New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-26
WOMAN TELLS Of SHAME
Makes Affidavit to Save Her
Husband from Chair.
IS OVERCOME By REM0RSE
Blazes Her Unfaithfulness to the
World. Despite the Protests
of Man Under Sentence.


Albany. April 25.-Rather than have his
wife. whom he attempted to murder bla1en
her unfaithfulness 10 the world. even to
save him. Charles 1. Green. Of New Scot
land. told her he'd 60 70 the electric chair
He killed his daughter when he tried TO
murder his wife while half-crazed by her
confession II always has been supposed
that the bullet which killed the daughter
was meant for the wife.
Mrs Green. overcome BIZ remorse. to-day
presented 70 Governor Dix a petition for
Communication Of ner husbands sentence 10
life Imprisonment His execution az Gin
ton prison had been fxed for next week
Tn. Governor AZ once granted respite 70
until the week beginning June 25. John r
Dugsn. attorney for the condemned man,
intends 20 ask for new trial on the
ground Of newly discovered evidence. That
evidence will tell. among other things, the
storv which Mrs. Green ser forth in her
AFFIDAVIT, 70 Governor DIX. the story which
Green tried 70 conceal from the world "hen
recently he refused TO sign petition 70
the Governor requesting clemency IN MS
case
The murder Of the daughter Eva and the
shooting of Mrs Green. his wife. occurred
on July %. 1910 Mrs Green has recovered
fully.
Begged Wife Not 10 Tell.
L did not tell at the trial what the rear
trouble was" saws Mrs. Green IN her am
davit. II testified that there was no tou-
bic between my husband and myself prior
10 the time Of the shooting. l testlned
that for some time prior 70 the snootins
nv husband did not act right; that ne d'o
not sleep nights. that he did not talk 70
me; that he did not look as he usually dih
! know why he did not sleep well. ana why
he acted as h. did act, and why ne looked
go Wild. but I kept that 20 myself NV
husband told me ar the jail thai he did nov
want me 70 testify on his trial 20 anything
that would help him and hurt me. he
asked and begged Of me not 10 tell me
court and Jury what the real trouble was
between US.
He said he wanted me and Chester our
little boy. 10 go back and live in the coun-
try and never, under any circumstances
20 let little Chester or any one else kno"
that I had been unfaithful TO my husband.
tho real trouble which led 10 the unfortu-
nate tragedy. l told him I was willing to
tell the truth. tell everything l had done
just as II was, but he would not consent
that I should do so. and said he would
rather die In the electric chair than have
the people know or say single word
against me or my character
MY husband and never had any trouble
OF any kind during the whole of our mar
ried life until five days before the shooting.
Our daughter and our little boy. Chester.
he dearly loved. and neither Of them gave
either my husband or myself any trouble
Of any kind
Several wears ago nv husband was
away from home for some considerable
time. and II was while he was away from
home at that time that was unfaithtul 70
him. but he never found II out until few
DAYS before the shooting
Mrs Green said in her affidavit 10 the
Governor that on July a. 1910. her husband
much excited. said he heard that George
Latta. OF Indian Fields. had told Of his re-
lations with Mrs. Green while her husband
was absent Green demanded that his wife
go TO Justice OF the peace and procure
warrant for Lattas arrest for Islander.
Mrs. Green refused TO go. Then Green
made his wife tell him the truth
L began 10 cry" Mrs. Green continues in
her affidavit. and ! did then and there for
the first time tell him the absolute truth
concerning my relations with the said
George Latta.'
Mrs. Green said she met Lstta on two
occasions. Mrs. Green adds.
My husband then and there. after I had
finished telling him wha, l have just said,
cried and wept like 2 child He said he
was going 70 shoot himself
Mrs Green SAYS her husband took gun
and went into his bedroom, but when she
and their daughter pleaded with him he
would overlook what had done, forgive
me- and try 10 forget r. From that time
until the shooting Mrs. Green saws ner
husband had not acted right
Mrs Green saws that when her husband
told her uncle OF her confession she de-
MED the statement and said she told tho
story because she was afraid Of her hus-
band
This seemed 10 make my husband per
fscflv wild" Mrs. Green states He got
I'D and left immediately. OF course. when
told Vadney (her unclel that II vas nor
true told an untruth. If / had told y ad-
nov then that II was true the shooting
never I'm the world would have occurred.
In her AFFIDAVIT Mrs. Green adds
NV husband had no object. no motive
no reason in the world for shooting our
daughter Eva. because they were always
on the best ~ terms.