THE SUNDAY OREGONI AX, PORTLAND, JULY 25, 1909.
PHYSIC! IS SL1
Bf JEALOUS WIFE
Great Special
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Dr. R. A. M. Collins Shot Down
Because Woman Thought
He Loved His Divorcee.
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Incotirrnt Story of Tragedy Is Told
to Police Sobbing Slayer At
tempt Own Life and Is
Taken to Sanitarium.
4fmtlnud from Pig. 1-)
v her while h was making the first
attempt. A close watch la being kept on
her now to preclude the possibility of
successful consummation of her suicidal
Intentions.
Wife Madly In Love.
Two hours after the shooting; Chief
Assistant District Attorney Fltpzerald
went to police headquarters and took
a statement from Mrs. Collins. This
statement was very incoherent and lit
tle was gained from it. It was plain.
however, that she was madly in love
with rr. Collins, and that this love
was not returned. She also believed
that some other woman was responsible
for his coldness, and laid this to his
first wife, from whom he was divorced
last September in the Circuit Court at
Portland. She is now Countess Vlpuo
von Holsteln Rathlou. wife of Count
V. v. H. Rothlou. of Copenhagen, Den
mark, but now living at 22 Tenth
street. Portland. The Rothlous re
turned from Denmark three weeks ago.
and since that time the strained rela
tions between Dr. Collins and his wife
have become more strained.
Mrs. Collins, according to Dr. Fria
ble, had accused her husband of being
in love with his former wife, and was
under the belief that they wanted to
marry again. According to her story
she wrote a letter to Countess
Rathlou Friday In which she
asked her to take Dr. Collins back and
make him hani'V. Inquiry, however, at
the Rothlou apartments last night, de
veloped that no such letter had been re
ceived and further inquiry by the Count
and Countess, in the company of an Ore
Ionian representative, at the Postoffice
fail-d to find the letter. It is believed that
this part of her story was fictitious.
Tells of Married Life.
Following the lead of Mr. Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Collins In disconnected sentences re
lated chapters of their married life. She
spoke in low tragic tones, wringing her
hands hysterically, at times almost reel
ing out of ttie chair, pulling with both
iiands at her mass of black hair, streaked
with a sparse grayness and occasionally
tlirom-ing back her head and gazing with
a wild, tragic stare at ber questioner.
"Mu&t all of these remain here," she
asked, glaring at the detectives. "All
1 can see Is eyes, eyes." Then she became
more composed and muttered: "I am
guilty. All I want is to get through with
this. Hurry. I am going mad. I say mad."
Then she laughed softly and continued:
"The poor, dear boy. He was good to
me, but 1 loved him to distraction. He
was my life. I thought he was a god.
He loved me. I know It'
.All efforts to wring from her the actual
circumstances of the shooting were fruit
less. "Did you fire one or two shots,"
asked Mr. Fitzgerald.
"What does all that matter7" she re
sponded. "I say I did It. He has got
the gun (pointing to Detective Snow)
nd you can see how many allots were
fired."
as He IX-ad?" She Ask.
"He was shot once. I think," said
Snow, and before he could say more
Mrs. Collins was on her feet and
eagerly asked if he was dead. On be
ing told that he was, she asked Snow
to let her see the revolver. This was
denied her. as It was believed she In
tended to kill herself with the weapon
u sne secured it.
"Have I no friends In the world?"
she asked. "Oh send for my daughter
at Fisher's Landing. Have all of my
rricmis deserted me in this hour?
"They think they know me. but they
don't. I have done many things. I am
a dangerous woman. My life Is known
to no one. Send an automobile for my
naugmer. i win pay for It with my
own money, jt is my own. too.
further questioning developed that
j'r. Collins and his wife had been hav
ing trouble for some weeks.
lie told me he didn't love me." the
wife said. "I have been planning to kill
him all along. He took a revolver from
me once, but I got another. No. he kept
his own revolver under the pillow. I
am guilty anyway. What Is all of this
for? I did it.
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Woman who FlRurcd in I.lopcment a i8S
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Three Weeks Ago. ' I ' "
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me. The thought of
my busband belonging 'to some one
else. For weeks I thought of it and
my love Increased. I tried to hate
him, but my heart would, not let
me. I saw It in my dreams another
woman with my husband in her
armsL
"I couldn't stand it. During the day
while he was at the office I couldn't
help brooding over it. I could almost
see him with other women. I con
sulted spiritualists and they told
me ray sunrtlees were correct. It
drove me Insane. I only half slept.
