Show A DESERVED i 1 salt lake take citizen 41 an all apology front a Tr Hm ly rei orter A tribune reporter named lipman published a fal seand outrageously personal article in his dirc put able paper so on roe rue ti time rue ago concern concerning in as mr it r john Q ca cannon I 1 inon at ta the ie time it was pu b mr air cannon was wal away and notwithstanding that gentleman has frequently tried to see lipman since the article was published the opportunity was not a afforded M ort led him until last saturday when the two finally met on tile he theater neater corner in salt lake city and the following took place as re ported inthe in the loews mr air cannon your names lh man I 1 believe it is replied the one addressed mine is cannon and awant it want you to get zet right down here on oil your knees and apologize for the lie you published about me tile last sunday di 1 never published an any lie about you 1 oudia ou did and you knew it was such at the time now I 1 want you to apologize olo gize awill not the words w were bere not out of his mouth when he found himself hying flying through the nir air as if a cannonball had struck him he ile w was a 3 knocked about ten feet and lit on oil the back of his neck and shoulders before ho he could scramble to his feet mr cannou cannon stood over him and was reaching for a little rawhide in his big pocket with tho the intention of giving him vim ft a faste of its keenness ke ennes when the prostrate reporter began to cry most piteously and hia his life in mak ingall borts sorts of promises about future good conduct and arid at tit the flame same time wriggling Vig gling his fingers in front of him as if he lie expected tho tile grim phage of death to stare at him from the muzzle of a revolver but his fears were in vain if ho he thought there was any ally intention of killing him or even d drawing a pistol al mr r cannon give him ancor one or tw two 0 lashes across the hea healand Jand hands and then I 1 leth let him inigo go desai he said he had not the heart to strike him hini again or to thrash him as lie intended to do j the tile fellow begged so for mercy 1 aln 7 in the he meant meantime itne the police hear ing he disturbance ru ruluf lud across 1 from the city hall and took the arito tu toda mra lip 1 I 1 man fin told ins his astory and slid mr cannon who will had bad all till along ili tended to give himself up to the officers ad witted all that was true about it arid was val bound over till monday to j appear fur for examination at ten en on that day lay accordingly tho tile case cae wa haq heard and ad mr air cannin was fined 15 and costs for hi his s infraction of the tile law his only remark on handing out the money was that he hated bated to pay BO so much for BO so little of anure no law abiding citizen can countenance assail annd battery and und the tine fine waa was justly and anti properly imposed but to those conversant biti oi which the tribune and iia its editors have pursued for year years it is only surprising bur that such occurrences hayo hato not happened oftener |