Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-30
VOTING COLLIER'S DEATH.
=. Down in the Presence of His
,,crded Wife by a Drunkard.

=. Do1yn in the Presence of His
,,tepded Wife by a Drunkard.
r5e following is a fuller account OF the
ting OF the son of Robert L. Collier, at
o,,a Kan, last Monday than ap-
|;3 "a IN the dispatches of the MORNING
"ws The following is from the Kansas
sty Times
o. Of the most cowardly and cold
III CnSod transformations in the history of
oUSas took place in this city this evening
,ho residence of Horace BundIum, one
no .ne leading merchants. The victim is
~ Collier, who was holding the posi-
ot material agent at this point for
H. Atcnison, Topeka and santa Fe road,
M the assassin is James q. Marlborough,
w beld the position OF clerk under the
E Il nrdered man.
E Yarhorough had been ON a somewhat
s unntracted spree, and this afternoon went
tbo office in the absence of Collier and
|{ nile some of the higher officials OF the
Id ware there. Being drunk, he made
lr,seIf very Objectionable. When Collier
& tntnrned Yarborough walked up to him
4 nd said he wanted to interview MIN, and
<rhen Collier left the office to keep from
* ayipg trouble he followed him out and in
<isted on whipping him.
!. a The trouble finally terminated in Collier
* rocking Marlborough down, alter being
tnrk several times himself. Some of
4 <ha railroad men iuterfered and took Var
Sorougb away. HeVowed vengeance and
ojd mat he would have Golfers life; that
& n would shoot him before morning.
'% Collier went home to supper, and after
eunper was sitting in the parlor with
&Srs Bundrum, Mrs. Lige A. Weaver, and
Mis- Gertie Baldwin. the latter his in
uo boI ham fnlIfnc fbopn
n shout the trouble of the afternoon, and
vas lust saying that he had half expected
81 visit from Marlborough, when a knock
,vae heard at the door. Mrs. Bundrum
arose TO answer the knock, but Collier told
81 nor not to 90 TO the door, and got up and
# answered the knock himself.
Eli Tine door was hardly opened before
e: Collier was shot, without a word of warn
III ing He staggered back into the house,
saving:
NJ the kitchen, the door of which was open,
e and fell down aud expired almost imme-
" diatey. without utterIng another word.
The assassin, on firing, followed up his
81 victim for a step or two and then turned to
~ leave the porcn, but was met by Horace
81 Bundrum. The women were screaming,
III and Bundrum asked what was the mat
N for, at the same time stepping in far
81 enough to see Collier, covered with blood,
N living mOtiOnless on the floor. Turning to
n the assassin, Bundrum asked him to step
"a in and help him with the man he had shot.
II This Marlborough refused to do, but Bun
dunn insisted, and being powerful man.
prevailed.
When Marlborough entered the room
e Bundrum asked for his pistol, but, SEEM
q ing TO think Collier was not dead, he
stepped up toward the body as if to shoot
again, the pistol in his hand, saying: "He
is not dead yet"
Bundrum again insisted on having the
pistol, and Inally, on pledging his word
that he should not De hurt, the assassin
handed it to Mrs. Bundrum, who stepped
into another room and put it under the
mattress of the bed.
In few minutes the officers of the law
arrived and took Marlborough to jail, fol-
lowed by large and excited crowd OF citi-
zens, several of whom spoke in very
strong terms of using rope on the cul-
prit before he arrived at the Jail. On the
way to the jail the prisoner was
badly frightened by the sight of a rope in
the hands of boy, and begged for pro-
lection from the officer and Bundrum.
telling the latter that he had pledged his
word to him or he would never have de-
ivered up his revolver.
Collier was the son of Rev. Robert
Laird Collier, the eminent divine OF Kan
sas City. he had arrived from a visit to
bis father and sisters at that place this
morning, where he had been with his in
tended bride for the purpose of introduce
ing her to his relatives. The fatal shot
took effect in the left breast, and evidently
passed Immediately through the heart,
killing him almost instantly. Miss Bald
win is Wild with grief and utterly pros
tated. She is seemingly unable to APP
preclate that her intended is actually
dead.
Marlborough had for some months past
been a salesman in large
dry goods house In this city, and had only
recently lett it to take the situation Of
Tered him by Collier. On being seen at the
Jail he refused to talk and asked to be
sent to Topeka for safe Keeping, stating
That be knew a mob would get him and
hang him if he remained here. 1t Is said
that ne was originally from South Carroll
ma and later from Texas. 1t is also said
by lhe dry goods firm for whom he worked
mat ne came from Fort Scott here and
Drought hrst-class recommendations with
nlm' He is fine-looking young man,
Win black moustache and black eyes,
ana Is something OF a dandy in appear
ance.
After the killing and before being
galled Marlborough at moments seemed
DoWed down with grief, declaring that
Colller mad been the best friend he had
ever mad, and again bursting out into tor
tehts OF oaths and cursing every one near
nin, put he became very calm after being
lanocufed by the officers.