The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-23
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS
Create q New Sensation and Revive
the Waning Interest in the
Emma Bond Case.
Is the Prosecuting Witness Unsound in
mind, or Does Her Story Con-
oeal Another Crme7
Promiscuousing Lswing-A Prudent Pope
Midnight Murder A Disappointed
Nob-And Other News.

HILLsBoRo, ILL.,, Dec. 20. Il mere was a
reason for the adjournment OF the Bond
trial yesterday; reason which the public,
he Jury, and even the defendants at the
lime did not know. Only the attorney with
The inscrutable face and the judge on the
bench understood it. There develops a
fact OF the utmost importance TO the men
on trial, fact which may change the whole
appearance Of the case. When 1t was made
known to Judge Thornton, bis counte.
nance for the frat time during the trial be.
trayed his feelings. He was astounded.
fhe revelation was made TO the court.
Judge Thornton said that be mus; under.
sand thoroughly the new development. 20.
fore proceeding, and there was An ailo6tn.
menI
The REVELATION
includes al alleged confession from Emma
Bond and her alleged INSTANCE upon the
innocence Of the defendants even up to the
day Of the trial. The rsve lation came ia
this way: A gentleman OF the
highest position, was approached
yesterday, ny Attorney Creigb.
Ton and Deputy Sheriff Hammel, OF Taylor.
vile. They asked him what he would do
IL he mad been told something 10 confidence
hat was OF the highest importance to the
defendants In . criminal case. He told
hem that their duty to society would com
pei them 10 divulge 1t. Then they told him
heir story. 1t 10 about aS follows:
Prosecutor brennan Just after he took
he case told us In strictest conf deace that
- vas placed In
afERRIBLE POSITION.
Just . few days after the alIege outrage
ne anu his wife visited EN- ma Bond. He
went out few moments and left his wife
With the sir. While Mrs. brennan was
alone With her, Emma said TO her, i am
IN trouble. lam afraid they will catch me.
| am afraid they will get me. Idon't want
. do 1t. but will have 10 make up story.
ITS. brennan left her, and some time
iterward told her usband about it,
This Is the story Hsmmel and Creighton
re said to have revealed TO the leading at.
'orney for the defense yesterday. Twenty
minutes after 1t had been made to the other
iwyers OF the defense reporter was trac-
ng 1t up. He versifed that Hsnne,
reighton, and Mr.. and Mrs. brennan are
oncerned, and then made for the lawyers
ascertain the new course It would give
ue trial They were In some doubt last
light, but the theory which seems to pre-
dominate Is that, first, the girl 10 crazy;
,ecoud, there NAV be an unlocked for
rhine connected with the matter. To
rpport the first theory, Mcbride WAS dis
tchsd to Chicago last night for famous
MEDICAL EXPERT
% insanity, Or. mcfarland, of that city,
mo testified during the Guitesu trial, and
Who ass taken reasonable interest In the
Emma Bond case. He has written several
-lters 70 the attorneys Of the defense. ex.
,ressing bis opinion that from what be has
cad the girl must be crazy. Mcbride has
Ions on TO see MIN and will bring him on to
testify % to the girls condition.
Your reporter has further discovered that
he prosecution are said to have a reason
tor not allowing Col. A. D. Bond TO go on
the Stsnd, He would have been obliged to
submit TO REORGANIZATION and the cross
examination, It is said, would have
''Vu6hh out .hot ny " VIC tiuic vi LUG lTlhl
Emma Bond asserted the innocence Of
Montgomery, Pettus and Clement 1t will
Ne remembered that Miss Bond said the
day after she had been on the stand, that
she could not believe Clement to be guilty.
DESTROYS THE PROSECUTION
This revelation reviyes the abortion theo-
ry and sets In motion investigation In a
thousand different directions. The fact that
the girl has made admissions that compro.
mise her Identification Of Montgomery, by
no means proves the innocence of the de-
PENDANTS. There was violence OF some
kind. There must have been a crime OF
some kind. The revelations which these
dispatches make would seem to destroy the
prosecution In this case, but they do not
explain the mystery. The clues to this ex.
PLANTATION will be esrgery sought.
Tie defense. to-day, think they
have found one In trouble In the family
OF Ed. Montgomery, cousin Of John Mont.
gomery. II was In Ed Montgomery's
family that Emma Bond boarded while she
was teaching In the school. house where the
alleged outrage occurred. Mrs. Montgom.
cry, II Is said, was Jealous Of her intimacy
with her husband. 1t 10 not alleged that
there was anything criminal about the in.
timacy, but Mrs. Montgomery was Jealous,
The defense will summon her rs q witness
and hope to open an investigation from this
issue that will eXSlaiu thu whole mystary