The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-20
COLLINGS
CASE BEEN
CONCLUDED
Evidence Is All Given Out and
Arguments Made.
CASE OF THE DEFENSE
Ceilings Testified That Mar
shall Thre atened His Life.

Oklahoma City o. T., Feb. 1s.-The evil
dence in the Ceilings case was concluded
last evening just prior to adjournment at
o'clock, and the evening session was de-
voted to arguments by the attorneys;
Ramer for prosecution and Johnson for
defense
Court adjourned yesterday morning at 9
| o'clock
w. l. Haswell took the stand for the
defense. Knew Mr. Collins in Texas His
reputation was good. Upon being cross
examined stated that Ceilings left there
before he did and hadn't seen him in
Oklahoma
Z. O. Goff was the second witness. He
said he was acquainted with Mr. Marshall
He was not permitted to answer if Mar
shall was in the habit of carrying a gun.
The witness was excused.
S. w. Reeves was told to take the stand
Said he knew where the trouble occur
red. Lived in the community nine years
and visited scenes of the killing recently
and identified diagram of the place
where the killing took place. The uia-
gram was then introduced to the jury
Said he was familiar with the Ceilings
touse and gave its size and stated there
was one door. He said the section line
road went through a deep sand pile,
which W as between the house of Col
1ings ard Marshall Stated that the by
road was sandy also, but not so deep as
the main road. Said there were large
trees and no underbrush near the wells,
underbrush begins fifty-five feet from
the well. Said he talked with the Mar
shall boy day after the shooting. Boy
showed him where the shooting took
place. Said the we'll could be seen from
where the wagon stood. Said he was
familiar with the Marshall premises, but
was not we'll acquainted with the field.
Said there was another access to Mar
shalls field other than the section line
and by-roads. Said the road from Mar
shalls place was good and missed all
sand hills. The distance to the field by
private road was closer. Being cross
examined he stated that the side road
had been used since Ceilings lived on
the place. Said the side road was left
for people to travel on. Said first blood
found after the killing was twenty steps
north of the point where the wagon
stood. Said he didn't know how long
the cutoff road had been in use. but for
many years. The cutoff road was used
as much as the main road. The witness
was excused.
Earl Ceilings was the next witness
Stated his age as 10 years. Was at home
at the home of Mr.. Case before the kill
ing. Saw his father near the well when
he came back. Was short distance from
the fence. Went to his father after tying
his horse to tell him about pasture His
father had a gun. Saw Mr.. Marshall and
his son in a wagon They were going
north and turned into the private road.
Heard fother say for Marshall not to
travel on his land. Marshall said: Go to
hell. Cd d-n you" Papa~t then repeated
his remark and Mr.. Marshall gave some
reply Marshall at that time was picking
up a gun and raising up in his seat. Said
he saw single barrel gun and had seen
it dozen times before. Had seen ii in
Marshalls hands as he passed by the Col
lings house. Had gun every time he went
field without a gun Marshall was turn
ing toward papa with his gun raised when
papa shot at him once and Mr.. Marshall
fell. Said one evening whin Marshall
whs passing our home he told US to go
to hell. Said they were in the yard when
Marshall passed. His father was near
the door. Marshall had a gun and let it
lay on his lap. This happened about two
weeks before the homicide Marshall said
he would shoot the Cd d-n hearts out
of us The witness was then cross-ex-
amined and told the same story as he did
for the defense. The witness was given
a shotgun to indicate the position Mar
shall was in when he was shot and killed.
The witness wns then excused.
o. L. Echels was again called to the
stand TO testify regarding the threats
Marshall was said 70 have made. and
said Marshall told him he went through
Ceilings place for the purpose OF provok-
ing the latter. Court here adjourned to
1 O'Clock.
Roy Ceilings. a younger son or the de-
sendant. took the stand and told prac-
tically the same story as his brother re-
garding the incidents that occurred on
the day OF the Tragedy coiu 'iiat HAsi
shall stopped in his wagon and picked up
a gun. when his father shot
w y Collier was recalled. He stated
that for some time before the scrape
Marshall owned single barrel gun. He
used it to kill rabbits.
the "a accused IL testified as follows:
.'I shot Mr.. Marshall. I am q years
old. Am married. Was born in Gray
son county. Texas and lived there most
Of nv life. Was ~ years old when I
left Texas and lived IN Indian territory.
Oklahoma and Kansas since then Had
never been arrested. When this killing
occurred gave myself up. Knew Mr.
Marshal 1.-TWO years before the killing.
Marshall made threats against me at his
place lasts pring. l was sent with note
to him by justice of the peace. Spoke
TO him and started of after handing him
a note. He said. I want you men 10
get of my place II you don't I'll shoot
your hearts out Eugene johnson wss
with me. Marshall then went toward
his house and we rode away He fol-
lowed NE and said: You are n Cd id
liar and coward and I'll kill you the
first chance get He passed nv house
on the section line ! don't know that
Marshall had private access 10 his field
Never was on his land
Mr. Ceilings Their told the story Of the
killing said that when be frs: saw
Marshall he walked out toward the vel
he was turning Of the by-rosd cornirs
in by the well Said he wsike. out an8