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

help the negroes Of the city and his name was
well known among negroes. Williams saws he
was in love with woman named Davis Proba-
bly, he bothered her. and she told him that if he
old not deslSt in his attentions she would tell
Mr.. Green, using the first name that came TO
her. She might as well have used President
Roosevelts name, or Mayor Lows Williams
bTooded over this, and finally committed the
crime"
Concerning the character OF Williams. Reuben
Smith, negro living in Sixty-eighth-st to
whom Williams referred III his confession. had a
few things 10 say.
What does he mean by calling me an intimate
friend angrily demanded Smith. when Ques-
toned. Why. I know dat Niger. and 10 see
him walking down Eighth-ave with his head
thrown back you'd think his name was Cor
nelius Vanderbilt instead Of Cornelius Will
Jams Smith Indignantly denied that he d
friend Of the murderer
Norway Williams. Mr. Green's personal coun-
sci for many years. addcl an interesting detail
about the Identification Of the negro assaiIant of
Mr.. Green. After dwelling on his intimate ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Green as his counsel for
many years. and pointing out the absurdity Of
the charges made by Williams and their inCon-
sistency with Mr.. Green's whole life Mr.. VIII
Jams said:
When I saw Williams yesterday morning his
face struck me as familiar Later both Mrs
Williams and myself partly Identified him
negro porter i'm a buffet in which We tray
eued from Montreal TO Nex-York some time
ago. nv impression is that we came down on
the NeV-York. New-Haven and Hartford"
I am as convinced that Mr.. Green did not
KNOW either cornelius n LlafnS or me DAVIS
woman sald Nj Wllliams as ! am that am
sitting here talking TO YOU. Williams is either
insane or he mistook Nj Green for some ore
else bearing the same name From what I was
able TO judge from his demeanor to-day, how
ever. he was cool and collected as you or l.
although. Of course. his Indifference as TO his
fate was. II genuine. peculiar.
AS TO Mr.. Green's estate. 1 really know viz
tually nothing. / do not know when the will
viii he fled who are the executors. or what
is the value Of his estate I only know that
Mr.. Green was by no means a multi-miion-
aire. and his wealth would not compare with
that Of Mr.. Rockefeller. Mr.. Vanderbilt or Mr..
Carnegie"
The negro himself before the coroner's jury
yesterday said that he had studied at the Hamp-
ton Institute. at Hampton. Va. He declared
that he attended that school for a year, and
subsequently taught school for year in Nir-
GINA H. s. Frisseu president Of Hampton In
stitUte. photographed TO The Tribune last night:
No record Of Cornelius Williams at Hampton"
Williams also declared that he had been a
head waiter. but did not tell where His stay
in the Tombs was uneventfuL Yesterday morn
ing he read all the newspaper accounts Of his
crime. and seemed pleased with the pictures Of
himself that were printed.
They're pretty good. I'm going to cut them
out and stick them my wall" he announced
in q satisfied tone. To all questions he replied:
You'll have 10 talk with my counsel"
The Identification OF Mrs. Elias as Bessie
Davis was materially assisted by the statement
OF Mrs Hattie Ross a coIored missionary. who
lives al the West Fifty-third-st house owned
bv Mrs Elias. She described Mrs Davis as a
light colored woman The Rev c I Walker.
StOr OF the Mount OlEet Onurc0, from WHICH
Williams declared he was driven by Mrs. Davis s
SANDERS shook the negros story by declaring
positively that h knew Of no such man as q
member Of the church. and was positive he had
not been asked by the deacOns TO leave the
church as a result Of his reputation At the Gil
bert House No 2J6 West Twenty-s ixth-st-.
where Williams said he lived, il was said that
no such person was staying there and that the
murderer was unknown
The coroner's jury made short work OF the
case Of Cornelius ". Williams, murderer Of An
drew II Green In a session Of less than TWO
hours IL returned a verdict that Mr. Green came
10 his death from a bullet wound inflicted by
revolver held 10y Williams. The prisoner was
-er17a uded 10 the TOmbs without bail TO await
action by the grand jury on Monday. Calm and
collected. he st0lidly watched the court at its
work and now and then whispered a word 10 his
counsel. Abraham H. Karenbursh-
Coroner Jackson conducted the proceedings
q nd the case was confined 10 a brief examination
OF the witnesses. The efforts of policeman in
his testimony TO tell OF The negro's charges
against Nj Green were cut off by Assistant
District Attorney Paul Krotel who, with As
sistant District Attorney Ely, conducted the
case and the evidence was confined 10 the mere
retelling OF the incidents Of the shooting, which
were fully described in yesterdays Tribune Al
the outset Mr.. KaTenburgh protested against a
hearing and asked for adjournment. which
was denied. The only interesting fact about the
fury was the presence on il Of Norway Williams
Mr. Green's personal counsel
Policeman Houg1taling was the first witness.
He told OF hearing the shooting and running 10
the Green house, where a bystander pointed OUT