Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
THE EMMA BOND CASE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

So S4S 0A- 1870 N-1 - @0LAS
tomorrow morning. Only two speeches
have bsen made, these being the opening
speeches on both sides. Il does not seem
likely now that the argument will be fin
ished before Tuesday, though Judge Phil
lips is anxious to get the case to the jury
by II O'Clock tomorrow night, but if this
is done there will have 10 De fvs speeches
made tomorrow. II ia expected that the
speeches will come in the following order:
Mr.. James NJ. Taylor, of Taglorville, will
tomorrow morning answer the
opened the case for the defense:
following him will be Judge McCaskilI, of
Taylorville, for the defense. Next will be
Judge Vandever in behalf of the prosecu-
ton. The two great speeehes of the trial
will be made by Judge Thornton for the
defense and by Judge B. S. Edwards, Of
Springfield, on behalf of the state.
Nov that all the evidence has been heard
the popular question is, What will the
jury do?" No one, unless it be parties
vitality interested, can be beard TO say they
will scquit. From the commencement of
the trial until the present time the
conviction in the public mind that the de-
fendsnts are guilty has strengthened with
each days revelations, and now their guilt
admits of nc doubt in the minds of the
people who have listened TO the testimony.
Yst there is the usual doubt as TO What the
verdict of the jury will be. Thsir verdict
has been the universal theme Of ooRversa-
ton here to-day On the streets, in the par
Tors and wherever people have congrsgst-
ed. Interest in the final reSult seems in
tense and the movements and conduct
of the accused are carefully and constantly
watched. Should there 0e g verdict of &C.
ouittal Or of guilty it is hard to tell to
what height popular feeling might reach.
The desire for summary justice in either
case would be great. rs the end draws
nigh, public excitement grows wilder, Gnd
there is plenty of talk Of Iynching. These
expressions Of personal violence come
from some OF the most respectable citizens
in the community. Men Who have always
been law-abiding. Even n of the min
listers here was hesrd to remark that he
would not raise his hand to save the
accused from q mob. In Christian coun-
ty in the vicinity whsre the accused live,
there is the greatest anxiety felt il the
dnal result OF the trial. Several of the
witnesses for the stale VINO live in the
neighborhood OF tbs defendants have de-
clared their intention Of leaving the coun-
ty in case they are not convicted. Among
these witnesses is lawrence Hsinlein, az
uncle of John G. Montgomery, and whose
testimony was SO damaging to
Montgomery. He has his things
AL ready to ship TO Missouri.
One of the most important witnesses for
tins state said to your correspondent yes
teraay that if The defendants we're acquitted
he would get 4 revolver and carry it all
the time. Several witnesses against the
accused have been thrsa 'ened.
Thu state has changed The theory Of the
| case somewhat since the introduction Of
the alibi evidence by The defeDae, hereto
fore depending upon Miss Bonds i'm
pIessions of the time she was in the hands
of her ravishers. 1t has been claimed
that the men entered the loft of
| the school house about 3 o'clock and 70
manned with her until about Z O'Clock.
| Judge Edwards YVES asked about this and
said: "The impression is growing on me
that there is q mistake about the length
Of time she was in their hands. L believe
nov that these men were not with her lon
| ger than an hezr or at The most an hour
view of it to the jury Mr., Drenner, the
1 RAOoSOoOtAk oOHO1hOJ5 C@AA ~ SS NJ
Miss Bonds idea Of the tine
the msn were with her was
vague. Daring most of it she YES under
she influence of ohloroform, and this was
calculated to make her estimate very IN
| certain. Mr.. brennan ssi6 he had watched
the manner of certain Witnesses, and he
has n theory which may explain away some
| of the mysterious features of the Case. 1t
is to the effect that several others than
those under prosecution mad guilty knowl-
edge of the affair. if indeed they did not
share in the actual outrage. 1t is
that two or three OF the
more desperate got the chleroform
and planned the capture Of the girl, and
that after she was in their power they kept
| her chIoroformed and permitted confeder-
stes TO come into the loft and share in the
| brutality. In this way none Of them were
out of sight of relatives any great length
of time, and q guard was kept over her
| until nearly night. It must be admitted
that this theory of the case aids TO make
plain many things which nave seemed in
applicable. It was q day of idleness in
the ontiro neighborhood, and there
had been for some time talk
of "taking the school marin down & little"
In another day school closed, and their
last chance would be gone. So many were
in the scheme to lower the girls pride that
one, a little more pitiful than the others.
had stolen into the school house days be
fore and written q warning or The black
board. The prosecution will present this
| theory of the case to the jury.
Most OF the witnesses went home last
night and to-day, but the attorneys have
nearly all remained. Miss Bond and her
father attended church this morning.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.
Especial Telegram to the 6lobe.I
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 30.-Dr. Mann, a
prominent citizen of Gadsden, Ala, com
mitted suicide last night by drowning in
| the Coosa river. Bad health was the cause.
While in the water q skif was sent to nj
rescue, but the drowning man was deter
mined to die and dievd under it, thereby
| evading his would-be rescuers.
/. A TOUGH PREACHER.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Dss. 30.-An itinersnf
preacher named Cook, living at Fort Don
| elson, yesterday entered the room of his
wife Who was about to give birth to a child,
| and shot her attendant, Mrs. Joseph Glas-
gov, through the heart, killing her instant
". He then fed to the woods, bat was
cont,rad br the infnriated citizens after an