The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23

duced a photograph. He asked me If
I had ever seen him. I said that saw
him on the Novels jury-he was fore
man. He said, well, that is the fellow.
He said, want him put out of the way.
1t is case of getting him out of the
way, or of my committing suicide. He
is going to Chicago on the 5th and If he
does, he will find out things that will
make me commit suicide. He told me
that that man was supposed to be his
father, but that he was not.
Q.-Then what was said?
Ale wanted to know If / knew
any one who would do the work. I said
no. L said I wasn't in that kind OF
business of putting people out of the
way.
Odd you get letter here in To-
peka by special delivery?
Ayes
Q.-How was it marked?
Alt had Kansas City and some
thing railway stamp on it, a special de-
livery stamp and a two cent stamp.
Q--What did the letter say?
Al think it said: you are not a
square fellow, why don't you do as you
agreed to? Answer to Harper. Tear
this up after reading"
Q.-When next did you see Collins?
A--James Harper came down to nv
house and told me there was a white
fellow down at the 400 club wanted to
see me. I went down and Collins was
in room Z. He asked me why I didn't
do as l intended to. He said, You aint
a square fellow L have treated you
right said. well maybe I
am But ] don't want to do that job.
He says, I've got a new scheme. Why
don't you use a bomb shell? I said
that it would do. He asked me if I was
acquainted with explosives, and told
him l was a professional dynamiter
He asked me what it would cost 1 told
him about S125- I told him 1 had al
ready ordered one in Kansas City and
that I would have to have $50 more.
stalled Crook Wright to loan me $50
Finally John pulled out his watch and
said, Here's my watch" 1 told him
/ didn't like to take it, but 1 took it,
Q.-YOu took the watch?
A.-Yes. He scratched a picture out
of it before he gave it to me.
Q.-Is this the watch? al
Ayes, sir. iESIE
Q.-Where was the picture? '"$flz
A.-Here in front.
Q.-Were those cratch marks
made by Collins?
Q--Then what did Collins say?
lie SAID that l should go to Kan
sas City to get the bomb. Then he went
away.
Q--What did you do?
Al went around and showed the
from that guy.
Q.-Had'you ever ordered a bomb?
A.-No.
Q.-What did you tell that to John
A.-To get his watch.
Q.-What did you do with the watch?
pawned at c. H. Morrison's.
Q--Who did you send it by?
A.-Edith Bivins.
Q--What did you do with the watch
after that?
Al pawned it once after that to
Mrs Wilson in Emporia.
Q--When next did you see Collins
after you got the watch?
Al don't remember.
Odd you get a letter from John
Collins after that?
Ayes. I got a letter 1t was print
ed like the other and the envelope had
a special delivery stamp.
A-Have you that letter?
A--No, sir.
the witness and call Mr. Jamison
w. !. JamisOn Testifies.
W. I. Jamison. the colored lawyer,
he had the letter which Jordan had re-
ceived- He replied that he had
Attorney Safford:-I will ask you to
produce that letter.
Mr.. Jamison stepped down from the
witness stand and said: IF your honor
please, L realize this is an important
case. As a citizen I do not desire to
keep from the court anything which
would be valuable. The witness is I'M
der arrest. I represent him as an at
torney. L refuse to give up the letter.
I might cOncede enough in this matter,
but do not care to give up this letter
Justice McChntock-This is not a
private letter of your client.
w 1. Jamison-~I do not think the
court ought to require US. to give up
this letter 1t is a serious case. My
client is charged with d crime
H. c. SaffOrd-If Mr.. Ja-Inison is rep
resenting Mr.. Collins in this case, he
may have reasons for not presenting
this letter. 1t either contains matter
valuable to this case or not valuable.
Tt cannot hurt Mr.. JOrdan-it can hurt
no one except Mr.. Collins.
not represent Mr.. Collins, and counsel
knows it.
Justice McCTntoclz-Mr Jamison will
be allowed until o'clock to present this
letter.
Examination of johnson Jordan was
then resumed.
Examination of Jordan Resumed.
Q-When next did you see Collins?
A.-Dewey day.
Q.-What did he say?
Ale wanted to know about the
bomb she'll I told him that Asa Bright
had it and that he had been arrested.
/ told him would try to get it. John
came down to my house. 1 sent Joe
johnson down to police station. OF
course he didn't go there, but he came
back soon and said he couldn't get in.
After that I went to Bee Adams and |
after while went home and John was
sitting in my kitchen. I pulled a gun
down on him and he jumped. He said
he found no one at home and opened a (
window and went in. Then John and
went to Bee Adams place. He wanted
me to get Adams to go to Kansas City
for the bomb she'll John said: s'Well
want you to come and go with me''
1 said, mo, 1 won't cross that ave-
nue." 1 told him to go on and 1 would
go.
Q--When did you leave Topeka?
A-May u.
Q--Wh here did you go?
A.-To Emporia-
Q--Then where did you go2
A--To Newton