The New York herald., 1879-11-02
Revelations Made Concerning the
Greenfield Murder Trial
GEORGE HINDS CONFESSION.
Attempts to Make Innocent Men Re-
sponsible for Assassination.
10y rElranApH TO THE HERALD. ]

Greenueld Tor the murder, Wuiie tue 10
waiting till Monday next. when his counsel Will
move tor new trial. the previous tactics of the de-
fence are being exposed. Ex-District Attorney
Lamoree has spent considerable time since the sworn
confession Of George Kinds. who lived near where
tire murder took place. to thoroughly inves-
tigate the matter. To understand Kinds statement
one should recall the fact that Greenfield. on the
night he murdered his wife. took his gun away from
his house and hid it in order that he might point TO
this fact evidence that some one else had MUIR
dered her and stolen his gun. George Hines was
hired by the Greenfelds. as will be seen peiow' 10
hni this gun, under circumstances that would seem
to implicate the Kelloggs in the murder. The
sworn statement of George Kinds Is as follows:-
KINDS CONFESSION.
.Nuowipg the uncertainties OF life. and being in
possession of grave and important facts which have
recently ,ee ereafter r"f ARISE in this case. with
view to the peryersion OF justice and the
deem Just and merited punishment for the killing
Alice his wife, October 21 1875; and feeling that it
is justly due and eminentiy proper that John j.
Lainoree the District Attorney OF said Oswego
county, should be thus early advised to such
so coming TO my knowledge. and such efforts as are
now. to my knowledge being made in behalf OF said
ireenheld or are likely be still further
made Oh his behalf to the end aforesaid. do, upon
nv sole n oath admin stored this day affirm and
before God the following facts to be true-
Here follows an account of the arrest of Kinds,
who witness against Greenfield by the de-
might damage the effect OF his testimony Kinds
continues
time after this arrest Charles Grinnell and
John Iaplin came to my house and said to me, we
can make u stamp off from that gun OF Orandos.'
This was ont IN front of my house. ! asked them
fields wished the gun found. us it would be OF no use
to them ii it should come to light through them.
and that it could be arranged for them to have it
come up by finding the same somewhere. as to
relieve them from the charge of having hid it.
COOL CONSPIRACY AGAINST JUSTICE.
Alden
to 20 into it il he could make something and that
he (Kellogg) and Richard Greenfield had secreed it,
ana that now II we should go in with them and we
do the finding the defence was willing to pay lib
orally for services Isaid We'll. they had perse-
cuIed me much and made me much trouble,
and was poor aud If could get enough out of
Greenfield to make me feel good would go into it
ment was for Kellogg to let us know where he and
lichard Greenfield had hid the gun. l had
s he0sS Rnbar the ssn ana rs
t. see him ana arranged the thing with
him. and that they together had hid the gun with
view TO the finding Of the same under such circum-
stances should enable the defence to make tho
same available in getting new trial for Orlando;
that Richard Greenfield claimed it would not do to
have the gun come to light through his family as
the claim would at once 90 up that they had the
gun secre,ed all the time. and it would look
eide man should bring ne gun to light.
He said that as he and ! had had
defence. he thought We could carry it through and
make stamp out OF it, as they were willing to pay
was with ut this time, and agreed to so in and
help Greenfield and share Ill whatever was realized
nike together.
"a GOOD JOKE"
Charley Grinnes laughed about 1t and SAIL he
thought it would be good joke to get some Of the
deience's money. and said he didn't whether
Orlando got new trial or not 1t would do
him (Grinnells) no good to hang him. as lie his
own cousin. The question came up to Greenfield
turning around alter he had found the gun and try
ing to throw the whole thing ON to Kellogg. and it
was agreed that we should stand by Kellogg il Rich.
a e n IA Shpw nm inst
how Richard and Alden worked together. Alden
said from what Richard told him he was not AFRAID
and. besides. he could show where he was
thc night OF the murder. and clear himself
from amy charge OF the murder if they should make
il against III against his brother. Royal KELLOGG.
de declared all the defence wanted get
else; that they all knew he and his
brother were entirely innocent and that Richard
said lie need not be afraid of anything Of that kind
/: he kelogg would take hold and help them to get
a trial tor Orlando This before finally
agreed to 90 and make the money. We dropped
Iapin out of the matter.
FINDING THE GUN.
"The next evening went to Pulaski and met another
parry ana had u talk about the gun. told him and
So did Charley Grnnells that could find the gun,
but shat we should not get 1t tor song 1t would
cost money. and considerable money. He laughed
nnd said we must not be too hard in the mouth;
that great deal Of money had already been paid out
he said he would come up and meet Grinnels
must keep the matter very still and not
let Lamarec get hold OF it in any way, that would
Spoil IL told MIN the gun was all right Which,
ever he came, and we agreed that he should come
and meet US ut Charley Grinnells barn between ten
aud Twelve o'clock on night agreed upon. then
went home and soon after saw Kellogg aud told him
what had been said. Kellogg said IL all right,
and he told us where the gun had been hid and
Grinnells and l went after it aud got It,
rather northwest from Hazards hophouse, in pas
ture. and beneath an old rotten log partially un-
covered Evidently the gun had not been there but
short time. 1t was partially covered with decayed
food and lay upon The ground. but left no print
"A. Io..t
II to be Orlando's gun. We carried it TO WILL
lam ornnells place and secreted it till the nigat
the party was to come aud meet us. Then We
took it from where had hidden it, in the second
growth timber. We went over to Charley Grinpes'
barn about ten o'clock. ana the party came there on
Both came to the rear part of the barn. We
near the road and secreted. After the party and
hvnry ID. Greenheld had passed in around the
back part of the barn Grinnells and went around
there and met them. and we talked about the gun.
HISDs GETS Fifty DOLLARS.
-'Ihey said they would give $50 IT would 90 and
get the gun. We knew all this time that we had
tneh ul control OF this gun. and that 1t had passed
did not know whore to lud 1t. and could not
get 1t again unless We chose to give itup told them
that. 80 far as was con cerned would not consent
10 handle the gun for $780, but IL they would pay me
the $50 then Charley Grinnells might do Just as
he liked about the Nuu. one of them replied that
he wanted 1T ia such shape that he could say the pun
came through the kellcggs. l told him didn't
care how he bad 1t. lie said. well, we want it SO
that you and the Grinnells can swear that Kello.,
was tine hrst man to point out aud tell where the gun
was. 4 sald, well, the way you have fixed 1t
Kellogg is the first to point II on. to
us; you can hx that just AZ you like lie sad
w ell, guess that Will be all right, aad then paid
me the 500. Henry Greenfield then lat his lantern
aud the money counted out and handed 10 me
by the other party who said, There's your $50 and
Charley can 4 { the gun said lie can do as lie
likes about IT,, and then we all went up the road al
most far Grnnells' place. 1 got over into
Waggopners pasture and said l was going home
Grnnells also got and said he going to get
tue gun and carryit to Richard Grcenhelds house.
Henry ID. Greenfield had blown out the lantern at
SHARP As THE sIARPEIs.
after Grinnells and had got over into the pas
ture l then changed my mind and accompanied
Grlnnels into the woods and where the gun was.
There Grnnells said that ne proposed that they pay
more money for that job. aud that no was going
down to Richards and tell them that they must pay
him S25, and upon such payment beng made he
would take Henry ID. Greenfield where the gun was
and lie could identity IL as the gun. stayed
up in the woods and Grinues went toward Richards
house, aud In about half hour returned with
Henry ID. Greenfield. 1 stepped back little
way and saw them come up and look ut a