New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-04
GREEN IS IN THE TOMBS.
prrORcER SMYTH COMMITS THE SLAYER
OF JAMES HALSTEAD WITHOUT BAIL
1IsrRI -T.ATTOISEY NICOLL CAUSED AN IN
yEsTIG ALTON AND APPLIED FOR THE
WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF

THE MURDERER.
Thanks TO the efforts OF The Tribune, Matthew
Green the foreman OF the STRENGTHENING Depart.
ment who killed James Hastead. is now locked W
in the Tombs without bail There was strong
plot among Tammany officials to save Green from
n,riehment for his crime and he had been ad.
mt.ed TO bail in ST. 800 The Tribune kept the case
before the public until Commissioner Andrews had
suspended Green Coroner Schultze had nxed Az.
gust 10 as the date Of the inquest ana Recordef
Smyth had committed the defendant to the Tombs.
To District Attorney De Lancey Nicoll Is due the
rearrest Of Green. tardy though II was When Mr..
Nicol reached his Office on Tuesday, after an alb.
sence of several days at his country home his At
tention was called to the anomalous proceeding u
admitting TO bail a man who should be charged
with murder in the first degree MI Nicol acted
promptly He assigned Assistant District-Attorney
John +. Mcintyre TO examine the evidence IN the
case and to learn what Green's offence really was
With equal promptness Mr.. Mcintyre began his
investigation. He found that the DEFENDANT ana
Hastead who was a church member and peace.
able citizen, had quarreed in kiefs Dird-store. q
No $50 First-ave. Halstead then left the place and
Green followed him. attacking him again and finally
kicking him TO death
Green having strong friends Of influence in Tam
many Hall, steps were at once taken to save hin
from punishment. The story was spread that Hal
stead had been drinking and was wholly to blame
for the affair. Coroner McKenna held Green In the
patry bail OF 81 800 and set no day for the inquest
He said the case should really have come before
Coroner schultze. who was not in town. When
Coroner Schultze did return he was impelled By
The Tribune's demands for justice TO set the In
quest for August TO- This would give Green ten
days more OF freedom.
Mr. Mcintyre. on learning the evidence against
Green. was satisfied that he ought not 70 be at
liberty TO all appearances" said Mr.. Mcintyre
Green murdered Halstead There was as much
generalization as II a revolver had been used. The
charge certainly should be murder in the first de-
gree"
on Wednesday Mr.. Nicoll applied to Recorder
Smyth for a warrant for the arrest OF Green on
information and belief" The Recorder issued this
and IL was given to Detective Sergeant Cary to
serve Late that night he arrested Green at he
home No. 2l3 East Twenty -ninth-st.. and TOOK
him to Police Headquarters. Yesterday the prisoner
was taken to the General Sessions Building and
bail for examination. No indictment has been
hitting magistrate.
II was arranged that the examination should BE-
gin before Police Justice Meade in the Tombs
Mr.. Meade Will sit in Special sessions to-cay.
Mr.. Mcintyre will conduct the prosecution for the
District Attorneys Office. Thus the proceedings
in the Coroners office, which were evidently con-
seeded When Justice Meade hears all the test.
mony and holds Green to await the action OF the
Grand Jury, indictment Will be found The
will bear further watching when II comes 70
stone unturned to have him 20 UNPUBLISHED for his
brutal murder.