The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-25

7V1 S4UO lot me. II came there on Sum
day, May l. and there was a special de-
livery stamp on II. It was postmarked
the Kansas City and something railway
mail It was from John Collins inquirine
why 1 wasn't doing that work.
Shortly after that John Collins came
UP. James Harper came after me and
said that white fellow wanted to see
me at the 400 club. I met hEn there at
7;3o or o'clock. II was John Collins
There were ten rooms upstairs in that
building, and Ed Wright, the proprietor,
commonly called Crook Wright, assigned
US TO room 7. We drank before talking
business.
He asked me why hadn't done as
promised, and told him 1 didn't want
to. He then It'd me I wasn't square fell
low. and l told him I couldn't DO any
thing IKE that He said, Here Jordan,
that will never do Then I said: 7
have a plan. am g professional dyna-
inter The fact is, 1 have ordered
bomb TO blow him UP with. II cost s125.
I paid the SIS down and would have the
bomb when ! would pay $50 more. l just
though: Of that and thought / would staIl
him for another $50. 1 saw MS watch and
laid plan 70 get il. We then went to
earnest Groggin's room and he told me
10 get :he bomb as quick as possible. I
told him I had no money, and he asked
me, couldn't raise some and he would
pay me well for il. I was done sure about
this time that I could work hmfor mis-
watch and laid my plans. ! told Crook
Wright in an aside that when I would ask
him for $50 to say he hadn't a cent. l
then turned to Crook Wright in Johns
presence and said, Ed. want TO bor-
TOW $50 I havn't a cent said Crock.
Can't you raise 1t on your watch? l
asked. and Crook said: My watch isn't
worth Is cents Then Crook said, I know
where we could get some money tomorrow
# we mad security, and then John spoke
up and said: Give my watch as security.
The devil he said. my name is engraved
on it. I reluctantly took his, watch, or
pretended that I did. Before giving it
10 me he scratched a photograph Of
girl off the inside of It. The watch had
a chain on 1t, and one end Of the chain
was either a key or a button hook.
collins then told me to go to Kansas
City and get the bomb shell. 1 went
around TO all my associates and told them
that had done that guy for his watch. 1t
was agreed in the presence Of Crook
Wright that If anything ever came up
about the watch that we would say that
it had been won in a crap game"
1t will be remembered that John Col
Inns made a written statement to Sheriff
Cook that he had his watch and chain
70 he aNrf-
dence of Jordan, corroborated by the
awn ticket that Edith Bevins, Jordan's
mistress, pawned thechain for 81 a Nor
rfson's four days before Dewey day.
Jordan next had visit from Collins on
May s. He received a letter from Col
inns postmarked Lawrence" again in
sisting that he had not done the square
thing. On May Collins came to his
house and inquired whether he had got
friend of mis- across the river had it, and
that he would try and get il that night.
'T next saw Collins on Dewey day"
said Jordan, land 1 told him that the
sheriff was off; that Asa Bright had been
arrested and his things taken to jail.
told him that the dynamite bombshell
was among his things" He thought,
however, that he could brfbe the police
men for $40 to give up the shell, and Col
Inns swallowed his game. He talked to
Joe johnson and Edith, and fixed up
story with them that would suit the con-
tingency. 81 met a friend up town and
asked him for his gum" continued jor-
dan. 81 saw that Collins had a gun, and
thought the time had about come when
he might use it and 1 wanted to pro-
tect myself 1 met Collins again, and he
pulled his gun down in my face and said
that I had acted unfair with him. 1 didn't
have a gun, for my friend wouldn't give
me his. It was the night the mob was
talking about hanging niggers up town
On account of trouble with the soldiers,
and he thought he wanted it himself
told Collins that I did not want to be
,laved with in that way, and he didn't
shoot. He was at my house. l had it
liked with Joe Johnson to say that po-
jceman had said to him that he was !
hunting for me to arrest me, and then |
told Johnson that the stuff was all right |
,ff as couldn't go across the avenue that |
light.
.srhe day after that pulled out for En-
ooria-"
During the recital Of the negro's story !
Collins watched him closely. His face /
vas serious and it was evident that he |
called the desperate situation he was in. |
CROSS EXAMINATION OF JORDAN. !
The cross examination of Jordan lasted (
i've hours and was conducted by Charles /
HAYDEN Of Holton. 1t was a severe cross /
examination, and the witness stood it /
Without varying from a material point in |
lis direct testimony. Only once did ne 4
show any inclination TO become vicious,
md that was when Mr.. Hayden was ques
ioning him about his penitentiary record.
,Ir. HAYDEN didn't follow up what seemed
O be his opportunity TO make the negro
w TO pieces. He probably saw weak
,oint in Jordan's makeup and reserved
+ for attack at the regular trial before a
rrv. where it may count for something.
ordan admitted to have ben arrested 50
many times that he could not count them.
lie wouldn't say that he had been arrested
ss than fifty times.
Early IN the cros-examlnation be
rought out the point that Collins had
aid to him: Jordan II you don't fuiAl
our contract I viii have to do the Work
myself"
At another time he gave the history Of
dynamite bomb plot
John asked me-" he said. how much
amage the explosion would do I told
i'm that it would tear things
q VIII It blow up the entire house?' he
sked
q" II VIII blow up the entire block
aid.
And kin a great many peopleT he
sked-
:. I'm -err y-ou John said I. when .-.s