The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-16

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gone. The testimony of these two
women, Mrs. May Burnett and Ella
Buchanan, Is the great sensation In
the case that has been promised all
along by tho lawyers for the defense.
This IA the strong evidence upon which
they expect tho acquiltal OF John Col
lina
MIRA Burnett In a scrawny woman
with red hair. She has been arrested
o number of timos for keeping n re-
sort. Ella Buchanan Is q Topsy-liko
negro girl
The story told by tho Burnett wo-
man was not rs plausible as IL might
have been. She accounts for her pres |
once on tho streets Mt such an unusual
hour by saying TINT sho was ''house
hunting"
This Is substantially the story told
by her. Sho left IN the HAS p. IN. train
on the night OF May - aud went to
Scranton, In Usage county, TO visit her
parents. She returned to Topeka ut
4 o'clock tho next morning and walked
to her hons at Eighth and Adams
streets. Sho wanted n new house
and the negro girl, Ella Buchanan. said
shc knew OF a vacant ono at Eighth
and Van Buren, streets, which Is less
than two blocks from the Collins home.
Notwithstanding she had been up all
night, she determined to 60 and look
~ tho house, and took tho colored girl
with her.
She went aud looked nc tho house In
question. but did not like 1t, 80 they
kcpA on walking. Their walk. she
says, took them past the home Of J. s.
Collins, and she remembers distinctly
seeing a negro on the kitchen roof.
Mrs. Burnett was put on the witness
stand again this morning for further
examination.
ibid you ever 60 under the name Of
Mabel Buchanan?" she was asked.
That's the name i signed when I
was arrested"
"How many times have you been mr.
rostedp"
"Only once" ..
"Wero you arrested ut lis East Sew.
cntecnth street,"
81 was not"
Prosecutor Jetmore stood up and
turned 70 tho real of tho court room
and said:
"Stand up, Officer Close"
A policeman in uniform stood up
"Didut that officer arrest you Dc
oembcr FL, 1887. at l1s East Seven.-
teeDth street, for disorderly conduct?"
POSSIBLY So"
ibid he2"
81 don't remember"
'Didn't n man put mp $40 then for
your appearance In police court?"
II don't know"
Were you arrested May 81, ls0s, Mt
Eighth and Adam, street for disor-
doriy conductY"
Possibly So"
"Didn't you go to Officer Carlson and
apply 10 him for n position as dctoc-
tive 70 spy on jointkeepers aud didn't
you buy bser from Mr.. Brown aud ap-
pear against him In police court?"
~ did not"
do you know Ed SEYMOUR"
POSSIBLY So"
"Dldnt you ask Mr.. Seymour II II
wouldn't be worth $50 to testify In the
Collins casc9"
81 don't remember"
"Well, did you?"
III don't remember"
hua Buchanan, Q negro woman, was
tho next witness. She told about Mrs.
Burnett's going to Scranton. abou,
her coming early In the morning ant
their going out together to look at q
vacant house. and passing the Collins
home. Sho said she saw the man OF
'~-.he shed roof, She did not think II,
d Asses moving.
IN any"otnt,ost important part OF ELL,
,plsy. 1t WV testimony was where sh,
itchen" TO demdicted the testimony o
the old world, as to tho time the!
,,.,;c. that our Indins house. Mrs. Bur
-.,,,. ,r,o . create, lively that tho tim
'"S films house was 5:lC
ino nm" ~ock, not n minut
ntains more hu'riuo Ella buchanan wa
1own to the arts osthat tho $3.50 whistl
III be shown that ting were within tw
lyer from crop failuRins house.
lee have within thetpts were fired tina
~. I. has been positivel
o'cloo)erly ~prepsisd about s:,s. A
thas h0gy and sti .hbors were arouse
and wcrs 70 o%ccufbllins home. tn
police were~~- house soon Their
after and P8.Aosan Hartburg was o,
on the shed roof examining it 4,
trsoirs at $3.50 o'clock. il Mrs. Blu
mott and Ella Buchanan saw anyoI
ON the shod roof It might have bes
Officer Hartburg.
Mrs. burnett had sworn that 81
was not sure whether Ella Buchan,
had seen tho man on the roof or nc
POINTS shct bought nothing was said b
ana and Soe6m. Ella Buchanan testifle
are aucMra burnett called my attcntit
Dates tor selhuA tho roof, and said
ickets December a. ato,.hat man ont
,6o0. and January l and 2. II ones up th
Of all ticksHasto be S% said; %
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6ncnesl@o ~ as