Show HELD TO ANSWER I Cannon is Bound Over on i Two Charges in the 1 Sum of 11000 INTEREST RUNS HIGH Recorder Cannon Shows a Disposition to Bend to the Will of Brother Richards Judge Smiths Divorce 1 II1VE SINNED AGAINST BOTH 31Y WIVES The Interesting Testimony of Major Woods A Private Lettter Introduced In-troduced as Evidence Louie Wells Vindicated r The usual crowd gathered at Commissioner Commis-sioner McKays office this morning more eager than ever to listen to the particulars particu-lars in the notorious Cannon case A new interest was infused into the examination ex-amination by the arrest of John Q Cannon Can-non upon another complaint this one charging him with unlawfully cohabiting with two women Annie Cannon and Louie Wells between the 1st day of January and the 9th day of September of the present year The defendantwas placed under an additional bond of 3000 for his appearance to answer to this charge Francis Armstrong and Jim Jack became his sureties The examination examina-tion on this charge was proceeded with in connection with the other The examination was resumed by the recalling of MRS ANNIE CANNON The lady said I have lived down on John Qsfarm since the divorce the house belongs to John Q Louie has been stay ing there with me nearly all the time since the marriage John Q has not lived there since the divorce he has taken meals there I remember the morning that the deputies came there I remember remem-ber seeing a gentlemans shirt that had been worn on a chair in a certain room Mr Cannon came over that morning and taking off his white shirt he put on a colored one he had not taken his clothes away from my house I first thought of getting a divorce on the Sunday Sun-day afternoon before it was obtained that was about the first thing I spoke of after I heard of the confession Abram Cannon came to my house a day or two afterward and I asked him to help me get a divorce on Wednesday Judge Smith came out to the house and when I told him I wanted a divorce he said I would have to get out a complaint com-plaint he asked me what grounds it was on and I told him he did not ask when or where the offense was committed Abram asked me if I wanted to say any thing about the children or alimony and I told them that I would like to have the custody of the children and I thought we could arrange about other matters on the evening of the 8th Abram Cannon and Judge Smith came to my house and brought the complaint I took it into my mothers room and read it I then signed it I urged the Judge to hurry the matter and have it granted with as much secrecy as possible the Judge told me that I could come up the next day at any time and he would grant it he said he would have to see about it the Judge then left that afternoon Abram came and told me that I could co un the next morning this was over an hour after Judge Smith left my husband was not at the house that afternoon the next morning I came to town and went to the County Court room and met Judge Smith there no one else was present he bade me good morning and I told him that I had come to get the divorce I was sworn and he asked me if I was of the same opinion and the divorce was then granted nothing more was said he asked me nothing about the charge To defense The Judge asked me if I believed the allegation in the complaint to be true and I told him yes the Judge and Abram were present at the time the complaint was signed Abram then went out it is my impression that he took the complaint with him he did not return to the house Abram and the Judge went home together there was no one present when the Judge told me that I might come up the next day QAfter having told you that he would let you know when to come did not Judge Smith tell you that you could go up the next morning ACArter considerable thinking Yes Excused GEORGE M CANNON County Recorder was the next witness called He testified as follows I drew the complaint in the Cannon divorce case I did it in my office I commenced it at about noon on the 8th day of Septem ber I finished it toward 5 oclock I drew it at the instance of Abram Cannon = I I delivered it to Judge Smith at about 5 oclock To defenseI fix the time by the fact that I delivered the complaint before I left the office QlIight it not have been as early as 2 or 3 oclock that afternoon AIn a tone of anythingyouwant Brother Richards Yes it might have been that early To Mr Dickson I did not mean to say that it was as late as 5 oclock and if I said that I was mistaken I thought it was shortly before I closed the office I saw Judge Smith in the hall and handed it to him there Excused JUDGE SMITH Was the next witness I have seen this complaint I received it from George M Cannon soon after 1 oclock on the 8th of < 1 1CpemDer Aorara came soon afterward and we thendrove to John Qs place we started at about 3 oclock we got there before 330 I saw John Q Cannon in the yard when I got there I saw him before Mrs Cannon filed the complaint I spoke I to him that day about the divorce I also I spoke to him about it in the morning I said it was a sad case he said they had agreed upon the alimony in the afternoon after-noon we took down the waiver already prepared I did it at the request Abram Cannon j I had no understanding or conversation con-versation with John Q on the subject Mrs Cannon said she wanted the matter hurried through and I told Abram that the only way to do it was to have John Q waive the service of summons I did not see John Q sign it I saw John Q that day I did not know that he was willing to waive but I had that paper I then told her to come up the next morning Mrs Cannon was there the next morn ing j we were the only persons present I my clerk was not there Mrs Cannon I was sworn and testified to the facts al legedin the complaint Q AreVyou in the habit of granting divorces without the clerks being in at tendance the court AYes WitnessAbram Cannon first suggested suggest-ed leaving l the waiver prepared just Dec De-c fore we left for the farm I asked Mrs Cannon as to her residence and the ages of her children QYou asked her as to the charge AYes She said she knew from the confession of her husband QYou asked her where it was committed com-mitted AYes and she said she didnt know QYou asked her with whom AYes and she said she didnt know that either QNot knowing and the witness not knowing when where and with whom the offense was committed or when or where it was committed or whether or I not the plaintiff had condoned the offense you granted the divorce AYes QDont you know that if the plaintiff has slept a night under his roof after the offense was committed she would have been condoning the offense and that you had no right to grant the divorce ANo sir Excused MRS ANNIE CANNON Was recalled QDid you remain in your husbands house after he made that confession to youAYes sir QYou slept under the same roof with hin until you had gained the divorce di-vorce AYes sir under the same roof QDid you occupy the same room with him i ANo sir I did not Question by defense Did you live with Mr Cannon at any time after his confession confes-sion of adultery to you ANo sir Excused w w WOODS Was then sworn and said I have known John Q Cannon since the time of his marriage to Annie I married the half sister