The Washington times., 1895-03-07
GREEN WILL BE PROSECUTED
Colored Citizens Determined to
Ayenge the Killing of Foster.
Committee Appointed to Begin Proceedings
in the Police Court-Warrant to Be asked
for the Poiiceman's Arrest.

A meeting of representative colored
citizens, presided over by Col Perry II.
Carson, was held at $40 Pennsylvania
avenue yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of taking formal steps TO prosecute
Policeman Adwin w. Green for killing
Reuben Foster at Hllsdale on Monday
A committee, consisting of Col. Carson,
John W. Freeman, E. WiIbourn, w R.
Laws. and others, was appointed, it's Oh
ject being to urge the prosecution of Green.
1t was decided that Underdo and Sayles,
who witnessed the tragedy, should apply
to-day to Prosecutor Pugh in the police
court for a warrant for Green's arrest
1t was also determined to iES ne q circular
letter addressed TO the colOTed pastors,
urging upon them the importance of max
ing this affair the subject OF their pulpit
discoGrses on Sunday, in order to further
protect the lives and safety of their race
On Monday an Indignation meeting in
which the Colored citizens of Washington
and Anacostia viii participate, VIII be
held and a subscription fund started to
defray necessary legal expenses in prose-
cutting the policeman. 1t is the purpose
of the friends OF Foster to let Green expe
rience at least a little OF the same sort of
punishment which was meted out TO Police
man Terry for the killing OF Willis Wash
ington.
Everything was quiet at Anacostfa last
night. Around Douglass Hall few groups
of colored men quietly conversed on the af-
fair and expressed to one another their dis
satisfaction at the verdict of the coroner's
jury.
At a meeting at $50 D. m, for which call
was sent out in the afternoon. a number Of
the nest-known citizens and property-holders
in nAgla
were John 4. Green. Samuel Jones, Allen
Jackson. George Smith. W. II. Underline,
Basil Frazier. Henry Sayles, John Slaughter.
Solomon g. Brown, Matthew West David
Simpson, Thomas Green, William Bryant, A.
c. BRYANT. John Phillips, James Stewart, and
John Butler.
By unanimous consent Abram Smith was
chosen chairman OF the meeting and Charles
". Scott. secretary. A committee. of which
W. ii. Undsrdue was chairman, was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions and in a short
time reported the following which were
adopted without dissent.
Whereas, an officer OF the Metropolitan
police of the District OF Columbia. clothed
with the sacred duty of the protection Of
life and property; and
Whereas, Officer A. w. Green did, with
out warrant or reason, without pretext or
semblance Of justification, shoot and kill one
Reuben Foster.
BE it resolved. That we view with
increasing apprehension the growth of the
disposition on the part of the officers of the
law to sacrifice human life so readily.
''Be il further resolved That We consider
the killing of Reuben Foster rs cold olooded
murder. and invoke the assistance of the
proper law officers to bring the culprit to
justice
BE it further resolved, That we condemn
the action OF the eoroner's jury as being
widely at variance with the facts and testi-
mony addueed at the inquest, and attribute
il 10 n prejudice which should have no place
III American civilization"
District Attorney Birney when asked what
action he would take, said he had arely had
time to read casually the testimony before
the coroner. He had not yet determined
what he ought to do.