The sun., 1890-09-25
WAS COLLINS MURDERED 4?
A NEW YORKER PRISONER 10 YEARS
ON THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Robbed OF His Business by tspanIarda, Ne
Appeals TO spain and the United States
GOvernneut-Hia Lawyer Relieves He
was Murdered to Prevent Hts TestiGying
Thomas T. Collins, an American citizen, who
II report is true, has been prisoner in Manila
on the Philippine Islands, for l6 years, is miss-
ing and his lawyer In this city bel ieve- that he
has been murdered. Collins is 55 years old.
He was horn In New York. and went to the
Manila Islands in 1871. His story OF his trcat-
meut, taken from an affidavit which
was forwarded to the Government authori-
ties in 1880, is interesting He testified that
in the year 1874 he started business in the Port
oil Long on the Island OF TabRs. on plant
bought from W. Morton Clark OF PHILADELPHIA.
consisting OF 25 00O cubic fcet OF hard timber.
cut and squared for foreign market with all
tho appliances for removing 1t, consisting OF
bunaloes for hauling boats many canoes
blocks. wincbes. ropes, and other apparatus.
In October Of the same year he went to
Manila to charter vessel for cargo Of timber
for Hong KonR.
On his return to Loog he found that during
his absence in Manila part oil his timber tad
been taken possession Of without his consent
and shipped on board the spanish bark Teresa
by DR.. Joaquin Barcelo. master of the bark.
who was then on his way TO Hong Kong; that
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the plant were In the possession OF Bar
cclo's agents. aud that all the work
mon In his employ had left him and were
working for Barcelo. who had apparently
taken possession Of the business. This state
OF affairs had been brought about through the
false representations OF Barcelo and the priest
OF the town. Fldel Moreno, who had given It
out that Collins had been arrested, was In Jail
In Hong Kong and would never return. 10
e,,K,y Nhna Fola .t1r
written order from the commandant Of the
district to the Governor Of the town Of Loog to
take no notice OF any attempt which might
be made by any person to interrupt the
work then going on at the plant until
BRrceloe return from China Collins applied
Ics orod. but was told that the order OF the
cummandant made 1t inposs BILE. SeolnR
Log he started ~ Tor Malta 10 10 EEK i% he aid Of
he authorities, and also TO couutermand.
t 1 he should be in in time time to TO d., d. so.
gagged, a. b, saw that It would be impossible
70 load them under EXISTING circumstances
brigantine Industris, taking with him all his
private papers accounts. and contiayts. The
he lost all tho do uments. barely esca ping with
iasS Z is sssiast Bs5efIS iGs ,BIiss%5 Marine %
accompilces in, fraud and robbery. The
tereS,inE wealthy sraninrd. who supplied
and. II possible, resume the timber snip,
Ping en;erP5is' On his o. nTa 5Gh at LG9s
ber had been aprroprated by Barcelo
ferent vessels Bar cei9 had apparently made
mountains ard apparently uslny; tho utmost
haste 10 ship AL that had been cut aad squared
before its rshtlul owner retulned. Colns
began again TO chDh and saw logs Tor market
mSe aGr snohc, hssni Two MaSs Tb tSs
kE. kkonE to q ind 1 mi, market; On arrlyItnE At
hong. He applied to the auth ori les 10 have
Barcaio restrained from leaving the country. !
His request was refused, and BARGE o departed |
,h Tor Hong RonE on board 3Sn the steamer A!ba
berry and, fraud was -Tending against
h hl.s ard rhoqFa q ,Ea ,.a the csd9 lad
applied 10 the Alcalde for passport for him:
eell he was peremp oriy refused and WAS tod I
that he could not leave the country while the
and the others were tending. Not being able
70 obtain the passport. he was Obliged TO ship
that he met with, serious osses. lie .
terlne 10 obtain security. and finally succeeded
in o0taining on bond tor his return the
pop.tdr t Of nSs hS pPnf G aGRs ae YIN IN Nsn he
and their eelurity was aeco Ted: As
esas e was ssn9 aG0u to Biz sa r VI sra tho d6d al
ments in Spanish to the hotel "% nroprisIor
and threat ened tI ruin his business II he did .
man was frightened and withdrew. Collins
then. hndinE himself unable 70 leave the /
In 1887 Ray mond laa The son Of wealthy
botel keeper in Manila, came To New York and
me met hawyTr b. tonG to h0% he Ed
he had been unable to secure rodress. and WAS !
prisoner unable unable TO- lea;o the island
n The case; leonard toIa 2 Sun reEo.tTr
wrote to Collins and reesit reply tain,
ing many Of tho facts related above. and he ut
sst"n ot suit 1 sFs1' daSaxs hs Spanish B. ~
sE'R: @s H sa e. 70. 4S
eSynr that the % ifm pesn hoisd
In 1880 Of the Outrage. and the American Con
other letter from the .focrstaIy Of sta'e, was
70 the ehsct that the Consul lad cen
G1s II sf 10 sss ssE in lad Hp Ba Rh. e. q
lesl nothing had been heard OF the sui by The
Government officials. TEe lawyer showed the
lawyer 8 suit had GsOn pressed GoliGs had
teen subjected 70 great indignity and that nst
that his house had Isen burned and his wile
native and hi; children were without shsi.
with request that a.iion to taken and has
last heard OF Collins. ho said WAS that letter.
ON Monday, Lala called al his onics and
told him that he lad Iust gn. got letter
had disappeared. and had PRO ably been
murdered In order TO prevent h i'm from testify
ing In his suit. Srarch las ben maze 10
sald, and not q tra.e Of him could be lound.
Lawyer Leo4Rrd said 0 was going 10 Wash:
InGt n on, nday To- md out Nhy he nad
hoard nothing from his letter to Secretary
Blaine.
GEKTRUDE NIsENBkNG,s DEspAIR.