The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-18

was murdered you applied to Nh. Knowles
and to Mr.. Gage and TO Mr.. Doolittle of
the Throop hotel and to Herb Bullene
| and to Mrs Storrnont and to Ross Broad
head for loans of from $50 to 1852"
yes sir
''Why didn't your pride keep you from
going into the deal with these tough ne
groes?"
II don't know
HOW HE GOT THE REVOLVER
"One day shortly before mis- death he
told me ne was going East and asked me
what 1 wished sim to buy for me. Col
Inns replied to the prosecutor when asked
how he got the revolver.) I said 1 would
like to have a revolver. He said he would
give me his
where did this conversation occur?"
''In my fathers office at noon"
when did he give II tor
THE same day when ne went to the
house for dinner
Where did ne take It from to give st
to your
From under his pillow
HE went 10 the parlor bedroom and let
down the folding bed and took out that
revolver and gave it to your
Eyes, sir
"And at that time your father was IN
fear Of assaseination?'
Yes. sir
And he gave you his revolver that he
had always kept under his ptllow?"
Eyes, sir
why did you wish TO carry revolv-
err"
ITO use It az threat"
Against whom"
These negroes who had swindled me-"
what became of that revolver
az returned II TO my father. He said
ne Thought ought not TO carry II around
and he asked me 70 give it back 10 him. ="
Prosecutor Jetrnore asked Collins:
..When did you have change Of heart
and become regeneIated in your habits OF
lying?"
What do you nean?"
You admit YOU lied TO Miss Babcock. to
your schoolnates. TO the sheriff and all
the officers and a great many more peo-
pie When did you get your change q
conscience and decide to tell TIRE truth?
while was in jail; since my arrest
THE PROSECUTIONS VIEW OF IT.
johns story today OF how he came 20
have his fathers revolver in Lawrence a
few DAYS before his fathers murder IS
considered shaky b. the prosecution. Mr..
Collins always kept a revolver under his
r6Now and Mrs. Collins kept anotelar IN
the same place. 81 there were always ;wO
revolvers in the bed and Il Was folding
bed The theory % the state is that JOIN
stole these reviewers day or two before
the murder. 50 thai w1len ne negro Jo5ln-
son Jordan went in 90 kin his father a.
Jordan had promised % do, the fainer
would he without defense. This very p!s-
tol John gave the negro johnson Jordan
10 pawn in Lawrence before re murder
and il was found there after tie murder.
and 3. is in evidence IN re cour< room
Bys this IS the story John told ABOUT 3;
today
..You admit ttat you had yoUr fathers
pistol in Lawrence before the MURDER
Yes. sir"
Where Old you get IT.
My father gave i TO ne
when
AGAIN HE DID NOT REMEMBER
Al ne c9roner's inquest John sEors
that ae -an down s.zirs and ret rs
mother in ne naiL she told bin b.
father KS she- and % run f0r docsar-
ae ran upstairs and pat on us clI- ana
trousers and zeut over - Laas and
ie'soaanel Tor a Doctor. Re sait - ars'
time ~ sent "a Wh-r@ dis father ias
was a,.sr -, cane back from sa~ i~.r-
phone and - Ts.her AS men dad \
transcript u TINS ev5Sencs Wzs sassFn -
John. He WAS asked < ~ BAD ssoFn tas;
wsv. lie sid r. al -, reme1rSse-.
Joan sxare rerv possissis FeStsTslaY
snzt 10 urezt Ia;o his faseeT's r7-,-n f-efefs
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