Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-11-21

testimony she gave In the hrst
place.
She said she saw lights in houses
when she got off the train, but as
she supposed Dusenberry was
going to take her to the hotel she
did not feel uneasy. She said she
did not tell the landlady about the
trouble when she got to the hotel
because she was too exhausted and
wanted to rest and had hesitancy
in speaking to anybody but a
woman about it. She said people
passed the saloon while she was
inside but she could not cry out be-
cause Dusenberry placed his hand
over her mouth and also threaten
ed to kill her if he hallooed. She
then repeated how Dusenberry
took her clothing off, and of other
terrible lndignitles offered her, and
it was at this stage of the proceed
ing that the excitement was created
by voice among the spectators cry
ing out to chang himl'
She said she did not give Dusen-
berry her card nor did she write
her name on the card for him.
Here Judge Robinson asked
Miss Sira to write her name for
him on a piece of paper, which she
did. She said she promised to
write to him because she was
afraid to refuse. She said Dusen-
berry had taken no liberties with
her while on the train. She also
said that conductor Reach did not
tell her there was hotel near the
depot and not to 60 with Dusen-
berry. Reach did not tell her any
thing about hotels, she said, but
told her she must get off at Mont
gomery City. Court then adjourn
ed until 8 o'clock on Friday morn
ing.
oss-ExAMINATIoN OF BETTE SRA
CONTINUED.
Friday morning at $50 O'Clock
Judge Robinson continued his
cross examination. The witness
was less nervous and showed that
she had a good nights rest. She
testified that when she went out of
the saloon DusenbeIry then SHOW
ed her where the hotel was, but
tried to disguise himself with a
different hat and coat before he
went on the street. 1.-THE suit l
have brought against the Wabash
railroad tor $50, 600 has nothing to
do with my statement about my
age.
DETERMINATION BY THE STATE.
81 never wore long dresses until
last spring. The one I have on is
the second long dress I ever had.
l wore short dresses when 1 came
to Missouri. No one ever took
liberties with me except Dusen-
berry.
oSs-ExAMINATIoN.
"I knew w. S. Crockett in Vir.
ginia, and Jim Crockett also. I
knew Tobe Griever in Virginia. I
did not tell anyone that I owed
Tobe Griever and would settle in a
way satisfactory to both of us.'
The witness was then excused,
having been on the stand for nearly
seven hours.
THE LANDLORDS TESTIMONY.
Silas Rombaugh, the landlord OF
the hotel where Bette Sira went al
5o'clock, after leaving the saloon
testified about Bettie's coming to
his hotel in the morning at 5:1E
and knocked. L got up and slip
ped on my clothes and let he,
in and gave her room, as she ask
ed. She looked to me as though
she had been crying she was very
nervous and excited. In the morn.
ing my wife and I went to hel
room at her request. She was
crying and walking up and do WI
the room in a terrible condition
She told US all about her trouble
She was sick at my hotel for some
time"
On cross-examination Mr.. Rom
baugh testified that the doctors die
not examine Bette Sira until ter
days after the trouble. ga ligh'
is kept burning in front of the
hotel all night. 1t is right in from
of the depot. Lights are also KEEP
burning in the depot and depo
hotel. There are street light,
in Montgomery all night. Dusen
berry quit boarding at my hote
the day of the trouble. He was
boarding there while his wife wal
in st. Louis, for about six weeks.
MRS. RoMBAUGH's EVIDENCE.
Mrs. Rombaugh, wife of th'
landlord, then testified: ~ frs
saw Bette Sira in the morning
after the trouble, at breakfast. Sh'
looked like she had been crying
and could not eat. She told me tt
please come to her room ; she want
| ed to talk to me. When I got w
to her room she begun to cry ant
told me all about her trouble. He
garments were in q terrible fix.
y / was present when th.
doctors examined her a weel
| later"
On cross-examination Mrs. Rom