The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-16
LEGAL xNTELLIGENcE,
Court of Oyer and Terminer Judges Peirce
and PaxsOn.

The trial OF the young man Robert Collins for the
murder Of the boy Dennis Dolan, on the 5th of July
last, was resumed The testimony thus far adduced
was that of some of the boys who were with Doan
on the night he was shot, and was to the following
About sJ5 O'Clock Bernard Blee and Eddie Loaly
were playing the corner of seventeenth
and Pine Streets when the prisoner, in
company with two women, passed them, looking
hard mt Blee he latter, in bOyish manner, asked
him what he was looking at, ana he turned back and
kicked him on the leg, and then walked into Am
brust's ice cream saloon. Next he was at Six
teenth and Pine Streets on the nOrthWest corner,
say to Jimmie Hancock, one of them, that If he were
larger he would mash his mouth and then
he started over to the southeast corner where some
women and men were standing Hancock followed
MIN TO the car track, and rolling up his sleeves, said
to him, 81 don't know whether you would or nOt;"
Collins stood upon the sidewalk, muttering some
thing to himself and then drew pistol and fired;
the irst shot seemed to go the ground, but secSnd
shot was fired, and Immediately afterwards D1an
cried out that he was shot; he was taken to drug
store and then to the Childrens Hospital where on
te nignI OF the 6th OF july ne died from a. pistol
The cross-examnations brought out the facts that
CRY OF "Loag, made a. Sixteenth and Pine streets,
brought number OF boys to that spot from Seven
teenth street; that Collins was asking the boys why
they kept following him, and threatening to hnrt
them If they did not desist and that Hancock, who
was larger than his companions, went after him in
| nghtng attitude.
James Hancock, tall boy, nearly seventeen years
Old testlhed-l was in Ambrust's ice cream saloon
this night after came ont l saw man and two
girls going IN; the man wore white cloth high hat
heard an alarm OF fire and stood on the other side
of the street about fifteen minutes ] went
down to sixteenth and Pine; l this
man and the two women come walking down TO the
corner OF Sixteenth street.; standing In front OF a
plumbers shop little below Ambrust's, he snapped
his pistol and laughed, and then crowd OF eight
| nine, or maybe more, gathered around; / saw no
stones thrown at the time the pistol was snapped or
before: then went down 10 the northwest corner
of Sixteenth street; before going down there, how
ever, heard some one halloo "Old Hat" at the
this man came across the street, and asked me II |
following him, ana said was not; he said If
was little bigger he would mash my mouth, and i
| told him / didn't think he would; /
| didn't hear anything else said, and he went back
TO the southeast corner; went out into the street
near the track and then came back; he next drew q
pistol and snapped 1t, pointing towards the ground
! then he lifted it up again and walked down the
street piece, and saw no more OF him; after he
raised the pistol again heard report; the man was
standing alone the southeast corner, and
two girls were on the southeast; the boys were
a noise and crowding them when Collins and the
two ladies went into the ice cream saloon the boys
followed to the door; Bernard Blee was kicked be-
cause he wouldn't get out Of Collins way when he
was crossing the gutter; the crowd following him
were halooing at him; there was quite number
that night and don't know that any one OF the boys
carried weapon; didn't see any stones thrown, but
heard some of the boys say they had stoned the man
don't belong TO that cub Of boys about there there
Is O club house where the boys frequent in Pine
street. between Sixteenth ana Seventeenth: the city
lamp was on the corner; was ut II, and the man
taking 10 me was standing i'll mont OF IL about TWO
feet from me, but / could not see his face; donl
| know that the prisoner is that man.
| Robert Mitchell sworn-l am seventeen years old
remember the night Dolan was shot; was VIII
| Hancock
This witness knew nothing.