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COLLINS ARRANGES A SETTLEMENT. Brown, the Insane Betting Agent, Is Sent to Amityville Asylum. New York, July 20. Hugh Collins, tin; clubhouse commissioner, has arranged the settlement of markers to tlie extent of 5,000 bet in his name and without his knowledge Tuesday last, by Anthony Brown, one of .his employes. Brown was adjudged Insane this morning and was sent to the asylum at Amityville. He has been raving since he was taken away from the track by friends Wednesday afternoon. It is said he has constantly walked the floor of his room wearing a silk hat and refusing to eat or sleep. It was Browns duty to go to the ring and "lay ofT" wagers taken in the clubhouse by Collins from his patrons. Brown was therefore well known among the bookmakers, and his credit, or rather that of his employer, was considered to be without limit. On Tuesday Brown went the rounds of the layers and placed about 0,000 on Dinna Ken in the Brighton Mile, supposedly for Collins. Dinua Ken was beaten by Charles Edward. Then Brown came back for the next nice and wagered about 0,000 more on Heknows, another odds-on favorite that finished second to Please. As a wind-up lie made a final trip to the books and placed ,000 or more on Druid, the favorite in the last race, getting :; to 1; only to see the mare, come home in the ruck. The bookmakers, including William Cowen, Sol Liclitenstein, Jim Murphy and practically all tiie big fellows, handled these wagers, which, of course were mads? "on the nod," and thought nothing of the affair, believing that a setteleinent would be made next day before the races, as is the custom. But they were soon up in the air. Brown came to the track about 1:30 oclock Wednesday and hunting up ringmaster John G. Cavanagh, said quietly: "Give me that roll of 00,000 of mine Which you have In your ivocket. "Youre joking," exclaimed Cavanagh with a laugh. "No, Im not," replied Brown, earnestly. "I gave you the money to hold after the races yesterday and now 1 want it to settle up a few debts." Brown soon became violent and a couple of Pink-ertons grabbed him. Then it turned out that he owed the bookmakers about 5,000 in markers. The Pinkertons sent for Collins, who said that he knew nothing of Browns operations ot Tuesday and that he believed the latter was irresponsible. As Brown continued to act strangely he was turned over to gome friends for safe keeping. They took him to the clubhouse, where he spent the afternoon sniokng cigarettes one after another and talking about his lost bankroll, which by that time, according to his version, had amounted to a cool million. Meanwhile Collins, who had been almost knocked out by the news of the defalcation, made a statement to the effect that he would settle In full with the bookmakers even if he had to mortgage his property. He said that he had always found Brown to be trustworthy and scrupulous in his dealings with the ring.
