Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-14
PUBLIC SPIRITED MAN.
"Father of Greater New York" Who
 Was Shot By a Negro.

@ was SnoC By NegfO. p
 NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Andrew Has well Green, "father of Greater New York" one of the best known and most honored citizens of the country was assassinated at the door of his home, 91 Park avenue, by a negro, Cornelius N. Williams. @
 The negro met the aged lawyer as he was antering his home and shot him twice through the head, killing him in- stantiy.
 His motive, according to his own story; a mapiacal motive, according to the police. was that Mir. Green had de- feated him in bringing suit for libel against negro woman and had had him elected from house in which he formerly lived.
 The shooting followed some barley between the philanthropist and the crazed negro and an attempt on MT. Greens part to get the negro to go away. ....
 As Williams pulled his revolver from behind his back and began shooting Mir. Green half turned as if to seek the protection of the house.
 Then, as he was hit mortally, he pitched forward in his areaway, where he was found lying in a pool of blood.
 Williams looked at the fallen man, shook his fist at the body and cursed 1t and then stood with supreme com posture to await arrest He was caught by a policeman. t
 After the policeman took the revolver from the negro he said:
 "-- him. That's what he deserved"
 The negro's statements were so pe- culiar that he was asked if he had ever been in an insane asylum. He an swered this question in the negative. Then he was asked:
 Have people ever told you that you were insane?"
 "Yes people have said that I was foolish, and sometimes felt that way. But today felt first rate"
 It appears that Williams had long planned to attack MT. Green. Accord Ing to his story. the trouble began eight years ago, when MT. Green was coun- sel for Bessie Davis a negress. said to be of i'll repute. Williams charged the woman with islander. He says that Green told him he was going to give the Davis woman money to defend the suit if one was brought, and on the strength of this Williams abandoned action.
 Williams determined to get even with Mir. Green. He could not find the woman to get his revenge on her and lately laid his plans to shoot his sup posed enemy.
 eff 1t hadn't been for that slander," said Williams. "I would today be hap oily married"
 Williams is native of Virginia and was employed as furnace tender on Twenty y-sixth street.
 When Mayor Low heard of MT. Greens death he ordered the flag on the city hall to be put at half mast.
 Andrew H. Green was born in Worcester, Mass, Oct. 6, 1920. Coming to New York in the early forties, he studied law in the offices of Samuel J. Tilden. Tn 1854 he became mem Der of the board of education and later its president. Tn 1857 he was made commissioner of Central park. Sub sequently he became comptroller of the | park board, an office created for him. The great park system of the city, in cluding Riverside drive, Is largely due | to his energy and ability. In 1890 he was made president of the Greater New York commission. and in | 1896 he became member of the com mission appointed to draft the Greater | New York charter. He had advocated the consolidation of New York and Brooklyn since 1869. In 1898 the city formally presented to him gold medal in recognition of his services in con- summating the scheme of consolidation. MT. Green was not married.