Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23
JOHN COLLINS HAS
A HARVEY HOUSE
JOB AND Makes
GOOD At IT
Topeka Youth Accused Of
Staying His Father and Re-
Gently Pardoned From Pri-
son " 'Iinslow Now.
TED AGAIN
ILOs ANGELES

Los Angeles. cain Feb 22.--The
world Is not such cold place after
all for men who have worn the stripes
OF a murderer, John Henry Collins.
Former student OF The University Of
Kansas has found chat out Four
years ago Collins was p8rdoned from
the penitentiary by Governor iioch.
Now he has responsible place In
the commercial world and Is well ca-
t0bllshed in the soglal world as we'll.
Immediately after being released
from prison. whore ne was sent upon
conviction for numbering his father.
James $. Collins OF Topeka. Collins
came 90 California He had been
preceded by his stepmother and his
sister. Grace Collins The Sunday
following his arrival in Los Angeles
collins went 20 Wcstlakc Park. where
the municipal band was giving a con-
cert. Collins, who had played a corr
net In the prison band az Lansing.
made known his talent 10 tho band
master and filled the place made va
cant by the resignation Of o musician.
That furnished him cmploym three
afternoons "A week,
Then a friend from Lawrence, Kas.,
who're Collins had attended the uni-
Vcrsity, offered 20 get him a position
as solicitor for the Los Angeles Times.
IN that capacity Collins canyassed
various residence districts for sub
scrlptions. While engaged In this
occupation he read an advertisement
for clerk wanted at the exclusive
60 ~ 1T Fru
Collins teicphoned friend living at
the hotoi with the result that Collins
got the place OF night clerk out OF
fifty applications for the position. fSu'
IL was night work and before long he
exchanged IL for day clerk in the
Rosslyn hotel In the business district
IN Los Angeles. Bat Collins was pop
uiar al the Hollywood. and when the
position OF steward became vacant he
went back 10 that hotel. whore he
remained until December OF last
year, when necessary curtailment OF
the force left him without position.
He made application 90 the super
ntendent OF the Harvey eating house
system M Los Angeles and was as
signed Go take charge 81 the eating
house at Winslow. Ariz, 90 which
place he went three weeks ago.
Collins has mingled freely with the
former Kansas residents and when hls
duties permitted ne has attended the
dinners and picnics given hy the Kan
sas state society and the Alumni as
sociation OF the University OF Kansas.
The family live IN e comfortable bun
galow, in front Of which iB well
kept lawn. adorned with shrubbery
and semi-tropicdl plants. u was
there that Mrs Collins received the
newspaper man
John has done wen here and We
are contented. save that We wish oar
friends were here to share the beauty
and restfulness of he life in this de-
lghtful climate Mrs. Collins said.
But there are many Kansas people
here and We sec them often, and OFTEN
visitors come from back home Only
this morning Mrs HOch, vile Of eX-
Governor Hoch, called mp To say she
was passing through and that she
hoped 20 sec MS before she finally re-
turned east We were great riends,
and the man thar GoyerBor Hoch's
daughter married lived nc our house
IN Topeka Eos many years.
We have many friends In Topeka
and I suppose some enemies, Some
OF these have been busy with the cir
culatiOn OK q report that John and
had been married WHY John ~
only 32 years old and am 20. That
ought 10 be sufficient answer 10 that
report John has been Interested Ia
q young woman hero, whether TO the
extent Of contemplating marriage !
u0n't know lie has done well out
here
"Not a day passes that | do not ut-
ter q prayer 90 God that The real
murderer OF my husband may be dis
covered before / de John did not Kill
his father Whv N Grant lMrs. Cot
Inns son hy her FIRST marriagol had
not boon able to account for an OF
his time for week preceding the
murder he would have been formally
accused OF the crime. and believe
that II II had not been for the marks
on my neck and back ! would have
been charged with b. John has done
aome indisoreoi things. but there was
nothing that should have fastened this
guilt upon him But we are living our
own happy way out here, away from
publicity and Clam0T spent pTac-
tcally all my money defending the
case against John, but we are comfort
able and c0nientpd. and so ! live on
always hoping, always praying, al
ways believing that before | die that
all doubt will Dee removed from every
mind that my husband was Killed by
his son.
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