New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-21
TO SUBPOENA MRS. ELIAS.
Williams's Larger WN if Jerome
Doesn't-Dr. Green's Statement.

That Mrs Hannah Elias must be suopoenaeu loi
the trial OF Cornelius NJ. Williams the heero VIM
murdered Andrew II. Green. was the annou' .
made Yesterday by A. II. Kaffenburgh' the negro
counsel Il, - u,
80 far my investigation of the entire case
said Mr.. Kaffenburgh. tends to sho" tna' 'he
testimony of Mrs Elias will have to DC ADMITTED
M the trial and that she must TESTIFY on the Wit
-. 800 .s 10 ANYTHING she knows that might
bav. a hearing on the case IL the District Attor-
ney does not subpoena her shall.
Mr. Kaffenburgh declared also that TWO New
Workers both equally prominent as Andrew H.
Green" would be found to be lnVoIVeo IN 'he
woman's side of the case
In support of the theory that the negro had shot
Mr. Green in mistake for another man OF the
same name, a woman who said she used TO De
empoyed in the millinery department at Simpson
Crawford & Co.'S store. but Is now working In a
tvtbird-st store declared yesterday that
Mrs Elias had been up to some months ago
good customer at Simpson-Crawfords Is Where she
bought millinery TO the amount of several hundred
dollars a year The bill for Mrs Elias's purchases
said the enploye, invariably taken TO the CASH
lars office and ordered to be charged TO Mr.
Green" Who this Mr.. Green was the woman did
not know.
Mr. Kafenburgh received yesterday another let
ter from Perry ]. Williams the murderer
brother tending to corroborate the impression
that the prisoner is insane. and Mr.. Kaffenburgh
will ask for a commission to visit the orother ana
take his testimony. he said he would De unable
to come here to testify.
DR. Nathan w. Green. who, with Timothy X
Green returned on Thursday night from Worces-
ter, Mass, where he had been attending MT
Green's funeral yesterday broke through MS
silence and for the first time since his ARRIVAL
consented to make a brief comment on the Varl-
rumors that have been in circulation since
the murder.
THE relatives of Mr.. Green" the doctor satd
place no credence in any stories connecting MIS-
Hannah Elias with the name Of the dead man.
All the relatives also disclaim any knoWleose
of the woman" -
Interest yesterday again centred on Mr.. Green's
will, which has formed the theme OF consluerdple
speculation since his death Dr GrSsh ue-
clined to comment it. 1t is understood that
the charitable requests relatively sihaIl' Jne
bulk of the property falling TO the helrs o. ren
tives who were alive at the drawing OF the VIII
in the early COS, but who are now Tor the most
part dead
It is said that the will is to be filed for probate
Mornay Williams attorney for Mr.: Green. re
turned to this city from Buffalo late YESTERDAY
evening. When seen at his home, NO. 90 vs.
Eighty-eighth-St, he intmated that it was poSsIple
the will might not be filed for PROBATE ulth lIs
beginning of next month The filing. ne salu Wouiu
many of whom were scattered far apart in Chi-
cago and elsewhere. had received citations ana hau
Mr.. Williams admitted that the will had been
submitted to him.
''The requests to charities he said, are normal
and nominal rather than phenomenal AS sald az
Buffalo, the relatives are the principal Dehehcl-
Mr.. Williams said that the will would show that
wealthy.
He denied that any claims whatever would be
James b Mccormick. of the Simpson-Crawford
Company, could not recoect Last night that MS
firm had any such name as the Mr. Green Ia
Gated by the former employe on the firms list OF
customers.