The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-15
NAN UPON THE ROOF
Continued from Second Page.
"I did not. "

and Van Buren, and at 123 Jackson and
weren't you arrested by the police for it ~
NO. and see here, Mr.. Jetmore, 1 don't
like your nerve for asking me-"
Mr.. Hayden, attorney for Collins, arose
and said to the court: ''Your Honor, we
object to this line of questioning. We
think it is unfair to this poor woman to
have fler chastity assailed in this IN
seemly manner"
Yes, and 1 won't stand for It much
longer" Interrupted Mrs. Burnett. Mr..
Jetmore went on with his questions.
Didn't you think it strange to see a
man climbing over a roof at that hour
of the morning, with his shoes in his
hands. too?"
81 did not"
did you say anything about it to Miss
Buchanan"
"I did not"
did you hear the gun shots?"
81 did not
"What was the man on the roof doing?'
81 couldn't tell whether he was standing
or moving
(Which way was he looking?"
'I didn't see his face at ALL"
Couldn't you see his features?''
"No."
'fBut you think his color was dark?''
/ Surprised Mrs. Burnett looked in con-
/ sternation ar the prosecutor, who was
smiling broadly. GODDARD and Hayden,
attorneys for Collins, looked worried.
You are sure his color was dark?'
eyes, I could see the side of his face"
did he have his coat on?'
81 don't think he had"
''What was the color OF his clothes?"
'"rhey were dark
''How do you know?''
"Well, just know"
Court adjourned then for the night.
Mrs. Burnett was put on the witness
stand again this morning for further cross
examination.
Ibid you ever go under the name Of
Mabel Buchanan" she was asked
That's the name / signed when I was
arrested"
'How many times have you been ar
rested?''
"OnIv once"
Were you arrested at 11s East Seven
teenth street,"
81 was not"
Prosecutor Jetnore stood up and turned
to the rear of the court room and said:
stand up, Officer Close"
A policeman in uniform stood up.
Didn't that officer arrest you December
81, 1887. at 11s East Seventeenth street. for
disorderlv conduct2"
Possibly So"
Ibid he?"
81 don't remember"
Didn't man put up SO then for ycu.
appearance in police court?"
Il don't know
''Were you arrested May %, 1898. at
Eighth and Adams streets for disorderlv
conduct"
Possibly 500
''Do you know Marshal strauss?"
POSSIBLY SOL
Didn't you visit him very recently and
tell him that you had reformed and want
ed the police to leave you alone?"
81 don't remember"
Didn't you go to Officer Carlson and ap-
ply to him for position as detective to
spy on jointkeepers. and didn't you buy
beer from Mr.. Brown and appear against
him in police coprt?"
Il did not"
do you know Ed SEYMOUR"
Possibly sou
Didn't you ask Mr.. Seymour IL it
wouldn't be worth $50 to testify in the
Collins case?'
Il don't remember"
wei. did you?"
81 don't remember"
Ella Buchanan. a negro woman, was the
next witness. She told about Mrs. Bur
netts going to Scranton. about her coming
early in the morning and their going out
together to look at a vacant house, and
passing the Collins home. She said she
saw the man on the shed roof She did
not think he was moving.
The most important part of Ella Blu
chanan's testimony was where she fatty
contradcted the testimony of Mrs. Bur-
nett as to the time they passed the Col
Inns house. Mrs. Burnett swore positively
that the time they passed the Collins house
was 80 SIP or 5:15 o'clock; not a minute
earlier or later Ella Buchanan was equal |
ly as positive that the $50 whistle blew
while they were within two blocks of the
Collins house.
The time the shots were fired that killed !
Mr.. Collins has been positively fixed by DIFF |
ferent witnesses at sos o'clock. and he !
died about 5:15. At that hour the neigh (
bOrs were aroused and were in the Collins |
home. The police were at the house soon |
thereafter and POLICEMAN Hartburg was ont |
on the shed roof examining it for tracks 1
al 5:5 O'Clock. II Mrs. Burnett and Ella !
Buchanan saw anyone on the shed roof it |
might have been officer Harrburg.
Mrs Burnett had sworn that she was |
not sure whether Ella Buchanan had seen |
the man on the roof or not and she
thought nothing was said between them /
Ella Buchanan testified:
Mrs Burnett called my attention to the /
man on the roof and said 10 me: Look /
Ella, at that man on the roof: we amt the 4
only ones up this early in the morning /
l said: on. everything goes in Kansas. |
Let's get home quick, I'm as hungry as a .
bear"
Ella Buchanan was,a veritahle Topsy on /
the witness stand. The crowd in the court 4
room laughed so loudly a. her funny ways /
that the judge delivered this reprimand:
Keep order here This laughter is IN 1
called for and all out of place A person ]
would think it was play of some kind /
going on here"
Miss MaryWya was recalled this morn /
ing 10 make a correction in her stirlouv. /
She testified yesterday that Mr.. Collins had /,
had trouble in his Office with Chris Roof. 1
She said today tha, was a mistake: It was I
J. \ Roof he had trouble with The
prosecution asked her on cross-examina |