The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-26

under the laws of the State, and begun to re-
ceive an appropriation to aid it in its work.
| Statistics just made up by the association
| show the amount invested i'll the dairy in
terest in Illinois to be $685. 931, 797. Next to
the meetings mentioned the Supreme Court
will convene on Monday. when it is expected
decision will be rendered as to the validity
of the $103 liquor licenses of Chicago, the
most important question of litigation now
pending in the State. Following all these
comes the meeting of the Tile-makers' Asso-
citation, on the 9Th and 9th of January, when
the whole subject of making tile and of tile
drainage will be deliberately discussed.
| Prominent citizens of Indiana are down on
| the programme for parts in the business of
this meeting.
A Promise of Sensational Developments in
the Bond Case.
Taylorvlle Special
Almost every week brings out something
new and sensational in the Emma Bond out
rage case. Although it is now seventeen
months since its occurrence, every new state
ment causes excitement. This morning a
paper published at Springfield contained an
article which purports to have come from a
couple of Tayiorville gentlemen, and con-
| tains some statements which, it is said, came
from the lips of States Attorney brennan.
The article in question says that shortly after
the outrage Mr.. brennan and his wife went
out to see Miss Bond, and that while there
Mrs. brennan had a private talk with the I'M
fortunate Emma, in which the latter asked
Mrs. Drennan's advice saying: "I have got
ten myself into a terrible fix, and don't
know what to do. don't like to make up
story, but will have to- or they will find it
all out and in that case I would be ruined"
The article says that Mrs brennan told her
husband, and he told Others SO it leaked out
Mr.. brennan said to your correspondent
to-day that this statement is false; that he
had never made any such statements, and
had never said anything that could by hook
or crook be so construed. He said, further,
that he was willing to make an affidavit that
his wife had never told any one else anything
of the kind Mrs. brennan when asked If
there was any truth in the article, expressed
considerable surprise, and said, mo, most
emphatically no." Furthermore said she,
F'I will make an affidavit to the effect that
never told that stuff and further, that 1
never spoke to Miss Bond about her trou-
ble"
The paper that published and the parties
from whom the story emanated are being
thoroughly denounced to-day, everyone say
ing that never before were such lot of lies
published. In talking to various people
about the article mentioned above your cor
respondent ran across a young attorney who
claims TO know every move the defense in
tends to make, and he babe me look out for
some startling developments this week.
'Why," said he, before Saturday night the
judge, jury and attorneys will be perfectly
willing to let at least two OF the present de-
PENDANTS loose"
do you think some one else had hand
in the ravishment of Miss Bond?'
"Well, yes. | think two of the men on
trial are innocent and will go free, and,
when they do, then look out; for it will not
be long until witness who has been on the
stand is brought back and made to answer
for this crime. There is another man up in
that neighborhood that is none too good to
take hand in just such crime, but his
name 1 will not give out inst at present.
You can depend on the new developments"
From further conversation it was ascer-
tanned that the physicians have all been
notified to appear at court this week to give
expert testimony as to Miss Bonds mental
condition. The defense do not intend to
rely wholly on an alibi but will endeavor to
show that Miss Bond is hysterical, and there
fore of uusound mind, and not to be relied
upon 1t is understood that Mcfarland, of
Jacksonville, has been consulted and will
probably so to Hillsboro to tell what he
knows. -i
An attorney named Burnet has letter
head, on the back of which is a printed circu-
lar claiming the innocence of the defendants,
one paragraph of which is printed in black
type, and says that no outrage was ever com
mitted on Miss Bond. In sections where
this is not known bis letters poison the
minds of the people, and they have looked
upon Miss Bonds story with considerable
distrust.