The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-17

= u Cha pmau, superintendent OF the
grounds and buildings at Lake view.
was the next witness Mr.. Chapman had
heard Mr.. Collins tell at the Lake View
club house, about the negro following
him on Sixth street Nj Chapman has
seen J s Collins and John frequently
at Lake View and holds the opinion
that the relations between the two were
very close. 7 have heard many people
remark" said the witness, that it was
singular 4 boy and his father maintain
ed such intimate relations. 1t was un-
usual During the many times ne mad
seen the two u1eu together, MI Cnap-
man had seen or heard nothing to IN
dicate that John and his father were
not on the most aFectjOnate terms
Other young men who came there
with their father, usually sought the
society of young people, but JOnn ana
his father always spent their time III
each others society," said the witness
Herbert Wing Of Newton, student
at the university when John collins
was in school. was the next witness
Wing and Leonard are two OF the Beta
fraternity members VINO nave IOSaAly
stood by John Collins The claim Is
made that Webster Wilder Of this city
Is the only fraternity man who deserted
Collins at the commencement Of his
trouble. Wilder started a movement to
have Collins expelled from the fraterui-
ty but failed
wing stated that during the time he
was in Topeka attending the funeral
of J. :. Collins, the defendant exhibited
at all times much grief at the loss Of his
father
Q-How did he act2
A--As I believe I would act under the
same circumstances I can not go fur
ther in describing his actions except TO
say that at all times John exhibited
great grief on account OF his fathers
death
The witness then stated that he had
heard the charge that John had muir
dered his father.
ODD you watch him to see II you
could discover any Indications of gutIt2
A--Tes, was particularly attentive
in this direction
Odd you see anything which would
indicate consciousness Of guilt2
Al did not
The witness testified that on the
Tuesday following the murder. and i'm
mediateIy after a heavy rain. he walk
ed up and down the alley, and cjnders
therein would not yield to his heavy
shoes and as a result he made no tracks.
Q--At the coal shed was the ground
the same2
A--Yes, and no tracks were made
there
Wing was at the Beta house and
heard Harold Smith talk about his
scheme to go on the road with show
during the summer vacation, but he did
not hear Smith wh@n he talked about
giving some Of the boys position during
the summer vacation
Court Adiourns.
L @. stine of Ottawa who is a friend
of the Collins family was the next wit
ness Since 1886 he has spent consider
able time with his wife. in Topeka. and
they usually visited at the Collins home.
In 1888 Mr. and Mrs StIne and Mr. and
Mrs Collins went to California together
MI Stine and Mr. Collins were long en-
gagged as associates in work in the
grand lodge Of Odd Fellows in Kansas.
Mr.. Stiue had frequently seen John
and his father together and he regarded
the relationship between father and son
as unusually affeCtiOuate and that there
seemed to be a mutual feeling Of that
character on the part Of both Of them
The witness with his wife, attended the
funeral and at all times John Collins
seemed grief stricken over the loss Of
his father
Mr.. Stine's evidence in part, was an
impeachment Of Chief Steele's tesri-
mOny, in which the latter stated that he
did not tell John Collins at the cemetery
that The Journal had a sensational
story charging him with the murder of
his father. and that there would be a.
mob awaiting him at home"
Mr.. Stine swore that Steele did make
that statement
This ended the case today and court
adjourned until Monday morning at 10
o'clock Next week, after Monday. court
viii convene at $40 a N. and work until
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