Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-06-23

al his Side In The count room, but he
accompanied him to and from the
Jail.
When the court adjourned for dim
ner 500 women were gazing ~ Col-
lius. They gaZed All him untll he had
the sympathy OF uhe men, lie arose
from his dhnlr and turned around to
his aggregation Of curiosity lie
faced them with no more evidence OF
guilt In his face than the most inno-
cent maiden who stared at him, lie
faced them gracefully aud to those
he recognized he bowed genteely.
There was NOT trace OF brazen-
facedness about his features lie
looked at them like one who was con-
sclous OF his lnn0cence,
When the crowds left the court
house uhey lined up ON both sides OF
the walk leading 10 the JAW Con
stable Ross and Grant Meade walked
| with him TO the jail,
They walked across the lawn OF the
court house to the corner and then
acrosS the street TO the jail Ihe
same indifferent, smiling serenity and
unconcernedneSs was on his Face. lie
nodded TO male acquaintance ana
tipped his hat TO ladies', lie mani
Tested no approval Of The curiosity
of the crowd, nor did he seem TO re-
buke II. When he returned to the
court house In the AFTERNOON ne
mingled with the reporters ana con-
Quoted himself with extraordinary
cleyerness. lie manifested no w teel-
inq against the newspaper men or
made any complaint nbout what they
had written about him. lie looked
once as II he might have formed tPN
words to say, Boys, you nre hit ml
me pretty hard, but II will adj Come
out right In the end but he didn'
say IT.
The newspaper men, adj, or mostly
an OF them, wished TINT the chain o.
clrcmnstantlal evidence was not Sc
STRONG about Collins lie looks anc
J nets Ike an innocent man, but there
Is no denying the fact bhNt the cir
cune4lAnces point with remarkable
} positiycness to his guilt, Grant Meade
was positive Ia his belief that JOIN
Collins Is MS innocent OF THE murder
Z of his farther ms he can be. This re-
U markahlp contrast between Collins
= appearance and actions and the tire
I mend0us mass Of clrcumstnntinl evil
: dence that is charging him with
: bruinl and unnatural murder in
crenses public interest,
Collins Is defended by A. \. GODDARD
G Of Topeka and Charles Hayden Of
Holton. lie is prosecuted by county
l. Attorney A. r. Jetmore and eN'
County Attorney Harry Stafford
Archie Williams, jr., is sitting by the
presenting attorneys named bun hi
U is taking no part in tine prosecution
> w. |. ,lumison is looking after the IN
' tercsls OF the negro johnson Jordan
! and Samuel Bishop OF Lawrence u
looking after the interests of the me-
= gro Harper. These two negroes, II
: will he remembered, have cOnfeSSet
y tlrat Collins had entered tnto negotIa'
u tons with them to kill his father
When the court opened the wit
y npSSpS for the state were sworn, nnt
Z tine rule enforced lIhnt they should bt
= excluded from the court until called
= An exception was made of reporters
. who were working nor their papers.
NJ c. Jenkins and Albert Heart
Ourg, two policemen, gave testimony
THAT was Of no value,
Sergeant Tim Donovan Sworc thert
Z was no evidence of burglary, no eNl'
dence that the murderer either en-
y. tered or left the house Immediately
before or after The Tragedy; that the
windows aud doors were adj closed;
that rhc gun was laid down by left
hnnded person, who had evidently
rome upstairs; that Mrs, Collins suit
that NO one could have gone ont the
front door; that all the doors were
L locked. that John Collins was not
CRYING; that Mrs. Collins was not cry
ing; THAT John was not nervous;
That, although the ground was soft
there were no tracks; that he exam
ined the house and found no one In
1t except uhe members Of the family
T, DR. left and the officers, and that the
shells in the gun were the same as
those in Mr.. Collins closet There
was nothing new or any unpublished
matter in his testimony,
Edwin bange's testimony consisted
Of the fact that he lived across the
street from the Collins residence;
! that ait 5 o'clock in the morning he
) heam two shots three seconds apart;
three minutes later Grace Collins ran
to his house saying her father hac
been shot; that john Collins came
= over soon afterward and teephonet
,, for a doctor; THAT he went to the Col
Inns home and found Mr., Collins dy
ing; that there was no evidence o.
u burglary; that he made an eXamina
> tion of the house aVd saw no sign o.
robbery; that the muzzle OF the CUR
lying on the carpet pointed towart
. the stairway; that the lock on the
7 folding doors had been tamperet
y with; that the electric light switch II
y the house had been tempered will
and rendered useless that he heart
DIR. Teft say that Vhe murder coult
. not have been done by burglar
Il that Grace Collins said she had fount
the front door locked, that John Rait