The sun., 1903-11-14

ing, going over some important business
With his nephew aud conndant, Timothy
RuRgles Green. He had come uptown
on the Madison avenue surface car, climbed
up the steps at Fortieth street into Park
avenue, crossed to the east side Of the street
and started down toward his house, which
IL about midway in the block.
RAvED OF BESSIE DAVIS.
As Mr.. Green opened the front gate and
entered the court In front Of the house, the
negro stepped out Of the vestibule which
Is almost on a level with the street, ana
aooosted him. Mr.. Green appeared sur
prised when the man spoke to him. but did
not appear to be in the least alarmed at
the fellows threatening attitude.
"Where is Bessie Davis2" demanded VIII
llams standing directly in Mr.. Green's
path 80 that he could not pass. Before
Mr.. Green could make any answer at all,
Williams continued
"Why do you back this woman to slander
me:"
II do not know you at all. sir, said Mr..
Green, please go away
.Yes, you do know me- persisted VIII
liams sYou met me in 1895 in Bessie
Daviss house In Ffty-third street.
u don't know the woman you refer to
and I don't know you.' said Mr.. Green
very calmly. "Please go away, as l wish
to enter my house"
sILL TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES"
Il say you do know her, and you do know
me, roared the negro, losing all control OF
himself "You backed her to slander
me- you did, and you won't tell me where
she Is. Then you've got to take the con-
sequences, and I'll take the consequences
Of what dol"
Williams whipped out his revolver,
which he had In his hip pocket, and before
Mr., Green could make the slightes move
to protect himself had fred five shots at
him.
The first bullet entered Mr.. Green's head
Just over the left temple and penetrated
the brain. The second bullet entered the
abdomen as Mr.. Green pitched over onto
the stone pavement inside the rail around
the front OF his house. The other three
bullets went wide.
SERVANT SAW THE MURDER.
The conversation between Mr.. Green and
the murderer and the shooting were all in
the presence of Mrs. Anna Bray OF $50 East
Thirty-flft street. woman who does work
LOT CnO ITeenb anu ldu entoieo tho Aioh'
yard little ahead Of Mr., Green. She was
on her way down the steps leading to the
basement entrance of the house when the
angry tones in which Williams addressed
Mr.. Green arrested her. When she heard
the pistol shot and saw Mr., Green fall over
dead she set up terrific screaming. which
brought all OF the servants out Of the house
and from the nearby houses also.
Besides the servants, the only persons IN
the house were Miss Lucy NJ. Green and
Miss Mary Ruggles Green. nieces Of Mr.
Green, who lived with him. They rushed
out, and as soon as they saw what had hap
pened Miss Mary rushed back to tho tele-
phone and summoned Timothy Ruggles
Green from downtown, and another nephew,
DR.. Nathan Williams Green, who lives
near by.
Miss Lucy Green ran down to her uncle,
and. sitting on the nagstones beside him.
took his head In her lap and vainly tried
to restore him to consciousness. But Mr..
Green was long past assistance Of any
kind. His death must have been almost in.
stant aneous However, . servant had rinto
the house OF DR.. Forbes at 90 Park avenue.
the nearest physician. and within very few
R,2xssees fsttufhsd with s;iti hin,