The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-16
INTEREST UNABATEO.
The Emma Bond Outrage Case Still an
Absorbing Topic Everywhere.
Miss Bond to Go Again Upon the
witness Stand to Correct an
Erroneous Impression.

HILLsBoRO, ILL.,. Dec. l5.-The witness
II inlein continued bis testimony at the af-
ternoon session Of the Emma Bond trial
yesterday. He tesAfed In relation to the
punches Of hair found In the loft, where
the assault Is said to have been perpetrated.
There were three or four punches. Wit
ness and Mr.. Bond picked up all they saw.
The first time he saw Pettus and Clement
at the school was At s o'clock on the follow.
Ing morning. several times Montgomery
maze the remark that he was rot guilty and
that he knew nothing. He then repeated
the conversation between Zwick, Mont
gomery aud himself, bringing out very
pointedly this statement: "Zwick said,
Clement is arrested down at Squire
Sheib's. Miss Bond has some
scratches on her neck and
arms and Clementi has finger bitten. He
has given the whole thing away Then it
was that John Montgomery said, MY
LoTd!' or MY God what shall we do?'
Swick said, johnnie, I'm surprised you
would 60 into a thing like that. II you're
guilty. send for Pettus. II Clement has
been mean enough to try and put 1t on you,
We must nix up some store story to put 1t on
Clement. ~ Heinlein then detailed how
Montgomery had asked Zwick to take mes.
sage o Lee Pettus to give nothing away
Lwick replied that be was an officer and
that be might be asked about such things
He told Montgomery to- give the message to
the witness, Heinlein. "Johnnie said he
N n NJ afraid IN H. az
tell Pettus, Stand fast and give nothing
away -
The next witness was W. r. Ellsworth Of
TayIorville, Ill. He said he arrested John
Montg omery on the Goth Of June. 1882. and
took from him knife, which he showed.
He examined the hole cut IN the wall Of the
school house loft, as described by Miss
Bond.
WHILE UP IN THE LOFT.
pairing Of a toe-nail was found. That
night he fitted 1t to John Montgomery's big
toe. The pairing fitted three fourths OF the
way across. II looked as II q second pairing
ad been of the remainder OF the nail.
There was apparently = creasewhIcb ran out
on the right side Of Montgomery toe. nail
which conceded exactly with a crease in the
tilted that theIcomparison OF the nail and the
toe took place at Judge McCaskill's Office.
Mr.. brennan, Mr.. Mcbride and other,
were there. Mcbride said II fitted only
one.quarter Of the way across, but witness
replied that It fitted thres-quarters across.
On redirect examination witness said he
tried the pairing Oh the toe of Lee Petus.
but it would not At
Aenry Crowl tesif od that he arrested
Clement al Blue Mound, on June 80, 1882.
The prisoner said be was innocent, and
hoped his friends would not 60 back upon
him. He then described the clothing and
underclothlng Of Miss Bond to his captor.
He said 1t was mussed and bloody. When
asked how be knew, he replied that Mrs.
Pettus had told him. He further stated
that he wished that be had gone TO st. Louis.
Crowl testifsd that after he had taken Gle
tight, John to oS9gJfse sbs iIi.! that
Monts omery said he was under
arrest, and that "if they hadn't
been In such hurry they might have found
out something. Now, I'm dumb" On
cross. examination Crowl said that when he
told Clement he had q dispatch from Bond,
the prisoner hung his head and hoped his
friends would not 20 hackson him. Later
on, be said be could prove an aibi that he
was at Mrs. Pettus' house that afternoon,
and that John Montgomery and his wife
were there also.
At the conclusion Of the witnesses ex-
animation court adjourned until Monday at
II a. N. Most OF the witnesses took ad.
vantage OF the adjournment and went home
on special train TO Christian county.
WHAT THE DEFENSE CLAIM.
The court having adjourned las evening
until Monday, there Is nothiug doing here
to day In the Bond case. There is great
indignation about the account Of the alleged
interview with Miss Bond published in a
st. Louis evening paper. NJ Harmon,
friend Of the Bonds, denies that Miss Bond
made any statements to any reporter, and
asked that the interview be treated as false.
Other statements In the article so worked
up the people here that an effort was made
last night to thrash the author. The effort
was not consumated, but the reporter was
arrested this morning on warrant charging
him with carrying concealed weapons.
The reporter, Whose name is Whitman,
was tried before Justice Randle and fined
s25, and on the testimony Of a woman who
saw the weapon in his hands. Miss Bond
will probably 60 on the stand again for the
purpose OF correcting the misslatements
made while In q confused state Of mind
when cross.examined by Judge Thornton.
The attorneys for the defense state that
they can knock the legs from under the
prosecution. having the strongest kind Of
an alibi. The strongest point In the prose-
cution is the identification Of Montgomery
by Miss Bond. The rest Of the evidence, it
Is sald, will be circumstantial. Miss Bond
la al the honaa of Mrs. Withersnnnn. in