Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-13
COLLINS LOST HIS NERVE.
Frightened When the Crowd at St
 Louis Yelled.

Frightened When the Crowd at St
 Louis Yelled.
 The following details of the arrival in St Louis of Collins and Rudolph are taken from the Globe-Democrat of that city.
 Had the crowd which damned it. self into Union station and the neigh boring streets last night to witness the arrival of George Collins and William Rudolph been here for the purpose of rescuing the young desperadoes the police would have been powerless to prevent it. Never before in the his tory of the station has so much inter- est been manifested in the arrival of criminals. The midway was a surg ing mass of humanity; the waiting rooms were packed ito their utmost, while the balcony, windows overlook ing the platform were also crowded.
 The platform itself, which was to have been used exclusively for passen- gers, was crowded to such an extent that passengers on incoming trains found it almost impossible to force their way through to the gates. Empty
 
 which separates the platform from the midway were lined with men and boys, indifferent alike to the risk from failing or the stern commands of the small squad of police.
 On the passage of the robbers from the train to the patrol wagon the guards were at several different times separated from them by the jolting and crowding of the mob, and 1t was with the greatest difficulty that they were safely escorted to the street The squad of police and detectives could do nothing. The police used their clubs freely when they were able, but for the greater portion of the trip they were lifted from their feet and borne | along in the crush.
 4lhe prisoners were in the coach on the rear end of the train and were re- cedved by Chief Desmond and his men as they stepped from the car. They were chained together hand and foot. The cordon of police Immediately tried 10 surround the detectives and prison- CTS and open 8 passage to the street. In this they were unsuccessful The mob swayed and crowded, the police men became separated and finally had | to fight their way back to the side of the prisoners.
 l Rudolph and Collins calmly returned the gaze of the throng and both seem ed amused at the efforts of the officers to hold back the people, and several times they were crowded very closely and made efforts with their arms to protact themselves from the crush. As they neared the gates leading to the Eighteenth street steps, where the pa- trol wagon was waiting, the crowd gave a tremendous yell, which was echoed for many blocks. At this point Collins lost his nerve Turnine. pale and shaking like a leaf, he stop ped and exclaimed: 'TNy Godv'
 Rudolph braced him LID. however. with: Brace up, George; they are not going to hurt you. They're curious: that's all'
 l CoiilnS became reassured and walked up the steps, not, however, without casting a half frightened glance every few seconds at the crowd following. The prisoners were the first to step into the patrol wagon, and several de- tectives followed. The horses were at once given the whip, and Chief Des- mond managed to make a flying jump and catch the rear step.
 The men were taken to the office of the chief of police. There they were put through sweat" and admitted that they had killed Schumacher. They did not plead self f-defense. Rudolph said: 'It's g case where a man don,t want to say anything. This stuff to I the effect that we knew Schumachar when he first came to our house is aI] wrong.
 When he walked in he was dressed 1n a hunters suit He took dinner. and as there were some children about the house, he asked the cook to take the cartridges from his revolver. He also 1 had a shotgun, and requested that the shells be taken from that for fear the children would take the gun and acci dentaHy shoot themselves"
 Sheriff Bruch said: eve had nf trouble with the prisoners en route We attempted to get an Oregon boot but weEa unable to do so. and then we chaineG the prisoners. The men real ized the slightest attempt to escape meant instant death, and, knowing his, they made no effort in that diree tion'
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