The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-21
THE GREEN SHOOTING CASE.

Arraignment and Discharge OF the
Priscners-Did Green Attempt to COM
malt Suicide .-Pr0bable solution OF the
AEair-ConditioM or Green.
The audience chamber OF the Yorkville Police
Court was crowded to excess yesterday afternoon,
1t being announced that Joe Schwab and the others
arrested In connection with the shooting OF John
Green on Tuesday night last would be arraigned.
There was no disappointment, for the prisoners.
In charge of Captain Gunner and three policemen
made their appearances shortly bsfore the adjourn.
mcnt OF the Court After few minutes delay they
were all discharged upon two afidavits made by
Captain Gunner and Mr.. Joseph DoXy and letter
from Coroner Young, who said that nasmuch as
Mr. Green had made no declaration to him against
Mr. Schwab or any one else, Mr. Schwab was
not of course, in ms custody. He ad-
vssd that the prisoners taken before
Justice Coulter VINO had the power to do with
them as his Judgment dictated. The afiidavits
OF Captain Gunner ana Mr.. Doxy were TO the effect
that they had had u conversation with Green, who
said that he knew not the person who had shot
him, and entirely exonerated Mr.. Schwab from all
blame in the matter. AS the prisoners lett the
Court they were surrounded by their friends who
extended TO them hearty cong atulations upon
their freedom. The honorable discharge OF the
persons arrested, and upon whom rested suspi-
cion OF the attempted assassination, does how
ever, allay the excitement caused by the affair.
Alter diigent inquiry into the acts OF the case the
ponce have come TO the conclusion that Mr.. Green
shot himself with the intention OF committing sui
eide. Mr.. Green was In poor circumstances, and
ter" on the Third Avenue Railroad On Tuesday
evening he took walk out TO get little
fresh air, he having been unwell for sew
eral days previously. He walked up Third avenue
and loitered around the corners OF Third avenue
ana Fitty-seventh street. He went into no place
and drank nothing A little after twelve O'Clock he
went home with Schwab. half an hour or three
quarters later he was found sitting on stoop In
Fiity-sccond street, near ThiSd avenue, groaning
with pain. lady residing in the neighborhOod
says that she heard shot aud then some iron in
strument rolled along the pavement. She looked
out the window and saw Mr.. Green all alone. A
pistol was subsequently found in the gutter
opposite where Green found by the
police. On being shown to his wife she identi-
he'd the weapon as her husbands When 1t was
shown to Mr.. Green he trembled ana admitted
II to be his. He also said he had fred It, and then
hcsitated. He then asked Captain Gunner ii he
thought he had shot himself Receiving an afflrma-
tive reply, he endeavored to assure those within
hearing that he did such thing. 1t is very
strange, though that in all his previous statements
he had said nothing about the pistol, much less
having fired one In selr-deence. He says he fred
Gunner also states that revolver cart
ridge would not burn Green's shirts az
they are but that q single barreed
old fashioned weapon such he (Green) had car
ricd would have done so. Another fact which sig
nilcantly bears out the suicidal theory Is that
neither the coat nor the vest bears any trace Of the
cou 81 OF the bullet while the shirts DID, showing
plainly that the coat and vest had been intention
ally turned aside when the muzzle of the pistol was
placed against the wounded mans chest.
Green was much improved yesterday, and the
chances are even as to whether he Will recover or
die. The latter is the most probable however.