The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-30

what did you do with him wnen you
arrested him."
! 81 understood I could not take him from
the scene till the coroner came. The
| agent objected 70 my taking him to the
depot. and the children, so I understood
said I must not bring him to the house
I took rope and bound him hand and
! foot and laid him on bed OF hay and
kept him till the coroner came.
How long did you have him tied?"
Some three and a half hours
Did the doctor call on him to make any
examinations"
Yes. and he said his pulse was strong
that he was not dangerously hurt?"
why did you not take him to some place
Of shelter?"
You see, I am not up on these matters
and did not think 1 had a right TO take
him away. I understood the coroner had
given such instructions"
WILL BEATTY ON THE PLATFORM.
Mr. VIII Beatty, the Wichita travelling
man, was on the Rock Island passenger
train which arrived at FUr,ey at Il o'clock
yesterday morning. He alighted from the
smoking car about the time Mr.. and Mrs.
Green got off the car to the rear Of the
smoker.
Did you see Green shoot?'
NO; I heard a shot, and looking in the
direction saw Mrs. Green fall on her face
upon the depot platform"
What did Green then do?"
He put the gun TO his head and after
two or three attempts fired a shot, which
took effect somewhere in the back part OF
his head and he fell, head TO the south
east. fun length upon the platform"
What did he do after he fell?'
HE held on 10 his gun and seemed bent
on killing himself. He snapped the gun
about three or four times before the next
shot was fired. He kept this up till four
shots were fired, and then I quit the
scene"
what was Mrs. Green's condition dur
ing this time?"
she lay on the Platform bleeding ter
ribly. had my little boy with me, and he
was excited and crying and 1 took him
away"
Did Mrs. Green make any outcry?"
y did not hear any word from her Ny
attention was upon Green in his wild ef-
fort 10 shoot himself"
MISS MAY ANDERSON SAW TT
Miss May Anderson. who lives TO the
northwest of Furley, and who had come
up on the train and got off, was on the
platform.
did you see Mr.. or Mrs. Green on the
PLATFORM asked the reporter.
Yes; saw them. but took no notice Of
them"
Did you come in on the same train
they did from Wtchita?'
Il did, for they got of at the depot"
"Did you hear anything in the way Of
quarrel on the train?"
No; I only saw them as they got off
at the station, and then not very definitely.
did not notice them"
Did you see Green shoot?"
NO; heard a shot and saw Mrs. Green
fall. She fell face downward, her head
striking the platform with heavy dull
sound
Did you see Mr. Green?"
YES sir"
Cant you tell how far he was away?"
mo, sir; I can't tell exactly"
cant you approximate the distance?"
NO; I can't I was excited. 1t was
terrible"
WAS Mr.. Green on the platform?'
"Oh, yes; he was on the platform, and
when Mrs. Green fell he pointed the gun
a: himself. then I heard a report and he
fell That is all. did not see Mr.. Green
with the gun till be had tried to shoot
himself
WAS Mrs. Green dead then?'
Il don't know; she was bleeding awfully,
and 1 was frightened. My father came and
took me away"
DR.. DE WITS VERSION.
DR.. W. Y. Dewitt Of Furley, who called
on Mrs. Green while she lay on the plat
form and about ten minutes after the
shooting. was seen by a representative Of
the Eagle, and said:
Il examined the body after the shoot
ing"
What was the result Of your examina-
uon?"
4 found a gunshot wound passing from
the right ear downward and cutting the
jugular vein"
WAS this wound necessarily fatal?''
Yes. sir; she would have bled to death"
Had she been moved 10 some commo-
dious place. was ii possible she might have
NO. sir; at most she could not have
lived more than two hours"
How long did she live after being shot?''
Probably an hour and a half"
How often did you see her after the /
wound?"
Il saw her three times. She was bleed
ing profussly and never recovered con- /
Did she speak at any time after shot?''
NO. sir: she was unconscious till she /
died"
What do You know about Greene's men I
tai condition."
mean. He knew well enough what he vas /
doing.
Did YOU ever hear Of his having q /
tumor On his brain?"
There is nothing OF that kind that I /
ever heard. There is nothing to that"
DO you know about his being hurt with /
a derrick"
y heard something OF that. L was a
short time aso. There is nothing IN this 1
10 in any way affect him"
RUTH GREEN TALKS.
The children were seen. A. first they
refused 70 say anything for publication.
When told she matter would De published 4
with The best effort a. accuracy. whether
they talked or noy. and that possibly the /
exact truth from the family would be the /
best for them. they agreed 10 make some
statements. Ruth. the second daughter,
said: Father was not IN his rlsh; mind.
he had a tumor on his brain. That Is
what he doctor said Il was"
VINO was the doctor?'
Or. ! Il. Fuller"
Did your father and mother get along
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