Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-16
4 MIDNIGHT CRIME.
surdtrous Assault on a Wealthy Ten
neSSeean
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROBBERY,
The william sad TO BE Prominent In
Local Circlss-A Brutal
Attack.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, Juue lO.-Cs ~.
collins, wealthy Tennesseean, was
lured to his probable death on Tuesday
night by man he had known since
boyhood and with whom he has been
on terms Of Intimate friendship Tor six
years. His assailant Is Martin E Gsley
pf Memphis, whose father, Colonel
Ensley, was one OF the most promin.
emit mine owners and planters OF the
South.
Ensley Induced his companion to
visit Meramec Highlands. summer
plea OF Illness he wont to u clump OF
bushes about 75 y rds from the hotel.
There stepping behind his victim, HI
he dealt blow after blow ON the cad
with hammer which he had presum.
ably for the purpose Of committing the
murder.
When the pounding with the piece
OF steel had reduced Collins to q state
the PROSTATE bouy and tore from
vest pocket roll Of bills that RnlO U nLeu
t. 5000.
He asrted up the hill and passed the
money to an accomI lice, VINO H. be-.
l,eveu to have escaped ON trolley car.
Tn,n the woulU-be murderer ran uown
ine path leading to the Mersmec
river.
Two men saw the terrible assault
anu the robbery and witnessed the
Transfer Of money and the escape OF
the principal and his accompIice.
Chas. Feiter, u baker. employed at tine
inn, md gardner VINO baI been en-.
gageu about The grounds a fortnight,
were tn. wi,nessef. They ran to the
inn anu notified Nightwntch Busch
end told him the story.
Busch iouna Collins lying fiat on
mis- head, gruanins but uuconscious.
Blood was flowing from several
wlunds on the scalp, the lett ear was
nearly torn away. He WAS removed
TO Kirkwood whore physician
dressed his wounds.
Ensley diu not try to board the car.
He ran dow n the hill to the river, anu
followed the stream for nearly mile
until he reached u shanty occupied by
n boatman. He pounded vigorously
upon the door and when the old mau
open It no exclaimel: "I've been
fobued anu my friend mas been muir
with bluovI' The old imam hastily
dreased anu answering thu strangers
appeal for assistance, accompanied him
up the river and then up to the Inn.
Ensiey evidently expected to nnd the
toJy where he had left 1t and evinced
great surprise when he saw people run
ling around. "Here Is man YOU
want TO tell your story to-" the old
boatman said, es some one came up.
The arrival was tine night wRtchmau.
To him Eusley repeated the story he
lad toiu on the river ba k.
"What's your nant?" asked Busch.
"Martin Ensley," was the reply.
sYOu are Ihs man am looking for"
sal Busch. 81 want you Tor murder"
nd he Heizeu his prisoner. Ensley
protested his Innocence but was taken
into the Inn AMI placed under guard.
All this occurred about midnignt.
Az O'Clock this morning two deputy
sheriff, from Clayton county arrived
at Meramec Highlands. They searched
the ground Tor u weapon and discov.
cred q new BANNER covered with
blood. On EBsiey was found 5000,
which at first wss supposed to be psrl
OF the stolen meney. At dsybreak
Ensley was driven over to Kirkwood,
sud 1t was broad daylight when the
Prisoner was taken to the room on the
third floor Of the North Side lon and
brought lace 10 iaoe with the wounded
man who was tossing on the bed.
us this the man who ntruck you?"
asked o deputy.
Collins looked at him steadily.
yes" re said. 'Enslsy, how could
you do il?" he added.
Tina nri.npar lnnkaI InUn n,nffaraf
something abouthav,nz been assault, d
Ms well, and was leJ away. He was
then driven over to Clayton.
Collins, the wounded man, has q
sable here at the fair grounds, but lie
runs the horses under an assumed
name. His parents, who ARE prom
nent In Nashville, objected to his OWL
N Z race horses, anu 30 did his wife,
wuo 10 from Cleveland, Ohio.
This spring Collins decided TO try his
luck on the track. He sold hotel in
Nashville fr $4,000. aud made
arrangements for placing stabls ut
cue OF the tracks. ,In order to be At
perfect liberty he sent MS wife to
her relatives In Cleveland, and then
unfolding his plano to Martin Ensiey,
hle boon c0mpsnion, and asklng him
to accompany him, he purchased two
horses whicn mad run at Memphis aud
which he TANGLED and Left with them
Tor 81. l. uis. EosIey accompanied
him. CyEIns had Sl5 900 at ais com.
nand and Ensley 81 900 or 40.
The arrangement entered Into at
Nashville was that Ensiey should
figure In all business transactio ns, as
Collins did not wish his name to APP.
pear.
Martin Ensiey's father was Col.
Enoch Ensiey, man OF more than
national lame, aud regarded until his
oeath three or four years ago as tue
rlcbesi Individual In the South. Col.
Easiey was u leaiing spirit IL the de-
velopmeIt OF the mineral resourues Of
the South. He was largely Interested
In the Tennessee Coal and Iron com.
pspy. established the steel works at
Betsemer. Als., helped max Sheffield,
Ala, a great mining plac,, bunded
several tow Q, one oil waicn bears his
name, owned several biz cItion plan
iation, anu was an in.imsle friend
Anlrnw Carnegie. Hs had tw, rnt-
uler, Martin, who is aim at 80, aad
Lady, year or Two younger. For the
later he named the Lady Enaiey
mlne, one OF the largest In Alabama.
Martin occupied hign poriti In
the slcial Circles OF Msmpn's, NAsh.
Vile, Birmingham aud oihef ssuth-
srn cities during MS tatner's ME. He