The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-21
EMMA BONDS STORY.

MISS Bon0s on the witness STAND, Rec1teg
the Story of Her Terrible Wrongs-Shs
Positively Identities John C. Montgom-
cry as One of Her Assailants.
HuLsBoRo, Dec 14.-As was stated in
yesterdays dispatches, Miss Emma Bond
was the first witness called in the trial OF
Montgomery, Pettis and Clement, charged
with committing the horrible outrage on her
person, the details of which the reader is
familiar with. The appearance in court Of
the prosecuting witness had the effect of
creating the most intense interest. She was
accompanied by her mother and sister. Her
features show plainly traces Of the terrible
suffering she has undergone since the dia-
bolical occurrence and ON all sides could be
heard expressions Of deep sympathy. The
examination for the prosecution was con-
Quoted by Judge Edwards.
Miss Bond began her testimony by stating
that for some time previous to the date of
the outrage she had been employed as
teacher at the Montgomery school-house
On the day the crime was committed she
had but one pupil in attendance, the remain
der Of the scholars having been dismissed
to prepare for some contemplated festivities
to be given by the school.
In the afternoon she went to Mrs. Pettis'
residence to practice a music lesson. When
she returned the boy pupil was sitting on
the fence. She called him in to hear the
remainder of the lessons. While she was
doing so he said he heard noise in the loft,
and she told him he was mistaken, but he
insisted he was not
When she dismissed school she swept out
and prepared to go home. She started out
I1Tith hoy oh ox-l an Loft al
handbag in her hand. AS she opened the
door there was noise, as though some one
came down from above, and, before she
could see the PERSONS face, hand was upon
her throat with a heavy clutch. She was
weakened by the clutch at her throat The
shawl was tied around her, and she was
lifted into the loft
There is the man who pulled me up"
said Miss Bond, pointing toward John G.
Montgomery. "One man was below push
ing me up, and Montgomery was holding
my hands,"
Continuing, the witness said Montgomery
called to the person below to throw up her
sachel and hat, so that no one could tell she
was there.
At this point in her story the witness was
SO affected that she gave way to the tears
that she could not control. The witness
said she was taken to the platform, where
the work was done. She begged them to
kill her rather than outrage her person, and
declared she would die before she would
submit to them. The assailants gave her
nine cuts on the neck and several on the
wrist. Then she was chloroformed. After
that she became insensible, and did not
regain consciousness until she found
herself on the school-house floor. She then
dragged herself to Mrs. Pettis' house and
asked to be taken home Mrs. Pettis said
the boys, Clement and Lee Pettis, were
afraid to take her home because they were
afraid her father would suspect them. Final
ly they went off after the team. On the way
home they stopped at John Montgomery's.
Lee Pettis went in there and stayed long
while.
Miss Bond said one of her assailants had
on light coat, dark pants, and wore low
shoes and miXed-red stockings. The chic
reformed handkerchief, which she believed
to be her own, was applied to her face
twice. She did not know how often sh6
had been outraged. A purse contain
ing ten dollars and a ring were taken from
her, but her breastpn remained. She
never spoke to one of the defendants be-
fore the outrage. John Montgomery nod
ded to her once, but she did not then know
him. When she saw the face of the man
who was pulling her into tire scuttle-hole in
the school-house she did not know who he
was. She next saw that man in the court
room yesterday afternoon.
1t was about four o'clock when she was
taken into the loft, and between twelve and
one o'clock that night when she regalned
consciousness She was lying upon her
md xub oh off bod IN, rot cha
fell to the ground and for some time could
not rise.
On discrimination by Judge Thornton,
Miss Bond stated that she had never seen
John Montgomery but once before the night
of the outrage, and then did not know him;
had never seen him since the outrage until
on Wednesday in the courtroom, and then
Immediately recognized him as the man
whose face she saw above her while being
drawn up into the loft.
She stated that it was true that she told
different parties after the defendants were
arrested that they were not the men who
outraged her. Although it was true she had
told Mrs. Pettis and her father that only
two had outraged her. she is now satisfied
there were three.
AS she was about to proceed she was
taken with an attack of hysteria, and was
carried from the courtroom. There was
decided sensation in the courtroom as Miss
Bond was taken out by her mother and sis
ter. She was taken into the Judges private
room, where medical assistance was given.
Judge Phillips visited her there, and finding
she could not possibly be able to proceed,
recess was taken until the afternoon.
Miss Bond had so far recovered when
court reassembled that she appeared, and
her examination was concluded. In reply to
Judge Thornton she said her father had
never told her that she must swear that
John G. Montgomery was the man, but had
told her if she could identify him TO do so;
no one told her to point him out; when
she saw Montgomery she knew she knew
him; she did not see and talk with him in
April preceding the outrage. This closed
her testimony and she retired. She was
perfectly calm and her friends are glad
she has passed through the ordeal so
safely.
A Millionaire Slain.