The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-18
SQUIRE 7. H. COSBY
DOUBTLESS INSANE
No Reason He Should Have Shot
Anyone.
Bynum Green VIII Recover-Keeps
a Grocery store ON West Ten
nessee Street, Paducah.
MIR. COsBY's FUNERAL TODAY.

telephone message from May
field this afternoon stated that By
mum Green, who was shot yesterday
by Squire Thomas II. Cosby, was
getting along nicely. and would prob
ably recover. He Is now at the home
of DR.. Taylor, at West Plains, Graves
county. and will not be brought to
Paducah for several days, at least.
Green had spent most of his life
in Mayfield, but at the death of his
wife about year ago, came to Pa
ducah and now owns a grocery on
West Tennessee street, The Mayfield
Messenger says OF the tragedy in
which Squire Cosby shot his. former
friend and killed himself:
"Mr. Cosby was a farmer. well to
do. and has nine children. Miss Eff
fie is the oldest one at home, and is
about 23 years old. Mr.. Bynum
Green, is about As years old, and
spent most of his life in the neigh
borhood. About one year or so ago,
his wife died, leaving him with sew
eral children. He sold his posses
sions in this county and moved to
Paducah where he is now engaged
in the grocery and cattle and meat
business on West Tennessee street.
About ten days ago he called at the
residence of Mr.. Cosby, and they be-
ing old friends and acquaintance,
and Mr.. Cosby not suspecting his in
tentions, invited him to supper, and
then accompanied him TO one of his
neighbors that evening in order to
hear some music, went back home
with Mr.. Cosby, remained all night
and next morning informed Miss Eff
fie Cosby that he was in love with
her, and wanted her to marry him.
She informed him that the proposal
was rather sudden and she would
ask time to consider the matter He
told her he would give her ten days
and would return on Thursday, Feb.
10th. to learn her decision in the mat
ter.
after he returned home, Miss
Cosby jocularly told her father and
mother and rest of the family, the
business of Mr.. Green, and from the
moment Mr.. Cosby became enraged
over the matter, and there was no
doing anything with him, until he
lay dead at home. His wife remon-
strated with him, telling him there
was nothing in IL, and that their
daughter would so inform Mr.. Green
when she next met him. So when
Green came out ON the train from
Paducah Thursday evening. and ac-
cording to promise went to the home
OF Mr.. Cosby. arriving there about
seven o'clock. He had only been in
the parlor few minutes when Mr..
Cosby tore loose from his wife and
children. who had been remonstrat-
ing with him, rushed through the
hall and through the door of the
room in which Green was sitting, and
fired two shots. one ball missing its
mark and the other striking him in
the face.
Green fell over the chair on the
floor, The family hearing the re-
ports of the pistol, rushed to Mr.,
Cosby to try to wrench the pistol
from his grasp. During the effort
TO get IL, they came through the hall
into the family room, with Mrs. Cos
by clinging to the pistol, During
the struggle, one shot was fired from
the pistol, hitting the ceiling over
head, when the next instant through
the superior force of Mr., Cosby, the
muzzle of the pistol was placed be-
hind his right ear when another shot
was fired and the body fell to the
floor. where in less than one hour,
Mr. Cosby was dead.
During the time he lived, after