Show TRIBUNE ANTI MORMON ATTACKS A ANGUS M CANNON TO BE ARRESTED CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL cohabitation the salt lake tribune has changed its antl tactics and instead cl centering its attacks on roberts came out with the following aoud sounding charge angus M cannon president oc the salt lako stake of zion will in all probability be arrested today on a charge of unlawful cohabitation that is in the event that county attorney putnam will authorize complaint and of that there Is but little doubt the affidavit upon which the prosecution will be based has already been prepared and will bo presented 10 mr putnam this morning the affidavit sets out that or or about april one martha P hughes cannon detate senator of ho legislature of utah was of an illegitimate child and that mrs cannon Is the reputed plural or polygamous wife of angus M cannon president of the salt lake stake it is then set out that angus M cannon Is the father of the child contrary to the provisions of sections and compiled laws of utah the witnesses named in support of the charge are dr F S bascom amanda cannon wife of angus M cannon mattle P hughes cannon lorenzo snow president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints gov heber M wells george Q cannon joseph F smith heber J grant john W taylor john henry smith charles W penrose john M cannon george M cannon cannon W B preston john R winder aqulla secretary hammond and county commissioners rawlans and woolley the complaining witness will also rely to a large extent upon the report of dr F S bascom who was the attending physician at the time of the birth of mrs cannons little girl this report as filed with the board of health states that on april mrs cannon gave birth to a girl baby and that angus M cannon is the father of the child it was not learned until yesterday that the birth nolice had been blied flied and arrangements were being made to institute proceedings against the persons responsible for the presumed noncompliance with ithe law but now that the notice appears of i ecord no further action will be taken in relation to that matter it Is claimed that the institution of criminal proceedings against mr cannon Is the opening gun ot a vigorous campaign against unlawful cohabitation and that similar complaints will e filed against every prominent mormon church official known to have had polygamous children born to him with n the past two years |