The evening world., 1901-06-10
The Hero, Stunned by
the FaIsity Of Wife
and Brother, Sees His
Duty and BraveIy Sets
Out to Do It.

With the confession OF his wife
still ringing in his ears. with the
vision of her pale face before him.
John Collyer told the tragedy OF his
life to-day. It was the story OF an
honest man who loved his home. It
was the story OF an erring woman
bowed down with grief. IL told OF
the unnatural perfidy OF brother:
i1f suspicious. accusations. denials.
hen admissions. forgiveness. tender
cess. bitter rcmorse-and death.
To q reporter OF The Evening World
'e related every detail. slowly. pain
lily. His voice was chokcd with
otion. The tears flowed down his
.eeks. But throughout the entire
:. .cital there was naught but words
II love for the woman who had bo-
rraycd him.
:, III she could only come back to
me" he cried: III could only hear
her voice again: II could only feel
her arms around my neck once more
Il would forgive all. would forget
all. loved hcr-ycs. I loved her
better than my life. But Joe. my
poor Joe. is dead"
In the little house at Hammers.
Rockaway Beach. that he had worked
SO hard to maintain. John Collyer
reviewed the eventss that have
wrecked his home and his happiness.
He and his brother had just been
paroled by Judge Moore. OF the
Queens County Court. They had
been arrested on suspicion after the
woman was found with two deep
razor wounds In her throat. The
Judge and the Coroner believe the
woman took her own life. and the
brothers were given their liberty till
the examination next Wednesday.
The body Of the woman lies at the
Morsue in Far Rockaway. On her
breast Is n iily-pure and white. John
Collyer sent it there. and he asked
that it might remain upon her bosom
ri he laid her to rest in the little
village cemetery next Tuesday.
III was only last Monday. said
co,ly.r. ",ha, drove TO Lawrence. The
\ trees we're 80 fresh and green and the
| u.Ius sme!!ca 30 fragrant that wishc"
4 my wife wc.. with me. You see. she
had been sad and melancholy OF late.
II was the grief that was prc$!hS on
ncr soul. Tuesday ! worked; Wsdnes-
Tas s0! jShn ou; SAD ls she. Don't T 20
back to work to-day. ! want 10 tax
an and YI Kissed herr her. Joe, said i. Il must
go baek: yon can talk ,o, me to;n!sh.:..
tried to shss. aHf bp os NO.
ls" sxF % %iaa & ~ ssss.sss "a IiysS ss!s
/" h sao sn Hs .hrss year. ago .hat al
She denied any wronsdoing: believed
the won,aS hc love-" ? And n man should
truat his own brother. Asa and had
Sesa 20 c .ssn a h. Almost 50
i nm ,h!r sS Poor jos WIZ thirty;
Was Was happy with tho thought that my
wife loved me. \ was hnppy With our
four. children. i was conttented In the
nn'.''e homo ! was making '0F the"
The C0nfe1slOn.
For a moment tho man stopped. He
walked across the iloor. Then he seated
A!mse!t bv tho window.
That nisht-Wedncsday night. can
never forget it, Went TO the AIS train
from Long Island Gi;y; nv, Mo"s s,,b, re- e.
ibis little rocking chair by the window.
NJ wife came and sat IN this chair IN
front Of me; SHE soS Looked into my face
'"a Wat Saaa 'G 7. Z. joy S said. and =.
.aIssd my eyes she dropped hers.
John: she ss!d ,ss what you &C.
ION; Jos-my God Jos, d 4s: ,s ssy
Il back. Toll mo that you aro Joking
'rall me that It In untrue
~ sprang 10 my feet. walked up And
down the hoor. I cried like child
And as e. agn;n again liy ys.t oyer yer. the scene
~ took her hands y mine" 10 con.
inusd. and ! said. Joe. this y all
.Ne. 90. s.: .ebe.a. Y !. trps, !,
ye eSs eo S1ef on nv sorss fss! ~. 90
MY heart wss Esakins vtthan n