The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-13

Appear Against His Alleged AssaiIant.
Martin Eusley, Is Missins When the
Case Is CaiIed-Judge Calls is nn Out
rage and Collins VIII be Heavily Fined
when Found-Two Men Arrested for
killing Van Buskirk-AIabama Rapist
Lynched-Crime News
Memphis was put on trial today before
Judge Harzel. at Clayton. the county
seat Of ST. Louis county, on the charge
OF assault with intent TO kill Charles D.
Collins az Meremec Highlands one night
last June He is also charged with steal
ing se, 900 from Collins and tnat the rob-
berry was the motive for the assault.
Judge Thomas B. Harvey Of ST. Louis
appeared for Ensley, and O'Neill Ryan
will assist County Attorney Herndon in
prosecuting the case
When the case was called this fore
noon Mr.. Collins was not on hand and
Judge Hirzel was furious. He issued
bench warrant and subpoenas for Col
Inns arrest and after adjourning court
until 2 o'clock this afternoon sent out
all his deputies 10 find the plaintiff and
bring him in.
Inquiry at the Franklin hotel revealed
that Mr. Collins, who had been stopping
there. was not in and 1t was thought he
had left the city last night.
Judge Hirzel was very much incensed
because OF the non-appearanoe Of the
prosecuting witness. He said:
1T is an outrage that this man should
not be ihere and / shall see to it that he
is brought here and made 10 testify. The
Charge against Ensley viii not be drop
ped under any circumstances. II Col
lins cannot be found today l shall con-
tinue the case until the next day and 50
on until the man is found or until it de-
velops that ne has left the state.
I'm case ne has gone away, the trial
against Ensley will go on just the same
with the Witnesses now before me, the
charge being changed 10 assault with in
tent TO kill.
when Collins is brought before me
shall fine him heavily for contempt"
Nineteen witnesses have been sum
moned for the state and just one lest
than that number for the defense.
This afternoon, when court re-opened,
Sheriff Keith announced that Collins had
left the city and service on the attach
ment was impossible.
collins Left last eveninf, / have found
OUT said the sheriff, land Mrs Collins
left hurriedqy this morning. I could not
learn in which direction they went"
The case was continued until December
9, and an effort will be made in the
meantime TO discover Collins wrerea-
bouts.
Charles D. Collins is a Canadian by
birth. In the early SOS ne was head
clerk at the Kennard house in Cleve-
land, Ohio. when that hostelery was in
its prime. When Millionaire Holden
built The Hollenden in the Forest City.
Collins was made manager, with part
interest, and there ne managed 10 s7ve
some money. With this ne bought the
Duncan house at Nashville While In
the south Mr.. Collins became acquainted
with Martin Ensley, son of the well
known Colonel Enoch Ensley. VINO was
regarded as one of the richest men in
that section When Collins finally sold
the Nashville hotel he asked Ensley 10
accompany him to st. Louis to try nj.
luck at the fair grounds race track. To
this end ne purchased couple of horses
and was negotiating for others at the
time of the assault.
Collins and Ensley roomed at the Lin
dell hotel. Monday night, June Is, the
latter proposed a trip on the electric cars
and the two finally reached Meramec
Highlands. II was while they were in
the grounds surrounding the hotel that
the assault was committed. Ensley, -
hind him and struck him on the head
with a hammer. The Tennessee5n de-
MED his guilt and claimed that two men
assaulted Collins and that ne was also
attacked and fed in fear OF his life
Tie affair caused great sensation
here at the time because OF the prOmi-
nence of the two men.
FOR KILLING VAN BUsKTRK.
St Louis, Nov. 12-WiHiam Viehman.
VINO keeps small fruit stand at the foot
OF North Market street, and a man nam
ed Joseph Roberts were arrested at 2:20
this afternoon charged with being the
murderers Of Charles Van Ruskirk.
whose mutilsted body was found on the
railroad tracks above East St Louis
"Wednesday morning. TIE arrests were
made on a confession made 70 the
Fourth district police by Anna Susy,
Van Bu.kirk's girl. Sire says Van Bu--
kirk visited her Tuesday night and that
Vielman and Roberts were also there
Viehman told hsr, she says. mat ne was
going 20 Kill Van Buskirk. He and Rob
sTts left the house. she Gays. shortly az
:er Vsn BJskirk had gone. saying as
they went oJrt that they would foil0w
him to East 81. Louis and do him up"
RAPIST LYNCHED.
st. Louis. Nov ia special 20 ne |
Post-Dispatch from Birmingham, Ala. |
says: A late report from Eutaw says |
that the rapist Bud Beard has been
.ynchei at CsTro,f,own. The mob suc- |
ceeded in breaking into the court house |
and getting Beard out before the arrival |
1f the state troops from Tuscaloosa
sEw JURY FoR III oRN
Case VIII be Began All Over Again SsI,