The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1869-10-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

STATEMENT OF AN EVE-WITNESS.  Henry Pearl, an exceedingly intelligent lad, aged fifteen years, who lives at No. 7, Krivoi, terrace, chine to the scene of the tragedy, gives the following account of what actually occurred At twenty minutes past eight o'clock this (Monday) morning, I vv. standing in front of the garden next to my own house where I live. I had a good view both of Mr. K yezor's house and the front of Captain Green's house. Just as I wao standing there Mr. Kyezor came out of his house, closed the door after him, and walked out of the front garden, crossing to the opposite dile of the road, and going as if in the direction of Hounder.W. He was dressed as if going Into town. Immediately after Mr. Ky., crossed the road Mr. Green came out of hls front garden, awl walked smartly after Mr. Ky ezor. He was dressed in a rustylooking bobtailed coat and brown trousers, and had no hat noon his bead. As noel as begot close behind Mr. Kyezor, he said to the latter, "Mr. Kyezor, I want to speak to you." Ile said that In a loud voice, loud enough for me to hear him quite plainly As soon as that was said, Mr. K yetor, who seemed to take no notice of what had been said to him, walked off the side into the middle of the road. Mr. Green followed him quickly, slid when he came close behind him cried out. "The,, I will allow yon what lam going to do." Mr Kyeziir turned round at once and faced Sir Green and the latter in an instant presented a pistol at Sir Ky exor's stomach, and having placed himself in an attitude, with Ms legs stretched °ten and firmly set upon the around, anti his arm, extended, lie "red off the pistol. I sow Sir Kyezor drop down on his back use. tly, and I heard him groan and cry out, "IM, oh, I am dead- I am dead." I 'hint Mr. Green shot Mr. ez ir rather in the right side of the stomach. Immediately after Mr Kyezor fell down on his back Mr. Green walked backwards in the threction of his own house, keeping in his hands either ne or two pistols. As he was going oa. Inwards a lad named James Turnbull ran towards him, but Mr. Green managed to get inside his hall door, and holding it Is with his I mot cried out to Turnbull, at the same time presmiting the pistol at hint, "If you Moil go away I will shoot you." Turnhull raised his arm and shook his fist at Green and said, "Dare you do it?' and at the same moment Mr. Greem slammed the door In his face. In the meantime some eight or nine working men who were either passing by or standing on the road at the time, ran to the assistance of Mr. Kyezor and carried him into his own house. Ile bled very little while tying on the road, and when he was examined I heard he had two holes made by the plc oil shot or shots in his stomach. In a few seconds after Mr. Green slammed the door to James Turnoull's face I heard a loud report as if at the hack of his house, and I afterwards saw that Mr Green had shot himself in hia own water-closet, where he was lying in a pool of blood Dr Chapman was sent for to see Mr. Kyesor. Mr Green looked quite steady and free from drink when I NM him this morning Aher Green shot himself his housekeeper, Sirs. Crisp, came out and began to cry. Dr Whitmasch and Policeconstable Kerrldge arrived soon afterwards. _  _ Mr. Kepor expired at 11.50 on Monday night, after thirteen hours of acute agony. The poor gentleman was much more conscious towards the lase, and spoke to several of his friends around him. His eldest son said to him in the evening, "Father, do you feel more relieved 1" He replied, 'Good-bye, my boy L cannot live many more hours. I have settled all my worldly affairs, and shall. I think, die in peace. I Good-bye, and may you all be happy together."  A correspondent gives the following curious particularsof the early part of Green's life: A somewhat peculiar interest attaches to the murderer and suicide, Thomas Ilaydon Green—his real naive being Edwards—who, while following his vocation as a milkman, in 1420, became acquainted with the movements of the Cato-street conspirators, and betrayed their Mientbais to Lord klarrosrby, at whose house the different members of the ministry were to have dined 11,on the evening of their intended assassinatl“n by Thistlewood and the other desperadoes Joined with him. As a reward for I his service. the government of the day found employment for Edwards in the stamping department of Somerset House, I Edwards at the same time, from motives of personal constderation and safety, dropping his own name for that of Join I Green, under which name he was known at Somerset House, and from which establishment, upon ha rairement, he received a superannuation of £6O Vs ed. per annum. Deiriog the time Green was at Somerset House he was remarkable , among his fellow emplor,s as a very litigious, irritable sort , of man, flying into a paroxysm of rage at the slightest provocation. Green being unable to entirely preserve his incognito amongst those with whom he was officially associated would sometimes have allusions made to him of the part he to. kin connection with the Catastreet conspiracy, allusions , always most distasteful to him, and which led to the issue • of an order by the Lords of the Treasury of the day, threatening with dismissal any innployt who persisted in doing so.