Show A BUSY DAY president george j cannon fails to appear BONDS FORFEITED public ori the matter friends justify his course long before ten yesterday morning a largo and motley crowd of humanity biad assembled around the doors f tho federal court room in salt lake city in the hopes of gaan ing admittance to witness the pro in the trial of george Q cannon A marshal was stationed at thedoor a only one persona time wa permitted to ahu door up stairs depute marshal vandercook was stationed and it was this gentle mans business to exclude all who were discovered to have firearms on persons at ten court was opened and a breathless silence prevailed sir A II 11 cannons caso was disposed of that gentleman receiving alie full penalty provided by law as reported in last evenings hsuch of alic mr dickson then asked that alie witnesses in the case against george Q cannon be called the bailiff called their names and all responded with alie exception of the members of the little family these quickly appeared however and mr dickson asked that the defendant be called for arraignment there being no response to alie calls of the bail iff mr dickson moved that the sureties be called into cault according to alie salt lake herald mr Itaw lius one of tho counsel for tho defendant made the following abatement before that is done I 1 desire to say for myself and my associate mr shocks and I 1 may say mr young that I 1 have not seen our client since his bonda were fixed and I 1 know of no reason for his appearance nonappearance non mr young I 1 think you can say the same for mr richards mr richards who had been some little distance I 1 am entirely at a loss your honor to knoy why mr cannon has not appeared I 1 cannot eay however that t have not been him since his bail was fixed for I 1 went lo 10 his house with the commissioner on the of february for the purpose of having lila bonds renewed mr young your would bliku liku at least lill 2 before these bonds are declared forfeited it may be that mr cannon has been delayed by the inclemency ofilio weather or borne other explainable cause A laugh among members of the bar led by 1 baskin mr dickson let the bail bo declared forfeited i if be appears at 2 or within two or three days I 1 will consent to have tho forfeiture set aside tho bailiff then called three times the name of john sharp then that of feramorz little alio aro sureties to the amount of be was proceeding to clial of frank armstrong when mr dickson interrupted him by stating it was only the alm two who were on tho bonds in this case mr armstrong and mr eld on the two bonds for bis appearance before the commissioner they were not now in the question mr Richard sTour honor I 1 think it should bo definitely understood that if sir cannon should appear today alie forfeiture should not stand it is possible that he might be out of town and prevented from reaching here by the condition of the roads mr sheeks I 1 think mr dickson remarked that if in two or three days mr dickeron oh yes I 1 am willing to rescind this action if he appears within two or three dave that is if I 1 am assured that all of alia witnesses will acain be present I 1 now ask your honor that the bonda be declared forfeited judge zane let the order be made alie witnesses were all notified to bo in attendance again at two and the vast assemblage dispersed breaking into a perfect babel of comments and ejaculations on the way down the stairs at two thara was much the before mr dickeron asked the counsel for the defense well baa your client ar rived mr sheeka replied not that lie knew of ho had not seen him the baylift bai lift was aaen instructed to call lue name oliree times which be did and hie dudte remarked that will do I 1 uese ha is not room at the suggestion of mr dickason Dick aon the witnesses were excused for tho term the assemblage again broke up and abo court went on to the usual routine the opinions of the bondsmen and others expressed to a herald re porter ari given below sharp hon feramorz lattio and general II 11 S eldredge Eldred pe were found bitting to cether in tho private office of the deseret national bank quietly die bussing cussing the affair mayor armstrong entered afterward and the reporter put a number of questions which were informally answered by each elal you any idea of mr cannon intention not to appear when I 1 was lo 10 the to go on geo Q cannone bonds aid ibshop richarp quietly but emphatically lay belief wa that i that man lying there loveil till the of march ho would ap pear pincourt incourt in court I 1 went on the bond expecting that if lie did not I 1 would have to pay my portion of the lie has not and I 1 expect to pay I 1 baw him three weeks ngo the latt lime and it was eo far from my I 1 thoughts that he meditated anything like departing that I 1 never mentioned the subject did he say anything as to his intention nothing whatever I 1 have firmly believed that ho would appear and never had a doubt of it till this morning at 8 when I 1 alie herald at homo and baw the report of your interview with ilia attorney it was when I 1 read that that my firby doubts occurred to me mr little said he bad firmly believed all along that mr gannon would appear despite the rumors flying on the street and his departure was a total surprise to him 1 I believe I 1 am not anxious to pay my portion of the bond than any other man would babul I 1 cant afford to do otherwise and far as I 1 now know the amount will be promptly discharged general eldred e fid f id never yet put my to a note or bond eliat 1 did not pay with cents on the dollar and I 1 irver expect to I 1 know nothing whatever of mr cannons reasons for disappearing or where lie lias gone it to say lie has gone and I 1 expect to have to pay the bond mayor armstrong said lie was equally ignorant of any thing connect ed with the case lie thought there be a reasonable time allowed to examine the bond and if possible to produce their man the reporter said lie presumed there could be no question but eliat mr cannon would refund the money each of the gentlemen said he was not apprised as to that they did not know of what means mr cannon was possessed one thing 1 know gaid bishop sharp and he was echoed by the others 1 I shall not hold mr cannons property for any claim I 1 may have nor will 1 accept anything that might distress his family they arc not liable for his action asked as to their intention regarding payment on demand or awaiting the issue of a suit eacle oath gentlemen said be would probably be governed by his lawyers in that regard frank armstrong stated last evening that he regarded alie amount as preposterous and extortionate considering the nature of and lie would fight the matter to the end it would fill a volume were wo to quote the substance of all the varied opinions that were encountered by our reporter on the street it goes without saying that the sentiment among non gormong was universally condemnatory of mr cannons action in failing to appear A cormons mormons there was a diversity of opinion many were inclined to think the tion unwise for several reasons ono was taht it would cause hardship on those to come after their bonds would be placed high and men would feel reluctant about going security for any one A prominent bishop said regretfully tho moral puenta of president cannons going to the penitentiary tent iary would bavo beau very great his avoiding imprisonment would hoyo ao mi effect lio oilier way if resident taylor should now bo apprehended said one gentleman his bonds would bo placed at and I 1 believe nothing but the coin deposited in court would be accepted on the other hand there was a wido pronounced feeling and this seemed to bo alio sentiment that in view of all ho had to expect from his enemies mr cannon wa justified in not making his appearance appe aranco representative business roan said if I 1 worth and by forfeiting could escalo what geo Q cannon might expect in the penitentiary I 1 think I 1 should cheerfully forfeit it another gentleman eaid that it waa well known that if mr cannon once got in the penitentiary he would never be allowed to come out till ho came out feet foremost it has also been rumored eliat he would not be sent to the penitentiary at all hut that lie would be confined in prison at detroit tho of sheriff fellows was thought to mean that some stops would bo taken against libin on the bribery charge and for these and other reasons hie friends urge that lie was justified in takina the courso he did |