The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-31
He WILL RECOVER
Greene, Who Murdered His
Nife, Seen on Train
WITH GUN IN HAND
Grant Hatfield Rode in Smok-
ing Car With Him.

The town Of Furley has settled down TO
the usual quiet Furley has about twenty
inhabitants and IS situated on the Rock
Island railroad, twenty miles north. north
east. As one approaches the town, the
elevator and railroad depot are the oo-
jects standing out against the horizon most
prominently. The elevator is railroad red
and weather worn. The depot Is being re-
haired and plastered. Two or three me-
chanics are ar work. There IS general
store and five or six dwelling houses This
is a country town, where country O~"T-e
come 10 the store or 10 take the train.
One of the houses is q little, pale-olue
house. west of the railroad and north OF
the depot. This is where Thomas Green's
family lived before the tragedy This 1T
tie house has two rooms down stairs and
two small rooms above. The south door
had a freshly broken panel. This was
a portion of the evidence Of violence This
is the result of a family row a few days
ago Around this house are secrets With
in lay the dead body of Sara z. Green
If the walls could talk there would be
links in the chain ot evidence to explain
the tragedy of last Thursday.
Thomas Green received only one shot
wound. and that but skin deep. The wound
made by the car link is the one that is
| ugfest. He is in no danger from his self
inflicted injuries. He is not inclined to say
any. hing about the affair.
II was strange no one at the depot saw
the fatal shot fred. II was thought there
would be number OF the passengers who
saw the shooting From the smoker, where
the chance for seeing was best, no one has
yet been found who saw the fatal shot
fired. Il seems strange, in the presence of
so many, no one would see the raised
hand and the desth-deallng shot. One of
/ the best witnesses is Grant Hatfield of
Wichita His evidence shows that Green
and his wife did not go together from
/ Wichita to Furley, but that Green was
| IN the smoking car while his wife occupied
| a coach back. Mr.. Hathelds statement
makes clear how the tragedy happened. II
| is worth reading. He was on the Rock
Island passenger train on Thursday morn
| ing from Wichita TO Furley and saw Thom-
/ as Green just before ne shot his wife
! Green was in the smoking car. and as the
! train slowed up for Furley station he got
out of his seat and took a gun from his
| hip pocket put it into the pocket Of a
| duck blouse. holding II in his right hand.
! He threw his overcoat over his left arm
| and moved slowly to the rear end Of the
smoker, as If looking for someone. He was
| the last one to leave the car.
WAS Mrs Green on the car with him.
mo; there were only men in the car.
| 1t was the smoker"
WHO else got Off"
4 saw VIII Beatty get of and felt
like calling his attention to this man
Green's suspicious action"
What else did you see?"
II saw this man pass out the-car door
and down the steps on the depot side.
moment later I heard a shot, and looking
out at the car window I saw Greene with
| a smoking pistol. He then endeayored 10
| shoot himself He acted very AWKWARD
| and it was only after two or three efforts
that the gun was fired and he fell. He kept
up his effort TO shoot himself After re-
| peated attempts he shot at himself three
| times. and then the train pulled out"
did anyone go to him?'
"No, sir; neither from the bvstanderS
nor the passengers was there any erfort
TO interfere with him Somebody hallooeC
Look Quit" and everyone was trying tC
keep out OF the way
did you see Mrs. Green get OFF,
mo; I first saw her after the first sho
was fred. She was lying on the platform
She must have gotten off the car in th'
rear OF the smoker and came forward til
she passed the rear end OF the smoker. A
she came along the murderer stepped from
the rear Of the smoker and fired. striking
her IN the right ear"
Did you talk to anybody in the ca
after the train pulled out?"
Yes; but no one saw the actual shoot
Ing"