Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-11-21


berry in 1884 /; he boarded at my
house. He was in the real estate
business. His reputation as a
law-abiding citizen when knew
him was good. / have not known
him since he lived in Versailles.
sam'l Sharp, of Montgomery
City, testified: I am cashier of
the Montgomery County Bank. I
know Dusenberry he has lived in
Montgomery a good while. His
reputation prior to this trouble
was good"
Cross examination He is q
bartender. / have not associated
with him at all never heard his
character discussed"
Major Amos Worley, of Mont
gomery City, testified: 81 attend
ed bar for Mr.. Suggett in 1888. I
saw Dusenberry the morning of
the trouble in Suggett's saloon
with Pat Connell. He had an
evercoat on it was about 5 o'clock;
he was not disguised"
Oross-examination: "I am bar
tender for Tom Ferguson / have
been tending bar for years. 1 have
known Dusenherry for five or slx
years. He was in the whiskey
business.
The Major could not explain
much about how he remembered
SO we'll just what Dusenberry wore
the morning he was in the saloon.
EVIDENCE OF PAT coNNELL.
After the depositions were read
Pat Connell, of Montgomery City,
testified: 81 live In Montgomery
City. | know Dusenberry. He
borrowed my overcoat the night he
went to St. Louis. I first saw him
after he got back from St. Louis in
Suggett's saloon at about 4 or 5
O'Clock in the morning. I was TAX
ing a drink when he came in. I
wentup with him to his saloon when
he opened up. He was not dis
guised. His saloon was about a
block from Suggett's saloon. There
are always lights around the depot
hotel all night. There are lights
on the street, too."
On cross-examination Mr.. Con-
nell said: 81 took a drink with
Dusenberry at Suggett's. 1 also
took drink with him at the saloon
where he worked. I sell whisky
for wholesale house. Dusenber.
ry was a bar tender. I sold whiskey
to the man Dusenberry worked for.
l am sure he was not disguised
when / saw him that morning."
| TESTIMONY OF DIR. FRITTs.
81 am a practicing physician;
graduated in Kentucky; practiced
in Kentucky; also practiced in the
United States army" He wat
then asked by Mr.. Fry to explain
the anatomy o. a woman, which hs
proceeded to do in full. His testi
mony went to show that, judgins
from the condition Of Bette Sirs
when examlaed by the physicians
she had not been outraged. His
testimony in regard to anatomy die
not exactly agree with that of Dr.
Graves, DR.. Buck or DIR. Hudson
who examined the girl.
| During the examination of the
doctors Mrs. Dusenberry, Mrs
George W. Henderson and children
retired from the room.
| On cross-examination DR.. FRITZ
thought the physicians who hae
examined Bette ought to know
whether she was ravished or not
AS matter of fact his testimony
viewed as q whole, after his cross
examination, was as strong for tn,
State as it was for the defense.
| EVIDENCE OF DICK DUsENBERRY.
| Richard L. Dusenberry, the de
fendant, testified: Il came ~
from St. Louis on the train will
Bette Sira. ! saw her just afte
we got beyond St. Charles, wher
she asked me ifthe conductor coult
refuse to stop at Benton City ant
let her off. l was sitting behine
her when she asked me this ques
ton. She then asked me where
was going and inquired also abou
a hotel at Montgomery City, and
told her there was one at the dero
I-s2 per day. She said she want
ed cheaper one. She told me sh'
had the toothache and wanted
some whiskey. | told her l hat
none but would get hel some wher
we got into Montgomery. Wher
We arrived there l told her sh,
had better walt until morning as i
would not look we'll for me to brin,
it to the hotel to her ct night. Sh,
said she would 60 to the saloor
with me if / would get her some
showed her Rombaugh's hote
and she said she wanted the whis
KEY first. / then went with her Il
the saloon. When we got to th,
saloon / went in and lighted lamy
and poured her out some whiskey
She put it in her mouth and afte
leaving it in little while she spi
some of it out. | did not ask he
TO come into the saloon; / did no
ask her to drink. She stood ther,
for forty minutes and showed
me book with pictures in 1t anc
chatted with me about them. Sh,
showed me a novel she had. Sh,
said she paid SO cents for it. sh,
showed me her fathers and moth
/ er's pictures; also the picture of {
young man. She said she wouls