Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-06

Greene to go with him and he said he was going to remain with meGreene went upstairs with me. We went to the room. It was warm. 1 went out into the hall to get a chair and Greene followed me out He fell on the floor on his face. I lshelped him to his feet and got him back to the room. l asked him to straighten up. After little while we went to sup per and he ate longer than l did. My wife came in afterwards and Greene be- gan eating again and ate all there was almost on the table. We went to the room again and Greene began talking about swapping wives. He said he hadn't been with his wife for long time He threw his arms around my neck and asked me to take him to his room as he was feeling bad. He asked me to blow out the light, shut the door and lock it. told him to go to bed. I remained there until he retired and then went to my room. l went back to Greene's room to carry him some water. He didn't ask for the water. He drank about three quarters of it and then said: Dick, you haven't brought me any water" When I came into the room the second time with water Greene had partly dressed himself. There was still light in the room The light was put out and as I started to leave Greene stood up and said: T have been wanting to kill you, and now, you g. -, am going to do it." He jumped towards the opposite
 
 going to get something, when I fired on him. backed out of the room and as I fell across the bed I fired the second time. Greene was on me in an instant We scuffied back into the first room and into the hall and up the hall. During the struggle he got the pistol almost away from me and turned it towards my stomach and snapped it, but it caught Sn my hand and made a wound.
 At this juncture a slight commotion c tad in Ina ttf Tta 1o fendant's mother, accompanied by a young lady, was seated in the court room and the elderly lady was seen to suddenly collapse She had tainted. Ready hands went to her and she was taken into the clerks office, where she was ultimately resusciated.
 During all this time the defendant con- tinued his testimony, seemingly undis- turbed by the incident.
 Continuing, he said: When I fired the first shot Greene said: "Oh, Dick, I know nothing about the knife in the room!
 Cross-examlned-I came here in 1885 last. I was born in Alabama. I do not know MT. Steele, who lived in Houston. While in Texas I.worked in store and Tailroaded. I am 32 years old. I was in the penitentiary in Texas. I served about year and was pardoned out. J. W. Warrington paid the expenses to Chica- go. Worthington did not ask me to carry NITeen6 to CnlCdSO, put IL was my Sug- gestion. The letter telling of the job in Chicago was a decoy letter I wrote the letter. do not know where the letter is. It might be found. lost it the same time lost my commission as deputy. sheriff under MT. Morrow. I told him to wait for me in Chicago. I took him to Chicago to get rid of him. I reported to J. w. Worth ington on my return to the city, It was three weeks after when I saw Greene again. Greene asked me if he had hired me to get anybody else out of the coun- try l asked him what he meant. and he said knew. I drank some that day also, but not as much as Greene as would pour some of mine out every chance got. I gave Greene a quarter when we met MT. Hewlett. I did not tell Hewlett that would lose my job if didn't get rid of Greene I have had no job with Worth ington 6 Co. since my return from Chi cago. I told Hewlett of my trip to Chi cago, and asked him his advice as to what he would do--to have Greene either arrested or put under peace bond. I did not ask him to eat or stay with me. did not insist on Greene stopping with me. told Greene not to mix his drinks.
 I did not have the pistol in my hand when went into the room. do not know what Greene was trying to get at when I fired the first shot. Greene and I had never before had cross word. had pistol with me all the time. I saw Greene undress and saw no weapon at any time. l was commlsSi0ned as deputy Snerln, and had right to carry weapon.
 When MT. Fowler ended his statement the defense announced closed.
 Officers Goggan and McCullum testified for the prosecution as to P. B. Greene's character, and Fred Hamilton said he was a striker at Ishkooda with Greene The latter advocated peaceful procedure on the part of tine strikers.
 Neither side argued the case. and Judge Feagin placed the bond at 5000, as stated above.
 MT. Allen. the defendants counsel, ask ed for reduction of the amount of bond, but this was denied.