The evening Republican., 1902-04-15
ARRESTED. ! FOR.
4A-.s-
WIFE MURDER.

dering his wife. A despatch fro
Laurel SAYS:
| When Collins returned home frol
the funeral this afternoon Detective
Francis and RatIedge were about Ill
premises They ordered the curio,l
crowd to leave, and after this p!ae
was cleared Me officers went iutO tn
house and qhestioned Collins and ask
cd him for The shirt worn when h
found his wife. One wrisLband of i
was covered with blood, which Col
!'ns claims he got when he picked th,
body up.
When informed that he was undcj
arrest he said he wouidn go tonight
bllt changed his mind soon. Yhe
women relatives pleaded with the de-
| lecl'ves. and one swooncd Collins
was brought 10 the Laurel hotel,
| where he was given supper. A big,
orderly, curious crowd dSlirrounded the
motel to Scta glimpse ofthe prisoner.
lie asked permission to write IL letter.
ana about 10 O'Clock, in the rain
stern, started for Georgetown with
Francis.
Dr. J. w. Hitch, an uncle OF Col.
llliS, tried to persuade the officers to
keep Collins here, but it was futile.
"D"h say Il word to any one, {"
Dr. Hitch instructed the prisoner
Thcy have engaged Robert G. White
as counsel, and talk of babeas corpus
proceedings unless their is a hearing
tomorrow.
1t WAS mainly on the condition of
his clothes and u few conflicting cir.
cumstances that We arrested Collins.
fald Detective Francis. We think.
We have enough evidence at least TO
warrant his detention for IA hearing.
50 far as we know Mrs. Collins was
not insured
Detectives Francis talked with five
year old Hazel Collins, who says The
Ia>' she saw of her mother was when
feeding chickens as the children and
Their father started for the field. Mr..
la Iiehgc lnund Il key in the corn
crib Tho key fitted the hen house, "a
snort distance away. within which
i!lc what he considers blood stains, His
theory IS that Mrs Collin, was killed
IN the lien hulIsn and removed to the
stable.
There was blood Oh the boards Of
II" crib where the key was found. The i
general impression is that very little
has beer secured against the |
accused man. What little there is, !
5 purely circumslanlial
The funeral Of Mrs. Aida Collins
COX place Yesterday. IL was attend.
d by people from dist ancc OF twen-
y mics.
Previous to the hour for the fun
1al the people viewed the scene of
he murder aud talked Of the crime
M the incentive to murderers in
delaware by the objectionable par
Gn Of Cole.
While the concotrse was passing
rough the parIor gazing at the
Ddy the >ohS and walls Of Collins
'uid be heard. TO him was cling.
y little Catherine crying for her
othcr When The long cortege ar
we'd at MI. Pleasant Methodist
piscopaI Church, Il remarkable scene
as presented More JI,an LOCO
rragcS from all parts of Sussex
unty andadj jaccnl counties in Mary
nd. covered !lc acres of fields and
chard>. Thousands Of persons con.
egat"d about the cE'irch. The
neral was larger than that of the
lc Governor Marvel, which was un.
cccntcd hcreabolts the oldest folk
marked.
After the caskcG was carried in.
c public was admitted to the cdi.
e. jammins every inch Of space
ID packing abont the pulpit, while
ere was a multitude outside. The :;
rviccs we're in charge Of Rev. Frank :
Cochran, assisted by the Rev. II.
Turner of Laurel, and D. S. Will :
, OF Bethel The sermon by Mr.. {
chran was from lSiaIl ), 10. "rilc
ghtcOuS Shall DO Well" None of
c ministers referred to the crime, {
1 during the discourse little Cath. Y
ne arms were auonl Collin S neck, I
d she plainlivcly walled Mama,
una. y After the services it was
noIEcc1 that all could get final @
inp>c of the remains. For forty :,
nnlcS an unccasing stream passed '
caSkcl with hundreds waiting. q
Ell James Collins. father of the
Irdrred woman, requested that the r
ket be closed. Many curious ones '
'SSed forward, bat were restrained L
'ndcriakcr higgins assistants. [
zen mite Catherine appealed for
ma, Collins cried, you Shall see
ma again, and fateringIy strode :,
ward the raskct. u
relative took the child and Coll
ahoWcrcd kisses on the scared i,
Of bis wife. "God, why didn't :,
take me and spare mama. "Why -
! 90 h" field. She didn't even
goodbye " he moancd. For fully o.
ec minutes he wcpt thus shedding .,
rs on the inaminate form, and ~
re was lot dry face in the church
vas Intensely dramatic. Finally OF
higgins assisted Collins tOttcr- .
y To pew. AS the caSket clos i'll
toiI1ns begged for another glimpse NJ
us WIlc "li she only dared to Ic
AZ, he cried, bat the request was -,
l,ed. The c;tskct was followed by ~
ms and the girls and relatives,
was borne to the grave where at
BODY was inferred.
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