People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-16
WALTON.

]. 7. Potter sold his farm TO Wm.
Wartick and L. Fry at 200.
James Slower sold mare to Harrel,
son the jack man Of Wellington fol
s4l.
Smith, the organ man Of Arkansas
City, was over Saturday looking up
his interest.
Marion Bledsoe traded fer a span OF
gray horses the last Of the week OF
Sam Williamson.
Miss V. NJ. Norris started for a trlI
TO Missouri the first Of last week tC
be gone some time.
CUBAN QUEEN.
John Collins, the Topeka young
man under arrest charged with parri.
eide, 1t is said will plead insanity on
the ground that he 10 society mad
The network Of evidence is gradually
closing In on him and nothing now
can establish his innocence. The in
sanity plea is the only avenue through
which he can procure hi. liberty and
Renter society. Collins was a stu
dent In the State university at Law
renee. He went with" Miss Frances
BabcOck, rich society belle OF Law,
renee, and was leader 10 all The
social functions. Toprocurs sufficient
money to accompany Miss Babcocb
and her family to the seashore
this summer he attempted to hir,
Two negOss to murder his father
In order that he tolld receive
$1,000 life insurance money. Failing
to get the negroes to do the work
young Collins committed the Grim,
himself, using a double barrelled sho,
gun kept In 4 closet adjoining hi:
parents bedroom. Both loads were
discharged into the elder Collins
body. Mrs. Collins, who was lying In
bed beside her husband, was awakened
by the first shot, which was not fatal
and saw the second shot fred. She /.
attempting to shield her step.son BY
declaring that he was not the muir
derer. She refuses to say who com.
United the deed. Collins was arrested
for the murder shortly after the buria
OF his father, but was subsequently
released for lack Of evidence. Tit
Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, o.
which the deceased Collins was
member, hired detectives and pur
them to work on the case, with thu
result that yoTug Collins was arrested
the second time on the charge OF par
ricide and will DO held. Society n
Lawrence and Topeka i. terribly tori
up over the affair and the case prom
ises to become one OF national interest
Some Of the Wellington fellows fl
Topeka have given the Topeka paper
an accounted the mysterious death O
Judge ]. NJ. Thomas at Caldwell Sun
day night, the 9Th inst. The Capita
Tuesday contained a long account
OF the death, which reads like rs
porter relied on his imagination 10
most OF hh facts. The Capital saw
. detective left Topeka that night t,
come here and complete the chain d
evidence against Ellison, Finch az;
POulson. an speaking of Thomas
career, the Capital says: "Thoma
was the Oldest living pioneer Of Csld
well and had been justice of tn
peace there for nearly thirty years
He was veil known all over the south
west. Ia addition to being a justic
OF the peace, he always acted as coro
ner for that section OF the county en-
undoubtedly sat on more dead me
than any man In Kansas. Ia th
cowboy Gays he had a busy time, 70
there was a killing every few days
In 1883 BE held inQuests over thirty
nine men who had been killed Il
street or saloon fights. He was dein
so well tEat he advanced Dave Leah
OF this city 10 the position OF Ion
hand steeographer for his court an
kept him busy for several months
Assistant Attorney General Snellin
also knew Thomas well and bis frs
case in Kinsas was before him. Dep
uty United States District Attorne
Harry L. Bone made some Of hi
maiden speeches before Thomas. Al
OF them express regret for his fat
and tell some interesting stories cor
corning him.
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