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drem, and, aftsr viewing the corpse. pro
essded % take testimony as follows.

shooting, stated TO Us that he had had
trouble with Mr.. Marlborough during
the AfIerneon, when said Marlborough had
made threats TO kill HIM. but that while
ne hardly expected him to make any
attempt on his life, still he would
not be estoniahed ct . visit from
him ct any time during the night.
Mr.. Collier stated that I arboCough was Ia
toxicated at the time OF the trouble. Moth
ing farther vas said about the matter, and
the conversation dTltsed into other topics,
when . rap was heard at the door, and
started 20 anpweF, when Mr.. Collier passed
ne 70 answer the knock himself. he
passed into the hall, and as we heard him
open the outside door shot was heard.
/ then opened the hall door ana Mr.. Col
her passed me exclaiminR, mrs. Bun
Crem, am shot" He ran through the
sitEingroom, bedroom and psntTy into the
kitchen. As he got into the Kitchen he
turned and exclaimed t'he's coming"
ran and caught Marlborough by both arms
just - he was again going TO IRE and kept
him from following. He stood quiet,
shoot me-" He said, $40, but | want 10
shoot Collier once more.n / then Left him
and ran to see what had becUme VI Mr..
Collier. just 40 I entered the Kitchen
he fell on his face, bus turned
over partially. Marlborough followed
Collier through the dining rOom after the
shooting. Just then Mr.. BUHdfem came
In. He heard the report at the barn and
he brought Marlborough le, vac gave his
pistol 70 me.
Co.'s exaLnfned-Y arbOrough said TO
me that he had accomplished what he
came 70 do. II have killed him. / came
with that intehtion Held his pistol cooked
toward me Handed Il to me IN THAT con-
diiion. Marlborough WAS evidently lntoxi-
csted. MRS. II. V. BUNDREM.
HORACE v. BUNDREM
Sworn: Testified, resident, etc. was al
che barn when heard the report OF q PTS
toI; in q moment / heard the women
scream and started for the house. When
I heard The report did not know It was
IN or about the house; thought II was
seme one shooting at dogs across the
street. When ! heard the screaming l
went directly to the kitchen door. Some
one of the women told me Mr.. Collier was
shot. Saw him laying on the floor; think
he turned Just a. came in. Asked VINO
shot him, and Mrs. Buhdrem said he was
out at the coor with his pistol. Then !
followed out and found man
at the dining room door leading out 20
the hall; he then backed out of the front
door onto the porch, with his pistol in his
hand; called TO him to come In; this be
refused to do; started and went out 80
where he was asked him foR his pistol I;
he refused insisted, and al last persuaded
him 70 come IN and give il to Mrs Bum
drem he eVidently was more excited than
intoxicated; scuffied for three or tour
minutes with HIM il the hall. Wing to
get his pistol; Marlborough SAID he came
10 do Just what he had dOne-sh0ot Col.
Iier; asked him to come in and help take
care OF the man be hAd shot, with the in
tentlon of keeping him here; before Civ
ing up the pistol he had me assure HIM
that would see that he was not harmed !;
on being taken into the kitchen where
the body was, he said: "There he Is; I've
killed him; pm glad of it," and IN the
same breath stated ne was sorry, 80 he WAS
the best friend he ever had.
d. v. BUNDREN.
Mr. h. JONES.
Am a resident OF Chicago; arrived at
Mr.. Bundrem's last evening at about Z
O'CLOCK; had been here about twenty min
ntes was sitting IN the west room talking
with Mr. Collier, when We heard q rap at
the door; Mrs Bundrem rose, as also did
Mr.. Collier, who passed Mrs. B.. AS he
passed Ous into the hall he closed the door
About that time we heard pistol
No words were heard. / Immediately rose
and started toward the door; met Mr..
Collier, who was coming back toward the
sitting room he eaid he was shot; fell
in behind him and followed; was afraid
another shot would be fired; when he got
into the kitchen he fell on his right side:
one of the ladies' called for doctor to be
sent fer; stopped down and saw he was
hurt, when I Immediately started out OF
the back door, crossed the street and tel.
ephoned for q doctor; on coming back
found Marlborough standing In the corner
OF the kitchen; he was saying he had
killed him (COilier) and was glad of 1t,
and almost In the same sentence eX-
pressed much sorrow; Mr. BuDdrem then
asked me 70 go for an officer, which did &;
when returned the prisoner was being
handcuffsd. A. II. JONES.
IA BURGESS
Sworn: Aged 81, residence, Emporia
business. tr0inmssber on the Santa Fe !;
was acquainted with both Collier and Var
borough; about O'Clock p. m. yesterday
I heard loud talking in the hall up stairs
in the passenger depot, and in few mo-
ments heard scuff1ing; went from the tele-
graph ofi1ce into the hall and met Collier,
passed him and went into the bill clerk g
Office; Marlborough was LAYING on the
floor, his nose bleeding aLd with bad
brui6e over his eye; picked aim up. washed
his face and tried TO get ham TO go home /;
he had been drinking considerable; then
left him and went back intosthe telegraph
Office, where met Mr.. Collier; YarbOr-
ough followed me into the Office, and on
seeing Collier sprang at him, and struck
him once; separated them. took Yarbor-
ough and led him out OF the house; on
going down the stairs be turned and said
to me, .s.If live, he dies" I then told
Collier he had better keep away from this
man as belived he would shoot; Collier
said he would go home, which he did !;
they met at the foot of the stairs as Collier
was going home, and Marlborough attempt
cd to renew the fight, but Collier walked
away; I then went to the Palace hotel with
Marlborough and left him there.
F. A BURGESS
DIR j. j. WRIGHT
Sworn: TESTIFIED: Examined the wound
On the body OF L. D Collier, now lying at
the residence of b. V. Bundrem. It was
q eunshot wound Immediately over the
eternum, little TO the left, bstween the
union OF the second and third RIBS, little
to the right of the center of the breast
bone. Il 10 my opinion that this wound
vas the cause of the death of said L. D.
Collier. j. j. WBIeHT.
This concludes the testimony, and the
jury then, after consultation, agreed on the
following
STATE OF KANsAs,
LYON COUNTY,
An inques, holden before me, G. W.
Frost, coroner of Lyon county, Kansas. on
the 23d of November, 1886, IN Empor1a.
Lyon county, Kansas, on the body of L. d
Collier, ;here lying dead, by the jur0rs
whose names are hereunto affixed The
said jurors do say upon their oath that L
D. Collier came TO his death ct the hands
Of one j. 81. Marlborough with fellonioul
intent, on Intervening Of November %, at
the residence of Horace v. Bundrem.
[SIgnedI DAVID TAYLOR,
CHARLES HARRIS,
j. r. DRAKE,
T. r. FoNcANRoN,
J n. PAGE,
In. WELLS.
THE ASSASSIN
This forenoon the prisoner appeared
much more calm than when eeen by THE
NEWS man last night, and made no de
NAL of killing Collier. but when visited
this afternoon he refused to talk. having
been advised 20 hold his tongue by bis