The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19
CRIMINAL VARIETIES.
Culled Here and There from the Columns of
the Daily Press.
Nh. Tdyi0rviile Outrage.

a few weeks ago we published an account
of n brutal outrage committed near Taylor.
vile, H., upon MISS Emma bOnd, school
teacher, by three rutlians, who haa concealed
themselves in a loft over the school room, and
as she was about leaving the rooE towards
evening LET themselves down, seized and
choked her lnto uHconsclousuess, and then
dragged her up into the loft wher ethey brutal.
" outraged her ut will. All she afterwards
remembered was, that when the pain incident
to drawing her up through the scuttle-hole
partly restored her consciousness, she saw
three men, and near her face the low shoes
and red stockings Of the man who stood with
feet near the hole pulling her up.
The victim had been some hours in the loft,
when she recovered her CONSCIOUSNESS, and
then painfully descending, she dragged her
self to the house of Mrs Pettis, about 200 yards
distant. 1t was then nearly midnight, and at.
ter much persuading Lee Petts and Emanuel
Clement secured wagon and took the unfor-
tunate girl home. When the details of the
outrage became known of course the whole
neigh borhood was intensely aroused and ex
cited. Search was made for the criminals in
all directions and the most skilltul detectives
in the country employed. At length three
men were arrested-John Montgomery, Lee
Pettis and Emanuel Clement. On account OF
the dangerous illness Of the girl, however,
whom it WAS important to haye present as a
witness their examination was postponed
from time 10 time until last week, when the
girl being apparently at the point OF death,
further delay seemed useless, and their ex.
animation took place. the whole country flock
ing into Taylorvillc to witness the pro
ceedlngs.
, The theory of the prosecution was that
these young men, who were known to have
; taken dislike to Miss Bond, had concealed
themselves IN the school house loft on the day
OF the outrage, when there was no school, but
when Miss B. was IN and out OF the building
frequently preparing it for an exhibition next
day. The examination lasted several days
and though there was mass OF irrelevant testl.
J, mony, the proof WAS that the three men had
been absent from their homes on the prctense
of fishing. Clement wore low shoes and red
stockings, and all of them acted peculiarly after
a the circumstances Of the outrageous assault
became known. Though the prootwa rather
y weak the magistrate held the three for trial,
, and on Friday evening they were returned to
D a,l. That night mob gathered around the
!, Jail and demanded the prisoners with such
!, threats and demonstrations that the sheriff
abandoned the Jail, and the mob pushed their
8 way upstairs to the cells where the prisoners
were confined and took Montgomery and
y Pettis out through a hole IN the top of the
r cell and handed them over to the mob. A
b rope was quickly produced and thrown around
y the necks of the men. The mob then, by
4 blows threats, and other means endeavored
to make the mon confess but without success
b they protesting their innocence IN the mos,
l. earnest and emphatic terms. A cry to hang
,f them was then raised, and the mob dragged
e the poor wretches from the building TO tht
jail yard Here another effort was made tc
extort confession. but without avail, the mer
q. continuing to protest their innocence. They
q we're then taken to the court house yard, {
ID rope adjusted to tree, and Montgomery was
pulled up about four feet from the ground
n. and held there about one minute, when hi
1r was let down again limp and exhausted. Wher
,e he recovered sufficiently to speak he asserted
III his Innocence. Up to this time the Grove
st had tailed to find Clement, but finally he wa
re discovered and he, too, was subjected to tn
nt same treatment, but without obtaining con
Is fesson of guilt from him.
AT last Mr.. Bond, the father of the girl, ant
I'd the prosecuting attorney appealed to the Grove
re to let the men go to trial and have fai
'r chance for their lives. This had molllfyin
u. 90 effect, and Mr.. Boud and the attorney too
ch the prisoners back to the jal, where the
sh were placed IN their cells