Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-14
SHOT DOWN ON THE STREET.
DETAILS OF TIE MURDER OF
JOHN C. GREEN.
A Full Report of the Coroner's In
quest--John NJ. Hotz Charged
with the Crime.

About a quarter past y yesterday morn
ing the residents in the neighborhood OF
Eighth and NJ streets were startled by the
report of a shotgun A man was seen TO
RIM along the west side of Eighth, toward
NJ, and fall on the sidewalk near Zoller's
butcher shop. He was soon surrounded
by several gentlemen who live near by or
who were passing at the time. 1t proved
to be John c. Green, or Niger Green,
as he was familiarly known in sporting
circles. He seemed to be somewhat
under the influence of liquor, and it
was noticed that he had a fear
full gunshot wound in the bowels,
from which the intestines were protruding.
He was apparently in his right mind, and
said he had been shot down by John Hotz
without cause He was conveyed to his
home, in the alley between NJ and n,
Second and Third streets, where he died
in great agony at quarter past D, or Just
five hours from the time he was wounded.
| Green was a man well known IN sporting
circles. and had lived in this city for up
wards of thirty wears. He leaves q wife
and three sons. The latter are aged re-
spectively Is, Is and I. Hotz was imme-
diately arrested and Is now in the City
Prison Hotz has obtained Charles L.
Jones as counsel. The funeral OF Green
will take place at P NJ. to-day from his
late residence. There are many conflicting
rumOrs as to the causes that led to the
murder The following is the sworn testi-
mony given at the Coroners inquest,
which was held last evening by Justice
| c. n. Post:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INQUEST.
Officer J. D. Kent sworn. Said that he
was acquainted with the deceased during
! his lifetime. He was also well acquainted
with John NJ. Hotz. He found the de
ceased Yesterday morning, between u and
street, between and NJ streets. When
questioned Green said Hotz had shot him.
| Witness then proceeded to Hotz's residence
and placed him under arrest. He admitted
doing the deed, and said he was not sorry
for what he had done. Witness then took
his prisoner to the city Jail. He said he
| found Green lying on the east side of
Eighth street, between L and NJ about 60
| feet north Of the alley. Several parties
were standing around the wounded man
when witness arrived. Mrs. Hotz's resi-
dence is on Eighth street, between NJ and
| \, on the west side, very near a block away
from where the deceased fell to the walk
| Hotz told witness that he had shot Green
with a shotgun, and that the gun could be
| found in his house on the alley. Witness
went and got the gun, and Hotz identified
| it as the one with which he had committed
the deed. Witness said all these things
| had been repeated in the city prison before
the Chief of Police and the District Attor-
ney. Hotz remarked that the deceased had
| given him no end of trouble, and he
thought he had done right in getting rid of
| him Witness said he was with deceased
when he died.
Officer L. w Farrell said he knew Green
very well during his lifetime, and also was
quite well acquainted with Mr. Hotz. He
said about ten minutes past u he heard a
police whistle blowing. He went immedi-
! atoly to ascertain the trouble, and found
John Green living on the walk on Eighth
street, as described by officer Kent. Green
| recognized witness, calling him by name,
| and, in answer to inquiry, said that he had
| been
! SHOT DOWN By JOHN HOTZ WITHOUT CAUSE.
| Afterwards in Green's house he told officer
| Jackson in my presence that Mrs. Hotz
was the cause of the trouble. He said they
quarreled over her. Chief Jackson took
down what he said. Witness said he was
with him when he died about . o'clock in
the morning.
Chief Jackson. sworn-Said he knew
! Green very well, and was also acquainted
with John Hotz. As soon as heard of the
shooting he took hack and went over to
see Hotz, having heard that Green had
| been fatally wounded. Hou said he was
| stopping at a house in the alley some
distance from where his wife lived.
| He was staying there to watch
some goods. He said he heard Mrs.
Hotz scream and call for him to come. He
went out with his shotgun. Arriving at
the gate in front of his wife's house he
found Green there standing in tie gateway
| He spoke to Green, asked him what he
wanted, and he replied by saying, You go
to HI - and throwing back his hand. as if
TO draw pistol. Hotz said he then pulled
up his gun and fired. To use his own
words Green started and ran down the
street like the very devil. l didn't think
then that l had hit him Hotz said there
had been trouble between them for some
time. When the Brown and Eagan case
was rife be had heard that his wife was at
Madame Frey's one night with another
party. He also heard that Green and Ed.
McGraw
HAD FOLLOWED HER THAT NIGHT
He knewsthese things from having been
told of them by Green himself. The night
OF the trouble Mrs. Hotz informed her hus-
band that Green had slapped her on the
sideo the head. When Hotz heard his wife
scream he says he lost no time in running
over to her rescue. He did not wait to put
on all his clothes, but slipped on his panta-
looms and shoes, and, selling his gun, ran
out. When witness first saw Green he re-
fused to have. anything to say about the
shooting. He was somewhat under the in
huence of liquor, and did not seem to
realize that he must soon die. lie was
finally convinced by the attending physi-
clan that his moments on earth were very
few. and seeming for the first time to
realize that death was staring him in the
face, he said "Hotz shot me for nothing
| was coming along on Eighth street, and
when about half way between the butcher
shop and Mrs. Hotzs residence was met by
Hotz. He said 9 have got You at last
and fired Green also acknowledged that
he had been
CRIMfNAILY INTIMATE WITH MRS. HoTZ FOR
\ YEAR PAST.
He said she is moi Hotz' wife, and never
was. Mrs. Ho:z was sent for and when
she arrived at the bedside Of the diving man
| she got down cried, and seemed to be very
much affected. Green said, This is all on
your account She said Hotz was a
| wretch, used other uncomplmentarv terms
regarding him. She said that she and her
son were not parties to the crime, had
nothing TO DO with it, and called upon
Green to say so. Green admitted what She
said was true. He also said that early III
the evening he was drunk, and had slapped
her in the face at the corner of Third and
X streets. Green and Mrs. Hotz seemed to
think considerable of one another. She
kissed him and he kissed her. Witress
said to Green, Did you not say to me
moment ago that Hotz was not married to
this woman p" Mrs. Hotz spoke up
quickly and excitedly, saying, why, John,
Won know we are Do you want to put me
in trouble?" Green said, All right, then;
let it 90" When Mrs Hotz was told that
Green was fatally wounded, she said, tear
ing bandage from Off her head, My God
my God you don't tell me that be can't
get well?" When she arrived at Green's
house she said
JOHNNIE, YoU DID SLAP ME
At Considine's corner, didn't you ~ and he
replied that he did.
William +. Huntoon, who lives at III NJ
street, said he arrived on the spot very
early after the shooting Green told him
his name and address, and asked him to
send for Mrs. Green. Witness sent two
young men after the wounded mans wife.
and hastened off himself to find physi-
clan.
George Green, the 1S-year- old son of de-