The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
LATE TESTIMONY.
offered in the Collins Trial After the
Journal,s Last Edition.


Odd you have a conversation with
him about the Monday following the
opening of the Collins trial in which he
said that he was mixed up in the Col
Inns trial and would like to get out of
1T and wanted to talk to you about it?
Ayes, sir.
Odd he tell you that on the morn
ing OF the murder he was going west on
the south side of Sixth street and saw
a cOlored man jump over the alley fence
of the Collins yard, run by him within
a distance of four feet and run north
toward the Topeka club?
Ayes, sir, he did.
Cross examination by Mr.. GODDARD.
Q.-Didn't Mr.. Hitchcock in that con-
yersation, tell you that we had heard
Of what he knew and would subpoena
him?
Al think he did.
Q-And he came in to talk the mat
ter over with you?
Ayes, sir.
Ole told you that we had heard OF
alley?
Ayes, sir.
County Attorney Jetmore here took
the witness stand and was questioned
by his co-counseI.
Q.-Do you know Robert Hitchcock?
Al do.
Q.-YOu heard the statements he made
on the witness stand?
Al did.
Q.-YOu remember he stated that you
had conversation with him in which
on the other side and get what money
he could.
Al do.
Odd you have any such conversa-
ton and did you tell him what ne
stated?
Al had no such conversation and
told him nothing of the kind. 1t is I'M
Cross-examination by Mr. GODDARD.
Odd you not recently give Mr..
Hitchcock a letter Of recommendation
Al did.
BY Mr.. Stafford.
Q.--What was this letter Of recon-
mendation?
At was an Endorsement for a posi-
ton of night Waterman at the state
house.
Q-who was It to?
A.-TO Mr.. GODDARD, or, rather, to the
executive council. of which Mr.. GODDARD
is or will be member.
At this the spectators in the court
room laughed and Judge Hazen had to
Mr. L. L. Kiene. city editor of the
State Journal was then called.
Odd you have talk with Miss
Grace Collins on the morning Of the
murder?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you talk to her about the cir
cumstances of the morning?
Ayes, sir. She told me she was
awakened by crash, and then heard
her brother cry out and jump out of
bed.
Odd you ask her II she had heard
a noise as if any one passing her door?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-What answer did she make?
A.-She said she had not.
The cross-examination was fmmater-
ial, Mr.. Kiene having simply stated
what Grace Collins had said to him on
the morning of the murder.
Mr. Ed LANCE followed on the stand,
and also testified that Grace Collins had
told him the morning of the murder
that she had heard no noise except the
crash that awakened her and the noise
of her brother calling out and jumping
out of bed.
Ex-Chief Steele was the next wit
ness.
Q--Dfd Grace Collins ever state to
you that she had heard a rushing noise
past her door on the morning of the
murder?
A.-No. sir. she did not
Odd you hear OF the rushing sound
before the corOner's inquest?
A.-No, sir, I did not.
Cross examination by Mr.. Hayden.
Q.-Do you remember of having a
conversation with me in your office?
Al do.
Q-Didn't you state to me that Grace
Collins had told you that she heard
rushing noise past her door?
A.-NO, sir, did not.
Q.-You didn't tell me that?
A.-NO, sir, I did not.
Joe Smothers was next called.
Odd John Collins ever talk to you
about gambling?
A.-No, sir.
Odd you ever tell JOnn collins
that Jess Harper was a good gambler
and could make money for him ganb-
ling?
Al did not.
The defense refused to cross examine
the witness.
Mrs. Charles Barry, living at 2OS Bran
ner street, took the stand and testified
that Ella Buchanan, the cOlored girl,
was in her employ on May ID and was
in the house early in the morning. She
said she left her employ about May II,
and knew that 1t was as late as that
date because it was two or three days
after the Santa F'e pay day on May 10.
When asked on examination how
she knew she was in the house early
that morning Mrs. Barry stated that
Ella buchanan slept with her little chill
dren In another bed in the same room.
She stated, however, that she did not
arise that morning until about o'clock
and that she did not see the colored
girl before that hour. Mr. Barry cor
federated his wife's statement IN re
gard to the girl being in their employ
on May -.
stand.
Odd John Collins ever say any
thing to YOU about gambling or en-
ploying you to gamble for him?
A.-No, sir. He never said nothing to
me about gambling. No sir
The defense refused to cross-eXamlne.
Jordan Recalled.
johnson Jordan, the star witness of
the case, was here recalled to the stand.
Q.-Do you remember Of having a
conversation with Joe Matthews on
Kansas avenue?
Q.-What was said?
A-Matthews told me he wanted to
make some money out of the thing and
didn't care whether this fellow was IN
nocent or guilty. He said that he
thought he could get several hundred
dollars out of the Collins family If l
would sanction the scheme and say
that I would get out of town. He want
ed me to meet him that night at a
gambling room and sanction the scheme.
Odd you meet him that night?
Sir then on nv JVaU