Evening star., 1953-05-18
Traveller Faces
-Four Charges in
Station Shooting
( U.S.. Also May Act
In Woundinq of FBI
Agent at Terminal


At least four assault charges
have been placed against a ber-
serk traveller who seized a police
mans gun in crowded Union
Station concourSe yesterday.
shooting an FBI agent and HIM
self before he was overpowered.
When the confusion subsidized.
John E. Mulvaney. 26, of the
FBI. was admitted to Casualty
Hospital with a wounded right
hand. His condition is not
serious. The bullet also grazed
his forehead.
Homer w. Green, %. of Hart
ford, Conn, who has a criminal
record, according to the FBI.
was taken to Gallinger Hospital
with a self-infiicted bullet wound
in his left knee. He had to be
strapped in a Stretcher.
He has been charged with four
counts of assault with a danger
Gus weapon, and the FBI said
he also may face a Federal
charge Of assault on an agent.
The four assault counts were
lodged because in addition to Mr..
Mulvaney. another FB1 agent
was involved and so were two
Washington Terminal police.
men.
Had Disability Payment.
Police said Green has been re-
ceiving a 10 per cent. disability
payment from the Veterans ADJ
miniStration for a mental all
ment, and it also is believed he
may have received treatment for
this condition. He was in the
Army, having been inducted at
Tyler, Tex, on July q, 1943 and
discharged in 1947.
The FBI and First Precinct
police said this is what hap
pened:
Green arrived from Hartford
by bus earlier yesterday and
after inquiring about a train to
Texas, went to Union Station in
the afternoon. He approached
Miss Elsie Palmieri, who was in
charge of the booth of the Trav-
elers Aid Society.
Miss Palmeri said Green SEEM
ed incoherent and apparently
needed help. She managed to
get the name, address and tele-
phone number of his sister, Mrs,
Robert Turgeon in Hartford.
While Miss Palmieri was try
ing to locate Mrs. Turgeon, police
said. Green wandered away. He
went into the waiting room, then
left there and entered the station
concourse, walking to the vicin-
ity of Track 20 at the east end.
Mr.. Mulvaney and the other
special agent, Arthur j. Arken-
bach, 26. were in that vicinity
on official business.
Suddenly Becomes Violent.
Suddenly Green began Jump
ing up and down and shouting
loudly and the FBI men said, tore
peanut-vending machines from
their supports, broke them and
threw glass and peanuts at peo-
pie in the concourse. He also tore
anything else loose he could
find.
The FBI men grabbed him.
They were joined by Terminal
Police Sergt. Russell w. Wilt.
and Pvt. Harry c. Ridgeway.
The FBI men and the police
officers grabbed at Green's legs
trying to Subdue him. But with
a tremendous surge of strength.
he broke loose and grabbed Sergt.
Willis revolver from its holster.
tearing apart the belt. which
held it.
Green fired one shot and then
was thrown to the ground by
the four men. In the Scuffie that
ensued, two more shots were fred
by Green. One struck Mr.. Null
vaney and the other hit Green
himself.
Other Police Arrive.
BY this time Corpl. John s.
Trodden, Detective Nicholas
Genua and Policemen Paul
w. Knight and Charles p. Linn.
all of the First Precinct. also had
arrived on the scene. as did
other Terminal police. Ambu-
lanceS also were summoned.
The FBI said Green first was
arrested in Hartford on July IA.
1948, and later arrested nine
times more, the last occurring on
March IL, of this year. He has
been convicted for breach OF
promise, assault and battery.
non-support and another charge.
and was put on probation at
least twice.
The melee coincided with ar.
rival of THE Executive" from
New York. Hundreds Of its pas
Sengers streamed into the con-
course just in time to witness
the shootings.