The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-07
Woman Called to the District At.
tOrney's Office 10 Connection
With Collier Case
NAME is CAREFULLY GUARDED
Attorney Admits That He Received a
Statement From the Mysterious
Woman, and That She Denied
Presence in the Auto

a new sensation in connection with
the Collier case in which Edward Col
lier is charged with manslaughter in
connection with the killing of William
Dreyer on July %, of last year, was
sprung this morning when it became
known that . young woman had been
summoned to the office of the district
attorney to give evidence in regard to
the case. The young woman re-
manned with the district attorney and
other court officials for more than
three hours and was submitted to a
terrific examination. Just what was
learned or what was expected to be
learned from her could not sbe found
out.
When asked in regard to the matter,
the district attorney seemed to be con-
siderably surprised that the story
of the visit of the young woman to his
Office had been made public. He
stated that he had called her to testify
in regard to whether or not she had
been on the automobile ride with the
Collier party on the night that Dreyer
was struck, but that she had denied
having been in the car. 1t is evident
that the cross examination of three
hours touched on other points, but the
district attorney did not care to dis
cuss this matter. He stated that he
had promised the young woman that
he would not make known her name
an connection with the case, and that
she had talked very freely with him.
The attorney however admitted that
the young woman was well known in
the city.
All efforts to secure any information
rs to whom the young woman was met
with absolute refusals from other
people who are supposed tohave been
interested in making out the case of
the state in the trial of Collier. The
district attorney admitted that he had
heard that one or more young women
had been the guests of the men in the
automobile, but this story is declared
to be an idle rumor by the young men
who have admitted that theyIwere in
in the car. The statement that the
young woman had been called to the
office of the district attorney for an
extended examination has caused the
interest in the case to be- revived
again and this side of the story is be-
ing watched with the closest interest
in Kenosha.
Court Commissioner John C. Slater,
who heard the evidence in the hear
ing of Collier was busy this afternoon
examining the authorities which had
been submitted by the defense;and his
decision in the case will be handed
down tomorrow morning ifsit is pos
sible to get through withE the work in
hand. Should this prove impossible
another adjournment will be neces-
sary.
District Attorney Baker stated that
he would not seek to reopen the hear
ing to put in any evidence that he had
secured from the mysterious woman
and that this had been secured for use
in the trial if Collier was bound over.
There is considerable talk about the
streets that if Collier is released on
this hearing he will be re-arrested on
the complaint of the state aud that
new evidence will be brought against
him. The district attorney stated
some time ago that if Collier we're re-
leased he would be re-arrested bur it
twas thought that the matter had been
gone into so thoroughly on the hear
ing that such course would be inn
practicable. This is bridge that the
state is not crossing until they come
10 it and it is evident that the district
attorney and his assistants feel GER
tain that Collier will be held for trial.
The preliminary hearing of Collier
was held before Court Commissioner
Slater on Thursday, Friday and Sat.
urday Of last week and at the close Of
the hearing of the evidence the com
missioner took the case under advise
ment and will render decision TO-DAY.
The hearing was reDlete with sensa-
tional evidence aud the arguments
made by District Attorney Baker for
the state and by W. S. Forrest for the
defendant attracted wide attention.
Little new evidence was brought out
in the hearing, the principal evidence
for the state being given by Frank L.
Jackson and Shelly Montgomery,
who had been with Collier on the
night Dreyer is alleged to have been
killed. The defense sought to show
hat several automobiles had gone
along the road that night and that it
vas possible that any of these might
fave killed Dreyer.
Kenoshaswill not have any candi-
ate for the United States senate.