The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
SHOT OVER THE DICE.
GEORGE GREEN EMPTIES HIS RE.
VOLYER AT ALBERT JOHNSON.
Three Bui;e:s Pierced tho Mas Body, aud
He Died Almost fnstantiy-Ths Muir.
derer Gave Himself Up.

What appears TO the casual observer tc
| have been q cold-blooded murder was
| committed at Thomas Rocks, notorious
| dive. No. 3l6 north Seventeenth street,
| yesterday, shortly after IL O'clock when
| George Green mulatto negro, who
| hangs around the lower part OF the city
| and spends most Of his time figuring In
| crap games, deliberately walked into the
room over Rocks bar-rOom, and, after a
few words, drew his revolver and emptied
all six chambers at Albert Johnson, a
negro about thirty years OF age. who
was employed by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company as yard brake
man at Orleans street
There had been a crap game at the
above-named place, as usual. and john
son was sort Of hero with the players.
He got angry and threatened TO shoot
some Of the participants In the game.
Green, who, according to his own state
ment, was approaching the scene OF the
game, was greeted by one OF the negroes,
who informed him Of Johnsons threat.
he wouldn't shoot flea,' said Green,
ana then he entered the room: Johnson
made movement towards MIN and
threw his hands behind him, Whereupon
Green drew his revolver, a ten-inch double
action 44-calibre Smith & Wesson, and
empued the six chambers at the man.
After the first two shots the men clinched,
but Green continued TO shoot you've
Killed me-" cried the victim of the trag-
edy, and still Green kept shooting. In a
rev moments johnson was dead.
HAD TROUBLE BFFOBE.
Green Immediately went down to the
First police station and gave himself up
to Officer Burnett. Rock, the barkeeper
was arrested and lodged in the First po-
iice-station for keeping a disorderly
house.
When seen at his cell last night Green
sah that he had had trouble with John
son before. About eight months ago john
son made him give up fifty cents In a
crap game at the point OF pistol. Since
that time there had been no further diff
Guilty between them, and the old grudge
had been smoothed over. He did not have
any idea Of shooting johnson when he en-
tered the dive but thought he was acting
in self-defence
After looking at the revolver used In
the tragedy, and hearing the prisoner
talk, one or two OF the officers at the
Elrst police-station expressed the opinion
that II was case Of cold-blooded murder
Green is about twenty-three years of
age, lazy, worthless-lOokingn negro. with
an exceedingly repulsiye face, and APP
pears TO be thoroughly, capable Of COM
hitting dastardly deed. He will have
preliminary examination before the Police
court this morning
THF REMAIN> VIEWED.
Coroner Taylor viewed the remains yes
terday afternoon at 4 O'clock He learned !
INA. the dead man was struck by three |
knee, another entered the body Just below !
me left nipple, penetrated one OF the |
lungs and lodged just beneath the skin |
on the right side. The third ball entered |
lne i.tt side penetrated the left lung |
and the liver. and came out on the right |
slde. The Coroner was of the opinion |
mat either Of the last mentioned wounds |
would have caused the mans death
The room in which the shooting took
place Is on the second floor I'm the rear,
ma Is about five by nine feet. II is one
u a suite rented from Thomas Rock by
legro named Wilson Jackson for gambling
purposes. Jackson. the proprietor Jumped
'ut or the window just after the shooting
occurred and made his escape.