The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-19
TALKS OF DEFENSE
MARTIN ENsLEY WILL MAKE ALL
TIE FIGHT BE CAN.

MA LIN 6NSD61 WILL MAAb ALI
THE FIGHT BE CAN.
He Lies 10 jail. Having Failed to Get Bond
While His Alleged Victims Fourteen
Wounds Are Being Attended to. WIFI
Chances of Recovery no More Thar
Even What Ensley's Friends Say :
Norton. tho San Francisco Suicide
Played Faro-HoFman Inquest is Get.
ting Interesting.
st. Louis, June 1S.-CharIes D. Collins,
she Tennessee horseman who was bru-
tally beaten and robbed in Meramec
3iighlsnds, is still in critical condition
as a result of the fourteen wounds on
ehock, as DR.. Pittman hoped he wodld.
and his temperature remains above nor
NAL The physician believes that mis-
patients condition would improve should
the weather become cooler, but at pres
ent he says the chances Of recovery are
not so bright as they were Wednesday.
lHe carefully examined the fourteen cuts
end bruises today for symptoms Of blood
poisoning but found none.
Preparations are being made for
Martin Ensley's defense. His sister,
Ho6gson, u. S. A, has engaged Lee
aierriweathers, late state labor commits
sioner, by wire and instructed him 10
spare no expense in the way of hiring
detectives and running down clues.
The few intimate friends whom Martin
Ensiey has in ST. Louis do not believe
in his guilt. They say Ensley viii plead
rot guilty. One of these friends said:
"The defense believes II can be prov
en- that Collins did not have s.06O0 in his
pockets He possibly had that much
Tuesday morning but evidence IS al
ready coming TO light that ne lost
large sum al the fair grounds that af-
fernoon. Detectives have been engaged
no locate where that hammer was
bought and they may throw some light
on the mystery"
Ensley is held in jail at Clayton, No,
no one having volunteered to go on
5000 bond for him.
NORTON PLAYED FARO.
San Francisco, June 1S.-The suicide
of Isaac Norton, cashier Of the internal
revenue collectors office, within a couple
Of hours after he was told by Collector
Welburn that his accounts were 10 be
examined. created the belief that he was
short N his accounts. Several papers
found on his body, which were properly
vouchers of tne office, added TO this be-
burn has begun an inventory OF the
revenue stamps on hand and an exami-
nation Of the cashiers books.
Until a complete inventory is made
Collector Welburn says it will be i'm
possible 10 say whether Norton was
short in mis- accounts or not. There is
apparently no doubt in the collectors
mind, however, that there is a shortage
and the belief in the Office is that it
will amount to $1,000 or $1,000.
II has been learned since Noron's
death that he was a persistent faro
player.
THE HOFFMAN INQUEST.
San Francisco, June 18.-When the in |
quest into the cause of the mysterious |
death Of Isaac Hoffman on the evening
OF June 1 was resumed. II. n. Ferren-
bach. the special watchman who found |
the dying merchant upon the floor of |
his office, testified to the fact, and stat
ed that shortly after 6 O'clock that |
aVnnin0 ha
and after learning that the bookkeeper |
was gong back to the office for some
thing which he said ne had forgotten,
cav him join. Hoffman at the door.
While able to fix the time at which he
found Hoffman dying at 6:45, he was in |
doubt as to that at which he saw Figel |
going TO the office. but thought it must |
be few minutes after o'clock.
Police Officer J. H. Cohn, who re-
sponded 10 Ferrenbach's call after find
Ing Hoffman. described the position in |
which he saw the dying merchant and
the condition OF the office most minutely
Rufus Manuel, clerk in the asses
sor's office, stated that at 6:25 on the
evening OF June l. he saw two men out
side the door of Hoffmans office. one OF
whom was tall and stout and wore a
beard, while the other was smaller and
had an auburn zlustache The taller OF
the two invited the other into the office.
saying he would explain. Both seemed
to De excited AT the Office on Bush
street the witness noticed a woman
heavily veile9 walking up and down and |
apparently waiting for some one inside.
Officer i. Love testified to the remov-
Al OF Hoffman in the patrol wagon 10
The receiving hospital and Detective
Crockett stated that while conducting
lis Investigation in Hoffman's office
'oon after the tragedy. a young woman.
who proved 10 be the nurse girl employ
ID al Hoffman's house, came in and
said that she been sent TO find out why
her employer had not come home 10
supper as ususl. She was very much
excited and stated tha; when Hoffman
eft home that morning ne was in a bad
emper.
Louis Friedman. merchant, swore
nat he saw Hoffman a; the door of his
'ffice on June ! at 6:l5 o'clock and asked
iim II he was happy. TO which Hoffman
'esponded that he could not be happy
With such a mother-in-law
Several other witnesses were examin-
d upon immaterial points and the mat
er then went over.