The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-07
Alleged Bank Robber Brought
Back From San Francisco.
REFUSES TO CONFESS GUILT.
Former Report of His Alleged Adj
missions Prove Untrue, Although
He Acknowledge His Presence
I'm This City on the Day of the
Presence of Mind Under Fire.

John Collins, who. with Lawrence Par
ker and Tim Mc6frath. IS accused Of the rob
berry Of the First National bank Of this
city OF $500 on March IS last, arrived IN
the city last night from San Francisco.
Collins was In custody Of Deputy sheriff J.
W. Macleod ami Pinkerton detective,
and on hts arrival was taken Immediately
to the county jail In the patrol wagon.
He was locked up, and declined to see any
one.
Collins WINS IN a surly mocd when he ar
rived. The prospect OF conviction on
charge OF bank robbery has not been
pleasant to him. Before he LEFT San Fran
cisco he vowed that he would never reach
Seattle alive, and II was not his fault that
he failed to keep his word. Wednesday
night he Jumped from a moving tram IN
Southern Oregon. II was dark as pitch
when no made the jump. and he was
manacled hand and foot He reached the
ground safely, and II took the officers an
hour to find him. When found he had not
succeeded IN removing his shackles
Collins Has Not Confessed.
Collins has not confessed bis guilt. as had
been stated. The officers say that he main
tanned a surly silence during most Of his
confinement IN Jail In San Francisco, AL
Though. when pressed, he admitted that he
was In Seattle on the day OF the robbery.
Lawrence Parker, Collins alleged consed-
crate, who has been i'm jail here two weeks
denies his guilt also. Parker is a remarkn-
bly, cool man More than week ago Chief
Reed called him into his office. and tsld
him that Collins had confessed and had
implicated him.
THAT will be bad for Collins" observed
Parker dryly. Bank robbery f. very
serious offense, II he Is guilty he should
have kept quiet about IT,"
Like collins, however. Parker has adj
tNA hat h. ma To-. Go IL. 3. a..
cf the robbery When asked Il he had aver
been IN the First National hank he frank
~ admitted that he had. why I always
30 to the bank to get my money changed"
ne remarked,
The police claim that they have witnesses
who will positively identify Parker as the
man who engaged Paying Teller Dingiey
IN conversation while Collins stole behind
the bank counter and stole the money.
Both men will b. taken before Judge Cam
this afternoon for preliminary examination.
McGrath. the third man, has not been cttp-
tured, but tho police and the officers Of
the Pfnkerton agency believe that he will
soon BE- Ia custody
Macleod Feels Relieved.
huge sigh Of relief escaped Deputy
Sheriff Macleod when he saw Collins
safesy deposited within the county TAIL last
night. Macleod has had an interesting
experience since he left. nearly two weeks
ago. TO bring Collins back Once, after
Collins first application for a writ Of ha-
heaS oorpuR had been denied. Macleod
started To this city with him When he
reached Sacramento he was met by the
sheriff OF Sacramento county who served
a writ Of habeas corpus for the prisoner
and at tho same tima took Macleod and
the Pinkeyt0n man who accompanied him
into custody on q charge or kidnapping.
The whole party was taken hack TO San
Francisco, where Macleod was placed uu-
der 10000 bonds Just as visions OF the
penltentiary began floating before him he
was released on his own reeognizance.
Collins second application for a writ OF
habeas corpus was never argued until last
Tuesday. Then Il was dismissed and
Macleod was allowed to proceed on his
way unmolestcd,
Speaking OF hls experiences Macleod
said. Il was arrested under a mlsappre-
henslon. and az soon rs the court who
Issued the warrant for my arrest became
cuilyerEant with the facts he ordered my
rolcage. | had q warrant Tor the prisoner.
issued BY tho governor 90 California. when
l uEst started back, aud upon no theory
could be- held guilty Of KIDNAPPING.
collins has been surly prisoner lie
hasn't wanted to come back "A little DIT
and we had 20 watch him all the time "a
sec that he did not escape. nvspite our
vigilance, however, he made one getaway.
i am satisfied that he had "a confederate
on the train who assisted him IN the es-
cape