The morning call., 1893-10-14
MURDER CHARGED.
A Jury Thinks Collins
Killed His Wife.
THE ACCUSED'S STOLIDITY.
Conclusion of the Inquest Upon the
Frightfuily Hacked Body of
Sarah A. Collins.
THE ACCUsED's SIC

The Coroner's inquest upon the body Of
Sarah a. Collins, the unfortunate care
taker OF the Adler kindergarten. who died
ON Monday, the 9th inst, from the effect
of horrible wounds inflicted on that morn
ing, was concluded yesterday afternoon.
The jury accused the woman's husband,
Patrick Collins, of her murder
Owing TO the rooms above the Morgue
having been declared unsafe 10 accommo-
date big crowd the proceedings yester-
day took place in Police Court 1. which
was fairly thronged with SPECTATORS.
Among those who watched the inquiry
with answering GOODNESS was Patrick
Collins, the husband OF the dead woman.
Although circumstances seemed to point
strongly toward him as the perpetrator OF
the deed, yet he presented stolid and
perfectly unmoved front throughout the
inquiry. Even the production of the dead
woman's blood-stained clothing and his
own similarly dscolored garments failed
to alter his callous demeanor. His short.
retreating forehead retained its wrinkles,
the face kept its normal. suuburned hue.
and only the shifting, CLASSY eyes showed
.he intentness with which every iota OF
testimO Ony was followed.
Michael Flannery of the saloon at IS
Tehaina street was the first witness. He
stated that he knew both Patrick h. and
Sarah a. Collins, aud had seen the latter
on Monday morning as she was going to
her work at the Adler kindergarten. She
told the witness on Friday night that she
was afraid of her hus band and asked pro-
lection from him. The witness had warned
Collins not TO disturb the woman.
"Do you recognize any one in the court
room as the one you warned? asked the
Coroner.
The defendant. Collins. unsolicited,
stood up and the witness Immediately
identified him.
On that evening Collins had worn a
striped shirt and the witness Identified
shirt produced as similar to the one worn.
The witness had never heard the defend
ant threaten his wife or speak OF her, nor
had be ever known the defendant 10 be
under the influence of liquor
Mrs. Amelia Hall, who resides on Third
and Howard streets, had known Mrs.
Collins sixteen years and had seeu her last
on Friday night. She recognized the de-
fendant Collins as having been present on
that evening The witness had seen q
knife in the hands of Collins, who was
digging out his pipe with 1t. She would
recognize the knife if she saw it. and posi-
lively identified knife handed her by the
Coroner as the one. She could not iden-
tify the pipe.
The witness knew Mrs. Collins had a
purse and 81 or SIS in ii on the night Of
Friday last. The purse produced was not
the purse in question. The witness iden-
tifed a hat aud a shawl as those usually
worn by Mrs. Collins, whom she last saw
at 80 A. NJ. on Monday last. Mrs. Collins
had then said she was afraid OF her hus-
band. Collins had asked defendant for his
wife's whereabouts on last Friday morning.
Collins asked If his wife worked at the
kindergsrtens, and The witness had replied
in the affirmative.
T. j. Clishin, police officer, testified TO
the discovery of Mrs. Collins on the morn
ing of Monday last.
The witness had asked the wounded
woman who cut her, and she had replied.
collins" Tne witness had been handed
a bloc od- stained knife by man, Kelly, who
Informed him that that was the knife with
which Collins had cut the woman. The
knife. still covered with blood-stains, was
identified. The witness had then asked
Mrs. Collins if the COLLINS" who did the
cutting was her husband, but she only
moaned.
Kelly had told the witness that Collins
had gone down Second street. and witness
followed in that direction.
Officer John T. Seymour testified that he
had known Patrick E. Collins since last
Monday, having met him in the Chief of
Policies Office at that time. The witness
had searched Collins, and asked him where
his pocket-knife was. Collins had replied
that he had never carried pocket-kuife.
10 reply to question whether he was inthe
neighborhood of Second and Folsom streets
between S: 80 aud o'clock that morning
Collins had replied in the negative. The
witness had asked Collins how he got blood
On his undershirt, and Collins had replied
that was his own business and none of the
officers. In the prison the witness had
taken all the defendants clothes off. The
soles of the shoes (produced), the pants
and drawers were stained with what ap-
peared to he blood. The witness could not
find any cuts on Collins body.
The witness then detailed the recovery
of blood-stained shirt al 1927 Howard
street, where it bad been found by
woman in her yard and by her thrown
into her ash barrel about noon Monday.
The witness had found the ashman who
emptied the barrel, and in his back yard
in a barrel secured the shirt. The ashman's
name is Louis Notche.
During two visits to the Adler Kinder
garten the witness had found boodstainS
on the floor and stairs.
Edward Kelly, Coroner's messenger, tes-
tilted to bringing the body of Mrs. Collins
TO the Morgue and preserving the clothes
produced, which were stained with blood.
This closed the testimony, ana the Cor
oner informed the jury of its duties IN re-
turning its verdict, and at $3.50 p. n. the
jury retired. At 3:47 p. NJ. the jury filed
back into the courtroom.
The verdict accused Patrick Collins of
the murder Of his wife, Sarah a. Collins.
The verdict was approved by the Coroner.