Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
CALLS ON WOMAN
HE loves; SLAIN
Husband of Wife with Whom Col
Iege Professor Was Infatu-
ated Shoots Her Visitor
VICTIM ExoNERATEs SLAYER
Letter Breathing Ardent Affection
for Woman Found in PoCk-
ct of Educator

Answering the summons Of a mar
ried woman whom he loved madly.
Thomas d. sltidmore, a college pro-
fessor, hurried to the home OF Howard
Green, an attorney, at 2637 Dalton
avenue, yesterday afternoon. Green
shot him and Slxidmore died in the re-
ceiving hospital at 9:55 last night.
Listen, menl" said skidmore. when
Green faced him in the receiving hos
pital. "He shot me under every Jus
tidcation."
God bless you ana pity met" sobbed
Green.
"God bless youf" tho dying man
murmured, and the two ended q scene
as dramatic as was ever witnessed In
the receiving hospital by shaking
hands.
Few stranger tragedies have been
chronicled than the one ending in
Slkidmore's death. His brief statement
to the police. made UP of short SEN
tences, spoken weakly, indicated that
he had loved Mrs. Green for years.
Until a few days ago he believed that
she returned his love. Then. Judging
from q farewell letter found in a
pocket of his coat, she bade him TO
pass out of her life. He had known
her thirty-three years, he said.
Slddmore's last letter hints broadly
at a scene In Green's office. Neither
Green nor his wife, nor any person
acquainted with the facts would talk
last evening, but It was evident that
Green suspected 5kidmore OF invading
his home.
THREE SHOTS FIRED
What happened In the Green home
before the shooting is known only to
Green and his wife. Three shots were
fired. Two OF the bullets entered Skid
more's body. Green left his victim
lying on the dining room floor and
summoned officers from the University
police station.
"I shot him. Here ia my gun," he
said when officers entered, according
to their report.
Green was taken to the receiving
hospital as quickly as possible. There
were two wounds, one in the left thigh,
the bullet having fractured the thigh
bone, and the other lodging above the
ninth rib on the left side. The mans
condition was so desperate that a salt
solution and other heart ST iulants
were administered.
Detectives and q stenograp were
called to the hospital to o lin an
ante-mortem statement froi Skid
more It was then that hi old of
going to the Green resident in re-
pose of bidding the Greens goodby, as
he expected to leave the city.
'fWho shot your" asked detective.
Howard Green" replied Sddmore
In a weak and almost inaudible voice
''Do you know why he shot your"
HE accused me OF being intimate
with his wife2"
'Were there any grounds for him
suspecting anything like thatT"
"I have known Mrs. Green for thirty
three years. I knew her before she
was married"
sKIDMORM BECOMES EXHAUSTED
At this point skidmore became 80
weak that the questioning ceased. It
was continued in few minutes and
then Skidmore said he had come to
Los Angeles September 25 and that
he had called on Mrs. Green several
times since then. Also that he had
q wife and eight children living in
Rio Grande City. Texas, which he left
September 8. When asked concerning
the conversation which preceded the
and repeatedly whispered:
1T am dying"
When Green entered the hospital to
be identified by Ekidmore he was ac-
companied by his wife and 16-year-old
daughter, Matte.
els that the man who shot your
asked a detective pointing toward
Green
''That is the man, Howard Green"
came the reply. Listen. men," said
Ekidmore, "he shot me under every
justification" and with that he weakly
lifted his hand and the two men
clasped hands.
"God bless you and pity me-" sobbed
Green as his eyes filled with tears and
those about the room turned their
heads.
''God bless you" was skidmore's re-
ply as his head fell to one side and he
1apsed into semi
With that Green was led from the
hospital to the desk Of the booking
sergeant Here another pathetic scene
was enacted when Green kissed his
wife and daughter good-by as the
doors Of the jail yawned to receive
him. A few hours later skidmore
died.
INVITED BY MRS. GREEN
Stripped Of a mass Of seemingly un-
important circumstances, the details of
tt shooting as told the police are:
Siddmore went to the Green resi-
dence In response to a telephone mes
sege from Mrs. Green. She asked him
to come out to her house and say good
by before he left the city, as he ex-
pected to depart yesterday, according
to an unmailed letter, addressed to
Mrs. Green, which was found among
his effects in the receiving hospital.
Skidmore, 1t seems, had visited Green
and his wife several nights before, and
also had met them In Green's Office In
the Story building. What transpired
at that meeting is not explained In the
letter, but the office visit is referred
to.
Slidmore, It appears had been madly
infatuated with Mrs Green and fol-
lowed her to Los Angeles from Battle
Creek, fich., last January. He had
corresponded with her from time to
time Some of the letters. It is said.
will be introduced in evidence at
Green's hearing.
When Sk'dmore arrived at the Green
residence yesterday, Mrs. Green is pur-
ported to have said:
II have confessed everything to my
husband"
What transpired between that time
and the arrival of the officers is not
known as neither Of the principals to
the shooting or Mrs. Green, who was
a witness. will talk regarding it. Skid
more, after his arrival in the hospital,
stated that Green had accused him OF