The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-27
The HIllsboro Sensation.

HILLsBoRo, Dec. 20.-Sheriff Haines, of Tay-
lorville, was the next witness this morning. He
testified that he and Attorney Drennen fitted
the toe nail pairing to Montgomery's toe at the
jail; Montgomery was perfectly willing to have
it done; the pairing was thicker than that on
but the other side did not fit at all. Witness
put Clement and PettuS in jail and examined
Montgomery'S clothing carefully; it appeared
to have been worn three or four days; saw no
blood or other stains; examined Clements
clothing the night OF the arrest; the shirt was
red and blue stripes; the red stripes had run
somewhat; was not satisfied and examined
them again the next day; found no stains on
shirt or underclotheS also examined Pettus'
underclothing; neither undergarment had the
appearance of being wet on the hips; no stains
on any garments; all of the clothes had evil
IDENTIFY been worn several days; there was no
communication between the prisoners that
day.
CrOss-exaInined-Wit said the prisoners
were taken to Jail about sunrise, but were not
put in cell until noon; in the afternoon
Montgomery was out looking for bond; witness
was not at the jail all the time, but knew the
prisoners could not get together; examined the
clothing for his own satisfaction.
This testimony tffsets Meyers, who said that
defendants had consultation the morning
they were jailed.
Dickerson up through the scuttle hole at the
school house the morning after the outrage;
(witneSs is SIX feet two inches high and weighs
S pounds pe6er;O1 tn weighed dRt 1SS pounds
around DickersOn and lifted him above my
head; stood on chair and held him up as
high as L could, but Dickerson did not come
within two feet of the ceiling; Hammell pulled
him up and helped all could by boosting.
Charley Master, nine years d, who was In
school with Emma Bond, AZ & left Just before
she was assaulted, testified:
81 was the only scholar that afternoon.
Miss Bond took dinner at Ed M0ntgOmery'S.
where S she boarded ate my dinner in the
house and played there until Miss Bond came
back; l was not in the school house during
noon recess; | said my lessons after dinner,
AID then had a recess, during which, Miss
Bond went to Pettus; l stayed around the
school house; / did not go away from there;
saw old and young John Montgomery during
| recess, going along past the school house,
young John asked me why was not playing
with the school children; said there wasn't
any; he said, well, wait, and III come back
back we went in the school house. / told her
there was noise in the loft; said thought
they were tramps; she said, no, it's rats; the
morning on the wall under the scuttle; said to
teacher, look at that: she said nothing.
Cross-eXamined, the witness said that he laid
| heels; could not see the school house door
This witness was on the stand an hour and a
half, and made many statements which were
different from those made at the preliminary
| trial.
HILIsBoRo, H., Dec. 21.-The cross-exami-
| nation OF Clement, in the Bond trial, was very
| thorough and long, but he bore 1t untnchingly
and adhered to his direct testimony. This con
| tradictS, in some particulars, the evidence of
several witnesses for the prosecution, especial
| ly as to his Whereabouts during the afternoon
when the outrage was committed, but he posi-
lively maintained he was reading and sleeping
\ In wagon In Widow Pettus' yard from about
! $50 to O'Clock, and that he saw John C.
Montgomery and Lee Pettus at the house OF
Mrs: Pettus during the afternoon, and within
| the hours the outrage is alleged to have been
done. The first witness this morning was Lee
Peitus He went over about the same ground
| as CLEMENT yesterday, stating he was at home
| all day and was In the wagon with Clement
| part OF the afternoon; that John c. Mont
| gomery was at the house for dinner and sup
| per, and was no nearer the school house that
| day than his mothers house; had nothing tC
do, directly or indirectly with the outrage; b
first saw Miss Bond that day wheI
night and told them She had beer
outraged by two tramps in dark clothes anC
white shirts. Witness then described how
her father, and how he, with Clement and his
mothrr, on their way home reused several
neighborS and told them about the matter
After reaching home he went to the schoo
house, where quite crowd had assembled
and told what the crowd had said; Swick ant
| Heinlin told him CLEMENT and MONTGOMERY
had confessed, and that if he Pettus) knew
anything he had better confess also; he tolC
them he didR't know anything; The positively de
MED the truth of the convict Meyers teSti
| mony. Witness was cross-examined for al
hour, but his direct testimony was not broken
Mrs. John q. Montgomery was the next wit
ness. She testified that on the day of the out
rage she took dinner with the Pettus family
| stated where her husband, John Montgomery
Clement and Lee Pettus were that day arit
evening, corroberating the testimony OF Gle
menti and Pettus.
Misses Ona Pettus and Minnie Pettus, sisters
and Lee Pettus. were examined, at length, a
| TO thes whereabouts of Lee Pettus and Clemen
| q on the day of the outrage. Their TESTIMONY
was similar 10 that of Mrs. Montgomery. Bot