The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-16
STORY Of LOVE
|. Barred At TRIAL
Chauffeur Got Money and Jewels
From Wealthy II. Worth
Woman.
HUSBAND TELLS ALL TO COURT

Fort Worth Tex. Dec. 10 The
story Of the infatualou VI the wife
NJ u wcnlthy Fort Worth leweler foe
her fathers chauffeur five wears her
junior, has come out In the courts
Horace Nj. Collins, jr, formerly
chauffeur, aud more recently prac.
| tlclng attorney here, was convicted OF
/ participation IN uu assault on j II.
/ Greer the mHn whose home he Is
/ chargcd with trying to break up and
( was sentenced TO thirty.five years i'm.
nrlsonmeut In. the state penlteutiary
/ Details " Collins relations with
Mrs. Greer we're brought out by the
/ defense iu the luse, In connection with
( the claim TINT the prosecution Of thlH
/ chnrgc against him WAS the result ut
II conspiracy on the part of Greer and
Mrs Grcers father aud brother to
send Collins tO the pcnitentary In
order tn get him ont NJ the way, be-
/ cuusc NJ the part which he had played
iu the domestic relations Of the Greer
family
Forced to Tell Story
Greer was first forced 10 tell the
greater part " the story when hr
went on the witness stand 10 tell of
his assault and robbery by three
men. one ~ whom he declared be could
Identify positively Hs Collins
Colllus declared In his testimony
that all Of the advances came from
Mrs Greer and apparently he never
has felt any interest IN her except to
get nl n the money and Jewels he
could from her She admitted IN her
testimony that she had loaned him at
least 81 900 none Of which bad been
repaid, aud had given him numerous
diamonds aud other valuable iewelry.
Collins was discharged from LUng's
employ when the condition Of affairs
was discovered by The family, but con.
timed 10 meet Mrs Greer Clnndes.
timely, sometimes at her own home,
sometimes nj the bnrn NJ the Long
place. or at other places near her
home. On Que " these occasions he
encountered Greer who was waiting
Tor him with shotgun IN the alley
back Of his home hut finally yleldeu
TO Collins arguments for his life and
let him go
Finally Mrs. Greer brought suit foI
divorce She testified she was urged
10 that step by Collins. He denied It
hut the fact remained that the SUI
was brought by the attorney IN who's
office Collins was at the time studying
law. all Of his living expenses beinl
pald by Mrs Greer while he pursued
his legal studies. The suit was late
dismissed by Mrs Greer, over III
strenuous protest of the lawyer wh
= had filed It.
Bank Account Cut of.
y shortly after that Ioug and Gree
N cut of Mrs. Greer's hank account. n
l., though she had considerable prOpeI
ty Of her own. aud stamped paymel
on checks which she had given to Go
le ins This fact, according TO the the'
,c ~ Of the state, formed the basis II
p the attack on Greer, giving Collins III
=, double motive Of revenge on Greer IL
n the cutting off Of his Income and II
=. desire to get him ont ~ the way, wit
A. the Idea that then he might possibl
NJ win over the Longs.
= The assault and robbery occurred q
the front porch Of Greer's HON
Greer was beaten with iron bars al
II then robbed.
Mrs Greer now has been entire
h. reconcled to her husband and expires
te ps her regret for the entire affair wit
Collins. Her husband takes the vie
Pr that she was mentally irresponsible
ne the time