Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-21
EMMA BONDS CASE.
The Prosecution Brings on a
Batch of Jail-Bird Wit
neSSeS.
Grimes and CaSuaities-An Tn
usual Calendar.
News in Various Forms.
Emma Bond.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1S.-The Post-Dis-
patchs special from Hillsboro, H..
says: After two or three unimportant
witnesses had testified this morning
in the Emma Bond trial, Burlell, 4
convict from the Chester, H., peni-
teutiarv, serving a term for burglary,
was put on the stand. He testified
that he was in the jail at Taylorville
last spring; got acquainted there with
Montgomery. Pettis and Clements;
all in one cell together; heard conver-
Sation between them; Clements said
he let his toe nail grow long and had
lost il shucking corn in June; Mont
gomery said, YOU could not lose it
shucking corn in June ': some one
read from a paper that Miss Bond S
clothes were torn. Clements said it
was damned lie, they We're not torn,
when Montgomery said: shut up;
what do YOU know about it, AtthiS
point Judge Thornton, of the defense.
said Attorney for the prosecution,
you may just as well rake hell for q
witness as to take them from the pen
itentiary. The introduction of a wit
ness convicted of one of the highest
crimes to testify against men i'll good
standing is unfair. Such testimony
is wholly incompetent and | move to
exclude the whole of the testimony.
After an hour and half argument
the court overruied the motion.
On cross examination the witness
elected nothing important.
Charles Meyer, life convict for
murder from the same prison, was the
next witness. He was IN the TAYLOR
vile Jail fourteen months. Here,
when the defendants were brought IN
and after the officers had left them,
they had a private conversation. a
part OF which | heard. Montgomery
said: I'VE must all tell the same
story; we have to understand one an
other" Non Montgomery laughed
over filling and fitting the piece Of
corn to his toe nail.
Clement SAID he had lost toe
pairing. Yes, said Montgomery, |
suppose YOU lost 1t husking corn in
June. Clement read from paper
about Miss Bonds clothing being
torn and Pettis said il was a lie.
CroSs-examination: Witness said
| first told this story to Judge Van
doever, my counsel, when tried for
murder; | did not tell Joseph Payton.
another prisoner, that Judge Van
dover. promised me mercy if | learned
something which would fasten the
guilt ON the defendants Judge Van
doever did not promise me mercy but
intimated that | would get 1t if | OBJ
tanned evidence against Montgomery
and others Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Cross examination of Meyer was
continued. Judge Nandoever had APP
preached him but once, and then he
said that if he twitness) could honor
ably tell what he heard the defendant
say it would be of great use to the
prosecution; it would do him no harm
and might de him good He denied
that during his trial the prosecution
was pressing him hard; was sorry
that he and Barrett had put up a
story on defendants; never said he
had put up job on defendants.
Terry Ferguson testified he was Il
member of the grand jury that in
dicted the defendants: that before the
jury met he had conversed with John
Montgomery, in which the latter
asked him for Miss Bonds statement
in writing il consideration of sum
of money.
Cross examined Witness said he
never received money from Mont
gomery: also that Montgomery uses
his right hand more than his left
@. Harland testified to hearing
Clement say during the preliminary
examination that he was not guilty
but he knew who was.
Isaac Ward testified that Jno.
Montgomery told him he was at the
school house the day of the outrage
That he and his father stood there