The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

the third time, going to the east side,
with a lady with whom she was &C.
quainted, and at whose home she had
been invited to stop. Almost before she
.disembarked from the car on which she
had gone across the river, Green rode
up to the curb on his wheel. HE said
nothing, nor did he offer to modest her.
When she entered the house, he re-
mounted the wheel and rode oil. Sat
urday evening he requested the clerk at
the Pilgrim hotel to call him at 5No'clock
Sunday morning. He was called at
that time, and, after hasty breakfast,
left the house.. He seemed to be in a
condition of chronic illhumor and sue
ceeded in getting himself very much dis
liked by everybody about the hotel.
Yesterday morning he arose at $50. and
left the hotel without eating breakfast.
The next heard Of him was when the
news of the murder vas flashed about
the city. 1t is sur,nised he went di.
rectly to some point on Locust street
and laid in wait until he saw Miss
Wilson approaching. The dreadful
sequel then followed.
A telegram announcing the death of
Miss Wilson at the hands of her former
husband, was forwarded by Chief Ma
this to ]. Q. Stevens, at Abba, short
time after the shooting. A message was
received in reply from Mr.. Stevens stat.
ing that himself and wife. the latter
sister of the dead woman, would arrive
in the city at noon. They came in on
the Burlington. 70 reporter for The
Leader Mr.. Stevens said;
). c. stevens Story.
"Green was employed as runner for
the Cramer hotel at Abba. He and
Miss Wilson were married at Moravia,
two years ago last Christmas. They be-
came first acquainted at Osceola, where
Green was employed by myself as a
hotel porter. He came to Osceola from
Leon, where his mother resides, his
father being dead. / am told he at
tempted suicide at Leon sometime be.
fore he met Minnie, because a girl he
was paying some attention to went
back on him. I'm sorry he didn't
take go of it then. He was good
porter, but his weakness was for liquor.
Minnie was granted decree of divorce
last Tuesday. Wednesday she resigned
a position she had with the Fair store
and came to Des Moines, hoping to get
away from Green, who made it very un-
pleasant for her by his constant lmpor-
tunities.
"Miss Wilson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Wilson, are residents of Abba.
About one year ago they lived in Dies
J Moines, occupying house on Fifth
street, near Mercy hospital. He was
, Engaged in the business of renovating
feathers. Miss Wilson, then the wife OF
the man who shot and killed her today,
also resided with her husband in Des
Moines. / don't know what he fol.
lowed for livelihood, but whatever it
was he didn't make success of it, and
when Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson removed ia
Abba Green followed them. 1 have ar.
| ranged to take the remains Of Miss Will
son to Abba on Wabash train this
evening. The body will be buried in
the cemetery at that place. AS soon al
t she received her decree of divorce, Mrs
| Green resumed her maiden name. She
thought to get away from Green ty
! coming to Des Moines and keeping 1ei
whereabouts secret. But she wr2te
letter to Mrs. Stevens, enclosing it i II ~ "
envelope bearing the printed card -
Still college. Green carried the mail W
and from the post Office and hotels ~ ~
q Abba. He saw the envelope in the Sac =
behind the counter, and suspectinE y
was from his former wife, mad inq uill os
and discovered she had gone to I'es
Moines. He followed !. 3
For time yesterday morning was
unprecedented Green's woundt soulu