New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-27

HE HAD COME TO BLOWS KNOCKED HIN
DOWN, AND THEN WITH HEAVY
KICK BROKE HIS NECK.
Another one of Tammany's followers Is charged
with an outrageous offence. and 1t viii be interest
ing in the light OF the past cases in which ram
many men guilty OF grave crimes have gone iree'
to note how much his pull will avail Matthe"
Green, who kicked man TO death on TUESDAY
afternoon II Green VINO is a member OF the ram
many Hall General Committee, escapes the PUNISH
ment which is due his horrible crime the outrage
will be one that yet has had notorious anu hot
infrequent precedents. John j. Scannei Is ue
president Of the Boar. of Fire Commissioners. Yet
1t is fresh in the mind O. every New-Yorker now
this same ScannelI shot a man through the head
firing two more shots into the PROSTATE body as II
lay on the ground Yet Tammany Hall boldly APP
proved his action by rewardine him with his pres
ent Office. Ex-Alderman James Barker is another
Tammany who was guilty of an outrageous
assault, but who escaped due punishment Now
comes Tammany leader who kicked man to
death.
Green-big burly. bullet-headed. bediamonded, In
fact the embodiment of Tammany Hall politician
walked into the avary kept by John Kief. at No
900 First-ave. just after O'Clock on Tuesday after
noon. There he found James Halstead, who kept
a dyeing establishment at No. 527 West One-hun-
dred-and- twenty ninth-st. Halstead was examining
a canary and Green entered remarked that the
bird was good. Green says that Halstead was
drunk; independent witnesses lay the burden of
drunkenness Green. However that may be, Green
strobe up TO Halsead and thrustng his face forward
in regulation Fourth Ward style. growled with an
oath: THE birds a good one-youre a liar" Hal
stead ready for fight. and uttering curses the
men cnched. Two blows were exchanged and
then they were dragged apart. Kief had run out in
search of a policeman.
About what followed there can be doubt.
Halstead walked out OF the store. Green had had
than the bitter end of the fight but he was not
yet appeased AS Hastcad left the store Green
followed him-followed slowly and delberately-un-
til the two had walked half block. Then. before
any one could realize what had happened the burly
figure behind jumped forward seized Halstead
threw him to the ground and, jumping back kicked
with all his force at the mans neck.
Halstead stumbled slowly TO his feet .tottered
few PAGES. and fell stone dead on the pavement. |
The kick had broken his neck.
Policeman Dudley. hurrying to the spot. had seen
Green the road 10 Murthas liquor |
store. where he arrested him. Now Green is await
Ing the orders of the Coroner's Jury. He was ad- |
nitted to bail at $500 furnished by Thomas j. |
Farrell liquor-dealer at No. 81 Roosevelt-st.
Matthew Green has been a foreman in the |
street Cleaning Department of this city since
was organized in 1881. He is ffty-eight years
i'd, and lives at No 2lS East Twenty -ninth-st.,
n the XIVth Assembly District. which used to be
controlled in a political way by ex-Chamberlain
richard Croker boss" of Tammany Hail. although
lanes p Heating is the ostensible leader.
friends of Green said yesterday that the incar-
Grated foreman and Mr.; Croker used to. be on in
innate terms in the old days before Mr. Croker
ecame 50 rich and powerful; Green is member
at viii i go 6srd With him. e haa ha
barge OF the goth STRENGTHENING district, which
ixth-st-, and from Eighth-ave. to the Hudson
river. Before entering the Street Cleaning De-
artment he was member of the New-York police