Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-12
EXPLAINS The
GREEN CASE

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keep away from this woman. Don't
touch her eIen with your little finger.
! VIII have a watch kept on you and
II you lay finger upon her I will
give you the full extent of the law. l
also Will punish her II she molests
you" This closed the case.
No action was taken on the request
OF Green for the custody Of his oldest
girl.
Green's Side of the Case.
Green was represented by L. Irving
Handy, who fought the evidence
brought out by Assistant City So
client
Upon the witness stand Green said
he married the woman six years ago
after she had left the Delaware IN
dustrial School for Girls.
Green said that since the first Of
the year he had put Minor out Of his
house because he believed he was
breaking UP the home. Green said
his wife had also left his home in
hockiand at that time. Before he did
this Green said his wife would 20
away and have him to care for a
child. It was when he was trying TO
get her TO come home that he lost
bis temper he said, and struck her
or showed her. He said he had been
drinking, but was not drunk He said
that on last Saturday his wife brought
the charge against him when the
striking took place in May or early
In June.
Upon cross-examination Green said
he had lived with his wife up until
May, when he went to PHILADELPHIA.
He said he afterward had 10 go to
boarding house to get his meals.
Mrs. Helen Murray testified that
she had sent dinner and supper to
MT. Green and his little boy for six
days, After this she said be told her
she need not send any more meals
as his wife was home again.
Witness said she never saw Minor
with Mrs. Green, but once and that
was in daylight
Mrs Tibbitt, of No. 1908 Sycamore
street, told the court that Mrs. Green
had told her that she did not care IL
Mr.. Green left her or not as she had
another man who would look after
her.
Mrs. Sarah McCord, of Rockland.
testified that after Minor was put out
of the Green house Mrs. Green had
given witness daughter note to give
to Minor, but she refused to allow
her daughter to deliver the note and
made her return the note to Mrs
Green.
She said Green's reputation was
good, but she had heard talk OF Mrs.
Green and Minor.
The Rev. Blair Lockshaw testified
that so far as he knew the defendant
had a good reputation for peace and
good order He admitted that he had
heard that Green had been a drinking
man at one time
Joseph Buck testified that he knew
Green's reputation TO be good.
Support Family.
In making his report to the court
Agent Stout said he had made an in
vestigation and had found that Mrs.
Green's neighbors and relatives were
keeping her and her two little chill
dren and that Green had not con-
tributed anything towards their sup
port for a long time Mr.. Stout also
made the statement that Green had
gone TO his wife, since the case start
ed and tried 10 got one Of the girls
away from her. Mr.. Stout said further
that he understood that Green was a
drinking man. Green promptly de-
MED the statement.
AS Mr.. Stout was only instructed to
investigate the condition Of the chill
dren in the case he did not testify
as to any information he might have
corurad during HE fnvacfipaffon