Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-23

Collins says their Intention WIS to-
rustic six head of cattle after murder
ing the Negro, but as it was his first
negro killing Scrapo he felt little nerv-
Gus, and they agracd that they had done
enough work for The day. He says that
some strange fascination impclled him to
seek the spot again and borrowings Win
chester rifle from hoy named Jerry
smith, working az the brick.yard, he vis-
tied the thicket two days after the murder.
The dog was still with the remains,
ilcKNG ruI MOOD
that had guShed from his masters wounds.
and growlcd fowcly rs lie approached.
lie pattcd the ialtlliul animal on the head,
and tying n leather strap around his
neck led him away About three hundred
yards distant he lied the animal to sap.
ling aud shot him through the head.
~ hated 70 XIII the dog d--n sinht
worse tlmn the nigger,n was the way
Collins put it, The dog was n very yalu-
able Scotch collie, and Is said Ia have
been an unusually smart specimen OF that
Intelligent species.
After killing the dog. Collins I'M
tied the leather strap and
threw II away. Yesterday Ire
found this strap without any trouble as
well rs the places where the ncgco and
Inc dow wcrc killed. A low bonrs md
teeth az tho neoro am rn,nainrd ond
Collins nicked I'M \ small niece M b"mo
.oro pi.,tr,,t1,u mn, M. -
The skeleton of thc doo showed tbot IL
had breu shot shrouoh mo head A. hc
stated.
Collins said thot Turnnr th,n,y th,
cluh into The lfkr ana br founl mai i'm.
portant link 81 khc history of ,ho mnrde,,
after few moments, search
~ wonld kn,ey II omnn,s Ave hundred -
said he. Tho club is about i've feet long
very heavy. and nlly TWO inches in diam.
| eter at the largest end. II was cut from
a small sapllng, and two or three short
prongs were Ion on the end. with not
/ half SO formidable weapon samson
( slaughtered dive hundred lhillstlncs. 4
/ boy could easily Kill the stoutrst man
with this club provided he got In
nm. r,psr u,nv
The story that Other n,rtirs ycrc I'm.
pliaatod in tbe murder or Ind INV
/ knowledge OF It, was stoutly denied by
( Collins. As to The cattlc-stcalmg, how.
( ever he stated that that was quite an
other matter His words on This pont
appear significant;
~ know am going to hell, but before
| get there I'm going to make ID did hot
Tor some prominent people,
lie was asked by Mr.. Bowlln In regard
to the woman and two children which
/ Turner represented him rs saying were
buried ia the bottom, and he was prom-
Used immunity in these cases ON % con
4 irssjun. lie persisted in Che statement
that he had never been engaged in but
one killing aud declared that he knew
nothing about the reported murder Of the
woman and her babes Marshal Roa
searched the bottom, but could ind no
traces of such crime.
MORN pIsrrosrRrs pno,usEn
Collins pgomises TO tell TO doy nll l,c
knuWs about Gatf6-stpalIng in Tartant
, county. and 10 is believed TINT ne knows
: a great deal. Enough has already de.
vclopcd to indicate that the two prisoners
were Interested with other parties in
their 'ruNling' operations, and rumoi
: has IL that some Wcll-knOWn citizens are
likely to become involved in the matter
WHOSE STORY rs rpt,ry
Tho officers are inclined To bclicy,
Collins story MS the correct version
of the matter. He mas NOT con.
tradictcd himself ON siuoIf
poiut. and strong cjrcumstonti,I
evidence COrrOhOrAtps him nil thp ynI
through ON one very IMMIGRANT circum.
stance wherein the two confessions dino,
as TO who struck the blow. Tho o,llcors
give especial credit 10 Collins STAT.
mcnt. Turner described 20 ,ccurtel,
the manner in which the blows werl
dealt that il il believed Inv mnny
that he killed the negro. Collins
when ipterroonted on mis- nnint
said ne was sitting on his horse, several
PAGES distant, and did not know how and
where the negro WAS struck.
Collins is very uncomplimentary in his
references to Turner, whom he condemns
in words that positively cannot be adj
mltted into the columns OF great re-
llgious daily.
rrpNrn ytsrrrn,v,,u
,,o,,o,tor az rut, c,,,,,r,,,. ,..t,l,
Turner i'm bis rcI yostnrda,
morning. The prisoner seemed in
a very amiable mood but
answered questions bearing ON the crime
with evident reluctance. Ills story was
substantially that related TO the officers
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