The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-06
GROWS WARM
Testimony in the Collins Case
Now Important.
ColOred Witnesses Testifying
and COrrObOrate
EACH OTHERS WORDS
In Most of the Main Points of
Evidence.
Negotiations of John Collins For
an Assassin.
THE MAIN WITNESSES.
johnson Jordan Will Be Put ON
the Stand Tomorrow.
THE MAIN WITNESSES.
johnson Jordan Will Be Put ON
the Stand Tomorrow.
Miss BabcOck to Testify To-
morrow or Next Day.

Those who are familiar with court
house crowds express themselves as
surprised at the number of people from
the countrywide daily attend the Collins
trial. A long row of teams stands at
the hitching posts around the court
house wall, all day while the owners
thereof attend the trial.
Women drove up to the court house
this morning and after hurriedly throw
ing a blanket over their horses, ran
excitedly to the court room.
Long before court convened the court
room was crowded with women.
The Collins trial was resumed at 9
o'clock. Ross Broadhead of Lawrence
being the first witness. He is connected
with the j. B. Watkins Land and Loan
company at Lawrence and loaned John
Collins $75, the money which it is claim
ed Collins paid Jess Harper for Johnson
Jordan.
The continuation of the testimony
given by Jess Harper late yesterday af-
ternoon after the State Journal had
gone to press was as follows:
Odd John Collins say what he
wanted you to do in Topeka?
A.-Wanted me to do some dirty
work.
Odd he tell you what it was?
A.-Naw, cause he knoWed I wasn't
gOfn' to do it.
Q.-Then what2
a
strong, able bodied man, with plenty of
nerve to do the work
Q.-Then what did he say?
him there.
Q.-What did you tell him?
A.-At 4:4O or 9:18.
Q.-YOu sent a telegram?
A.-Yes. John gave me so cents to
send it.
Q.-When did you send it?
A.-Between 10 and , o'clock.
showed that Harper had sworn that he
had sent the telegram between and f.
Odd you send the telegram before
you saw Collins at the park?
A.-Yes.
Odd you say at the preliminary
that you did not know when you sent it?
Al might have said that but I
sent the telegram before saw him.
Q--When did you receive the answer
from Jordan?
A--After I saw John in the park.
Odd you say at the preliminary
that it was impossible to say more
definitely than that it was between 1
and O'Clock.
The witness here explained that he
had made the statement broad at the
truth.
IT would be terrible if you told a lie,''
said Mr.. Hayden.
Then the subject of the diamond was
reached and Mr.. Hayden who had but
a few minutes before secured Grant
Meade-s diamond stud, given him at the
time John Collins received his dfa-
mond stud from his father, then
took the Collins stud and inter-
changing the two in his hand, asked
Harper to identify them. Another
diamond was produced and the three
handed to Harper who surprised the
defendants attorney by picking out
and Identifying the stone which Collins
had given him at Lawrence.
Odd John Collins offer YOU anv
money to do this dirty job the first time
you talked2
A.-NO.
Mr. Hayden produced the statement
which Harper made in Topeka. and af-
ter Harper identified it, asked him if he
then swOre therein that Collins had told
him If Harper would get a man to do
the job there would be SIS or 500 in If
Tor Harper. Te witness replied that
he had.
.Q-Did John tell you that he would
give you that amount of money?
A-Guess he did if I swore to it
Sl.-f1aNe you any recollection of
johns saying that to you?
"A trlfe, yes, but not much.
Q.-Where did you see Collins after
you saw him at the park2
A.-At the Eldridge house.
Jordan and Collins Brought Together.
The witness then told of meeting Tor
dan at the 9:1S train, the Fast Mail
and then how he went to the Fldridre
to tell Collins that Jordan had arrived
the latter having gone to Harper's
mouse. The cross SS-examinaJiOn, at this
juncture, proceeded over the same
ground covered by the direct examina-
ton.
Odd you hear any of the converse
tion between Jordan and Collins2
A.-NO.
o.-Had they ever met?
A-No.
Q-Did you introduce them?
A--1 do not remember.
Nv hen they came out of the room
WnaI was done?
Jordan said, John I can trust him;
Sa San you; Yes, guess can, said Col
lns' and then Jordan told me that Col
ms would bring down the S75 the next
Q-When did you next see Collins?
A--Ihe next day afterwards
Q-Did Jordan tell you what the SIS
A-No.
Did Collins know you were to get
a part of the money.
A.-No, sir
Q.-After receiving the rnonav when
did you next see Collins?
- A.aFhe next day OF two days after