The evening world., 1908-11-26
All Watch in Dread for His Ap-
pearance at Residence of
the Banker.
WANT SANITY TESTED.
Victim of Drug, Says Financier
Who Had Son Arrested for
Threatening to Kill Him.

Of No. II Wall street. so terrified his
relatives by his threat to kill his father
that a watch was placed for his ap-
pearance to-day at the family resi-
dence, No. 90 East Fifty-sixth street.
His aged mother and three sisters were
Frustrated at the notoriety his conduct
has brought upon the family.
Banker Hollns personally opened the
door when an Evening World reporter
visited the Holiins home to-day. He
was 10th TO talk of his appearance in
the Night Court last night as COM
plainant against his son. whom he
charged with threa tening to kill him in
MS office yesterday, but finally con-
,ented.
Poor De Ruyter is my only son"
said the banker. Why should | libel
him? l have kept him from prison
several times on his questionab BILE tactics
In the market, He has attempted to Kill
me twice and threatened 1t many times.
He has broken his mothers heart and
made life miserable for his sisters. He
has annoyed me constantly.
Victim Of Drug, Says Father.
"A woman has caused his downfall
To-day he IL utterly irresponsible, a vic
tim Of drug"
Answering an accusation of perjury
made by his son at the court hearing
before Magistrate Finn last night. he
said:
De Ruyter can do me no further
harm than he has. have built eight
railroads and am chairman of the or
ganization committees of seven to-day
My credit is firm and my integrity has
never been questioned except in pro-
tecting my son after duplicating me In
his unsatisfactory mining deals.
IT / have ever failed to keep my
word, which my associates will tell
you is inviolable, it is because | sought
TO save my boy. Look how he has re-
paid me.
Il do not fear him. but I want to see
him examined for his sanity. can't
conceive how a man can persistently
act as he has II his mind is sound. His
companions have caused his ruin. His
Ia a lesson to fathers. De Ruyter has
allied himself with men of middle age
who are not known In business and
or me, rather for years.
Did Not Fear Gun.
when he showed a gun in my face
did not tremble. l said simply; Shoot.
De Ruyter, II you must. but remember
your mother and sisters. I don't fear
you had to have him taken into
court, for I can't stand his attacks on
WI int ri
Mr.. Hollins said he did not know his
sons address and that he did not fear
a criminal libel suit. such as young
Hollins had threatened.
ANY libelllng l have done was to
keep him from getting into trouble by
false representations" he said.
Efforts were made to locate young
HoIlins at the Hotel Beleclaire. the ad-
dress given by him in court. but it
was said that he does not live there.
Hollins and his son are both members
OF the Union and Riding Clubs. One of the
Hollins girls. Ethel. is the wife of Ar
thur K Bourne, a son of Commodore
Frederick G. Bourne, President of the
Singer Sewing Machine Company.
There are three other daughters, the
Misses Celine M. Daisy V. and Bea-
triX e. Hollins.
Mr.. Hollins was accompanied to court
by Mrs. Hollins and one or the daugh-
tiers, but they were not called to testify.
According to the banker. he was at his
desk In the offices of +. c. Hol!ins &
Co., at No. II Wall street. OF which firm
he Is senior member. when De Ruyter
Hollins, whom he had not seen for sew
eral weeks, entered late yesterday
afternoon.
MY son demanded that give him
$780," said the banker. and threatened
that II did not he would kill me-
A policeman was called from the John
street station and took charge of the
son, In asking the Court to send the
young man to Bellevue to be examined
as TO his mental condition, the banker
said:
My son has threatened more than
once to kill me. lie has squandered
about half a million dollars in his past
twelve years OF dissipation. lie has
been Maynard pretty much ever since
he reached his majority. shortly
after he was twenty-one 1 bought hinI
an interest in the firm OF j. +. Pearson
d. Co., at No. - Broad street, but no
finished there in very few years. II
cost me $685. 0U to get him into that iirm,
"a little while afterward / gave him
s25OO0O IN cash Tbs disappeared in
few years and since then my son has
been persistent IN his demands for
money he has been dissi pated and
Wouldn't wonacr II he has been over
taken nv paresis
MY son has twice been In an insti-
tute TO take the treatment for drinking
TOO much, The cure was of no use"
When young Hollins was asked what
he had TO say 10 his fathers charge he
answered;
II charge my father with criminal
libel. Other than that ! have nothing
70 say for the present WIN you put 1t
that way?"
Money Due, HI Says.
While his father was talking TO Magis-
trate Finn the son broke In once
with a statement that the elder Helms
was involved In perjury charge, anu
said that Magistrate corrigan could be
asked about It,
The banker dismissed his sons charge
with a laugh.
Young Hollins interrupted the hearing
later 10 explain that he and his father
we're interested In a company: that the
father should have made a payment
yesterday afternoon ON account, and
that II was In order 20 obtain this pay
ment that he had visited his father