| Show Sar reader of apostle deoro Q callum ftc 17 the voluntary surrender of apostle georga Q Canno nand ills ance before judge handford in the third D act ct th is morning will occasion surprise not only in but throughout the country many new pers bavo echoed the boolish story manufactured by a topeka kansas reporter that the gettleman had gone to mexico with ills family they will havo to that their news was arong and their comments oom ments superfluous air cannon has not given the slightest foundation to the rumor it is well known that the gentleman has been for a long time in retirement and that lie could not found whoa diligently liuni for the if officers ot the law that he bould p forth in the light of day and to trial on the charges prefer red against him will able comment and many inquiries will be made as to the reason ll 11 many facts in tile atory of the carewe speak with con 1 I dence concerning it when brother cannon was dr rested about two years and a half ago ther ewas auel a strong feeling spinet him oil the part of out appo 1 here that the general im was that he not obtain a fair trial lie was quite willing however to take the risk but was d is dubbed subbed from doing so by friends whose opinion was entitled to the gravest consideration and respect at that time tile reverse of the established rule of jurisprudence that an accused person is to be considered consid eted innocent until lie is proven guilty seemed to prevail in the courts in alf cases relating to polygamy anle pro was that the defendant was guilty and lie was required his innocence there 4 a tion on the part af them charged it the execution of the law not only I 1 0 push it to the utmost limit of its letter but to exceed its provisions and punish an of render several times for tile same of fence the system was invented to effect this and was the practice in th at until set aside by the court of the united states what could be expected by an accused person from officials who openly declared their vexation that the law did not inflict greater penalties pe naltie 11 polygamist and who expressed their intention to multiply the punishments by statute in the case of roher george cannon it was re ported and generally believed that extreme measures would be resorted to the boast was made that he donld be kept in prison for the terni of ilia natural life the enemies of the Church were more than ordinarily bitter ilia position as one of the first presidency was cited agal ast him it Is well known that ent elders in the church were special objects of attack and that unusual efforts were made to ent asp a n kapun ish them and that their ie tic I 1 ImPOrt au ee rendered them anore than otheus to the vengeance of the officers of the law the employ ment of the military at the time of ills arrest and their custody of tannon when he was only charged with a civil offense offence and that of mino r I 1 in or tance animus him the excessive bonds demanded dd in brother cannons case give stron g co lor to the prevalent odix aon as to the intentions of the prosecution the suma demanded amounted in the ag ga e to 5 no t a arasim P 0 and when the ut most penalties that could be legally tin ed imari 0 cafron me t a 01 brot h e nr ile conneely con neels of ills friends 1 I appear for trial ile has since kept a Us ion I 1 a now comes to the flon t of ilia bvm volition for rev etli I 1 e um n lie has always been re m to meet afi 13 if there was a probability of a fAir tria lf with a backed jury a P d court a n a vindictive prosecuting out oatho question ere is now the fair presumption is that the now chief justice ce will ad minister the law as lie finds it and in the spirit of ustice and that ven jjustice bj geande ill 0 eliminated from tile prosecution brother cannon pre berred not to wait to fee ana woula be the course of the new incumbent of the bench in this judicial district lie desired to be tile first to take tile risk everybody acquainted bilth him known that lie Is no coward ilis personal onal courage ass been established yond question on many occasion a ila has come to the front boldly pre suming that lie bould receive fair treatment milder the law and that his atlon in tile church would cut ile accher gure in lihi on cons moved him to this step lie thought aba t p perhaps when his case was disposed 0 there might be legs disposition to severity anat his brethren who have not mn so much sought after as himself tb at they might be liberated from the bondage that has kept them froin liberty and use falness ful ness and has been willing todo was pos to accomplish that end in surrendering to tile law he ilas made no of principle this 8 hould be distinctly understood lie meets tile consequences of ills own would have done so before L ut r tho reasons me have mentioned when the first proposition was made for a test cap m to determine the conati of tile law of 1862 he was willing and offered to stand in tile gap and would have done so but for th a fact that the statute of limitations ba action against him for poly amy cannon took consid erab 1 rr k brother but the results allow that his judgment wasso blid the firetto lost fair treatment of offenders against the laws would be accord augar ed gyn e ew judicial regime be has demonstrated that ilia expects a lions were correct dor ilia sentence so vere as it is indicates that the of congress applicable in this Territory are to be administered as other laws are in the states and of the union this is all we hate I 1 I 1 ailed for since this antipol anti pol ciny crusade commenced respect for tile law and its duly appointed off leers Is far more likely tu be maintained when it is fairly executed than when there is good ground for the charge that its powers are made tile vehicle for ape i d vengeance against the ovaries of CIE a creed I 1 apostle george Q cannon has long been a respected and honored servant of tile i 1 lia agh calling as one of tile beada of t lie lie has been ever diligent faithful and eminent As delegate in congress for this tory he wag elected flo times and not only labored for the interests uncommon abilia y ag but gained for himsel nd enviable reputation among the statesmen of the nation and all acquainted ith him and their regard continues to the present day lie now buffers for a principle has strong AW I 1 has given evidence of his faith by chiq lie v ill have the pray err f the la ator day saints for and ton turn in peace s it Is to be homi e neales will with his acceptance of the situation and abide bv the decision of an unbiased court when honorable men go to prison for surely the just will recognize the difference differ enco between them and tho essentially criminal and those who are charged V ith the ad Ini of the law unless ay biased by host clity to that prin elble and them who adhere to it will rather be lenient to persons whom they ro as mistaken than pursue them willi e determination and sever ty tb afat rm mon agal net pronounced Ve factors we extend to brother ge ore 9 canniz CAn sandwith a host of 11 r lends invoke upon him the blessings of heaven and hope that he will come forth from captivity renewed useful nem and tile ment of life and liberty |
