The home of Andrew H. Green, the father of greater New York is near 39th Street.

He had lived there for many years.

It was his custom to walk across town through 38th or 39th

street in the afternoon after riding up 6th Avenue or 3rd Avenue from business. Evidently,

the man laying in wait knew of this because he was stationed in front of the house at the hour

when Mr. Green usually

arrived. Patrolman Hoffland of the East 35th Street Station was walking up Park Avenue as Mr. Green

approached his home. He heard the shots and rushed over. Cornelius Williams said, I'm the man who shot him. I'm not sorry I did it

either. I came over here to shoot him if I couldn't get satisfaction. I'll tell why I shot him when the

proper time comes. The revolver was taken from him and he was hustled down to the station house in East 35th Street.

The sound of the revolver shots had aroused the neighborhood. A tremendous crowd gathered in the

street and the news that Mr. Green had been shot spread quickly through the neighborhood.

Mr. Green lived with his brother and two nieces.

One of the nieces was at home when the shooting occurred. She heard the sounds of the shots.

She ran out to the stoop and placed the head of her uncle in her lap, screaming and crying.

An ambulance was soon on the scene, and the niece was taken back into the house. The ambulance surgeon made an examination and found that the aged victim of the shooting had already expired. True Crime Historian presents yesterday's news,

tales of classic scandals, scoundrels, and scourges told from historic newspapers

in the golden age of yellow journalism.

Episode 261 begins with a prominent citizen of New York City being gunned down in the street in a case of mistaken identity.

But investigating the real reason behind the killing, officials uncover a questionable liaison between another prominent citizen and a woman who is living in comfortable circumstances

that belie her humble origins.

And then things get messy.

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