The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-22
PETTUS ON THE STAND.
Contrary to Expectations, Loo Pettus
Testihes for tho Defence.
He Accounts for His Whereabouts on the
Day tho Outrage was Committed,
Candidate for the Whipping Post-Bruo
Hunts Murderer Csptured-Gor-
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c'aTeu ny inc prosecution al a'0ng tnat the
defense would not put Lee Pettus on the
stand, and there was considerable surprise,
therefore,, when the first thing this morn.
10 the defense called that defendant. He
's'd be was home In bed when be hrst
neard Of the outrage. His mother woke
nim and told him. II had been raining the
night before and that day was too wet to
work in the harvest Geld, hut be did some
deld work and milking about II O'Clock In
he morning and nailed up the fence around
he pasture. The horses and mules had
got on, into the deld. He was at home at
dinner. John Montgomery and bis wife
were there, also Owen Hart and wife.
Mrs. John MONTGOMERY, my sister, and
mere were Also Minnie and Ella, nv sisters,
aud Clement.
CROSSED THE CREEK
IN the afternoon and wet my clothes. Had
tie same underclothes on when Sheriff Ham
xamined my clothes. Went back to the
house, got paper and went and sat on the
wagon In the seat. Don't remembe.
whether went 10 sleep or not. I was
there bali an hour. left the wagon and
went back to the house; sat there and did
not do any work till late In the evening,
when cut some weeos. Saw Clement aud
Montgomery while cutting the weeds. !
then mad ny supper. After supper Mont.
Eomery anu his wife went home In toe
1con anu took their child with them.
Was not away from home or the yard that
~. Was no nearer to the school house
han mothers house that day"
By Judge Tnoruton-Did you 20 to that
B nd
''Nosr."
Did YOU conspire with others on that
LAY to ravish or outrage Emma Boudp'
NO, sir. When fret saw Mss Emma
Bond on that day she was lying on the set.
lee lu the psrlor. Mother united the shaw |
rom her. She bad on 9 light dress. There
was spot OF blood on it, She bad
ABLooDY HASDgERCHIEr.
Her wrist was cut and the left side Of bsr
face was cut. Did not hear Der say much
She held up Der hand and said two tramp,
| IN dark clothes aud white shirts had cut
ner In the school house. She said she
wanted TO 90 home. I got a team
out and took Miss Bond home. Stopped at
John Montgomery to get him TO 60 to our
| mouse and protect the girls while We were
zone. When got to Bonds Clement hal
oed for him. Then Miss Bond called. He
came out and took her In. She said two
arge men, with dark clothes aud white
sbirts-ons with whiskers-hsd outraged
her at the school house. Mr.. Bond wrote
description out and gave 1t to me, aud
went out and woke up Lawrence Helm Elm,
| Jacob Yanok4y, Jones. and Samuel Helm.
ein. Cement went with me. Clement
got out after we Travelled bali mile. lesv.
| ing mother aud In the wagon. drove
home and Charley Montgomery and wen,
up TO Ed Montgymery's and told him.
Then We went back to the scboo house.
THERE WAS A CROWD
| at The school. house.
| Witness was taken over the ground OF
the school. house, and be told what the
crowd did.
Did not notice that Miss Bonds dress
Was caught 10 her hoops. Did not say any
thing 10 Swick about the pattern of Miss
Bonds underclothing. Don't recolIecl
that Swiek asked me about It. Swick and
Hslnlem told me Clement aud Montgcm.
cry had confessed, and II knew anything
I'd better confess. told them did no,
know anything. The reason did not 20 In
swimming with the boys was that the va.
ter was too deep; could not swim. Wit.
ness denied the truth o. convict Never,
testimony.
Witness was then cross-examined b.
Judge vandsver 40 to distances, and put
on record - 10 the sex Of the stock. their
number, shape, and style Of wagon, etc.
with the purpose Of making him contradict
what Clement had said on . similar cross
examination last evening.
The cross-eKsmiuation lasted an hour and
half.
MRS. JOHN MONTGOMERY
was then put on the stand and testified tina,
the day Of the outrage she took dinner with
the Pettus family and mentioned who we're
thsre, and In answer TO other questions,
stated where John Montgomery, Clement
and Pettus we're that day aud evening, cor
roborsting the testimony Of Psttus anc
ementi.
Mrs. Montgomery was on the stand whel
court adjourned at noon, and continued
giving her testimony when the court me-
again at 2 o'clock. She was examined
closely as to the whereabouts Of Clement
and Pet,us that afternoon, and ss to Mis-
Bonds visit. 1t was impossible to tel
whether the prosecution made any point,
n Of her, as her testimony was 30 c ossly
tentitied with that Of the defendants.