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Show A BREAK FOR LIBERTY. George Q. Cannon Takes French Leave of Marshal Ireland. Bnt Is Recaptured by 'Deputy Green-man Green-man Within a Half-Honr. The Partr Will Likelj Arrive in Salt Lake Late To-Mght. - The excitement over the arrest of George Q. Cannon had not abated in the leastwise this morning when the train for Ogden left this city, and quite a number J of gentlemen mostly friends and admirers ad-mirers of "the big gun" went north to meet him. About 10 o'clock the following follow-ing dispatch was received by W. II. Dickson, Dick-son, and when it became generally known a perfect panic prevailed. Blue Cheek, February 1G, 1886. W. H. Dickson Cannon jumped the train at Promontory. Greenman is in the neighborhood neigh-borhood Have telegraphed engine to be brought at once. E. A. Ireland. Even this word did not daunt the immense im-mense throngs of curious people who had started for the depot in expectation of meeting the distinguished party, and long before the train arrived the depot pre-i sented much the same appearance as the Temple block does at conference time, ! scores of vehicles lining both sides of the street and a dense throng of anxious humanity hu-manity covering every available foot of the platform and premises. When the tram pulled in a passenger yelled, "He's on the last car;" and the tremendous surging of the crowd nearly succeeded in crushing a number, of the smaller and weaker "persons in. .the crowd. It was soon discovered that the Marshal and his party were not on the train, and the throng dispersed with much reluctance reluct-ance and terrible disappointment, some of them heading for the Hot Springs, where it was rumored the partv had alighted in order to avoid a possible conflict con-flict with the crowd. As a result of this last rumor large crowds assembled assem-bled on both sides of Main street and in iruiib oi me reuerai uourc House, m anxious anx-ious expectancy, awaiting the arrival of the ambulance which was supposed to have transferred the party from the train. In the meantime another telegram was received stating : "Cannon jumped the train at Promontory, Promon-tory, but was captured in half an hour." It was then taken for granted that the party would be brought down on a special, but inquiry made of Mr. Severance revealed re-vealed the fact that no special had been applied for up to 11 o'clock this morning, according to advice3 from Mr. A: G. Fell. the C. P. superintendent at Ogden. The next rumor circulated was that' news had been received stating that Cannon Can-non had accidentally fallen off the train and that he was badly bruised, too much so, it wasj feared, to admit ad-mit of his being put on board an engine. To give a complexion to this, it was asserted that when Captain Cap-tain Greenman found Cannon the latter was walking towards the cars, on the track, and had neither hat "nor valise. It was positively impossible to trace this to any authoratative source, but it was clung to affectionately by many of the Apostle's friends, while others of that class were still feeling confident that Cannon Can-non had made good his escape, aided by several friends who were in hiding at the spot where the desperate leap was taken. Strange to say, there were still others, and they were not few either. who tenaciously insisted that the ! ex-Congressman had never been taken in the first place. Just before be-fore noon Governor Murray received the following telegram from a gentleman at Bine Creek the first station this side of Promontory and only distant from Ogden Og-den about fifty or sixty miles. Governor E. H. Murray: I am here with Ireland. Cannon is re-arrested and will be brought to-day. A large crowd still persisted in blocking the entrance to the Federal Court House hoping each minute to catch a glimpse of the face of the Apostle. The next word received was conveyed m a dispatch to Mr. Dickson, dated Promontory, 12 :46 o'clock, and read as follows : Cannon again in custody. Somewhat bruised, nothing serious. Will advise you when we leave Iwre. E. A. Ireland. Several other telegrams of a similar purport were received by Deputy Vander- v-wn. inu unites, uus me ionowmg one to the Salt Lake Herald, which the enterprising ( ?) concern had the gall to paste up in glaring letters in the Continental Con-tinental Hotel, takes the cake; and the heavy underscoring of the word "fell," which was done in a most conspicuous manner, tells how desperately the Herald folks will endeavor to opoose the theory that Cannon jumped off the car. Blue Creek, 12:10 p. m. . George Q. Cannon fell from train at Promontory. Hurt some. , . Operator. In order to ascertain something definite concerning the remarkable jump our reporter re-porter called on several gentlemen at the hotels, who were on the fated train, and I who came through without delay. These parties all concur in the fact that the incident occurred while all the passengers were m their berths. It was something some-thing past 6 o'clock, mountain time the3e gentlemen thought, when Cannon Can-non jumped from the platform and the tram was immediately brought to a halt as a result of a vigorous jerk of the bell chord. Captain Greenman was ' put off auu uie tram proceeded on to Ogden, arriving ar-riving on time. At Blue Creek, some ten miles off the Promontory, Marshal Ireland got off and, procuring the extra engine that is kept at the Promontory for helping the train up the steep grade, returned and met Greenman, who-had already recaptured re-captured his man. This latter fact was gleaned from -the. dispatches,- but the other particulars were the common talk on the train, as well as the fact that Can- non had been accorded every liberty in i the car, and could not have been more courteously treated. When the train arrived in Ogden there was a similar crowd at the derot to the one that assembled here, and "it was rumored ru-mored that parties had gone from Ogden some time before, and had arranged to aid Cannon in his flight at the appointed place. When it is remembered how many absurd rumors gained circulation to-day, little attention will be paid to this one. During this afternoon there has been nothing definitely received respecting the time at which the party w6uld leave rromnnrnre hut il- 5a -o... i , fKoVii . " i'mieu Dysome that they will come down on the reular tram to-morrow morning. The Democrat learned pretty authoritatively that up to going to press this afternoon they had not reached Ogden, although the rumor is quite current that the party are endeavoring endeav-oring secretly to reach town 'and avoid! the annoyance and excitement of the ! crowds. j |