New-York tribune., 1895-06-29
UUERE rs COLLINSS PROPERIN
HIS ADMINISTRATOR CAN'T FIND Ir-A MOTIVE
FOR MURDER SUGGESTED.

HIS ADMINISTRATOR CAN'T FIND IT-A MOTIVE
FOR MURDER SUGGESTED
poston June 2s-Silas r. Parsons OF Boston. who
h,s been appointed administrator or the estate OF
William T. Collins who. the New-fork police sus-
meet was murdered at his home. No 2ss West Tnir-
teenth-st New-York. says he can find no estate to
administer.
~ ris napcrs whatever their character. and every
thing ought 10 b. clear but II Isn't All the papers
and circulars seem 10 be here but there Is nothing
;, show the possession Of any valuable property.
| have found $4,000 worth OF stock in the North
Am erican Electric Light and Power Company.
which was organized in Springfield, but believe
was 10 do business In Chicago. Then he has some
stock in the Nonparei Pipe wrerch Company.
There is some other stuff. bus there is no obvious
value to any OF 1t.
.I don't know Mr. Warrington. but know that he
had dealings with Mr. Collins. Mr.. Warrington was
tho rotentee and sole owner OF all invention which
was TO revoutionixe the gas business. He wanted
,o form a company TO push 1t. and believe Mr
Collins undertook this. Mr.. Collins had large In
tcrest In this company. Mr. Collins left Boston last
September to go to New-fork but he did not ex-
meet TO be gone long. When he left We understood
that the trip for the purpose Of negotiating the
sale OF two or three guano islands in the Caribbean
Sea understood that he 10 get 5000 for
making the deal
I'VE understand. also that this particular deal
was o have been closed on May 81, the DAY OF tns
night he was found uncor 5c!ous. have no ideS
who was to be the purchaser. Mr.. Collins must
have had a large sum OF money In his possession.
He WAS i'm the habit OF carrying n big wallet fuu
OF papers and this Is missing. l am OF the opinion
that he was sandbagged. probably at the entrance
to the house. and placed In the posture In whicn no
was found. While the assaant took what money
he had II seems to there were some Important
papers on his person which were desired, ana thas
this prompted murder
As to the money which he might have had. MIS-
Stevens. with whom Collins boarded here, says
she received a letter from Mr. Collins. written on
May H. ir which he said he had just closed
transaction which netted him 800 A., c.u,n.
says that Collins had some property OF his whica
he going to sell. but he could ind no trace OF
IL among Mr. Collins's effects. and did not know
Collins's career has not been particularly en-:
viable, for the police have records back IN 1880 OF
his arrest on charge Of obtaining money on iaise
pretences. He promoter. being concerned
chiefly in organizing companies for pushing in
ventions.
Providence, June 2S.-In behalf Of Perry Yarring-
ton the Boston gas-machine man. General John
NJ Brennan appeared In the United States Circuit
Court to-day and hled petition asking for writ
Of habeas corpus. The desire Is to have Yarrng-
ton returned to Worcester, that he may be
enabled TO defend himself in the swindling cases
there before go.g to New-York, ostensiby on
an old indictment, but really to hgure as witness
In the William p. Collins tragedy. citation was
at issued to the warden OF Cranston Prison
for him to appear July in the Circuit Court
an and hSw TS %s nassss ss should mot
Is fixed for the same day In the District Court,
but it will probably be continued account Of
the Federal Court proceedings