Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-11-28

for E. A. Collins a year ago. l
worked about four months. Mr..
and Mrs. Collins never spoke a
cross word in my hearing but once
while I worked there. l was in
the dining room and they in the
kitchen. | never paid enough at
tentlon to know what they were
quarreling about. Mr.. Collins and
Charlie had good many disputes.
Once in while there were words
between Mr.. Collins and Arthur.
Mr.. Collins used rough language at
i times"
CROSS
II am in my 23rd year. Have
worked ON farm ever since ] have
been in Missouri, a year ago last
August. I was in ST. Louis two
weeks before I came here. Before
that I lived in Richardson county,
Nebraska, Is months. / worked
there principally for Mr.. Hatfnell.
| Previous to that I lived two years
in Brown county, Kas. Before that
lived in Glenwood, iowa, Jackson
county, Mo-, Charlton county, Mo, !,
| and Lynchburg, Va. I was raised
near there. I left there at the age
of 15." There is gap of two
years that he accounted for in no
way except that he had been "trav-
elling around" during that time.
He said he quit Collins because
Collins had no more use for him,
as he had all his corn gathered.
He said: 81 had a cross word with
him one night. l went to town
that evening and he made remarks
to his son, Arthur, saying that he
thought we were drinking, and
Arthur told me about it when I
came home. / asked Mr.. Collins
about it, and there were some harsh
words spoken. 1t was over with
the next morning and did not last.
Arthur didn' t tell me that his tath-
er did not want him to 60 with me
because he thought I drank. He
told me something else. That is
1.-The only time I was ever mad at
Mr.. Collins that / said anything
about it. started to Mexico Sun
day morning to call on some ladies,
but turned around and went back
to Mr.. Crews, where was work
ing. ! was in Mexico Saturday. |
do not know whether or not I
stated to Sherman Collier and
others that I stayed in Mexico part
of Saturday night. I might have
told Chas. Collins in the dining
room Sunday evening in presence
of Willis Easton or another that l
stayed until about night in Mexico.
I didn't say I stayed part of the
night. We went from Mexico to
Mr.. Kauffm ans, where we arrived
about $50 p. m. 1 went nowhere
that night. Retired about s or
1880 O'Clock" Court adjourned un-
til 1 p. m.
ga week ago I quit working for
Mr.. Henry Crews, and commenced
with Mr.. Kaufman. I know John
Maxwell. / did not tell him at
the time l quit work at Mr.. Collins
that l intended to whip Mr.. Col
Inns. I made no threats to him
whatever about Mr.. Collins. I
think I saw Maxwell last Sunday
night at the church. That was be-
fore I went to the Collins house. +
don't think ! have oonversed with
Maxwell since the murder; if did,
| did not praise Collins and dis
parage the other members of the
family. l first heard of the mur-
der about 8 a. m. Sunday, after
starting to Mexico. l was at the
Collins place just before noon and
also in the evening after the fun
eral, remaining until about 8 p.
m. Tuesday morning ! returned
to Collins where I remained until
8 or A p. m. l was at Collins
through curiosity, with the rest of
the people. Yes, know Jeff Har-
rison when / see him. I stayed at
Collins Sunday night with Arthur
Wilcox, J. Harrison, Willis Easom
'and H. Fry. I did not tell them
that the officers sent me there to
watch different members of the
family. No, I never said that I
thought some member ofthe Collins
family had killed E. A. Collins. "
Concluded on Third Page,
| Tn tn the time that Axtell naas.