The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-07
TO AvENGE THEIR SISTERS.
Why the Collins Brothers Are no
Longer Enemies.

Longer Enemies.
From the Baltimore american.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Two men stood in
the corridors of the Victoria hotel yester-
day afternoon and eyed each other Curl
riously for moment In another second
their hands were olasped, and their
faces were bright with the glow Of warm
friendship, which had just been rekindled
after year of what, to all appearances,
was an eternal enmity. Both were dark
featured, and bore striking resemblance
to one another, and when they had walked
away, arm in arm, a bystander told the
queer story of their lives. in which q
woman, a sister, had borne mysterious
part. They were the famous Collins broth
ers of Fresno, Cal. A year ago they were
living in the far west, happy in their own
affection, and the sky of their lives IN
clouded and unruffled. With the elder
(Robert) lived a sister (Annle) reputed to
be the prettiest girl in Texas, and the belle
Of the social circle in which she moved.
Bright sparkling black eyes lit up coun-
tenance of rarely chiseled features. She
was a brilliant woman, and among her ad-
mirers was the bookkeeper for Robert, Ell.
bridge Pierson, young man who had sought
fortune in the far west, but who had
failed in his business there, and was forced
to take a subordinate position with
Collins. The younger brother had had q
bitter quarrel with Pierson over Fresno
young lady, and refused to be reconcied to
his rival, even after the marriage of the
lady in question to a third party Finally
word came to him that Eldridge was
making love to his sister Annie. Henry
Collins is man of terrible temper. He
sought the sister, was told that her affairs
were not his, and then sought his brother
Robert. "You know my relations to Ed
ridge" said he; don't let him marry Annie
for my sake" Robert was indignant at
Henry's unprovoked interference in the
sisters affairs. and told him that il
the couple really loved each other, he would
place no bar in the way OF a marriage
Henry, boiling over with rage, sought Pier
son, and told him that if he married the
sister he must die. Annie and Eldridge were
married week after, and at the wedding
supper Henry appeared on the scene, anc
calling for his brother attempted to xii
him. He was arrested, and the next.d
Robert told him that he must leave Fresno
or else serve term in the penitentiary fol-
the assault He left Fresno and
came to New York. A month agC
he received telegram from hi:
brother, telling him that Person had
skipped from Fresno with another woman
and that Annie had gone insane after the
discovery Of her husbands pertidy. The last
reports were that Pierson had gone to New
York. A week ago Henry ascertained sthat
the couple were living at Nyack, and wit
revolver in his pocket he left for thai
point. They had gone. said the authorities
He returned to New York, and dispatch
was awaiting him. 1t read like this:
II am coming. Meet me in the Victoris
hotel. ROBERT.
All day yesterday the younger brother
was patiently awaiting the coming of the
elder. "You saw them meet for the first
time since the wedding" said the gentle
man who had been telling the story. 9TH ey
have joined hands to punish the man wh(
had deserted their sister and don't be sur
prised if you hear of something. Henry
knew Pierson better that Robert and Annie
and all Fresno knows it now, but resented
the interference at the time. 1 am sorry
for the woman who skipped with Pierson. )