I would awake and my heart would
be hurting as if a knife had been
driven Into tt. My brain became hot
and my head would almost burst. I
didn't know what I was doing. I
had it all planned. They should not
take him from me." statement by
Mrs. Collin.
Friend Warned Collins.
This latter part of her story was born
out by Dr. Frisbla. who had previously
aavised Jjr. (Junius to remain away
rrora ins wire, as tie reared there might
oe a tragedy.
"I suRsested to rr. Collins that be
a-et a revolver and take the shells out
of it and place It In the house. This he
did. but his wife had a revolver of her
own. about whii-h I am sure Dr. Collins
knew nothlnar. TVe hoped that she might
attempt to Kill mm. If she should, with
the unloaded pun. When she first drew
the revolver on him he wrung; It from
her hand. It was a .32-caliber. The one
with which the shot was fired was
. 3S-caliber, so I presume she purchased
norner.
Soon after the examination Judg-e
P. I. Willis arrived and refused to
permit any further interrogation of the
woman, rr. Jefferson also came and ad
ministered opiates at regular intervals
of half an hour for the remainder of
the day. After she became quieter, she
whs placed in a cell in the women's
ward at Porlce Headquarters. It was
then she attempted auicide. Fear of
this and her critical condition led to
s.ndtiiK her to the County Jail. Both
her mental and physical condition be
came such that she was later sent to
the Mountain View Sanitarium, al
though she continued hysterical late
int. the richt. finally falling: asleep
irom sneer exhaustion.
A formal complaint, charg-lna- first
desree murder, was sworn to by Ie
tertive Snow and Issued from the Dis
trict Attorney's office early yesterday
afternoon.
Sunbonnets Save Lives.
SOUTH WKffALK. Conn.. July 24.
linr: their sunbonnets as bailers when
tlie boat In wnlcn tney were being; driven
bv a strons wind was filling; with water.
Sl'sa Marian Weeks and Miss Henrietta
l-hman. of Yorkers, JC. Y.. managed to
koep trie craft an oat until rescued yesterday.
"I am happy with my own husband
and there Is absolutely no foundation
for Mrs. Collins' Jealousy of me."
Such was the comment of Countess
VIkco von Holsteln Rathlou. former
wife of Dr. Roy A. Miles Collins, from
whom she was divorced by Judge Mor
row in the Circuit Court last September.
She was married to Count Rathlou on
October 22. 1908, less than a month
from the date of the divorce decree.
hlch was secured by Dr. Collins, and
which was granted by the court
through the failure of the defendant
to appear.
Her own statement was Dorne out
by her husband and both appeared to
he slncerelv grieved at uie tragedy.
'We were both very xona oi ur. coi-
Uns Just as a friend," they said, ana
he has been here since we. returned io
Portland three weeks aso and told us
all about his troubles and of Ws Intended
separation from his wife. Dr. Collins
was In hard financial circumstances and
had borrowed poo from his wife. . Of
tills he had paid back JS0 and would have
left her several days ago had the re
mainder been returned, we offered to
let him have the money, but he re
fused it."
Conntess Tells Her Story.
The story of the elopement of
Countess Rathlou. then Mrs. ColIinB,
from Portland with the Danish noble
man In July or los. created a sensa
tion at the time. They went East and
wherever Uiey visited the story fol
lowed them. Soon afterward the young
Count, accompanied by Mrs. Collins.
went to his home In Denmark. His
father. Baron C. F. E. Holsteln. sire of
one of Denmark's oldest and most noble
families, received them cordially and
supplied his son with sufficient funds
to return to' America. This they did,
arriving In New York last October, and
were married in St. Louis by Rev. w.
Davles Pittman, pastor of the First
Christian Cuurch of that city.
My husband's father wanted us to
marry there, but I had not then received
notice of my divorce." said Countess
Rathlou. "Here Is our marriage certifi
cate.
UmJer what circumstances did wo
meet? Doctor and I were still living to
gether at the time Vlggo came to
Portland. He was short of funds and fell
in with Dr. Collins, who brought him out
to our house until he couid hear from
home. Soon after Dr. Collins and I part
ed. At that time he wanted to pay me
(1000 he owed me, but I refused to take it.
I then went away with Vlggo. From
Xew York we went home and then came
back and were married in St. tauis.
"We returned home and remained sev
eral months, afterward visiting in various
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foreign countries, where my husband was
received in the best society, finally re
turning to grand old America one month
ago. coming direct to Portland from New
York.
"No one could be more sorry than wa
of the tragedy. Dr. Collins talked to us
of It and we sympathized with him. We
are trying to lead a quiet life and ex
pected to remain in Portland a few
months, when we will return to Denmark.
