Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
COLLINS CONVICTED
Former Waterbury Man Man Must
 Pay Full Penalty for Murder.


 verdict of the jury was murder in the first degree and the penalty prescribed by law is death.
 The jury arrived at its decision on the third ballot, shortly after the Jurors returned from supper The first ballot resulted in vote of nine for conviction and three for acquittal. The jurors then decided to defer con Alteration of the verdict.
 The first ballot after their return from supper showed verdict of ten for conviction and two for acquittal. The result of the last ballot, twelve for conviction, was made known at Y:30 o'clock.
 Collins accepted the verdict with the came fortitude that has characterized his bearing since his arrest at Hartford last March by Hartford officers and George s. Dougherty, assistant super intendent of the New York Pinkerton agency.
 Collins seated himself in the chair he had occupied during the trial. Fac Ing an open window where the fading twilight of the dying day threw his clean cut features into sharp relief against the semi-gloom of the court room, he listened apparently unmoved to the words of the foreman of the jury.
 There were no sensational scenes fol- lowing the verdict. The outcome had been generally predicted and there has been but little sympathy expressed for the prisoner.
 sIt'son1y bluff. I'll get my chance aater," " said Collins, as the verdict was pronodnced. Turning to Dougherty of the Finkertons he continued: "Well guess you and the American bankers are satisfied now"
 O0unsel for the defense stated last might that motion for a new trial will be filed to-day. Should it be overruIed motion will then be made for an ar rest of Judgment and notice of appeal tc the supreme court will be filed
 Two days were consumed in select hg the jury and about 125 men wera examined before the forty men com, potent to serve on the jury were found. The challenges occupied two hours and fhe jury was completed last Thursday, when the trial of Collins really began. On flat day Prosecuting Attorney Meyerseick made the opening state ment and reviewed all the events lead Ing up to and including the tragedy. Many of the witnesses came to Union fn wagons and on horseback from the sighborhood where Detective Schu- macher was killed The jury was re- garded, in point of intelligence, as far above the average body selected to try criminal cases.
 On the second day of the trial o. w. Hoffman, cashier of the bank, told of the robbery and the amount the rob bers got. It was between 4,000 and $15,o00 in cash and about $85,000 in dIls receivable. He said the robbers overlooked $5 gold piece, a silver dol Jar, dime and a nickel. TAeir sweep was very near clean one.
 The sensational witness at the trial was Emanuel Cromer of Stanton, who was member of Detective Schumach- 1 er's posse. His story, so far as 1t re- Hated to the posses going to the Ru- |doIph home and the battle that en- sued, was not materially different from | lthose told by the other members of the l party. When the robbers began firing, 1 Cromer says Schumacher advised his men to throw up their hands, and he did so He saw Schumacher reel and 1 fall across his gun.
 Up to that time nobody but Rudolph ] and Collins had fired a shot, he said. He saw Collins place the muzz1e of a pistol close to Schumacher's form, as the latter lay already wounded, and fire.
 Collins then drew his pistol on Gro ] mer and took the latters gun from him. l In instant later Collins leaned over Schumacher's body and took the lat l ter's shotgun from under it. As he did | this Cronrer says he ran away. Ru- dolph and Collins fred several shots at l him, but missed. Tn response to a question Cromer declared that Schu- macher was alive and grooming when Collins bent over him and fired. It will be recalled that the detective's body showed at least five gunshof wounds.
 During the telling of Cromers story fhe eyes Of nearly everyone in the court room were fixed upon the young, smcoth-faced, nattily attired bandit They observed that his demeanor had changed As the story continued he grew nervous His blue lips twitched, and once or twice he attempted to com pose himself by speaking to his attor neys. The jury. too, was interested Every word of the witness was listened to attentively by them
 CromeT's testimony was the sensa- tion of the proceedings. It proved fhat Oollins's part in the killing of the deteetive was as great as that played by Rudolph. It interested the defend ant. and for the time being he cast aside his air of apparent indifference and became serious A phantom moose dangled before his eyes. He realized his critical situation. z Until Cromer's evidence Collins had # treated the trial lightly. He smiled as frequently as anybody in the crowded court room. Once he had broken into | Laughter over the humorous remark of l D witness. He had played to the spec kators. It was evident he liked the l notoriety that the gaze of men and wo- men gave him.
 Collins was cheerful before the jury 1 went out What's the use of worry mgT" he said. 'I know that I have got to accept. whatever the jury hands | me and ! woIlId he fooIisb +o iosa o,,v