Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-08
P. B. GREEN FATALLY SHOT
Three Bullets Fired Into His
Body by R. H. Fowler.
TWO SIDES TO THE DEED
The Wounded Man in Dying Condition
Makes Deathbed Statement.
Claims to Have Been Assassnated.

p. B. Green, we'll known in this city,
was lying at deaths door at the hour
of going to press this morning from the
effect of a pistol wound in the breast
inflicted by r. H. Fowler at 10 o'clock
last night. Fowler is now in a cell at the
city prison.
There were but the two men present in
the room at the time of the shooting, and
when the reporter saw Mr.. Green he was
in the hands of physicians and under
the influence of opiates
1t is stated that the two men were to-
gether all day yesterday, and in the aft
ernoon Green is said to have been
drunk.
Fowler and his wife occupy rooms in
the building at the corner of Second ave-
nue. and Twenty-frst street, known as
the PalaiS Royal. Last evening Green,
as he stated to Capt. viii Wear and Of
ficer Pete Newman, went to the Palais
Royal at the invitation of Fowler to
spend the night. After undressing, he
continued he called to Fowler and ask
ed him to bring him drink of water
Fowler did so, and after handing 1t to
him pulled 3S-caliber pistol and fired
three times at Green, one ball passing
through the breast, another through the
thigh and another through one of his
fingers.
on nearing the SnOIS O1ll-
Ger Newman ran to the building and up
stairs into the room. Here he found
Green holding Fowler, with one arm
around his neck, and scufi1ing with him.
Captain Weir arrived few moments
later. 1t was seen by both officers at a
glance that Green was dangerously
wounded. DR.. Gibson was hurriedly
summoned.
Before he came, Captain Weir stated to
a State Herald reporter, Green held out
his hand to Fowler and said: you have
killed me, as know I am going to die.
Shake hands with me and in the pres
ence of these officers tell me why you've
done this" To this Fowler made no re-
ply, nor did he take the wounded mans
hand.
Fowler was asked by Captain Weir
| concerning the shooting and said that
| when he took the water to Green's room
the latter went to the bed and pulling his
| pa falcons from under the pillow tried
to get out a pistol, saying: I've been
| wanting to kill you,'' whereupon he
| (FowleD pulled a pistol and fired. Cap
| tain Weir then, at the inStigation of
| Fowler, searched the wounded mans
| clothes and the bedding, but failed to
| find a pistol He was then taken to the
city prison and placed in a cell.
Captain Weir stated to a State Herald
| reporter that Mr.. Green made a dying
| declaration to him, DIR. Gibson and others
| in the room. He said he knew he was
| going to die, and that he believed Fowler
| had been hired to kill him.
The wounded man at one time was a
| member of the Birmingham police force,
and was known to be brave and fearless.
After leaving the force he accepted po-
| sition with j. w. Worthington & Co. as
| machinist at the Ishkooda mines. He
was discharged from there, and is said
! to have led the strike which occurred
| there recently.
| Later he and Fowler went to Chicago.
| Green stated, ON returning here a day or
| two ago, that he was induced to go to
| Chicago on the promise of a position at
| 81. so per day as deputy On arriving in
| Chicago Fowler so he said, left him pen
niless and returned. He also returned
! here, and yesterday was seen by many in
| company with Fowler.
| Fowler has been employed at the 1sh-
| kooda mines, but it Is not known If he
was working there up to yesterday.
| 1t was learned early this morning that
| the police officers had found some very
| damaging letters which Fowler had left
| at certain place in this city.