Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1883-12-29
WILLARD TO RESIGN.
It is Rumored on Wall Street
That the N. P. r. r.
Management Will
Change Monday.
Volcanic Eruptions in Alaska
General Humphreys Is
Dead--A Hurricane
in the East.
General Grants Condition. The
Bond Case--Anxiety for
a Steamer--Sullivan
and Ryan.
The Bond Case.

Sr. LOUIS, Dec. ga Hillsboro
special: The Bond trial opened AT the
usual time this morning. After some
imusterial testimony by Miss Cora
Hart snd Miss Jane Pett,s regarding
the kind of clothes worn by Miss
Bond the day Of the outrage, George
Pettis WAS put on the stand and testi-
fled that he saw John &. Montgomery
the evening OF the outrage on the road
going home ia wagon with his wife
and children between shutdown and
DARK. The witness was in the school
house with others The next morning
aud later in the day was ut Grove
City: John Montgomery sent a ines
sage by him To Lee Pettis that a war
rant was out for his arrest and he had
better come to Grove City; witness
was with Swicks aud Heiniein that
night and heard Heinlein say, "reil
Lee Pettis that IL he knows anything
about the others he hsd better give
them away" Lee said he did not
know anything. Part of Swick's and
Heinlein's testimony at the prclimi-
nary trial by Lee Pcttis was read by
the court reporter at the request OF the
defense and discrepancies between
them and ut this trial we're pointed
out with the view of inpeuching them.
he defense then rested their case.
AttoIn ey Dennan then called wit
nesses in rebuttal, the first one being
Emma Bond. While Mrs. Bond went
for her daughter the room rapidly
filled. Mrs. John Montgomery. with
her baby, came la for "a short time.
Miss Bond took the stand. In reply
to questions she said she was ut the
house of Mrs. Pettis the afternoon of
the outrage; she saw the wagon in the
yard both when she went there and
when she left again for the school
house. She was then asked Ii she
saw Lee Pcttis or Clements at the
time she left. This was objected to by
the defense and long argument en-
sued at the end OF winch the court
overruled the objection and the wit
ness said: ~ did not see them, none
of them, that afternoon. ] WAS with
in few yards oil the wagon In which
Clements and Lee Pettis claim to
have been during the afternoon" The
witness was then questioned regarding
parts of little Charlie Masters testi-
inOny which differed from the evidence
given at the preliminary trial and con-
tradicted some Of his testimony of last
week about his whereabouts during
the noon recess of school. She also
contradicted some statements OF Mrs.
Nellie Woodruff regarding the con
versation between the witness and
Mrs. Woodruff some time after the
outrage. When the court rcconvened
after dinner the counsel for the de-
Tense was given three-quart,rs of an
hour for consultation, at the end Of
which Judge Thornton Of the defense
moved to withdraw the jurors and
continue the case. The court received
the motion and ordered II filed. Judge
Thornton then submitted an affidavit
saying that he gave notice before any
evidence was taken that he would in
troduce one particular witness, that
witness not having arrived be asked
for a continuance. The witness
name he said wa. Nellie Woodruff.
This move, regarded ae bold one.
created much discussion; the general
opinion being that the jury 10 against
his clients and he wants tO prevent
their conviction.