Evening journal., 1902-04-30
Child Did Not See Mother on
Day Of Murder
HAZEL SAYS PAPA DRESSED her
Told Children That Mother Was Out
in The Field Cutting Greens
for Dinner
Special TO the Evening Journal.

Special 10 the Evening Journal
Smyrna, April 30.-If the State de-
tectives wish to smash to smithereens
the forced confession obtained from
the demented negro. William Waite,
known under half dozen aliases, that
he killed Mrs. Aida Collins, near Lau-
rel. on Saturday morning, April u,
they can get evidence sufficient in
Smyrna to show that the Pinkertons
are making a huge blum to earn the
money paid them to fasten the
crime upon someone, and further, that
these imported detectives are at sea in
their surmise as to who is the guilty
party.
Evidence to this effect can be sub
stantiated by two or three colored per-
sons of repute, who reside here, and
also by no less a person than Benja-
min w. Turner. chief Of police OF
Smyrna, and Joseph Cummins, spe-
cial officer of this place.
Little credence had been placed in
the confession by the citizens of upper
Kent and lower New Castle county
simply from the fact that Waite was
in Smyrna Friday and Saturday, April
IL and u. Mrs. Collins having been
murdered upon the morning of the lat
ter date. Relatives of Waite live here,
and can testify that the crazy bicycle
rider who is now in Georgetown Jail,
spent part of April IL and the morn
ing of April u in Smyrna, and in that
section of New Castle county just north
Of Duck Creek. Waite caused quite a
feeling Of uneasiness among the col
ored residents of the negro quarters
here. namely "Irishtown," "Whop-
ping" and "Lewistown," also on East
street between Chestnut and North,
where his peculiar manner attracted
considerable attention. especially on
the morning of April u.
To prove that the Pinkertons have
obtained this alleged confession by the
sweating" process, a brief review OF
this man Waite's life may prove inter-
esting to the citizens of Delaware who
are now interested in the Collins muir
der case. Waite is an imbecile, who
has a fondness for bicycles and was
riding a wheel in Smyrna on April
-, the day Mrs. Collins was so cruelty
slain. These facts can be proved be-
yond gainsay and will put at rest all
rumors that the slayer of the young
farm wife has been captured.
Waite Told the Truth
The interview with Waite by an
Evening Journal reporter on Monday,
April 2S, was in the main correct, SO
far as the mans appearance in this
section was concerned. Briefly, Waite
said he came from Denton to Kenton,
six miles from this place and remained
over night with his cousin, Emma
Jane Butcher. Then he visited the
Peoples and Baptist churches, near
Kenton. the following night, stopping
at the home of another cousin, James
Clayton, where his wheel was tamper-
ed with and he left, spending the night
in hack near a mill pond. He fur
ther stated he was given the bicycle
by "a man in Brenford. but later assert
ed he obtained the wheel in Kenton. II
Waite's mind had been perfectly well.
balanced he would have told the same
story. but would have given names a
little differently and locations little
more correctly.
The proper name of the demented
man who made the murderous assault
upon Farmer James Anderson, neaI
Laurel. is Waite Sipple. He was borr
near Cheswold. six miles from this
place, q years ago. His mothers
maiden name was Gracey Luff, and shs
afterward lived with a man who's
name was Sipple, the father Of this
boy. When Sipple was 6 years OF ag'
his mother entered into a common Law
marriage with Clayton Franklin,
rag dealer, who now resides on Fisher
street, Smyrna. At that time the eou
pie lived near Cheswold, but Franklin
left the woman after four years on ac-
count of her ungovernable temper. The
last year they remained together I
girl baby was born to them. She wal
named Viola Franklin, and now re-
sides in Smyrna, being employed dur
ing the day as a domestic in Clayton
Sipple from early infancy was cruell!
beaten by his inhuman mother, an'
while at or years of age was a
bright and as intelligent as the aver
age colored boy at 6. As a result o
the terrible and frequent thrashingi