The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-18
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| tell any one.
Q.-How did the revolver get there?
Al do not know; it must have beer
put there by the person who did this.
Q.-Do you know Frances Babcock?
Ayes.
Q-Do you know what she testified
to?
A-No; I understand that she was
going to testify and that she was going
to tell some things had told her about
a man shadOwing her.
Q.-Was there a man shadowing your
father?
aggerated; he told me on the day of the
parade he saw a man on the corner
watching him. I told Miss Babcock and
my room mate, but told no one else.
Odd you send this telegram?
Q.-What did you mean by that ''tell
nothing?"
At referred to some things I had
told her, and I refuse to answed fur
Their.
Q.-You telegraphed to Leonard?
Ayes.
Q.-Did he come right up?
Ayes.
Q.-You sent him right back, didn't
you?
Al asked him to go back and get
what needed. He took my dress suit
case and put everything in sight in it,
Q.-Were you alarmed for your faith
er's safety
Ayes, more or less; I always
thought he made too many enemies.
Q.-How long have you been carrying
a pistol?
About a month.
Q.-Have you carried it since your
father was shot?
Ayes, one day; I kept it in my
room and gave it to Wing last night.
Q.-What time did you go to bed the
night your father was shot?
A.-AbOut 9 o'clock.
n nj he
Ayes.
Odd you go to sleep?
Ayes, and 1 did not wake up I'M
til 1 heard the shots.
Q.-Where were you when your faith
er and mother left?
Al was in the parlor at the piano,
and my father stepped back and told
me to not go to Lawrence in the morn
ing.
Q.-Where were you when your faith
er was shot?
Al was in bed; heard something
that sounded like a roar, and jumped
out of bed; 1 ran out in the hall and
started to the sisters room and met her
and we started down stairs together,
and my mother came out and SAID:
Your father has been shot; go for the
doctor" I ran back up stairs and my
sister went on across the street. I
went up stairs and got on my trousers
and went over to telephone for Dr.
Tefft. When came back L went to
profusely and his eyes were shut and
he was gasping. I knelt down by his
bed and got up when Mr.. Lange came
over.
Odd you know by what means
your father had been shot?
Al saw the gun in the hall.
Odd you know it was your faith
er's gun?
asked me to go in the closet and look
for the gun case, and did so, but could
not find it.
Odd you tell anyone that the man
who killed your father, went out of the
back window?
Al may have thought he went out
that way.
Q-You did not hear anyone run up
stairs, did you?
A.-No.
Q.-Have you written to anyone since
your fathers death?
Ayes, have written to Miss Bah
cock.
Odd you tell her something like
you said in this telegram?
Ayes, I told her to be careful what
she said.
Q.-Why did you do that?
A-Because understood there was to
be a reward offered, and a great deal
might be made of nothing; L did not
want her to talk to reporters:
Q.-What is your theory of this muir
der? Do you know who killed your
father?
A-No, have no idea.
Q.-Do you think it was for re-
venge?
A-No.
Q.-By a robber?
Ayes, I believe he did 1t in self-de-
Tense. He was in the closet when my
father and mother came home, and kill
ed father when he came out and es-
capped through an up stairs window
Q.-Do you know anything about the
life insurance?
six or nine months ago, and he said he
was going to change it so that my
mother would get more of it He
thought Grace and had too much.
Q-Do you know whether it was ever |
changed?
A.-NO.
Odd YOU ever complain because |
your allowance was not large enough!
Al wrote a letter to him telling !
him could hardly get along on the al |
LOwance I had.
Odd you ever get money of him? !!
Ayes, he gave me small sums |
Q.-You expected to get money from |
him to pay this note in the bank, did |
you not?
Ayes.
Q.-Had you asked him Tor money 10 |
pay the note?
A-No.
With the close of the testimony of
John Collins, the investigation was adj
ourned.
TODAY'S TESTIMONY
r. H. knowles was the first witness
allied this morning.
Odd you hear the alarm the morn
ng Mr. Collins was shot?
A.-Yes I heard the man at the door
nd jumped up and dressed and ran
yer to Mr.. Collins
Q.-Who was there? 49,
A.-Mr. LANCE went up the steps with
ne.
O.-Who was there?
A-John was in the hall and Mrs. Col
ms and Grace were in the room with