Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-14

What did you hear?"
First, horse and a light vehicle COM
ing west on Seventh from Van Buren,.
l thought from the sound that it was an
| old vehicle OF some kind. The conveyance
stopped close TO where the turn is made
into the alley. I was upstairs in my room.
which adjoined one with window OPEN
ing on the alley. A half pane of glass
was broken out OF the window. For five
| minutes nothing was said. Then l heard
low voice fifteen or twenty feet into the
alley. Then someone came up from some
where and then l heard two or three
voices
How long did they talk there?"
"A few moments, but came back later
Gould you distinguish what they said?'
NO, sir. The one who was nearest the
house seemed greatly excited
How long were they there?"
Ten minutes"
when did you hear them again?'
"In ten or fifteen minutes
Had the buggy or cart been driven
away"
No"
Where was the conversation this timer
''In the vicinity Of the point where the
buggy stopped"
WAS the buggy driven away?"
"Yes. toward Harrison street"
what time was it,
AFTER o'clock in the morning"
"Were you awake at the time the buggy
was driven up tnere?'
Was it unusual for people to appear in
the alley at that time OF night?"
Never before had L heard OF such a
thing
1.-THE morning Mr.. Collins was killed"
Was your son out that morning.?
Yes; after meat or something which he
wanted for breakfast"
He was not gone long?'
mo, but when he came back he told me
Of Mr.. Collins death
Gould you tell whether the men you
heard in the alley were white or colored?"
"I could not
W. L. Burgess testified concerning con-
verSatiOn he had with j. S. Collins in which
the latter told him about negroes annoying
him and one attempting to hold him>up:
100 Club when John Collins appeared
there. testified that he talked to them;
that Johnson Jordan asked him tAtkinsonp
which he had left there as bond. In his
testimony. Jordan said he asked Atkinson
to go TO the police Station and get bomb
What else was said to you?" :.
Jordan told me he would give me- 81
for going, and then he said there was S
Was there anything said about a
No, sir: not a word
Didn't you tell me in the hall out here
last Friday that you had no recollection
about what they wanted you to go to the
Il did not. I told you I didn't know
what the defense wanted me to testify to-
Did you go TO the station?"
"Whiy?"
.Jordap. told me it was stall"
What do You mean by stall?'
That there was nothing in it.
on went out and came back
"Yes.' -
What did you tell them?"
THAT kesson said he would arrest Jor-
dan unless he got out of town.
That's what Jordan told you to say?'
Yes
Then what was done?"
John Collins gave me a dollar and then
did you see Collins and Jordan again
that n!ght?"
Robert Hitchcock. at the time of the
murder a newspaper carrier. but now a
ganitor for number of people. including
County Attorney Jetmore. was the next
witness He was on Sixth street early ev-
Tsv eTs morning nc Ing during the week preceding
alley in the rear of the Collins house at
o'clock one morning, the 9th or 10th of
May. AT that time he was showing a new
man the newspaper route, which he mad
BY Mr.. Goddard:
Who was with you?"
Tell the jury what you saw In the alley?"
Just before we came TO the alley l heard
noise like the end of board being raised
and dropped. | turned my head and saw.
at the end of the fence. in the rear of the
e coa maR Was
side Of the Collins house. went west to the
out of the alley near where had stopped
The fellow then came out and passed with
in twenty feet OF me. and the man with
10 TO th.<
ner of Harrison, and then turned north"
Was he going fast or slow?'
He was rnnning and ran as far as I
What did the man look like"
Eas ae Sat Sad eSored on blaeK an
coat and a black stiff hat"
Did you try TO follow. him?"-
did you know Mr.. Collins?"
Yes: at the time of the hoom."
.sInee7" :.So'::
Did you learn OF Mr.. Collins death?"
did you know where he lived?"
Il thought he lived in Potwin. but this
| summer. when was working for the city.
1 heard a crowd Of the hands. while we
were working across the street from the
| Collins house. talk about the murder and
then l learned where Collins lived
why didn't you tell Jetmore?''
Il didn't think what / saw was impor-
tant."
Why didn't you tell the poiice?'
II don't know
Has anyone offered you anything to
testify in this case?'
NO"
Has anyone attempted to influence your
| testimony"
The witness hesitated.
Has anyone on the behalf of the defense
attempted to influence your testimony"
No. SIR
Did anyone on the part of the state at.
| tempt to influence your testimony"
| Yes
"Who?"
Aaron Jetmore."
This created a hubbub In the courtroom.
What did Mr.. Jetmore say to your"
He said i might go and see GODDARD and
see II could get anything out of them,
and. II couldn't. tell GODDARD that knew
| nothing and keep out of the case"
This was In the nature of a shock to the
| spectators. and Mr.. Jetmore's face turned
was impossible to tell. He opened his lips
and uttered an exclamation which made
the women around him jump. then raised
| his hand threateningly toward Hitchcock
Stafford grasped Jetmores arm and re-
| placed it at his side. and then. on cross
examination. asked Hitchcock to repeat the
The witness said:
"Jetmore told me to go and see If they,
GODDARD, would give me some money for tes-
| tifying. 1 said: No, Aaron, I'll be id II
| / do that I'll tell the truth Well he
| said, then go and tell GODDARD you know
nothing about the matter. and that'll keep
you out of the case"
| This again created considerable excite
| for several moments, but quiet was re-
| stored, and William Roe was called He