My husband Is good to me. but we have
had so much trouble. Everyone seems
to think we have done something awful."'
Count Rathlou is 27 years of age. His
wife is 24 and was married to Dr. Collins
at the age of 17 years. That was in Dtn
Moines, Iowa, and he was a young medt
cal student and she a chorus girl.
"He was always good fo me and I don't
believe there was ever a truer man," she
said, "but I was young and to me when
we were married he was the only man.
My parents died wheit I was young. I
was born in Kentucky and come from
blue-blooded family, but had to shift for
my own livelihood."
Countess Rathlou was gowned In a dark
tailor-made suit of a rich fabric anj
when seen was ore pared for the street.
She wore a dark silk muffler about her
throat and a simple black hat. decorated
with a small dark band and a single
black feather.
Count Has Dropped Title.
Count Rathlou Is a healthy, athletic
looking man and corresponds to the
popular conception of a foreign noble
man or that type, nis Drown hair is
very thick, long and curly. His com
plexion Is perfect and a Roman nose,
perfect mouth and teeth make of him
what might be called a handsome man.
'Don't call me count. I do not claim
any title.. I want to be a plain Ameri
can." he said.
Countess Rathlou was surprised when
told that Mrs. Collins had written her
letter. "I am sure I have never re
ceived one," she said. "I can conceive
of no reason why she should be jealous
of me. I only met her once since we
returned and did not know that they
were even married until then.
1 telephoned to Dr. Collins" mother
at Salem this afternoon. She has our
little boy, Billy, and says that we must
take hhn now."
Count Rathlou and wife arrived In
Portland three weeks ago and were
guests at the Perkins Hotel until a fev
days ago. when they rented a flat at
226 Tenth street. The room Is fitted
with elegant mahogany furniture.
which) has not yet been arranged.
COIXIXS WEDDED IX HAWAII
Wife Who Shot Him Was Mrs. Kate
Van Winkle
Dr. Collins was married to his second
wife in Honolulu last May. Soon after
his separation from his first wife he
went to the home of Mrs. Collins, then
Mrs. Kate Van Winkle, on Couch street,
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, to board. Mrs. Van Winkle was
a seamstress and had lived In Portland
several years.
She was married at the age of 15 years
to Mark Va Winkle from whom she
was divorced several years ago. He is
now In Idaho. They have one daughter.
who Is living. Mrs. Collins has consider
able money.
Dr. Collins Is a native of Iowa. His
father disd when he was 1 year old
and his mother later married B. J.
Miles, superintendent of the Iowa State
Reformatory. He attended Iowa State
University and later studied medicine at
the Iowa State Medical College In Des
Moines. It was there he met hia first
wife, then Nora Land, a chorus girl.
and they were married before he finished
his course. That was in 1902. He gradu
ated? in 1904, and practiced in Iowa over
a year, coming to Portland in 1906. He
was successful here until his wife and
he separated and she went away with
Count Riggo von Holstein Rathlou. This
was In July, 1S08. In September of the
same year he secured a divorce and his
first wife was remarried.
Collins' stepfather first came to Oregon
in 1K93 and organized the pioneer state
reformatory school of this state.- After
two years he returned .to Iowa and re
sumed the head of the Iowa school, later
returning nere ana locating near Salem
on a fruit ranch, where lie has lived
since. Dr. Collins' mother is still living
ana is neartDroken over her son s death.
but was unable to come to Portland yes
terday. M.r. Miles was unable to leave
his wife and neither will be here probably
oeiore j&onaay.
A post mortem examination of Collins
body disclosed tlie fact that only one
snot was fired, entering the left breast,
passing through and coming out on the
right side. , severing an artery near the
neart.
Dr. Collins was a man well liked by his
associates and is spoken of highly by
medical men in Portland, who deeply
deplore the tragedy. The opinion Is uni
versal that he could not have been guilty
of anything which would have justified
the suspicions of his wife.
WILL TAKE ALL EVIDENCE
Court Will Examine Report o
Thaw's Sanity at Trial.
NEW YORK, July 24. The report of
the commission that inquired Into the
mental condition of Harry K. Thaw
during his first trial for the murder of
Stanford White, and all letters and ex
hibits bearing on the case will pe pro
duced In court when the hearing to
settle the question of Thaw's present
sanity Is resumed in White Plains next
Monday. An order to this effect was
signed by Justice Mills today.
Announces Absorption of All Switch
ing Charges Heretofore Made
by Other Roads.
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after of all switching charges on graii
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opinion expressed by a' local traffic man
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nt.ncAa (hat th "Mil wnu Ire marl
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Week Wasted In Calhoun Case.
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