The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-07

the paper, but was not much in
terested in it," preferring to watch the
man.
Miss Julia Shaw of Lawrence was the
next witness.
What Miss Shaw Saw.
Miss Shaw has known John Collins
by sight for a year. She saw him down
at the Harper house once, in the even
ing between 7:30 and o'clock. She
saw him first on the street corner The
examination of this witness was very
brief as was the examination.
Chris Epley who runs a restaurant
in Lawrence was then called He
knows John Collins who had been in
the restaurant off and on for two years
Q.-Was John in your place Wednes-
day evening before the murder?
A.-Yes.
Odd he tell you where he had
been?
A.-Said he had been to Kansas City.
Q.-What for?
Ale did not say.
Q.-What did he do?
A.-Told me to get two glasses filled
with ice
Q.-Then?
Al got the Ice and he pulled out a
bottle of champ pagne and asked me to
help drink it. I did so.
The witness here produced a pint bot
tie and identified it as the one which
contained what the two men drank
Q.-What was in the bottle?
'Object," said Mr.. Hayden. 1.-The con-
tents of this bottle are not material
seems to me a man could drink a half
dozen bottles like that and not hurt
himself
Did you ever try it?' said Stafford.
"A Democrat drinks"
'Overruled," said the court. ''Let US
proceed with this case.''
Cross-exam animation by Mr.. GODDARD.
Q.-Isn't that a very light drink, not
unlike lemOnadeP
A.-No, it was not
Q.-WaS it a light wine?
A.-No, it was champagne.
Z
ties and not feel the effects of it?
Al don't know.
This ended the examination of Ep1ey,
the bottle being admitted as evidence.
Boy Harper, brother of Jess Harper.
who carried the note from Collins to Ed
Miller, preceding the request for poison,
was the next witness. The boy said he
first saw John Collins when he came
to the Harper house the day the sold
iers went away.
when did he come to your home?''
A.-One morning between 8 and 9
o'clock.
Did he come one evening?
Q-You carried a note from him?
Q.-who was he talking to?
Q-What was said to you?
A.-Jess asked me if I would carry
a note to Frances Babcock for John.
said I would.
A.-To the Beta house.
Q-Did he give Efou a note?
A-Yes, for Miss ,Babcock.
Q-Who did you take the note to?
A.-Niss Babeock.
Odd you get an answer?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Take it to John?
Ayes.
Q.-Did you get another note?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Who for?
A.-Ed Miller at Dick Bros. drug
store.
Q.-Then what did you do?
A.-Left the store and went home.
Q.-What did John give you?
"A quarter and a necktie.
Q-Have you got the tie?
A.-Yes. and the witness here pro-
tie, much the worse for wear and said
that it was the present John gave him.
Odd you see John at your house
more than twice?
A-Yes, but I can't tell when it was
Odd you see John give Jess re-
volver?
A.-No, but saw them have a re-
vOlver between them.
The cross examination by Mr.. God
ard elected nothing of Importance.
After a short recess Webster Wilder,
now of this city, who graduated at the
university last year was next He was
with John Collins and Cecil Haggart IN
his own room, the Saturday night be
fore the murder They had refresh
ments-'liquid and solid''-sO the wit
ness said.
Claret Spiked Lemonade.
Q.-What did you drink?
A.LemOnade spiked with claret.
O.-How much claret did you use for
spikes?
A.-One bottle in two pitchers of
lemonade.
Wasn't that a pretty good spi1e?"
asked Mr.. Stafford.
A.-No, I think not for three of us.
Odd John Collins produce re-
volver?
A.-Yes.
Att was a self-acting revolver, L
should say a thirty eight
Q.-What did he say?
A.-That it was his fathers.
Q.-What did you say about finances?
A.-When we came to pay for the
treat John said he had no change but
would pay me the next day.
Q.-What did you say?
A.-That I would pay for it, as the
expense was slight.
Odd Haggart pay his share?
Ayes.
Did John tell you the next day
something about his father?
Ayes, he said his father, a short
time before, had been held up in To-
peka, and that his father haG marched
the negro at the point of his revolver
out to an electric light and told him to
leave.
Odd you fire the gun that night?
Ayes, we sat in the window of my
room and fired into a dense thicket
which goes up back of the house
Odd you see John with the pistol
before you heard of J. S. Collins death?
A.-No.
Q-Was there a party to be given
during the week in which Mr.. Collins
was murdered?
A-Yes, May 13.
Q.-WhO had charge Of it?
A.-John Collins had charge of all
the arrangements.
Q.-Was it a fraternity party?
Ayes.