New-York tribune., 1908-11-26
BANKER SAYS SON
TRIED TO KILL HIM
FRANK e. HOLLINS HALES
YOUNG NAN TO COURT.
De Ruyter Hollins Squandered Half
a Million, Declares Fdther-
Put Under Bal. gf

Frank c. Hoins. senior member OF g G Hoi-
Inns & Co. bankers. at No. II Wall street. ap-
peared in court last night complainant
against his son. De Ruyter NJ Hollins. who gave
his address as the BelIeclairs Hotel, 18th street
and Broadway. The son was charged with
disorderly conduct. The father said his
had threatened to kill him In his Wall Street
office unless $500 paid over to him Ths
son was bound over in $500 bail to keep ths
peace for three months. With the father IN court
were the prisoners mother and sister.
The elder Mr.. HoTins said he wanted his
sent to Bellevue Hospital for examination 10
his mental condition. but the court refused TO
take that action. He said the young man had
squandered about 100000 in dissipation In the
last twelve years. and had repeatedly threatened
TO kill him He tod OF the cornering him IN
his home with rife at time. and OF how
Mrs. HoIlins had. by strategy. prevented his
shooting.
Yesterday afternoon, according to the fathers
story. De Ruyter Hollins cams into the ONCE In
Wall street. 1t the first time they had seen
each other for several weeks The son. his
father said. demanded $500. and said that
less II were paid he would kill his father. Mr..
Hollins called in Policeman O'Bren. OF the John
street station. and the arrested He
locked up in the station until the night
court opened.
ward career since he reached his majority.
Shortly after he was twenty-one years old his
father bought him an interest IN J. 2. Pearson.
jr-, & Co. brokers. at No. 25 Broad street. he
said. but the son went through with this IN =
few years. The father said he paid $4,000 for
this interest.
short time later, Mr. Hollins said. he gavs
the young man S250OO0 In cash THIS disap-
peared In a few years. he said, and since then
the son had been repeatedly calling on him for
cash Mr.. HoIIins said that he thought tbs
prisoner had been suffering with paresia. grow
ing out Of the dissipation Of several years Hs
imagined. according to his father. that all tbs
members of his family were against him
Nh. Hollins said his son had taken treatment
twice in institution. seeking a cure for the
drinking habit, but that no cure was effected
In June, 1907 he said. the young man was ar
rested in drunken brawl and got much pub
Hcity.
After Magistrate Finn had placed young HoI-
Iins under $500 bail to keep the peace. Freder-
ick Brueck, Of No. IS West 18th street. gave
as security for bail his property at No 90 West
18th street. and the prisoner released. WHEN
asked for statement. he said to reporters
Il charge my father with criminal libel Other
than that have nothing to say for the present
Will you put it that way?'
During the hearing before Magistrate Finn
the young man had mentioned something about
the father being involved In a perjury charge
He mentioned the name OF Magistrate Corrigan-
His father laughed aloud when this was men
toned. and Magistrate Finn promptly ordered
young HoIins TO shut up" The latter added.
however, that his <ather paroIed prisoner
the perjury charge, and F. c. HollinS laughed
again.
When F. c. HoIins was asked about this By
reporters he said there nothing in IL. Hs
appeared 70 be amused.
In June of 1907 when the elder HOIins SAYS
his son was arrested. according 70 reports az
the sidewalk at 18th street and Third
suffering from a scalp wound He taken TO
Lebanon Hospital. where the house surgeon
diagnosed his heat prOstratiOn. At the
time there a that HolIinS had been
assaulted. but this proved to be false. Cap
tain Brennan. OF the MOrrisania station said that
he did not know how Hollins got injured
The elder HOIIinS and his son are members OF
the Riding Club, and the son Is a member Of the
Union Club. A sister of young Hollins- is Mrs
Arthur K. Bourne. of No III East 55th street
Her husband is the son Of Frederick c.;
Bourne. a director Of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company other sisters the Misses
Celine NJ Daisy V. and Beatrix E Hollins.
Young HoIIns is about thirty-four years old