Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11

swing for 1t and don't care came nxed
10 get him and | got him"
Collins Is Unconccrned.
Collins was conducted to the police sta
tlon and placed in a solitary cell. He
maintained his air OF bravado and was
apparently at ease.
Assistant City Physician Ralph was called
to dress the prisoners head and found a
deep cash inflicted by the club Of the bar
tender The wound was dressed and Will
cause Collins little additional Inconvenience
as his scalp is covered with similar me-
mentoes There we're two other cuts which
had only begun to heal and were still
bandaged.
It is possible that Collins defense may be
insanity. as he has been confined on that
charge at the city Jail About six monthe
ago after continued dissipation he attempted
10 take his own life in a saloon near Thir-
teenth and Leavenworth streets. He dre"
knife across his throat, inlicting q deep
cash, but not severing the jugular feih.
Finding that his end was not being ataiheu
Collins then cut his wrists, but miSed the
arteries. His injuries did not provgserlous
although he was confined to ny pea ior
several weeks. During this period MS
actions were strange and uponhs recovery
he was held at the police statHh LOT invest,
CATION as to his sanity. ~ soon APPEAR"
rational however, and We given MS HV-
erty. coru
The murderer is a wfnoer OF notorious
family responsible f. more than i's pro
portion Of i'll deeds lhe iather' JACK COZ
Inns, who was a cope uleu se'erdl !eAlS
ago, leaving four sons anu '"O uaus utei'
TLn ,,o,,nz womb have redeemed the fam
NO In n their Tbay
49, ,.ro,,oa ,dustrous and provident, con-
.ris,,,tro -, ,nly to the support of the fam
IT,. ,,.hSoh occupies a hovel on Fifteenth
tt - Marcy in a maze of switching
80. "a lumber yards. OF the sons, Tom.
,s,, der arrest is 81 years old. Joseph.
49, cond son, was killed three years ago
T., brawl at Kesslers hall on South Thir
,hth street. Several pairs of gloves had
zen stolen which were to be divided be-
(ween Collins and Mullins, partners in the |
theft. Collins believed that Mullins was
unfair in the allotment and a quarrel fol- |
lowed in which Mullins thrust the blade OF
a pocket knife into the heart OF his former |
friend. He was tried and acquitted on a |
plea of self-defense.
James, the third brother, is now serving |
a term in the state penitentiary for burglary |
His offense was the robbery of a fruit car |
In the Union Pacific freight yards. He was |
accompanied by several others of the Col !
ins Mcdonald gang and Captains Haze and |
Her almost lost their lives in effecting the |
capture.
Jerry, the youngest OF the brothers, has
been recently released from the state re-
'orm school. He is not OF age but has al
-eady had a varied career. During one ~
his excursions on a brakebeam the train
went through bridge and the boy lost his
eg. The McDonalds are cousins of the
Collins boys and are equally desperate and
awless. They have had many encounters
With the police and are generally feared in
he neghborhood.
Grove Was Inoffensive.
Charles r. Grove has been a we'll known
haracter of Omaha for over twenty years
specially in the Third ward where he al
Ways took prominent part in politics. He
vas a member of the present Republican
ity central committee. His place has been
in an orderly manner and, though
t was frequented by women, few complaints
Z thefts have been made. Grove was 40
ears of age and was considered inoffensive
nd obliging. His face was familiar at the
olce station where he frequently appeared
o bail out offenders OF both sexes. Groves
ome was at 1912 Chicago street, his fam
ly consisting OF a wife and son OF years.
10th were at his bedside when the end