The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-18
SHOT BY A NEGRO. |. / !.
ANDREW HASWELL GREEN
FATHER OF GREATER
NEW YORK THE
VICTIM.

Labore Under the Delusion He
Has Been Slandered-
Waits for Him on the
Steps.
New YORK, Nov. 13.-Andrew II.
Green, the "Father of Greater New
York" and one of the city's oldest
and most remarkable citizens. was
shot and instantly killed on the
steps of bis home on park avenue
today by Cornelius M. Williams, a
negro, who is believed to be insane.
The shooting was evidently the
outcome of delusion on the part
of the negro that Mr.. Green had.
slandered him, for when he YVES
asked why be had com mitted the
murder, he replied: IT did it To-
save my character"
There were three witnesses of the
tragedy, Mrs. Anna Bray, domes-
tic in Mr.. Green's family; Emil
Nicholson, an errand boy, and Pat
rick Dyer, a cabmsn. According;
to these witnesses, the negro must
have been waiting for Mr.. Green to
come home from his flee. The
negro was standing in the vestibnle:
ofthe house, and as Mr.. Green
started 10 ascend the three steps to
the ball door, Williams advanced
toward him. There was a brief in
|terchange of words and then the
negro drew revolver and fred five
shots in rapid succession.
Mr.. Green sank to the $40 ne pave
mens, blood streaming from his
head, while his murderer, returning
the revolver to his pocket, leaned
against the railing Of the stoop, as
if waiting arrest. William III,
Burns, carriage starter for the Muir
ray H II hotel, was Que of the. first
to reach the negro, whom, he seiz-
I ed as he was about to walk away
and turned him over to policeman
who arrived atmoment later.
A physician. was on the spot al
most Immediately and pronounced
Mr.. Green dead As the negro s
aged victim fell, q young woman
rushed out Of the house andestook
the dead or dying mans head in
her lap, at the same time calling
upon him, in piteous tones, to speak
to her. As ahs, triedin vain to get
response, Williams turned upon
his victim an dshouted: D amn5you
I told you | would get even with
you y s s
One of the negro's bullets imbed- :
ded itself In the ceiling Of the veeti-
bule. 1t is believed all of the 9TH
ers took eff ct. A cursery examin-
alton by physician and the .coro-
lner revealed one wound in the left
ride Of the head, one in the left
mpls, and another at the base of
the brain. Any one was sufficient
to cause ii slant death. -,
Mrs. Bray told the police that
she was about to enter the house
when she cav Mr.. Green accosted
by Williams, and heard the former
say, 10 answer to come words ad-
drt S., d to him by the negro: go
away; i don't know you"
Then; Williams drew, his revolver
and shot the old man. The negro
was hurried to the station house,
where he was subjected to search
ing examination, the result Of which
fleft little doubt of the negro's insan.
| ity. Bssides the revolver, the DO
life found in Williams possession a
razor and purse containing $40.
Williams appeared to be perfect.
ly self possessed. He said he was
single, 43 years old, and lived at
No. 156 West Twenty-sixth street,
at which place, however, he is not
known.
The prisoner told a ram bling
story about colored woman, Mrs.
Bessie Davis, who until about four
months ago kept lodging house
for negroes in West Fifty.third
street, who, he said, had circulated
statements derogatory to his char
acter, and against whom. he had
been trying to bring suit for $780,
600 for slapder. The trouble be
said, dated back to the year 1895,
when he wss o1e of her dodgers.
Her stories reached theeongregation
of the Mount Olivet church, of
which he was an attendant, and he
was forced to give up his members.
ship; there because his fellow .wor-
shippers pointed the finger of scorn
at him.
Continuing, he said he had not
been able to find the woman, who