New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

Williams as the murderer. Houghtaling testified
that the negro said TO him:
4 the man. who did the shooting; l killed
him. and he is the only one l wanted 10 kill
He slandered me"
HoughtaIing declared that the negro then gave
him the revolver which he identified. and that
he calmly allowed himself to be handcuffed and
taken TO the East Thirty-fffth-st. station.
William H. Burns. carriage agent at the
Murray Hill Hotel. testified that he was at
tracted by the shots, and reached the scene OF
the shooting just as the negro was turning
away.
i called him back" he continued and asked
him what the matter was. He turned around.
walked back TO where the body was lying. and.
shaking his fist at the dead man. exclaimed pas
sionately. '- him" three times. This was the
only excitement he manifested. Then he went
up and tried the door Of the house He stood on
the steps with his hand his hip pocket.
When told him there We're n" more shots IN
the gun ne took his hand away. looked at the
body several times, but made no further COM
ment.''
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon testified that
his examination Of the body showed that two
bullets had entered the body. in the left
temple and one in the abdomen. The bullet in
the head penetrated the left temple and the in
terror lobe Of the brain. and lodged in the right
side. The other bullet passed through the alb
domen and lodged under the skin. near the right
hip. He declared that the bullet in the head had
caused Mr.. Green's death.
Coroner Jackson's charge was brief and the
jury then retired. All the time they out
the prisoner sat calmly watching the people
about him. He attempted 70 talk with a by
stander and his counsel silenced him. He talked
with Acting Captain Daily while the jury
still out. and showed no signs of nervousness.
II took the jury about fifteen minutes to reach
a verdict. Helped by two Jealous policemen,
the negro rose and calmly listened to the clerk.
who read the verdict The finding Of the jury
was follows:
The said Andrew HaswelI Green came to his
death the 18th Of November in front of No.
81 Park-ave. by a bullet wound. causing hemOr
rhage and Iacerauon of the brain. inflicted
the time and place aforesaid by a revolver in the
hands Of one known as Cornelius NJ. Williams
The prisoner was held for the grand jury and
committed to the City Prison without bail. a
guard Of ten policemen took Williams back TO
the Tombs.
II is the intention Of the District Attorney to
lose no time in bringing the case to the grand
jury II is expected that Mr. Kaffenburgh will.
on Monday. ask for a commission in lunacy to
examine into the sanity Of his client THE wit
nesses in the case have all been subppnaed to
appear before the grand jury on Monday and
the general belief is that if the sanity of the
murderer is established he will be tried and
sentenced swiftly, as was the slayer Of Charles
s MacFarlane, who was murdered in the Grim
inal Courts Building.
In. discussing the results of his autopsy the
body Of Mr. Green DR.. O'Hanlon made the fol-
lowing statement:
Nv autopsy revealed remarkable condition
in the arteries, particularly in the femoral and
lilac arteries the walls OF which were strik-
ingly brittle They stood out like tense quilts.
II was wonderful how man OF his age retained
All his faculties in this condition and underwent
so many tests of mentality in his daily life.
-rbis is particularly true when you realize that
man is considered unfit TO serve on the bench
after he reaches the age of seventy This con-
dition must have existed for at least ten years,
and the wonder IS that ne ola NOT nave an at
tack of vertigo
Abraham Hummel of the law firm of Howe
G. Hur7n1el. to which A. H. Kaffenburgh, the
nepro's counsel belongs. yesterday gave out the
following statement:
Il is charitable 20 look upon this deplorable
act Of Mr. Green's assassination the act Of
madman. No one except one with reason de-
throUed would have been guilty OF its perpetra
ton 1t seems to me that an immediate exam
i.atiou of the prisoner should be made as TO his
mental capacity That. and that alone, will sat
I-nIess he is a lunatic there can be nothing
said in palation let alone justification, and l
would be recreant to my sworn oath If did not
unite In the universal sentiment which would
Justify the immediate execution of this fellow,
unless il was este blisAed beyond peradventure
that his mental condition was such that he could
not be held responsible or accountable for his
act.
Police Commissioner Greene said yesterday:
The ASA sination Of Mr.. Green was terri
bic thing Mr. Green was old friend of my
father and 1 had known him also for many
death in a car, and had short conversation
with MIN. he man Of sterling qualities
and absolute integrity. He had a brusqueness
Of manner but the city is greatly indebted to
him for the many improvements he made for it.
Regarding the disDossess notice found on
Williams al the time Of his arrest. Dr. b. Rams
dell who owns No 426 West Fifty-seventh-st,
said last uight
last August while at Forest Lake. was Wis
tied bv Williams. who demanded that Tescinc
his dispossess notice and retain his tenancy.
Seeing that / had 10 deal with a dangerous man
gave him a note TO J. Frederick Calhoun the
agent OF the property. asking him TO retain
Williams That is the only occasion on which 1
ever saw the man. l know nothing Whatever
q bout the Davis woman referred to-
Al Mr. CalhOun's house later ii was said that
Williams had been served with disposses no
,fc,- on the COMPLAINT IF other tenants. VINO SAID
that Williams was noisy and disorderly-
LYMAN s Andrews. Mr.. Green's secretary de-
MED that TO his knowledge Williams mad ever
Isan errpIoved by William b. ogden. as reported
NJ Green was the executor OF the ogden estate
II is said that Mrs ogden is IN Elr!ira ana VIII
MOI return until tomorrow.
xyiufarn F Firg announced last night that ne
v-ae abolt 20 organize fund 20 erect HelloT-
ial 10 the memory Of Andrew II, Greeh'