The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
FRANK JACKSON TELLS STORY
Admits that Machine Driven by Ed
ward Collier in Which He and Shell
ley Montgomery were Riding
Struck the Old Man.

William Dreyer, or st. Charles, LII,
who was alleged TO have been run
down by an auto on the road between
Kenosha and Central Park on the
morning of July "a. Notwithstanding
the fact that the case has, been all
but forgotten by the general public
Attorney Baker has been working at
it ever since the morning when the
old man was found dead along the
road side and it is claimed that he
has now secured evidence which will
clear the mystery.
Frank L. Jackson, on the stand
in the investigation of the death
of William Dreyer late Friday af-
ternoon, told the whole story of the
killing of the old man and his evil.
dence shows that the old mar was
crushed under an automobile driven
by Edward Collier between eleven and
twelve O'Clock on the night of July
%. With Collier were Jackson and
Shelley Montgomery. Mr. Jackson's
regard for his father who was then
in a serious condition forced the
boys In the auto to take every precau-
ton TO prevent their connection be-
ing known. Jackson stated on the
stand that the three had left Kenosha
to make a run to Central Park and
return and that just before Central
Park was rea ched they had struck the
old man. He stated that the old man
seemed to be ii crouching condition
and appeared to be getting up when
he was struck by the machine. He
stated that there was 40 note of
warning of the presence of the old man
on the road and that after he
had been struck by the machine
he had made no outcry and that the
men in the machine did not know that
he was dead until the following morn
ing Jackson stated that at the time
Of the accident, his father the late
johnson A. Jackson was about to SUBJ
nit to a serious operation and that he
thought only of him, and when the
old man had been struck he urged that
the car be run away Notwithstanding
the fact that Collier and Montgomery
had urged that they return to the
scene of the accident Jackson then
told the story of the nights run on
unknown roads to reach the city. He
admitted that it had been at his re-
quest that the men had not gone back
for the old man, and he thought only
of his father in seeking to conceal
the accident.
Jackson told the story without color
and declared that it was his intention
to give the fullest possible account of
what occurred on the night of the
accident. He stated that iasC te-
fore the old man had been -tr. tx
they had passed another auto
mobile coming from the north and
they could not distinguish the men in
the auto, but that it was light col-
ored car.
The evidence showed that it might
be possible that the old man had been
struck by the autosfrom the north and
that he was just getting up when the
auto in which the Kenosha men were
riding again struck him. Jackson
stated that not one of the party went
back, but that they got away from
the scene of the accident as
rapidly as possible, running as
fast as thirty-five miles an hour.
There were some yelled hints
on the part Of the district attorney
that he believed others to be con-
nected with the killing of the old man
as he asked Jackson several questions
trio in regard to the actions of the
Friday night after the investigation
had been on and one question was
as to whether Ted Collier had gone
to Racine or had sent anyone to Ra-
cine Friday night
A warrant was issued for Edward
Collier, charging him with man
slaughter IN the fourth degree.
The solution of the mystery is very
liable to bring great sensation and
it is freely stated that when warrants
are issued they will charge with man
slaughter in the fourth degree a
number Of the most prominent peo-
pie of the city. Baker has been re-
A~LtASSS Al tAO I'll lEISs case
and the evidence he has gathered is
said to have woven net Of circun1-
stances about the guilty parties that
will be hard for them to break. The
case suddenly bobbed up on Thursday
afternoon when a number of young
men of the city were called to give
evidence at an examination held be-
fore Justice George ID. McCarron and
the examination Of the witnesses was
continued until late Thursday even
ing. Matters of great Importance
we're brought out in the testimony
and is evident that some of the men
who are alleged to have knowledge of
the way Dfeyer met his death are
weakening. The testimony that has
been taken froin time to tine has been
carefully compiled by the assistants
Of the district attorney until today he
is able to give almost a complete
story to the minutest details Of the
manner ia which the old man met his