Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-10-20
CRAP JOINT MURDER.
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GREEN'S DEADLY AIM.
50:
Albert Johnson's Sudden End.
SIX BULLETS FIRED.
johnson Never Reached His
Weapon.
Had Threatened 10 Slast.
Where Is the Revolver


Albert johnson, ,coIored was fatallY
shot over a bar-rOom at SIG N. 18th
street, last Wednesday at about noon
by George Green. Thomas Rock, white
is the proprietor Of the place, and the
rooms above in which the trouble Jccurr
ed is rented by Wilson Jackson
Green claims that he was on hss way
TO STEMS pawnbroker shop to pawn
the revolver when the unfortunate
quest was held at the Old Market Sta
ton House. Coroner Taylor presided.
WILLIAM JOHNSON eo
colored, being sworn and deposed said
"I live out on 52d Street outside the cor
poration between r and s. was stand
ing In there by the door, this fellow Geo.
Green was leaning by the door II was
yesterday about IL o'clock. / was
on 18th Street corner Brophy's Alley
at Mr. Rocks place yesterday in the
room where the shooting took place.
There were great many in there Some
were shooting crap and some looking
on. George Green and Albert Johnson
were in there George Green was leaning
on the table on his elbow and Albert
| was getting ready to shoot dice. Albert
was speaking saying If any one would
take a Eve cents from him to-day he
would shoot him. Just at this time
George Green said ALBERT, go on, you
won't shoot anybody, you wont shoot
| louse2 trta
At that time he had the dice fixing
to roll them out. He stopped and said
You saw wont shoot l0ueef Time
he said, wont, aud reached back in his
pocket behind him as II be was going 60
draw a pistol. i did not see whether he
drew pistol or not. Then Albert reach
ed back TO get his, and George pulled his
J pistol and fired
/ do not know how many times George
fred. ] went out. Everybody was
scrambling to get out. heard more
t than one shot after got out thiuk !
r heard about thrae or four. had beer
r | there right good while before. was
| down ia the bar-room when he sane.
| Albert had been In there about an hour
before the shooting took place. / was
in there about 10 minutes before the
shooting took place / Was down stairs.
/ he'd been in the room before and had
come back 1 do not know how long.
George Green had been in there. When
Q / came back found George Green there.
Albert had pulled out the pistol once be-
fore that morning about half an hour
before the shooting. / put my finger
down in between the trigger and said
you amt going to shoot me for fun.
are you? think he was fooling. don't
/ don't think Albert was drunk,
know / had seen him. take one drink
did not see Albert draw a pistol when
y | the firing took place, but know he had
5 one- [ did not hs~s; q pistol.
: l do not know what became Of Al
= b. ss pistol heard that Young snar
Z named Andrew ChiIds had carried til,
). pistol away after the shooting.
n ERNEST nhfs
> colored, being sworn and deposed said
II live IN Fish Alley. saw a fellow by
the name of Albert Johnson draw q pis
tol on William Johnson about five min
utes before he was shot by Geo. Green.
Soon after the pistol had been drawn
- up stepped Green. He lGreeul came il
= q short while after the pistol was drawn
= on William Johnson.
!. do not know how the fuse begun
!. AlbertJ johnson aud Green were standing
" at the table talking about some money
n Albert told Green to get back, Greer
g told Albert to let him alone. Alber
\ told him If he didn't get back he wouls
: kill him with the pistol. Albert did no
ds have the pistol out when he said that
Green told him he wouldn't shoot
louse. He saio, 'I wont, win I21 an,
put his hand in his right coat pocke
b. pulled the pistol most out.
Green looked at him and seeing A
bert's pistol coming out pulled his on
and shot him. Albert didn't fire at al
Green fired six times, / think. did no
'e have pistol. / stayed in the room du
81 ~ ing tbs arin9 waS taking place. coui
r. not get 0uS- A keen faced colored y0un
ui- man named Andrew took Albert's piI
y. tol. / saw him take it. He came righ
II on down behind me. He took it out I
ne ne Alberts pocket after he fell. 1t was ha
-ue way out. He went of with it. / do nc
know what became of him.
y; Albert was quarrelsome when he We
gu there. think Albert would have she
ns William johnson II the people had NJ
- drink in my life. Green was not drin
in ~ ing yesterday.
nd GEORGE LEWIS,
Ing colored. being sworn and deposed sal
ny ST live at 311 s. 2nd ST. / was in {
re room when the row occurred. Geor
so Green came upstairs about five or +
aoI iS minutes before the shooting and put
AT a arm on the table. Albert was etandii
ae.- at the table shooting dice. After Albt
al al lost the money, he showed George Gre
';oS S. off. George said, you amt bound
NJ shove me like that because you've gol
Ssase gun. Albert said, s'Ive not only got
nar; but IN shoot it.'' George Green sa
7HN 'syou wouldn't shoot louse." Th
,;xl, / time Albert put hls hand around TO
'Ion hip pocket. / don't know whether
vas got his gun out or not, George Grt
IT. shot so quick. Green did not have
.Aea pistol out, but drew it quickly and FIR
% do not know how many tiraes
az fred. / ran into the other room.
wsu .s: heard him fire three times. / did /
' have pistol. do not know what
0eu came of the pistol. Some say thaf !
- drew Childs took it out of his pocl
~ -. About ten minutes before George Or
LII un1, shot him he had run every body out
VA = the room as far as the door, includ
y y Green, by waving his pistol vii
!, 10 about. Wilson Jackson, the manal
-s a quieted him down.
Albert was the only winner in
snnS game, there being about three OF I
,,a playing.
n"n- think Albert would have shot '
lam Johnson If he had not been prev'
'D' ed. i did not know Greene had a pi
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