The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-17
A FALSE FRIENDS DEED.
Nearly Killed and Robbed a Man
Who Had Trus cd Him.
FELL UPON HIN WITH A HAMMER.
Heat Him Into unscnstbii,ty anu
when Tie Thought Murder Had
bccu Done ltnn for Nctp.

st. Louis. Mo, Juno t6,-~C. u. Collins. a
wealthy Tcnrceso,n. was lurcI almost 10
his death Tuesday by man lie had known
since boyhood, and with whom he had been
ycars His assaiant n Martin Ens,ey, of
Memphis. whoso father Colonel Enoch
Eusley. WAS one OF the most pronincn,
minc owners aud planters OF the South.
Enslcy Induced hih companion To visit
Mcremac Heights. "A summer resort httccn
miles from here. ON the plea OF iln~s.
lie led him TO oiump ot bushes about
seventy -nvo yards from the hotel. There,
stepping bahlnd his victim, ho dealt him
blew after blow on the head with hamunor
ho had purchased presumably for the pur.
pose ut committing the murder when
the pounding with the piece ut steel had
reduced Colllns to n state OF iuscnaiblity.
ltnelcy piooped over the ptustrate body
and took from a vest pocket a roll OF hills
That Amounted TO SGOu0 he dar,od up III.
hilI and passed tho MONEY TO an accom-
plicc, who is believed to have escaped on
a trolley car. Then the would be- murder
cts ran down Il path leading 20 the Mere
mae river
Two mCn saw The terrible assault and
robbery and Witnessed the transfer ~ tho
mpnuy anl the escape nr the principal and
his nccompl.c Charles lfoller, a hohcr
employed at tho Inn. and a gardener who
had boon engaged about The grounds, were
tho Witnesses They ran 10 the Inn aud
notified Nightwutohman Busch and told
hini tho story.
when Nlghtwa,uhman Busch reached
tho spot, he found Collins lying on his
face. Rpanlng and unconscious, The lett
ear was nearly torn away. lie wae re-
moved 10 KIrkwocd, whore a physician
dressed bis wounds.
icn-loy. after leaving his victim. had run
10 tho fence that skirts the i<rltwood
track aud then he passes, the money 20 his
cpnfoderptS Eueloy did not try to board
the car Ins,end he ran along the force
aud daricd down the hill leading to ihn
river, Arriving there, be followed the
stream for nc1yy nilr, until he reached
Rhunty occupied by u hoa,mon' ",
pounded vigorously uron the door, and
WHOM the old man opened " lie eSul"n''",
"I'vo bcc robbed aud my friond linA been
murdered l.oolt. | am covered with blood
ltclp."
Tho old man hastily dressed, ana on
uwcred the strangers nM1oal for asA"H''r
III. accompanied him M the river anu
thcu IN the hin towards the mn fun'VY
evidently expected tu md the body whrro
he had lett IT, aud oyincc' gr"at surprise
whom he saw people iun'up arouuu'
.'Ilcrn is n man you want 10 zen N""'
story ia the old hoatninn said as boiu0
nnn onn,o Yin The arrival war NlRhtwnten-
,,,r uuuch To him i,nbley tcpcnt"h VIZ"
utorv hn Ind told on III" river hahh'
uyvhe,,s YOUR naino2" asked huaeh'
"Mnrtin Ena,cy," was the reply :.
"ynu M. the man ntn looklng ,nr.
said Uusch ~ want YOU Tor ihu'nul, ~
ho ooIzcd his prisoner Ens'es ma Inn
his Innocence. bur was taho" INV w.
and ulncci under guarh. , A. =,
Al, thiH occurred about midnight Nv /"
O'Clock this morning two deputy INV
from CLAYTON tho county sent hrlN'" "N
N.remnr hclehtR and Hoafch'n wy H"nnn
for the woapon and dlHoovofcn n.M
bnpm.r covered with blood, ON Ins'ey
w,g found 5000 which was Mt hfst sup-
uosol ia hp part If tho stolen money
A, dov h,cnl ErslOy was driven over 10
,t,rlNood. mud IT WAS broad dayllSht "n,n
tho prlAonpr was taken 20 inc iNon' "n ~"
thlrJ floor of the north gidn Inn ahh
brought lace to face with tle wo"hue'
mnn who was tossing ph me h'l,
IA ih,A the man who struck YOU "s"V"
"' ,,' ,,o,,d n, him gieadiiy "Yos."
.,unsI,v. how could You do itT'
m'in ~,
ne an"ou ,oo,,aa dawn. multorod
nv nll"un', ia,,,,, hron assaulted as
we'll aud WINS led away. iic wa" INV"
driven over +" .Ind man hop "A stable
,2il'nN, NV m I'm, ne runs ihe horses
Nv ~ ,," ,,n'.d name Ne always had
II ncnchhnt for thoFouehur'"s w., rl
rents who are pionlneut !" M"a ana IN
n,S :" ,, na' This npring Collins decided
~ ,' ,,'v hi. Incl, ON ,hc track He VAS Of