Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-09
CASE or MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
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CASE or MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
The whole country was shocked
over the murder Of Andrew II. Green,
the Father Of greater New York. i'm,
der circumstances which seemed ID
leave a blight over the reputation OF
this honored and respected citizen.
The whole country Is relieved by the
circumstances, revolving as they are IN
themselves which have entirely clear.
va the name of Mr.. Green from any
suspicion Of evil and left his memory
as blameless ais his life was believed
70 be by his friends.
The New York Sun commenting Oh
the case pays the following high rri-
butte to the character OF the man whom
New York esteemed ! o highly:
II Is a happy circumstance that the
cloud Of suspicion which hung over the
character OF the late Andrew Haswell
Green because 81 the decisions Of his
crazy negro murderer has been effect.
aally dispclled. MFR. Green was asso-
ciated by the negro with d dissolue
negro woman, against whom a suit
has now been brought by the man &C.
tually associated with her, he also a
citizen Of New York Of advanced
age.
No one who knew Mr.. Green. his
character. his almost ascetic manner
Of life, his habits and his pursuits,
a ever affected In least measure BY
this suspicion. 1t was an impossible
suggestion concerning him. He was
q man OF singular simplicity Of life.
His movements from day to day we're
slngularly methodical and almost nm.
varying. and more especially al he
increased IN years. Few men In New
York yer better known than he. He
could not have hidden his ways. More
over, the very handsome estate left
by him Indicated Enthusiastically thar
his ltfe had been entirely without tx.
trayagnnee, The suspicion was pre-
posterous. yet SO many people are
seady 70 believe evil ofa mar in spite
q apparent purity and regularity OF
ufe, That the story now proved base,
less received some credfncc.
The revelations made In the com
plant Of Mi. Plat would hardly be
credible u that aged man had not him
self sworn 70 them.
Mr. Green's yigor Of intellect up to
the day Of his murder was remark.
able. lie had been forced ID 3 TOO
much Of all phases Of The social life
~ New York during d long public.
career 10 have any curiosity TO dive
down into The llth To obtain any fur
Their evidence OF ~discoyerable deprav.
NJ Hc was an astute man, az astute.
and so complete IN his self.restraint
that be was respected rather than
loved, except by those nearest to him.
All hts social relations were pure and
dignified Public matters rather
personal coArtrns absorbed his
.thousbtFs ,Nevsr was there a man
irccr from every form Or self iniuigl
sncc and with a higher and a more
Vigorous conception ~ duty. lie nav
er tested. never talked lightly HcI
HAS the typical Puritan. John Milton
was his special hero. and nj the timeI
OF his murder Nc was engaged inl
pushing forward a project 10 raise al
monument 10 the great Puritan as pei
culiarly hitting In this republic.
That slch d man. severe III his
moral purity, SO blameless In his walk
and conversation. 10 open in his man.
her pi llie, should have been stspcet.l
cd q d~issoluteness was lnexpressi6ly
painful e Mr. Green's friends andI
astonishing to them Hui nov It is,
AZ explained He was confused with
snothcr mar u about The same age
and III 4 personal appearance not dis.
similar 10 merely casual observation.
collicr's Weekly points out that the
great editor who palms on clippings
from old writings Of famous authors
as fresh contributions q his yellow
newspapers would be. the best kind o.
; choice for the president Of the Unit