The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-12-15
EMMA bond CASE.
New Witnesses The Net Work of Evj-
dence Drawn Closer A Bad Out
look for the Prisoners.


HLLsBORo, Ill, December 1i.-Tho
hrst wItn"ss in the Bond case this mora
ing was Lawrence lIoiustciu, the uncle
nf Montgomery. who test fed a to Nlrs.
Pettus, her son Lne Pet'us and Clement
returned from the huusr uf Cul Bond
after they hal taken Emma Bond home
on he morning following tho Outrage.
Witness said they stopped at his house
aud Mira Pettug told him about it, lie
wiShed Leo rettus to Husw-r some qurs-
tinus but he refused to do so, Witness then
wanted Petiua aud Clement tu alarm the
ncighbors but they would not witness
went To- the school house aud 10 daylight
examined the loit where he found bat, a
paras oil, u piece of newspaper ard scarf
pin, the hitter he identified ma belonging
to Miss Bond. a hole len inchrs long
and TWO Inches Nlde WAS found freshly
eat In the Notwithstanding iu.t above
the small platform ut the west end OF the
loft. The witness then d,tSIled the con-
ycrsailOnS he had with Muutgum-
cry on the day after the out
rage. Montgomery asked witness II
Clement had madr Ruy confession i'm
phCHtIug him, ami To the ia CHING reply
OF tn witness that Clement hat done
sC, Montgomery said that ho didn't see
how that could be- At the second con.
yorsatIon Swlck ana wirno-s met Mont
Romory and George Pettus near Grove
City. Montgomery again H-ked II Gle
meni hal implicated him, aud again
said that there was several cuts on Mis-
Bonds neck, and TINT Gle
menti'd finger hat been h,t
ten, at which Montgomery cxclaii
my don WHAT suALL We Do?"
SNick told him II he know nuythi
he ught to gye It away, so that be Hld
Peltus could put 1t on Clement. Mont
gomery asked II he would be protected
! II be would give 1t away.
just tueu Montgomery WAS arrested
by il constable aud taken To Tnvlursvillr,
anu wltnes, did not sce him again ultil
somo days after and then To saw him
| IN jail and then he told him that Gle.
NE II wa, all right, agd that he had not
given It away.
| a long argument was made by the
| council Tor the defense ON the admissu-
| billy of these conversations ~ testimony
| but tie Judge ruled ~ he dd In "A similar
case yesterday, that they might 20 N Tor
what they were worth.
Court then Adjourned.
At the afternoon session, W. r. Ell
tai h t,-t lii d that he arrested John q.
MontgOmel y day or twi after the out
rage was committed on Miss Bond, and
that on the evening Of the same day he
WAS given by Charles Dickersou a
piece OF n toe nail and the
following dty he fitted it to
one II Montgumcry's toes and thought
IN matched lie also testified that he saw
Lee l'cttus the sane day and he wore low
cut shoes, red striped stockings, blue
shirt with white scots, and daI pants.
ts.. "A ala
ed Clement at Blue Mound on june Both
on a telegram received from Mr. Bond.
g ,mrntl sald to witness thai he was in
norent and could prove an aliBi
and TINT his friends wouldn't 90
back on him. NituCss said
Montgomery the same day and was told
bv him that lie WAS arrested and that
SwicE Rad ll,inlan had told him that Gle
mentl had given the whole hing away,
lie al,o said ii they hadn't been In ,uclt a
hurry 10 arrest him they might have found
out something.
Both witnesses wern cross examined
but nothing important was brought out.
The court then adjourned till Monday.
LETTER CARRIER PETITION.
GALVESTON, December li.-Thc letter
carriers OF this city are iniuing in the
movement now ger cral throughout the
country ana nave signed pellton To con-
gress asking Tor thirty days leave Of alb
sence each year with pay tor the SAM, as
the other government employees are al
/ lowed. Also for the cqualiz Itlon Of pay
| between first and second class cities. Tho
, secretary ct the letter carrie association
r has written To Congressman Ochltree and
Senators Maxey and Coke regarding tic
, petition.
EN.CpNviCT FATALLY INJURED.
New YORK, December l4,-John Degar
who recently dushed seven years SEN
tcnce Tor the murder OF his wife, was To-
hammer In the bands OF Boone A, sears
who alleged that Degan had been too in
innate with hls (Searsl vile.