GREEN, James G,
Green, a young white man, was employed at one of the mills near
Stevenson, Wash, On the night of March 2h, 1901, he attended a
dance. When he arrived at the hall, he. noticed through a window
that his sweetheart was dining with a married man, #. ¥, Benjamin.
Without going inside and asking for an explanation, Green fired his
pistol through the window and killed Benjamin, He attempted to hide
in the nearby brush, but was pemek promptly captured. His trial
began on April 11 and he was found guilty and sentenced to hang two
days later, It is said that the Sheriff believed that Benjamin de-
served killing and left the jail unlocked in the hope that Green
would escape, but he did not take advantage of the opportunity and
he was hanged in Stevenson on Dec. 6, 1901. The Sheriff refused to
tie the knot and delegated that chore to a deputy.
Mrs. Daphne Ramsey, Stevenson, “ash, Taken from HE SKAMANIA COUNTY
PLONHER, Historical “dition, 1955. Page 10.
GREEN, James Ge
Green, a young white man, was employed at one of the mills near
Stevenson, Wash, On the night of March 2h, 1901, he attended a
dance. When he arrived at the hall, he noticed through a window
that his sweetheart was dining with a married man, &. VY. Benjamin.
Without going inside and asking for an explanation, Green fired his
pistol through the window and killed Benjamin. He attempted to hide
in the nearby brush, but was pemps promptly captured, His trial
began on April 11 and he was found guilty and sentenced to hang two
days later, Jt is said that the Sheriff believed that Benjamin de-
served killing and left the jail unlocked in the hope that Green
would escape, but he did not take advantage of the opportunity and
he was hanged in Stevenson on Dec. 6, 1901. The Sheriff refused to
tie the knot and delegated that chore to a deputy.
Mrs. Daphne Ramsey, Stevenson, “ash, Taken from FHE SKAMANIA COUNTY
PIONEER, Historical “dition, 1955. Page 10.
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PIONSER, Historical Edition, 1955,
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Taken from SHE SKAMANIA COUNT
Page 10.
