New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-20
LEFT LITTLE TO CHARITY
GREEN EST4TE TO HEIRS.
Brother Says Murderer Is Insane
This To BE Plea for Williams.
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Bunalo Nov Is-When the viii Of Andrew n
Green Is presented for probate in the surrosaies
Court in New-Nork City Il VIII be touno 'ha' ~
Green. who did much Dhiianthropic WORK o1i-,e
his lifetime. left uttle 10 charity lhat : eils So
stance Of q statement made by Norway MlliaIls'
s+,o--,- r- ~ Green in this city this evening
Il ar t,-able 10 tell YOU what the provisions o.
~ C.-.s,.s viii are said M Williams i am
unable n DO that because Grew the VAL 80 io"e
&c Il nv recollection is correct il was ABOUT
tr,,. ,-oa-s sEo Yes the viii was mocined AFTER
-. ~ fsct. il was modified several times but
7 40 not recall what The notifications were
n, = general way / can say that. while there
- come charitable requests. they are compare
-,,slv small Nj. Green did most OF his charlta-
tle work during hts lifetime. and preferred not 10
A IL through the medium OF his VIII after his
death The viii originally drawn beoueathel
the property 10 relatives. who are now mostly dead
As recall f. however. the viii was so drawn
that the property viii go 10 the heirs Of these
relatives who are mostly nephews and nieces-
No cannot tel YOU what the value OF the
estate is M Green was a man who hao h''e 20
say TO snv one regarding his private analrs- ano
: had no means OF ascertafning the extent Of his
finances In fact. I had little 10 do with his hnan-
csal Affairs. OF course. he consulted me about his
business affairs but he attended 10 his financial
matters himself and others who knew Mr.. Green
less intimately than ! did. perhaps. can make
better guess than can regarding the extent OF
the estate. ] not prepared TO say nnythlng
about the probating OF the will
Dr. Nathan " Green and Timothy r Green.
members Of the family Of the late Andrew H.
Green. returned from Worcester last night. but
declined 10 make any comment on the various
runors that have been circulated since the murdeHs
Timothy r. Green declined 10 receive reporter
Il- Green said over the telephone that he hao
nothing 10 say. Asked about the viii. which has
been the subject q considerable speculation, ne
declined 20 give any information
An interesting development in the case yesterday
vas the re-eipt by A. u. Kaffenburgh. the couIse
q the negro Williams Of a letter from Perry >.
Williams the rnurderers brother, in which seFeral
significant details with regard 10 the sanity Of the
prisoner were revealed and the general impression
mat the negro Is insane was strongly corroborateo
because q his letter Nj Kafenburgh has decided
70 ask for a commission To visit the brother ana
take his testimony. II he cannot come 10 The CITY
10 testify Ee also made IL clear that he intends
20 enter a plea Of insanity for his client MI
KarenhurEh declared that. Il commission should
be appointed 10 80 10 Blue Ridge. W Va and
visit Perry Williams. De purposec going Win Il
TIE letter as follows;
Blue Ridge Springs. Botecourt Co. Va. Nov J.
is Sfz-re v-.-h The murder q M Green is ny
Brother Ny name : Perry J. NlLlaIns ne - -
~. account Of his mind De was down 10 see ne )
years ago and Thought sIlAIise o. ms -. s,s
-rrhs some times n would not write Tor months
4 aid not think hard ~ him for knew he was not
e. -ie right mind all times When ne was d1olL
Fl ~ rad a very severe spell OF FEWER ana 4ost
r. Nv the name of R1e waited or him the Dr
go II would 10 good for him TO travel u WollQ
improve his mind that is why he IS rom nome al
-le ~ also said that he was afraid tho ensane
--s7-s u-r-fS come him IN his older DAYS an
e--- - HE afTaire hopeinE that goo may coritol
--a r. Sc md Il he has Gle for the crime that ne
nav come 20 his right mind and make peIerTsIlon
ps-ar-fF-rI ?. J. WILLIAMS
- MS learned yesterday that Dr- Guilfoy, o.
--a Health reaa--ruent. had made a report 10
l---,--fsefo-e- Iederle. concerning the oiscrep-
r-ries I'm The birth and death certificates o. ne
r-fse hairy in respect % its father and 70 me
.,fo- ~ the infant and had recommended an n
,-.r-fs--fo- Al The request ~ District Attorney
ra-7-e mis- -zesriEation has been postporeo III
ra ras F-fsrpf ris work IL the case N ne5 -
.f--fFra-0e II M Jerorne's request was ~ -.
- earned vesterday- NJ Jerome oeclillel 10 o-
N- Jerome Yesterday vaguely outlined the per-
- NO rad furnished Ms Elias y IN !ieI -.
g-- a1s---ne-- and supported her A slsniIcssi-
This statement was lldl NJ. - JIM
---.-5 49, -,e-so- as = man not unlike Ny ~ 81
s. e--as-a-@e and about eighty years Old Ac-
-5-a.-- - t-l District Attorney. TINS man We
not widely known. though 81 corsi0eTatle Nt5Lel
-Le rev Ti~ Francis l. Baron. formerly
-..--o- IL vVo-cesrer NJ. Greens home Guy sslu
yesterday that Nr Green hse sh 49, -
-s-ee-e5 in having statue Of John milton plaeel
- -e---aI PARK and had recently written a n-Hl-
- letters 20 prominent persons asking fheli
project The cleTgt man
-ra- ii would be 1fting noIleI 20 - 49,
.-r----v - ra~-v out this last PROJECT OF MS
meeting ~ the Park Board teEdat
-ssolstfons were passed pralsing Ny Green s So