Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-19
COLLINS AND ENSLEY TALK The Former Insists EnSley Did
 the Work. THE LATTER DENIES IT Collins Condition Very UnfasOrabIe His Wife with Him--Ensley Refuses Visitors and
 Makes Statement of the Assault. 

st. Louis, June 1S.-Informatfon was filed with Justice of .he Peace J. B. Cruesfelder yesterday charging Martin Ensley with assault with intert to kill and the robbery of 5000. The document was sworn ollt by F. A. Heideb srne, coun- ty prosecuting attorney.
 Ensley is held at the Clayton jail wfoh- out bail until the result of the terrible blows on the hsad received by Charles D. Collins at Meramec Highlands Tuesday. night shall be de ermined.
 Enkley gave 1t out flat that he would see no one in jail except his attornsys and A. K. Wooten, an old Friend
 Sheriff Ke1I5h had a long talk with Charles D. Collins Wednesday af.ei moon, ard is more convinced than ever that Edls1ey had an accomIQice and that the latter has the money. He believes the man got out of She coun,y on the. Kirk wood car that lsft Meramec Highlands about the time the assault was made, and so he has asked the St. Louis police for aid. ~ s. ta
 Chariels D. Collins was worse las. night. H had high fever his head palned him greatly and llei was very restless. Dr. PIJtman found some more wounds on his head after the haiit was cut away. The total number is fourteen. Three are long gashes and six of the fouite n reach 70 ,he bone.
 The skull may be slightly fractured and probably ts, pr. P .ittman says, but it is mt the cracking od '.he bone he fear1 so much as blood poisoning. The ex- trems heaIt adds to the paiert's discom- fort and to the Complications of the case Should blood poisoning set i1 Collins would die within a. few hours, and the charge against Ensiey would be mulIder
 Mrs Collins arrived a. Kirkwood from Cleveland Wednesday evening, and at once had her husband removed from the clolse, s.uffy room on the 4hird floor of the North Side Inn, where he was carried after the ltlip from Meramec Highlands, to larger, airy apartment on lhe first floor. She is a handsome brunette, with snappy black eyes, and Is bitter in her denuElciaItion of EnHey.
 Positive that he did itl" she exclaimed Indeed I am." Then turning to her 'hus- band she said: .sCharles, tell the reporter how you know it was Martin Ensley who
 ''Because I saw him. said MT. Collins.
 Did you see him strike the blow?"
 "No. but Eaw him just as he. struck step. I turned my ahtdd at the moment and saw pant of him to ms so close I could have touched him. I was about to say We had be Aer hurry -up," when the blows were struck. I didn't know they were DIOWS, tHOuSil. luC Oilc 1uta ludt l had wais that had come in contact with an electric wire, tha. it was wrapped about me and was splitting fire; then all grew dark and I remember nothing more until awoke in the Inn and found some men standing over me. I at once told them who had commi led the assault.
 Three or four days ago Ensley asked me seveTlal questions about my health. He felt of my arm to try my muscle, as he put it. And now can recall how upon at least half a dozen occasions he tried to take me to some secluded spct. Tues day evening while we were on the cars going to the Highlands he avoided riding with me. called to him once that the seat beside me was vacant but he paid no att ention. And I now distincly re- member that down town, just before we took the car, I stepped up to two police men and asked them how long the ride would be to Forest Park. When I left th m Ensley was not in sight A moment later, as the car drew near. he stepped out from the shadow of a buflding"