| Show THE conspiracy CASE the examination in progress varlan varian has it in hand the time for the preliminary examination of tile charges of assault with deadly weapon aud and conspiracy to kill district attorney dikson was named last evening ev enins as 10 am to today day at that hour however nothing was being done possibly po risibly because the manufactured testimony for the conspiracy was not quite dry the next hour set was 11 aro arid and then a further continuation was hart had to 2 pm the reason as aa figued being that hat commissioner uld mr varian the time before at about half past 2 the examination amina tiou commenced consa conspiracy i racy varian in his old role lor for the prosecution the bons eons conspiracy piracy to mur oer ler win ii 11 dickson was the th first compi complaint aint taken up in which frank cannon Laa uon angus cannon jr hugh cannon ario 0 A kenner are alleged to lo be offenders the mr kenner asked that a separate examination be made in his case but the request was waa refused rel used mr ll appeared for frank and angus cannon and mr denny fors for S A kentur r Di district attorney dickson was the first witness sworn ile he resided at the continental hotel hoa on february he took dinner at the hotel leaving the dining room in company with his wife and little girl at about 7 p pm m was acquainted with angus cannon jr and 8 A kenner F J cannon had since been pointed out to him as mr dickson and his bis wife came from the dining hall ball toward the news stand he saw two young men FJ cannon being one some one called his name he turned and spoke one of the men said he be wished to see him this person he did not know but he was a small man he said he had some information and witness asked that they go outside witness the unknown person per and wank frank J cannon started out mr dilson dickson in the centre witness opened the door then stepped out between the two iwo frank on the left the other on the right the latter person struck two quick qui blows in mr Dick sons face mr dickson seized frank cannon and asked who struck him but received no reply heard nothing further aurther said saw no third person the person who did the striking ran out in to the street frank J cannon did not speak mr dickson seized frank then ceritto went to attend to his bis wife and did d not know what became of mr cannon witness felt someone seize his left shoulder but he had no difficulty in freeing himself witness held the position of district attorney for utah cross examined had no conversation with frank cannon saw but two persons ri ons when he be was called the clerk vi slow pointed out the two as those who wished to see him the two young men went out together when witness first saw the two young men they were both together and frank could hear all that was said the two had no conversation with each other that witness knew of frank J cannon attempted to wrest himself free when mr dickson was holding him did not see S A kenner or angus cannon jr there chas W smith was called he lived at second east street drove a delivery wagon lor for remington Rent ington johnson co was passing the continental hotel at the time of the disturbance saw a scuffle on the porch saw a number of persons run toward the spot saw a man jump j amp over the railing and run eastward did not recognize him saw mr dickson fl fling I 1 w with th a madha man having v I 1 n seized him by bilu lla the e co collar r saw mr F erb r bg came out and a rock thrown t rown by some one in the street could not tell where it came rom from or where it went this was after the man ran to the street perhaps two or three minutes saw A crowd there did not recognize the defendants major G S erb was called he waft proprietor of trie continental hotel was there at the time of the assault saw mr dickson just as he came up from dinner witness was in the ball bail doorway saw two men in the hallway recognized them one was frank cannon the other hugh cannon had met angus cannon jr outside and shook hands bands with him the two others were with angus outside and afterwards appeared in the hall ball mr dickson when called went toward the street door with the two men the smaller was on the right and frank on the left saw the smaller one take something out of his pocket and when he got outside he struck dickson witness tried to catch the young man rec receiving bIving a blow on the hand the young man then ran away frank cannon had bad seized mr dickson witness and mr dickson then caught hold of frank witness and the waiter waldir held frank cannon and angus came forward and reached forward toward mr dickson witness prevented this and a scuffle ensued angus cannon and witness fell the former on his bis back others then came up and held angus witness and mr yr smoot then took hold bold of frank policeman smith then app appeared earea and arrested frank cannon marshal ireland arrested angus cannon jr at the time we went to press the examination was still in progress and the plan of the conspiracy had not been developed |
