saw mrs cannon sign the paper but dl did d notsie not see john Q sign raper t know his signature in the afternoon I 1 told mrs cannon as I 1 was leaving to come up in the morning in g I 1 did not speak to the defendant bu but t I 1 had received the waiver from abrami do not remember telling mrs cannon to wait a few days I 1 may have said so before 1 got the waiver next morning she came to the court came alone she was sworn and testified that the facts in the complaint were true I 1 asked as to her residence etc I 1 am in the habit of granting divorces without clerical attendance on the court abram suggested the preparation of the waiver after I 1 received received the complaint and we waited for it to be written out to the commissioner I 1 asked mrs cannon as to t her residence the ages of her children and the confessions ot of tile the defendant she did not know who or with whom the defendant had committed adultery I 1 asked the questions when she swore in court she was mistaken it if she said I 1 did not I 1 have granted other divorces under similar circumstances for different causes I 1 had bad no information as to when the adultery was committed except that it was subsequent to the marriage I 1 edid idid did not know whether it was within the jurisdiction of the united states to mr dickson I 1 did not task ask whether she had condoned the offense did not ask whether she had bad slept in the house since she knew it or not I 1 do not know that if she did so she condoned the offense under the circumstances stated I 1 granted the decree mrs annie W cannon recalled by mr dickson the defendant and I 1 remained in the same house until I 1 received the divorce we did not sleep in the same bed to mr richards there hat has been no matrimonial intercourse since his confession WW W W woods testified I 1 have known defendant since his marriage to annie W cannon annie and louie are cousins of mine my wife is their half sister I 1 have never been intimate with the defendant but have wea with his family annie and louie have visited my house bouse as relatives I 1 have felt a peculiar interest iu in louie wells she was about 10 years old when I 1 first became acquainted acquaint pd with her I 1 knew of the defendants marriage to annie aanie and beard of his marked attention to louie mr at any time did you speak to john Q cannon of his attention to louie mr richards 1 I object to that as immaterial commissioner yu you may answer witness 1 I never had bad any conversation wath him about louie until recently about sept ath of this year wakat wa athis his home shortly after af ter noon sep sears was present part of the time we were conversing ina in a building ing defendants barn I 1 told him it if he made a declaration I 1 would consider it confidential with the privilege of telling my wife mr Dick sonI want the whole conversation mr richards it should be limited with reference to a marriage with louie mr dickson 1 I dont wish to limit it I 1 insist upon having the conversation mr richards it is entirely incompetent without limiting it in any way asto As to the sub subject act of a marriage we dont object the Commissioner overruled the objection jec tion witness mr sears said to defendant that we had come in view of his confeR confession conversion sion of adultery in view of his attention to louie people mormon and gentile alike said she was the adulterous woman we talked to the defendant and he said 1 I have sinned against doth both my wives afterwards I 1 ta talked lk ed with him alone and he said he be would vindicate louie as soon as he could which would be in a short time he was waa acting under counsel then I 1 remarked the only vindication for her would open the doors of the penitentiary to hini him I 1 told him he was outside ot of the church and had no ri right to polygamous relations I 1 also spoke of his wife annie lie said he bad not thought of what provision to make for her I 1 also conversed with him a few days ago I 1 know that on the ath he said he had sinned against both of his wives the next conversation was on monday or tuesday last in this city I 1 do not remember speaking of louie I 1 was very indignant at him because he be had not vindicated her he said that under the counsel he had received it was not yet time I 1 said it it was not for annie I 1 would prosecute him and he replied just you try it or words to that effect he did not 8 speak eak of the divorce that I 1 know of afi I 1 think egik I 1 said to him you have dave not procured diac divorces aces he never told me louie was going to be divorced but sent me a letter with that information mrs annie W cannon who had been taken agite q ui te ill was recalled recil ded and fled ed the defendant had bad no wife when I 1 married him nor an any other until he married louie that I 1 know know of W W woods continuing con tinning the communication is in answer to one I 1 senthia sen seat him thim I 1 have no copy of mynetter my letter the letter was withdrawn with the agreement on both sides that it should not be published mr dickson however took a copy of a portion portio n of it witness to mr air richards the first conversation must have been as early as tuesday rues day the eth I 1 dont think it was on the it was not later than the defendant spoke of his bis two wives in answer to mr sears q questions U to him as to who was the adulterous woman he did not say both of the girls he may have said them ethein I 1 11 1 I am not positive that he said wives but that is my impression he was very much agitated and suffering great mental distress I 1 was suffering keen mortification I 1 was not excited but had a feeling of pity lind mortified pride I 1 I 1 asked him the itie name of the woman with whom he be had been guilty and he said he did not think it would be made public mrs louie W cannon recalled by mr dickson I 1 am not the person alluded to in the complaint complain tr of annie W cannon as theone with whom the adultery was charged the defendant did not commit adultery with me recess decess was then taken until 2 rpm p in mr mi dickson remarking that the case would probably require a week to be finished this afternoon the first witness was W W woods who was recalled lly mr dickson and said in my first conversation with the defendant when he said he had injured both his wives lie he said sald you should sh know that louie is my wife to mr richards he said 1 I have sinned against both my wives or in the other way I 1 am sure he said she was his wife 1 I got that impression from him he be named louie as his wife in some way but I 1 do not exactly know in what connection tion mr sears was present I 1 think he used wife in both expressions to mr dickson he used both expressions I 1 pres res and used wife in the latter at least to mr richards I 1 am quite sure he said it to the commissioner mr sears said his bis confession implicated louie as the adulterous domant and it was in answer to that that the defendant made the reply mr dickson that was all the testimony the prosecution had to offer mr richards for the defense introduced the rec record ord of the divorce pro aeed celedinas cee dinas 9 and rested his case arilie mr dicksoh lasoya asked that the defendant be held to answer to the grand jury there were but two conclusions could be arrived at and that was that either the defendant had committed adultery with his cifes sister louie or they were both his wives arid and the adultery was with some other woman the district attorney would take the most charitable view which was the latter conclusion no one would be guilty of the cruelty of which the defendant his mother in law and her daughter louie would be if the claim made by b the defendant was correct if he committed adul adultery tery with louie wells would sue she have the cruelty after the divorce of going under her wrol wronged aged sisters roof slid and marrying the defendant another reason to believe that louie was innocent was that the defendant had had opportunity to marry her it must be some other woman and louke must have been his wile wife prior to sept 1886 on the ath of the sume silme month the defendant had p publicly icly confessed to adultery on I 1 the bil e eth he goes directly to louie and has the effrontery to propose marriage to the wronged cifes sister nothing could be more improbable another improbability was that his cifes mother allowed him to marry another of her daughters unless she was the one he hai had sinned with or of was already his wite wife that we the defendant had first asked mrs wells co consent n sent after his hl s co confession rf e 8 sio n of his bis crime was not worthy of credibility the whole story was so improbable as to be unworthy of belief of any sane man the divorce too was Ille illegal gali and the only pity was that the judge could not be bb punished for his bis part in the conspiracy la in the charge of adultery there was no statement as to when it was committed nor where or with whom it was committed the divorce was void because there was no court which determined ter mined it for there was no court when the clerk was not present the circumstances showed collusion between the defendant and his bis wife |