Evening journal., 1902-04-19
Liner COLLINS RELEASED
FROM PRISON ON SMALL BAIL
)urt Decides That the Evidence Is Not Sufficient to
Warrant Holding Him Without Bail on The
Charge Of Murder

the hearing, Mr. Ward began the case
by calling Joseph Kenney, who lives on
the same side Of the road on an adjoin-
ing farm to the Collins home
Mr. Kenney, where do you liyeI" ask
ed Mr. Ward.
About twenty miles from here, near
Portsville."
How near do you live to the Collins
homer"
Il live in the next house on the same
side Of the road as his house stands"
"Can you see his house from your's2'
"Yes, sir.r
Where were you on last Saturday
morning, the day Of the murdery'
Il was planting some potatoes in a
field about a quarter Of mile from his
house."
What time do you go to work."
about o'clock"
did you see Mr.. Collins? 2"
Il saw him coming from the field. or
mean l saw his horse. know his
horse because it is gray"
You have heard Of the death Of Mrs
Aida Collns?"
Yes, sir"
''What first attracted your attention toI
The Collins home on the day Of the mur-
der2"
Il heard a noise like somebody moan
ing or crying, and looking up / saw Mr..
Collins going toward Mr.. Henry's house
and he seemed to be crying"
What did you next seer"
Il saw a girl running from Mr.. Henry's
toward Mr.. Collins house. The girl ran
past me and said that Mrs. Collins was
dead
What did you do thenf'
Il went down there and they took me
IN the stable and showed me the body
The woman was lying face down in the
floor of the stable on pile Of manure.
How did they take you to the bodyi"
''They took me through tho carriage
house into the stable"
Did you notice any wounds on the
bodyY"
Yes sir; there were several wounds
on the back Of the head. Her nose was
broken. Her forehead bruised and her
throat was cut. She had a nubia that
seemed to be wrapped around her neck
and across the lower part Of her face"
How big was the wound in the
throaty'
1T was about as long as my finger
Blood was not flowing from the wound"
WAS there any blood on the clothing
Of the murdered womang"
"Yes; her breast, arms and shoulders
were stained with blood"
WAS the blood on her clothing wet?"
mo, sir; it seemed to be perfectly dry.
Her body was cold"
Did you help carry her into the
house?"
''Yes, sir"
did you get any blood on your cloth
ing?"
mo sir; l did not even get it on my
hands. didn't even have 10 wash
them
who helped you carry the body?"
George and John Henry and Jacob
Collins and my little boy"
did her husband help carry the
body?"
"No. sir"
Where did you find blood about the
stable?"
Il found blood in the stable and two
finger prints on the door post. There was
little or no blood in the carriage house" "
WAS there any blood on the berry
crates in the carriage houseg"
'Yes, a few specks."
Did you find anything back Of those
cratesg'
Yes, sir; we found an iron bar"
Was there anything peculiar about
the bar?"
yes, sir; there was blood and hair
upon it."
who found the bar?"
Mr.. Goslee. We first found hatchei
with little blood on it. 1t was very
dull"
Describe the iron bar"
1T was about two feet long and about
an inch thick. There We're about foui
inches Of blood and hair ON the end Of
it,"
Did you find knife or any sharp cut
ting instrument. such as could have mad,
the wounds in the throatY
mo. sir"
there?"
"He was walking about carrying tn
/ children and grieving over the loss Of hi
WIFE"
Collins Tells Kenney Story
"Did he tell you anything about how
t he discovered the crimeT'
Z He said that he was out in the fiel,
E about an hour OF one and one-half hour
e waiting for his WIFE He went to Loo
4 for her and found her dead in tn
/ stable"
y you say that the blood on her breas
I. and shoulders was dry?"
: Yes. sir"
what other conversation did You hav
=, with Mr.. CollinsT'
II told him that he ought TO get de
v tective TO look the matter up"
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