The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-16
COLLINS DEFENSE OPENED.
Attorney GODDARD Tells What He
Expects to Prove.
4 WCTIM or CIRCUMSTANCES
~ snow That Joha Henry Gave h Ne.
grsss money TO Gamble for uIm-Thc
Fathers Many Fssrs--storie, OF Mys-
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In tho trial Of John Collins made its
opening statement to the jury this
morning. The prosecution was sur.
priscd by only three statements made
by the defense to-day. Ono was tina
enc defense would ndmit that John
gave the negroes the SIS and his gold
watch and chain; the second was that
che defense would admit that the very
negro TO whom John gave the money
and watch Is the one they suspect Of
numbering his father; the third was
that the defense admits that John was
90 heavily In debt that he was In great
distress about u and that he knew his
father would not help him out.
Before Mr.. Golard made his state
mcnt Of the defense to the Jury this
morning he put tho negro johnson
Jordan on the witness stand for fur
Their brief REORGANIZATION. Ho vas
asked:
''Didn't you tell Bud Lewis that you
killed j. s. Collins?"
"No." answered. the negro, with a
laugh.
"Did you kill J. s. collins'"
"No."
Didn't you tell Bud Lewis that you
and jess Harper went to the Collins
homo that morning OF the murder;
that you went In n cart. jess was left
In the alley TO mind the cart; you
pulled of POUR shoes aud went into
che house and shot Mr.. Collins with
his own gun; that Jess got frightened
and drove tho cart away and that You
= rushed out ani ran all tho way to
Crook Wright's In your stocking feet?"
"No," answered Jordan, and he
laughed as he left tho witness stand.
The prosecution says II will prove
positively that Jordan was in Emporia
che night OF tho murder and that Jess
Harper was In Lawrence. Anyway,
thev say, II the defense admits that
johnson Jordan killed Mr.. Collins, il
Strengthens tho case Of the prosccu-
ton, because that establishes the COR
rcctncss Of the states claim that John
was negotiating with the negroes to
kill his father.
ALL EVIDENCE CIRCUMSTANTIAL
Mr.. GODDARD said tho evidence for tho
state had been wholly clrcumstantial
and the evidence for the defense would
tS wholly circumstantial
I'VE expect to show That Joseph
Smothcrs, tho witness used here by
che state, Is wholly unworthy OF DO.
lief. We will show that In his evi.
dence here he has contradictcd his cvi.
donce at the preliminary. We will
show hat no has told that he was To
get money for testifying In this case,
that he said he knew who killed Mr..
Collins and that there were only Ave
men who did know that, and that per'
tured testimony was to DO used In this
case.
"Wo will show that Ed Miller, the
negro who says John tried to buy poi
son from him, Is false. A man, Car
penter by name, was In that drug
store all the time John was there ant
he will relate all that passed.
I I'VE will show that johnson Jor
dan, tho negro, is absolutely unworth.
Of belief. We will show that since tn
murder he has ATTEMPTED to blackmai
Mrs. Collins. We w,l show that h
has told that he obtained the S76 fror
John Collins TO gamble with and tina
John gave him his watch for the sam
purpose. Jordan has stated on q
least two occasions that he himsel
killed Mr.. Collins because Of Nm oil
grudge.
MISS BABCoCK "INFLUENcED."
Eve believe that Miss Babcock WI
mistaken in some OF her statement
We do not sllege that she swore falls
a W, bat her mind has unconscious
been influenced by outside parties.
n AS TO Harbaugh. the detective, v
will show that he Is utterly unwortt
of belief. ops falsehood In particul'
IT bia ,wr n spst eprove. That is tn
Kitchen" to ola 8 write with his 10
OF the old ,ounds'ution expected
Asiatics, thasused bya. sohn was &c
vertible into apoeple ,e.t nsn' S. ~
some and heaithful fohh" n ",
contains more nutritioosh, handsa
known to the arts oEh
viii be shown that tbs ttSJ. 8. COLL
spRer from crop faisg, Ace here in bu
inca have within tb'fraternal socie
pr2A.s-Ahat Is chss@an Oh nerve
WhaO NJ Prepss DISLIKE to a D
|, he spoke hjthot.ss, freely and v
lasly. This \ oespes. him enemi
-xrtvas not infrequent for Mr.. Coll
70 order people out OF his Office.
had dealings with many tough Oh
acters renting them houses. I
\ brought him quarrels with the W
worst element in society. The mani
OF Mr.. Collins while he was leader
20 many parades was offensive
many. His manner OF ordering
k~ystanders back made him enemies.
.Mr. Collins was a peculiar man