of both his wives Louie has been coming to our house for year I have taken a particular interest in her QHave you known anything within the past year of the defendants being intimate in-timate with Louie AThe only chance of observation I have had was by seeing them on the street together Witness proceeded I never had any conversation with defendant with regard to Louie Wells until the 7th of September of this year I talked with him at his own place about the middle of the day Sep Sears was present during the first part of the conversation I told Mr Cannon Can-non I should receive what he told me as confidential with the privilege of telling my wife QJust tell the whole conversation Al1r Sears said to Mr Cannon that we had come down to say that since the confession he had made the previous Sunday in view of his previous intimacy with Louie Wells we considered it his duty to vindicate her Mr Cannon replied re-plied I have sinned against both my wives After Mr Sears went in the house I had another conversation with him I said to him in the course of that conversation something about vindicating Louie and he replied that he was acting under counsel and according to that counsel the time for her vindication had not yet come I told him that the only possible vindication I could see for Louie would be one that would open wide the doors of the Penitentiary for him He said that up to that time all he had been thinking of was how to vindicate Louie I had another conversation with him Monday or Tuesday of this week at the corner one block south of the Continental I Hotel I told him that I didnt see that he had taken the steps he had promised and he replied that he was still acting under counsel and that according to that he could do nothing just yet I was very angry and very much excited and I said that I would prosecute him in it were it not for Annie and the childron He told me to go ahead and prosecute He never spoke to me about the divorce he never spoke to me about it He sent me a letter let-ter telling me that he was going to get a divorce from Louie Mr Dickson then introduced the letter as evidence without any objection from Mr Richards The courttook notes from it and at the request of Mr Woods it was returned to him and kept from the reporters The last statement of Mr Woods however gives the substance of the communication MRS ANNIE CANNON Was recalled once more She testified as follows Dont know that my husband had a wife when he married me lie lias never to my knowledge ever had another an-other wife until he married Louie Excused Ex-cused LOUIE VINDICATES HERSELF Louie Wells Cannon was recalled and by answering Mr Dicksons questions she lifted from her name the stigma which the confession of John Q re flected upon it QAre you the person alluded to in the complaint of your sister ANo sir I am not Here Mr Richards broke in with How does she knowand Mr Dickson then put the further question U Are you the person with whom John Q committed com-mitted adultery ANo Excused A recess was then taken until 2 p m Afternoon Scission The afternoon session was opened by the recalling of MAJOR WOODS Who testified as follows In this conversation con-versation on the 7th of September after saying I have sinned again both my wives he said in some other connec tion You should know that Louie is mv wifeTo To defenseI am positive that before I went into the house he referred to Louie as his wife I got the impression that Louie was his wife and I got it from what he said It is not possible that I could be mistaken about this He stated that Louie was his wife in answer to a question of Mr Sears or myself Excused Ex-cused At this point Mr Dickson stated that the prosecution would rest Mr Richards then introduced the cer tified copy of the divorce proceedings in the Probate Court and the defense rested MR DICKSONS ARGUMENT Mr Dickson began the argument for the prosecution by saying that he thought the defendant should be held to answer to this charge He said but one of two conclusions could be drawn I that Louie Wells was either married to I defendant or she is the woman with whom he committed adultery Now I do not believe that she is the adulteress we have her sworn statement that she is not and therefore there is but one con clubion left that the defendant married I Louie Wells prior to September 10th No I one civilized or savage could conceive of cruelty such as this man had been I guilty of if their story is true Think of i his action in taking this girl into the j home of the woman whose life he had ruined and marrying her there before the very face of his wronged wife I Another reason why I believe him guilty of the charge is that the girl believes in polygamy he believes in po lygamy the girls mother believes in po lygamy and why if his passion got the i better of him did he not take Louie as i his second wife I dont believe Louie is I guilty of adultery and if she were not i the woman is it likely that after the de fendant had made that public confession on the 5th of September she would lis ten to his proposal of marriage that he = = should march from the court room where he had obtained the divorce almost directly di-rectly to Louie and that she should marry him before the sound of his words of confession had died out Was ever woman in snohjhamor wooed Was ever woman in such humor won While the confession of his sin again Annie is still ringing in the ears of the mother he asks her permission to marry her other daughter Was there ever such a courtship Just after he had blasted the life of the one sister the other listens to his proposal of marriage and says she will think about it and the next day they are married Is their story probable proba-ble Mr Dickson then arraigned Judge Smith for his part of the affair handling him without mercy He said that there is no validity whatever about the divorce that it is utterly null and void and that it is only a pity that there was no law in this Territory by which the Judge could be reached and punished The allegation is vague there is i no time no place no name given and according to the testimony of Mrs Cannon the Judge asked her nothing noth-ing about it There was no one present but the plaintiff and the Judge no witnesses wit-nesses no clerk There was no court Judge Smith had no more right to grant a divorce under such circumstances than he has to sit on a hydrant in the street and make out such a decree Mr Dickson then spoke at some length upon divorces obtained by collusion and throughout his argument he lost no chance to score time parties tcr this suspicious sus-picious divorce < Mr Richards then made a brief argument argu-ment and the case was submitted BOUND OVER The Judge stated that he thought there was probable cause for holding the defendant de-fendant on both charges and he was therefore placed under 11000 8000 on the polygamy charge and 3000 on the unlawful cohabitation chargebonds to await the action of the Grand Jury This ends for the present the great sensation which has been on every tongue during the past fewdays and the public will now have a chance to sit down and think the matter over ana men renect I upon one of the most shameful scandals that has ever been thrown in the face of I respectable community |