Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
PROMPTED BY JEALOUSY.
HERBERT COLLINS ATTEMPTS TO
KILL ROBERT MARTIN.
Smooth Scheme 10 Get Board for Al
legged Prisoners-sIichaeI Russell,
Ex-COnvict, Cannot Keep
Out of Trouble.

The customers who were lunching IN NC
Cli1ttocks restaurant, at lbs Walnut street,
yesterday afternoon about 1:3O, were treat
ed to a surprise, occasioned by an attempt
of Herbert Collins to shoot Robert Martin.
Collins, who is a stockman from Sedalia,
No., separated from his wife a year ago,
there being some trouble between them.
During most of the time since the separa
ton, Collins has lived in Kansas City and
worked for George Emhoff, a stockman at
Argentine What his wife has been do
ing since the separation, he does not know.
1t was sufficient for him, though, when he
saw her enter McClintocks restaurant yes
terday about 1:30 with Robert Martin, who
is also a Sedaia stocfman, and take chairs
at a table near the south wall of the
building. Martin and Mrs. Collins had
hardly entered upon a conversation when
Collins, who had stood on the outside peer
ing in at them opened the door and walked
inside, d large revolver cleaning in his
hand. As he neared the table where his
wife and Martin were seated: he said,
through his clenched teeth, as he leveled
the revolver at the latter's head, I'll show
you how to walk around with my wife.
Mrs. Collins, who, because she had her
back toward the door, had not seen her
husband enter the restaurant, looked up
when she heard the words, evidently ad-
dressed to Martin and, seeing the reVol-
yer, jumped up and cried out:
You shan't shoot this man. He's all
right and with that she grabbed the re-
NOlNer at the DredCn just US collins pulleu
the trigger.
The hammer descended on her thumb,
cutting it badly, but she held on for a mo-
ment, screaming meantime for help and
gave Martin, who essayed no disposition
whatever TO lend her a helping hand, q
chance to run for the big coffee urn. which
stands on the lunch counter several yards
away. Before he reached it, however, Col
Inns succeeded in wrenching the revolver
from his frantic wifes grasp and fired one
shot at the fleeing Martin. The bullet went
wild several feet and buried itself in an
adjoining counter.
Orville Mason, the head waiter in the
restaurant, and Judge R. H. Field and
| City Physician Coffin, who were in the
| restaurant during the shooting, closed in
on Collins and disarmed him, after which
| he walked out of the place and was arrest
| ed by Officer Milton as he was entering
| Christies saloon at 1908 Walnut street and
| taken to Central police station.
When Martin could be induced to come
| from behind the coffee urn, he and Mrs
| Collins went to Justice Krueger's court
| where they had a warrant issued for Col
| Inns, charging him with shooting at Mar
| tin with intent to kill. 1t was served on
him at Central police station and upon ar
| raigEment he pleaded not guilty and was
| held in $50 bail to appear for a preliminary
| hearing Monday Charles A. Miller, man.
| ager of the Cordova hotel, and Gus Baugh-
| man qualified as Collins bondSmen. Mr.
| Miller said yesterday that he would ask tC
| be relieved from the bond to-day.