The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
.COLL|ER ON TRIAL.
Case Of Chauffeur Charged With
MansIaughter Takes up the
Whole Week in Court
STATE STRIVES TO CONVICT
Evidence is Being Brought Out to Show
That Collier Was to Blame for
the Killing of william,
Dreyer

| the Killing OF w 1l11aD1
Dreyer
/ Racine had an inning in the Collier
case Thursday morning, and Captain
Vim. NJ. Lewis, Chas. Everett, VIM
Perry and William PAUL. were all or
the stand and all declared that The
car driven by Lewis had not been re
sponsible for the killing of Dreyer
Perry gave the best evidence in the
way of a perfect des cription OF
Dreyer, who he declared he had seer
on the Pike river bridge at half past
ten O'Clock. The testimony of all the
men bore out the testimony of Lewis
that it had not been the Lewis cal
which killed the man.
At the session in the afternoon Mar.
garet Oberst, Frank Oberst and
Herman Tennessen, all living along
the road on which Dreyer was killed
pose of supporting the testimony OF
Coroner Andre.
Captain Lewis was the first of the
party to be called and he told the story
of his now famous pleasure trip. He
stated that he had left Racine Just
after ten O'Clock and had stopped fol
few minutes at Central Park be
fore coming on to Kenosha. He
stated that he had seen an elderly
man on the bridge south of Central
Park, but that he could give no de.
scription of him.
Subpoeued by Defense
This ended the examj alton so far
as the State was concerned and the
witness was turned over to the de.
Tense. The first question asked by
Attorney Forrest was: tMr. Lewis,
did the car you were driving have
tires known as the Bailey Tread
tires?" This brought an immediate
objection from the State and the at
torneys for the defense at once de-
manded a subpoena fors Lewis, and
while it was being issued the objec-
ton was withdrawn, as it was stated
that Lewis was on his way to New
York, and that in order to keep an en-
! gagement he would have to leave Ke-
nosha at noon. Captain Lewis then
answered the question, saying: 81
had Bailey Tread tires" This is
claimed to be an important point for
the defense, as the attorneys will
seek to prove that the tire marks over
the remains of the old man were of
the Bailey Tread pattern.
Captain Lewis was then turned over
to the State again, and District At
torney Baker put the question to him:
"Did you strike any object in the
road with your automobile that
night?' Lewis answered: mo, sir. "
Baker continued: Ibid you at point
700 feet south Of Central Park strike a
man with your AUTOMOBILE" and Lewis
answered: 'No, sir. This ended the
examination. Attorney Kearney did
not make any objection ito Lewis an
swering all questions put to him.
Andre Is Gri11ed
! Much of the morning session was
given over to grilling cross examin-
alton of DR.. f. E. Andre, which was
started on Wednesday afternoon and
it was evident that the defense is do
ing everything possible to discredit
the testimony of Andre. AT the We'd
nesday afternoon session an effort
was made to show that Andre had at
tempted to get a reconcillia ton be-
tween his evidence and that present
ed by N. w. Scott on the preliminary
hearing and large portions of the
conversation alleged to have taken
place between the two men was read
into the evidence by Mr.. Forrest.
Frank L. Jackson, the companion
of Edward Collier on the night that
William Dreyer was killed north of
the city was called as witness in the
mans1aug liter case Friday afternoon.
The calling of Jackson was the most
interesting feature Of the trial today.
State Reaches Crucial Point
| The state reached the crucial point
in its case Friday morning when John
B. Smith, fellow employe of Collier
was called to the stand. Smith did
not enter into the examination with a
great deal of spirit and early in his
examinat ioD Attorney Baker started
line of questioning which tended to
discredit the witness. This was met
with storm of objections from Col
1ier's attorneys and the fghtlin regard
to the hostility of the witness was
waged for half an hour. To Baker it
meant much as it was a fight to Sc
cure the proper examination of all the
| friends of Collier who had been called
by the state as witnesses. Baker held
that he had examined Smith at a
former time (not in COURT and that
his evidence was now different from
what it was at that time. He declared
THAT Smith had been in close converse
with Collier and his attorneys but
this was denied by Smith and the
Court finally held that Smith could
not be questioned as hostile witness.