The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-16

trees. MI. COLLINS drew n revotver ~
that Tina, forcsd the negro under IN
electric light and found he had n large
knife. Mr.. Collins was In fear OF NO
grocs, and expressed this fear TO John
and TO people outside OF the family.
We will put these people on tho stand
20 tell what Mr.. Collins thought about
these things. On the street at night
he would not walk near q dark alley,
and always walked on the outer edge
Of the walk or In the middle OF tho
street.
JOHNS LIFE At LAWRENCE.
"As to Johns lifc In Lawrence, we
will show that his father allowed him
ee5 q month. In his first days ut
school this suflced for him. As time
passed his circle OF friends grew
larger and his needs greater and no
spent more. His father knew OF this
and told him that whom his school
gear was over he would try aud raise
the money to pay his debts. Mr.. Col
Inns did not know the amounts.
With Johns limited knowledge
Of tho value Of money and his
incxpcricuco In the ways OF
the world he incurred debts, but the
money was not spent in drunkenness
or licentious living, but for books,
confectionery, clothing, presents and
livery rigs. AZ time went ON John
saw himself getting deeper In debt,
and when he came 10 pay the sums
seemed very large. lie did not know
what to do or which way to turn. lie
could not go to his father; his father
had no money with which to pay.
Then came the first strong tempta-
ton John had cver had in his life. lie
committed n moral wrong which he
should now regret. He had acquaint-
ances among the negro singers who
used TO come around the college and
they posed as lucky gamblers.
TO GAMBLE ON SHARES.
"John Henry Collins was led by Joe
Smothers to meet Jess Harper, and
then they sent for their pal, johnson
Jordan, and they induced him to give
them SIS to gamble with them on their
promise that they would return him
half the profits Of their winnings.
These negroes led John into q gam
bling game. When he tried to get
his profits they buncocd him aud
got his watch to gamble more
with. When he realized that he had
been duped, swindlei and robbed
they got him deeper than cvcr
into their clutches. This made John
SO sick that he had to come to Topeka
and consult his family physician the
day before his father was murdered.
He stayed homo that night, and the
next morning was awakened by those
fatal shots aud jumped out OF bed ant
ran out and came face to face with hi
sister. Together they ran down stairs
We will show by the evidence Of Grac,
Collins that she heard somo one III
through the hall. Some ono else wa
in tho Collins home that night, ant
went down the hall and out tho win
dow.
John rushed downstairs and int,
the bedroom, where his father la,
bleeding. lie rushed back upstair
and slipped on his trousers and Goa
and ran across and called the ncares
doctor and then telcphoned the police
ue went back Immediately to hi
home. He exhibited all the emo
ton, affection and sorrow to b
expected OF the most loving so
over the loss Of mis- father. Hi
friends told him to brace up, that h
was now tho head of the family, an
he did brace up. We will show tina
after this tho thought came to job
aoout tho loss Of his watch. II woul
have been better for him had he toll
the truth about the watch. But h
was ashamed OF It and he conceale
the facts.
There was no motive that coul
have existed adequate to mako job
kill his father. There was no sui
cient reason for 1t. On the contrar
there was every reason why he shoul
want his father to live. He knew tn;
his father had a real estate deal und,
way that would have made him $50,
or $40, 900 In commissions.
MYSTERIOUS NEGROES SEEN.
I'VE will show that the morning
the murder three men were heard
the alley back OF the Collins hou
talking In q suspicious manner Ear
in that week u negro had beon seen
. climb of the coal house in the real
J that house and run away very early
I. tho morning just as It was getti,
J. light. On the morning Of the murd
' n man was seer crossing this sh
. roof carrying something In his han
' that looked like q pair Of shoes at
II about 5 o'clock In tho morning, aud
. went down of the coal shed and d
n appeared in the alley. We will not
10 tempt to point out this man, we "
not say who held that gun, whett
- the mysterious negro who had be
" shadowing Mr.. Collins had at !
succeeded In accomplishing
" mvrderous purpose, OF whetl
y other parties had u stronger I