The Ordway new era., 1917-07-20
DUNG MAN IS FOUND MURDERED IN PASTURE

not been In the house for several
days altho he never thOt death had
come to his brother. 1t was dark
and late so he remained during the
night Mt the place alone. His thots
OF tho mysterious condition OF af. \
fairs caused him to get little sleep
and he was out as soon as day broke
the next morning and summoned the !
neighbors and search was made to
see what had become of the brother.
As investigation progressed it became
apparent that something seriously
wrong had taken place and an auto
was sent to tho Higgins ranch for
the parents and brothers.
HAD BOUGHT REIMBURSEMENT
Harry F. Collins, was 20 years of
age. He had been residing with his
parents on the homestead and re-
Gently bought a REIMBURSEMENT a
mile from the homestead of his par
ents. On the REIMBURSEMENT was
ohhil anu uS udl IL w dS
in sort of delapidated condition
and last week was to have been torn
down by him that the lumber might
be better preserved. Evidence show
ed that he had been at this place.
The door to the house was unlocked
and the key was left in the lock. At
the home place the door was also un-
locked but nothing had been dis
turbed
Speculation as to the time the
killing was done is based on the
amount of cream on hands in the
house. The seven cows which were
being milked produced given
amount of milk from which the
cream was separated. The amount
of cream on hands indicates that
Harry had MIXED the cows Sunday.
the week before his body was found,
and on Monday morning and possib-
ly Monday night.
STOCK HAD SUFFERED
Stock at the ranch had suffered
some, especially the chickens which
were in pens. Some of the chickens
had died from the want of water and
those which were living were barely
alive. The calves which had been
penned away from the cows had brok-
en- out and gone to their mothers.
When this occurred 1t is not known.
but it is believed that after having
gone day without feed they became
desperate and broke thru the fence
to the cows. This occurrence saved
the milk cows from suffering for the
need of being relieved Of their milk.
The stock in the pasture had Jared
very well and no harm done for the
lack of direct care.
None of the neighbors of the vici-
nifty of the Collins ranch recall
having seen anyone about the
place but as the house sets we'll to
itself no thot OF conditions there be-
ing out of the usual were entertained.
Mrs. Jennings, with her children,
were at their place mile and half
south during the week. They were
alone as Mr.. Jennings was in the hay
fields with the Collins family
George Jackson was perhaps the
only one at the Collins place during
the week. He rode over horseback
into the Collins pasture to look after
some of his own cattle and rode
around the pasture but failed to see
the body of young Collins and saw
nothing out OF the way. That was on
Wednesday. On Saturday he was at
the Collins place again and this time
he rode down to the house. He did not
90 in but noted that the chickens
were starving for the want of feed
and tried to find something for them.
Some of the little chickens were dead.
When he reached home he told mem
hers of his family that the chickens
at the Collins place were in need OF
feed and water and remarked that
Harry must have gone to the Higgins
ranch where his parents were located
and failed to leave sufficient feed
and water. The next morning about
six o'clock he was summoned to come
to Ordway after the parents and was
advised that Harry was missing. He
then recalled the conditions which he
had seen and accounted for the starv-
alton of the chickens.
The search for the missing boy
was continued and not until about
o'clock that day was the body locat-
ed. In the party which made the
rruesome discovery were Cecil and
Harry Tritt, J.-F. Talbot. Tobe Will
o,d ouo of the