The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-11
BELIEVE VANCE WAS INSANE
Brother of the Dead Man Goes to Mil
waukee to Help in Arranging for
the Burial of Murderer and Suicide
at Racine.

Chas. Kollmann of Kenosha was the
principal witness at the inquest in Mil
waukee late Tuesday afternoon when
the coroner of that county made an
Investigation into the killing of Mabel
Gilmore and Emma Nelson and the
suicide of Charles Vance of Racine and
his story of the crime was the evil
dence on which the jury called to in
vestigate the case returned a verdict
Of homicide and suicide of the vic.
tim.
Albert Vance Of Kenosha, brother
of the suicide, was present at the in
quest but took no part in it. Young
HOLMAN returned to Kenosha on Tues
day evening after giving his testimony
and the facts brought out at the in
quest showed that the Kenosha boy
had no part in the affair more than
that he had been the companion of
Vance at the time he went to the re.
sort.
Vance was of stubborn DISPOSE
ton and would not forgive an insult,
according to KoIlmaun. tie said, how
ever that Vance was not Of quarrel
some disposition and considered him
peaceable.
''I do not know what made him do
what he did, unless he became crazy
all of a sudden" Kollmann testified.
~ don It see what reason he had to be
jealous.
81 became acquainted with J anee
in Kenosha two weeks ago, when be
came to the -Schlitz hall, y Kollmann
said. III met him the Saturday after
that, and we made arrangements to go
to st. Louis. I had taken liking to
him, believing him to be nice sort
of man. L had always figured on
starting out in that manner to see if
I could be as successful, as my brother.
"Yance promised to secure employ
ment for me and pay my, board [
had no money, but managed to get $40
together and we left Kenosha Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. We checked
our grips in saloon and visited a.
number of places. Monday afternoon
we went to a place on Wells street,
where Vance purchased two revolvers.
I asked him what he intended to do
with them and he replied: I'VE. will
place them in our grips and take them
with US He did not give me gun,
but kept them in his pockets. He
had money in all his pockets, but L
don t think he was well supplied.
"I was in a room with Emma Nell
son about twenty minutes after / had
left Vance. The woman left the room
and / went out to see where she had
gone. l was just going into the front
parlor, when [ heard a shot, was
in the doorway and turning around [
saw Vance standing back of me with
the revolver. did not wait for any
thing and IAN out of the front entrance
of the house to the building next door,
where [ said that murder was being
committed. AS L ran a shot was fired
at me, but it missed its mark"
According to Hattie Dean, Vance
became acquainted with her about
year ago. He came to her resort, she
said, during intervals offtbree weeks,
but had not been at her place during
the last six months. In her opinion
Vance was not intoxicated when he
entered the resort. +
Vance came in about two hours
before the shooting" the woman testi.
fed. 81 had never known him to quar-
rel and he was quiet when he came.
The water was running because of de.
fective plumbing and / had told the
girls to get whatever they needed, as
was going to turn it off. I went into
the kitchen, and as I did so [ saw
Emma Nelson go toward the front dim
ing room. I slammed the door of my
room, and Just as [ did SO shot rang
out. [ opened the window and yelled
for help, but fearing that I would be
shot I did not yell loudly. When he
came Vance told me he had brought
friend and that he was going to take
care of him.
The woman was asked as to the
rules which govern the conduct Of her
resort and she replied that minors are
not admitted and that persons intoxi-
Gated were not allowed to enter.