New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-11
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
MATTHEW GREEN CHARGED WITH THAT
CRIME By THE GRAND JURY.
THE INDICTMENT FILED YEsTERDAY-IESTl-
MONY OF AN EYEwITNEsS-THE
INQUEST POSTPONED.

INQUEST POSTPONED
The Grand Jury, taking view OF the killing
of James IIalstead contrary to that of Coroner Nc
Kcnna, yesterday indicted Matthew Green for
uurdcr in the first degree. The prisoner will
therefore remain in the Tombs until tried for his
crime and the outrageous action of Tammany
opicer in admitting him to bail in 81 800 is thus
nuIliGcd for good and all. Green will be ar
roioned in General Sessions on Monday for plead
ipr He is a foreman in the Street Cleaning De-
partment, and has influential Iammany connec-
tions. 49, ,
A. soon as District-Attorney Delaney Nlcol
took hold of the the official efforts 10 save
the murderer from punishment ceased. "heh the
Coroncrs office, after persistent urging ny Inc
Tribune, finally on August ! set the inquest lor
August TO- Mr. Nicoll decided it was time 1or
him 10 stcp in He caused the re-arrest OF ureeh
ON a warrant issued by Recorder Smyth, ana the
defondant WAS committed to the Tombs without
hail Jre waived examination in the police court,
50 the case went to the Grand Jury directly.
Mr. Nicoll assigned his assistant. John +. Nc
Intyre 10 the case and Mr.. Mcintyre sent 10 the
Grand Jury the names Of ten witnesses IL was
No, found necessary TO have all Of them testify,
~ the Grand Jurors were soon convinced that Hal
stead had been brutally murdered and that Green
should be- placed on trial for ms Ire
The witnesses were: Hamilton johnson, No.
son Sixtb-ave. Mrs Veronica Miller, No. 800
First-ove Richard Bittman. No $40 East Thirty
third-st: George Reumetch, No. 21s flrst-st. :
John Kief. No 500 First-ave.; Thomas Murtha'
Uouor seller at Thirty-fourth-st. and Flrst-ave !;
Policeman Dudley of the Twenty-hrst Precinct :
William UummelL No. 434 Thrd-ave., and Mrs
Fberhardt No 343 Jackson-ave, Long Island
Citv The most important of all is Hummell, the
only one who saw the whole affair. liis testi-
mony shows beyond all doubt that the killing oil
Volstoad was an unprovoked murder. His state
-. ., tho facts il as follows: Green and Hal
a,.,d mot ON July 25 in the bird store OF John
Kjof M $40 First-ave. They had not Known
one another previously. They, hiel anu nun
meu became involved in a discussion AS 10 Tie
merits of n canary bird Green became ah3rS aN"
said 10 IIalstead with an oath ha' uo So"
know about birds anyway :?
"Ualstead replied: / know as much as you
do - .,., LII,
"Grecn then said with another oath. III XIII
Won and caught Halstead by the beard pehuins
him over toward the glass show case hlei ia"
, holm Ual,tcad and Green scuifed IN tn,
shon and then lIalstead broke away. ne hau
gnur 10 the middle Of III" aNtiu" wren pL:cn t:
o,,rtool, him Knocked him down ana klcKcu MIN
u,ltG 'nt nm and staggered few steps anu
,L.,, C,r.n knocked him down again ana hchcu
I'm, Tho iniurrd man died IN lew minutes.
Mrs Eberhardt was 80 'Acl'eu AT 'il', .ii''''',a moi
WAY in which the bury rr'Fh "as .;1 n;ai.e -. @ "n
kicking the daHd lialst"au 'h'o H"o "i " pa
feet the injured man -, - -. , ,.,
Tho inoucst in the case, when was ser LOT YES
III, wos nostponed until to-day by Coroner
SchutZc.