The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
Auto Expert Arrested-on Charge
of MansIaughter Released
on Bonds of $1,000
COLLIER NOT READY TO TALK
George w. Taylor is Employed to De-
fend Him and He Will Have the
Assistance of Eminent Attor-
neys When Case is Called

Edward Collier was arrested just
after four O'Clock Friday afternoon,
on warrant charging him with man
slaughter in connection with the kill
ing of William Dreyer on the road
north of Kenosha on the night of July
%, 1906. Collier was taken into
custody by Chief of Police O'Hare,
and went at once to the Office of JUS
tice McCarron and the hearing of the
case was continued until next We'd
nesday.
Collier was released on bonds of one
thousand dollars. The bond was in a
way of a certified check for the
amount furnished by Frank Jackson,
who had admitted that he was with
Collier in the automobile at the time
of the killing of Dreyer. Collier made
no statement when in court and his
attorney George w. Taylor stated
this morning that Mr.. Collier had
nothing to say for publication at this
time.
While being taken to court Collier
told Chief of Police O'Hare that he
was glad the matter had been brought
to issue but he made no statement to
confirm or deny the stories of the
killing which had been toldgby Mont
emery and Jacksonson Friday after
noon.
Attorney Taylor stated this morn
ing that eminent counsel would be
EN- ployed to assist him In the defense
of Collier. The accused mar will
make the defense that the killing of
Dreyer was an unavoidable accident
and the attorneys claim that under
the conditions stated by witnesses on
Friday it will be impossible to make
| a conviction on a charge of man
slaughter. The case willabe tried be-
fore a jury probably at the March
term of the Circuit court. Collier
has made no statement in regard to
the preliminary examination and it is
not known whether or not he will
waive examination. There is little
doubt but that the evidence of Frank
jackson and Shelly Montgomery as
given on Friday would be sufficient
to hold Collier to the Circuit Court
for trial.
The hearing on Friday afternoon
failed to reveal any great amount of
new evidence in regard to the case.
After jackson left the stand Shelly
Montgomery, the other member of the
automobile party was sworn and he
substantiated the story told by Jack
son in every particular. Montgomery
stated that he had been sitting on the
rear seat of the automobile and that
he had not seen the mar on the road
and knew nothing of the tragedy IN
til he was informed of it by Jackson
, anu Collier. Montgomery admitted
that the three men had discussed the
matter at length and had formed an
agreement not to say anything about
it. He admitted that the stories
that had been told on former
examinations we're not true, but
insisted that for some time he had
been willing to tell the truth about
the story, but had held back on &C
count of his agreement with the other
two boys. Montgomery stated that
Just before the man was struck the
party in the auto had been making
great deal of noise.
He testified that the muller had
been open and that the Gabriel horn
was being worked almost continuously
at the time the old man had been
struck. He told the story of the wan
dering of the parties after the old
man had been killed, and his story
tailed in every particular with that
told by Jackson earlier in the after
noon.
AS soon as Montgomery had COM
pleted his testimony the warrant for
the arrest of Collier was issued and
turned over to the Chief of Police.
The warrant did not come as SUR
prise to Collier, as it was evident that
he was aware of the fact that the men
had decided to relate all of the facts
in regard to the fatal excursion. Col
1ier was at the Jeffrey plant at work
when arrested.
District Attorney r. VI Baker re-
ceived many congratulations Friday
night for the way he had ferreted out
the evidence in the case, and he ID
certainly deserving of great deal of
credit.
The case was the one topic of con-
versation in the city Friday night and
while all admitted that the killing of
the old man was deplorable accident.
the three men were censured for the
manner in which they treated the ac-
cident after it wasover. There seems
20 be little doubt but that had the