Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-28
CRIME RECORD.
EXECUTION OF TEE MURDERER
CLARKE At ROWESMONT,
EONT4N1,
The Evidence in tho Emma Bond Case
Very Sensational on Yesterday-A Num-
Der of Murder Cases-Minor DoInss
EXECUTION IN MONTANA.

EXECUTION IN MONTANA.
BozEarAN, hi. T.. Dec. 27.---The execu-
ton OF John A. Clark for the murder of
Thomas Rogers on Trail creek, Galiatin
county, on June 90 last took place at II 80
this morning in the jail yard here. The
regulation caffola was rugged with FIVE
eighths inch woven cotton rope, with
drop of seven feet. Clark rested we'll all
night and ats hearty breakfast this
morning. His spiritual advisers were with
him until he was led to the scaffold. Three
days ago Clark weakened percsplibiy but
quickly regained his courage. He stated
that he was thirty three years old and
native Of Virginia; gave an account OF his
acts up to the time he met Rogers. the
murdered man. After meeting him he
said he never saw him again.
At IL: 05 the procession to The scaffold
formed, consisting of Sheriff Blskeiy and
four deputies. CLARK appeared a little ner
vous, but assembled the scanold firmly and
quietly. The moose was quickly adjusted by
the sheriff and Clark was asked if ne had
BE ything to say. He said he was of good
connection and died an innocent man
Sheriff Ponsford touched tbs lever and
Clark fell nine feet, probably dislocsting
his neck. In nine and one-half minutes
he was pronounced dead and was cut down
at 1925. The physicians will decide
whether Clark's neck was broken by the
fall tonight. Thirty citizens witnessed
the execution.
THE sALvATIoNIsTs ARRESTED AGAIN.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Dec. 27.-Captain
Hunter, John Stewart and John Mayhem,
members of the Salvation army, were ar
| rested, charged with violating the city
ordinance by parading the streets. Hun
tor declares the army will parade every
night rex ardless of the ordinance.
TIE EMMA BOND TRIAL.
HILLsBoho, Bee. 27.-When the court
opened this morning, Judge Thornton, of
tho defense, announced that either this
afternoon, or tomorrow, he would have
Miss Bond put on the stand ega,n. John
G. Montgomery then testified, and said he
was thirty-three years old, married, and
has vito and three children. He left his
house between 10 and IL O'clock the Gay
of the outrage with his wife and family
and visited Mrs. Pettis and took his din
ner there. Lee Pettis and Clement were
present. He left directly after dinner aud
went to his fathers house, 800 yards dis
| tant. He met Sherman Tanker there He
| left his fathers at L o'clock
and went down the road past the
| sohoo house and saw little Charley Mas
| tiers there. He did not stop there but
went on to Joseph Yankers. Mr.. Yanker
and my sister and went down to the field
with Joseph and George Yankers to look at
the new binder, and then went to the corn
| field; talked while about Guiteeu, who
was hung the day before, met John Mar
! gret there, and all four of US went to the
| wheat field to look at cradle. 1 tried to
work it but couldn't. Was II the field
| probably an hour and half, then all
went to the house. Margaret, George
Tanker and wife went to the fields and
started for Mrs. Pettiss' house. The sun
was about an hour high and met Sherman
Tanker and my father on the road. On
arriving at Mira. Pettis' saw Lee Pettis
moving, and Clement was there. Got out
my team and took supper, and left with
wife and children for home. The sun was
then down. saw John Campbell as 1 was
driving home,! also John Aortgert
on horseback. got homo at dusk, and put
up the horses, and went into the house.
Shortly after went to bed, and never was
Il the school house loft till next morning.
Never pared my toe nails there.
The morning after the outrage was in the
loft with othere. Some one asked me to
cut piece of wood from the hole inside
the boarding,snd 1 ont out piece of wood
from the board. am right handed, and
can rse the knife easily with my right
hand. Had nothing whatever to do with
the outrage or the attempt to outrage
Emma Bond. 1 stopped at the school
house three quarters Of an hour, and big
crswd was there. I left with nay cousin
and went south to Grove City, and there
was big crowd thsre also, and excite
ment about the rape. l steId at Grove
City till four p. H., and then went home.
He was arrested after dark He had on
colored shirt that day with brown body and
little white stripe, and had worn it all the
week. He wore boots and did not wear
shoes that summer. He wore overalls of
dull steel color. Whom he saw CLEMENT
and Lee Pettis the day of the outrage, they
both were without their coats and both
wore dark colored shirts. Mont
gomery gave an account of his actions
subsequent to his arrest, and then an
| bB6I6u uuuU0I VI QueStiOuS put ny LIS
counsel for the purpose of getting denials
and explanations of swarm Of little cir
cumstanees upon which prosecution were
relying. Among other things, Aontgom-
cry denied he ever told Heinstein or
SEiek to tell Lee Pettis to stand firm and
give nothing away, or that he said when
told that Pettis and Clement had been ar
rested and the former had made written
confession duplicating him, Ny God, what
shall I do" He did not remember
| saying any sseh thing, and never told q
crowd of people that they were in too
great hurry to arrest me, and that if they
had waited awhile they would have got
something out of me, but now wouldn't
get thing. The examination lasted an
hour and half. Instead of being a mar
| rstive, it was in the form of short answers
to questions.
Joseph Yanksr, the next witness, testi-
fedthst Jno. G. Montgomery was at his
hsase the next afternoon after the day of
outrage and fully corroborates Mont
| gonery's testimony as to how
the evening was spent. He was cross
examined very closely as to all the oiroum-
atanses OF the Gay and proved the best wit
ness the defense has had, his evidence be-
1 olosr nao