The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-16
AFRAID OF LAWYERS
Mrs. Hettie Green Will Garry a
Revolver Hereafter.
SHE HAS SECURED A PERMIT
Says Her Daughter Was Injured and
Hints at Murder of Father
. - and Husband. So. = -

Better dressed and looking younger and
fresher in her widows weeds than for
many "a year. Hetty Green, America $
richest woman, told World reporter yes
terday just why she obtained police per-
nit to carry a revolver
Sitting down a. small table in the lit
tie room she occupies in the rear of the
Chemical bank, Mrs. Green first gave her
attention to an artist and a photographer,
who were making pictures of her.
Nov fix me just right she said. 81
used to be considered very good-looking.
won't mind if you flatter me. Ny fea-
lures were considered particularly good.''
How about the pistol you are going to
carry?" she was asked. "Are you going
to shoot anybody" $500
Il don't expect to, but it is we'll to- be
prepared. It's all on account of law
firm. Some of their men have threatened
me, and three years ago one of their
clerks slammed my daughter Sylvia up
against safe and took some securities
| from her. Sylvia has never got over it.
| She is sick in bed now in house in Fifth
| avenue. l.
"You know my husband died very
queerly. He was given an overdose OF
mercury just when he was about to rem
der an accounting of the estate. My
| fathers death, you know, was also very
| curious. . aI:f
|
ri have been fighting these people for
! thirty eight years and I'm tired of being
| prosecuted. 1 am a good fighter. but
want to fix things SO that my daughter
| Sylvia will not have to spend all OF her
| life fighting for her rights.
There is million and half missing
out of my aunt's estate that have never
been able to account for. Because some
papers are missing I lost $750,00O in Bos-
| that
"Where is the revolver you are going to
| carry?" 4 &
II haven't bought it yet. I've got one
upstairs, but it is too large. It is a a..
The "A was sent to me by some San
, Francisco men years ago after I had
beaten Coils P, Huntington in the courts.
They were 50 pleased at my victory over
Huntington, you know. Twas first-rate
shot when 1 was a girl and good horse
woman. too. Up in my Vermont home
often fire pistol out of the second story
window to scare away men and dogs.
1T is simply this about the pistol, !
think it will be good thing to have
around when I'm talking to lawyers.
Now, if you were lawyer and had a
! pistol lying on this. table and I took the
pistol up in my hands like this, you would
keep away, wouldn't you? You wouldn
try to bulldoze me because / am
woman? That's what 1 wasn't the pistol
/
siderable distance away. &
If We Could Get Rid of Lawyers.
my idea of it is that If we could only
l get rid Of lawyers I wouldn't want any
fheaven. I'm happy. People are good TIC
! me. 1 have a good conscience; IL eat
we'll, and am in splendid health, but ! dc
more work every day than l shouldsdo.
Why, this morning have conferred with
three real estate men about mortgages,
besides talking with a lawyer. 80 & ~
At this pointa clerk belonging to the
/ bank came into the room and said:
you'll have to hurry IN, Mrs Green
a man has. been waiting some time Zfol
you to sign that mortgage ~
There. you see how it is still talking
to the reporter. "These lawyers just
hooked lot of securities and won't give
them up
"Do you mean appropriated 2" $
That's it: thev lust hooked them.
went to Mr. Philbin when he was district
attorney and asked him if sometime
couldn't be done to hook them back. He
said it would be a very difficult matter. e
few weeks ago went to District Attor-
rev Jerome and told him how they hae
hooked the securities, taking some Q
i them out Of the New York Safe Deposi
, Fconpany You don't know what these
, lawyers have done to me.
"But am going to protect myself.
! | am not bloodthirsty, for am sluak,
eress, but if I had to shoot believe
could hit man at twenty yards.
wouldn't shoot to hit him first: woult
shoot over his head to scare him. Thre,
, of my people are dead and one is sick
NV father ard my husband believe wer'
put out of the way. MY husband wal
) dosed three times.
! II tell you, if old man Rice had had I
: pistol under his pillow those peopi
would never have dared to kill him.
am going to take care OF myself ana a.
b pneparee gain thasr
az Am Not Afraid Of Thugs.
~ am not afraid of thugs neve
e carry much ready money, though ofte
have with me in my bag bonds and Sc
/ curities OF large value. When carr
4 the rfgtol will place 1t inStniy ba wit
my papers, where it will be handy Pu