Show Gripping Tale of Murder Told at Coroners Coroner's Probe Officials Study Case of B. B P. P Callings Slain on Board His Yacht By SIDNEY B. B WHIPPLE United Press Staff Correspondent HUNTINGTON L. L I I. Sept 18 A 18 A gripping tale of or an and 1 murder mur- mur der den In aristocratic Long Island sound was told again today In the coroners coroner's Inquest Into the death of Benjamin P. P slain yachtsman beaten tied and anet tossed from hIs hb cabin cruis cruls cr er Penguin Mrs Lillian LUHan Collings attractive young widow of ot the dead man man her herself self by two pirates who she said killed her husband and attempted at tempted to attack her was her was not present pees pres- ent to t testify WIDOW ABSENT I She was reported prostrated by a weeks week's t harrowing questioning and re re- of ot the crime and was under undera a ph physicians physician's care at the Collings' Collings Continued on Pale Face Three MU DE STORY IS ISH H ElATED AT PROBE Continued from Pace One residence in the outskirts of oC Stamford Slam Stam ford ConnI Conn I SI have no intention of taking any steps to compel her presence DIstrict District DIs DIs- Attorney Alexander G. G Blue in charge of ot the Inquiry said Among the witnesses es called for the Inquest were N. N N L. L yachtsman yachtsman yachts yachts- man who found the drifting Penguin Pen Pen- g gum guin in George Dewald Harold Bernie and E. E N. N Knapp guests Amza Bigos Jr police pollee officer who found the body of Collings Herbert S. S Collings brother of oC the murdered man Harold Howard who found Mrs C Collings after she had been bem placed on the motorboat Bo Pep by the pirates and Sergeant Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Forrest Cove Neck policeman who first heard beard Mrs Collings' Collings sto story All AU were subpoenaed by bj- William B. B Gibson conducting the inquest Inquest- It seems to me Gibson sad said that Mrs Collings is the one who knows the whole story and I would like to have hae her testilY testify But since Mr Blue doesn't want her called I will not 1101 call caIl her The small meeting room of or the Huntington village board at the town to hall haIl was waa packed more than an hour before the start of oC the hearing The first witness to testify was Amza Biggs Jr police pollee officer who discovered CeIlings Collings' body Wednes Wednes- da day Biggs described how he lie came upon the body lying ling face down on the he sand badly battered and sh slewing the he effects of exposure and immer Immer- sion slon He said the hands and feet were ivere tied with rope Sergeant Robert Forest Cove Neck policeman who found Mrs Collings in n the Peep Bo and was the first to hear her weird talc taic of piracy kidnap kidnap- Ing ng and murder on board the Pen Pen- gum gUin was the second witness SCUFFLE DESCRIBED He related her story of how two pirates one a a. middle-aged middle man and the other a youth of about 17 hailed the Penguin and came aboard He told the packed courtroom again the details described by Mrs COllings of the scuffle on board how she was forced to accompany the men In a agreen agreen agreen green canoe after they tossed her husband overboard and of ot the efforts efforts ef ef- ef forts of the elder man to attack her Forest said sald he found Mrs Collings Ceilings In the Peep Bo-Peep wrapped in blankets blanket I and that she seemed dazed and hysterIcal hys his after a night of ot fantastic ex The Inquest adjourned for fox on One week at 3 p p. p m. m today at the request I of oC District Attorney Blue |