New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-10
Henry G.. Green, the ,Irrderer of hi. wife.


Henry G.. Green, the Murderer Of his Wife.
This wreiched man is - day 10 suler the fearful
penalty Of the law Cor the murder Of ms young and
irnocen; wife. 10 whom he had been married bat a
few days when the awful crime was planned and
perpelraicd 4 Troy correspondent favored Us
weeks ago. with the following summary OF The
facts concerning the msrdcr, which we have re
served till this time.
Troy July 81, ls45
Mr. EpIToR: promised yOu concise statement
Of all the material facts in The case OF Henry q
tjrccn indicted for the murder Of mis- wife By poison
ing tried al he last July Oyer and Tcrminer
vic,ed and sentenced 10 be hung the OH day o.
September next.
Green is about % wears Of age, FIVE feet five or
elk inches in hight. compscty but stoutly b0it has
light hair blue eyes and a fair complexion. His
counrenance does not express much intelligence and
his head phrcnologicay speaking would indicate
n man OF strong passions without much senslbiliy
He has received ordinary education. such as can
be acquired IN our schools and academies. He wa
born and has lived of his life in the town OF
Berlin Rensselaer, County. He was iortwo or three
years a clerk IN store in this City.
He was married on the 9th day Of February last
81 siepheniown in this County by Elder SPoor at
the house Of Charles Wheeler to Mary Ann Wyatt.
Of Thornton, Grafton County, n II young lady Of
the same age as hiinself-said 10 have been n very
pretty and graceful girl, of sprghily manners and
much intelligence. she had been with her brother
aud some other persons, engaged in the representa-
ton Of temperance plays in some OF the cities and
villages Of this State and New England. IL was al
one OF these representations in Berlin that Green
frat saw her. He Immediately felt or iclgned a
strope passion for her. and in order be with her
the more eectually press his suit he shut up ms
store left his business joined the company and
went with them into Massachusetts,. and continued
with them until he had persuaded the girl 10 marry
him.
After the marriage he brought her to Berlin. to
the house of Ferdinand II. Hull. where they staid
Tuesday night Wednesday night they staid at the
public house Of Deniston Strcetcr. Thursday they
went with party of young people in lumber
sleigh ioosic Corners. and returned at 10 o'clock
p NJ to the house Of Mr.. Hull Friday morning
Mrs Green was az well usual and ate her break
fast with the family After dinner she said that
Henry had given her some pills and they made her
very sick. They caused her to yomit severely sat
urday morning Green came to breakfast and SAID
his wife was better but would not come down
After breakfast he carried her a cup OF tea After
dinner he brought to Mrs Hull iumbler containing
a little water with white powder spread over the
bottom of it, He asked Mrs. II. TO put some sal
erstus into IL, which she did. He went out with II
into the hall that led 10 his wcs room. After this
Mrs Green called Mrs. Hull to her room and com
planned Of distress in the stomach and cold and
numbness in her limbs.
| will not 20 farther into detail but state that from
this time she became and worse till Monday
morning the 9Th Feb at O'Clock when she died.
The charge of poisoning rests upon the following
statement of facts:
appeared to have been used 10 give her medicine,
and chemical analysis proved the powder 10 be
arsenic. Some powder was also taken from bowl
OF chicken broth from which she had been fed, and
was proved to b. arsenic. One witness swOrc
tina, she saw Green heating and stirring broth he
did no, mix easily with II. One also swore that she
observed some white powder sprinkled upon the
crusis in some coffee that had been prepared for the
patient TO drink.
Upon the Coroncrs Inquest The stomach OF the de
ceased and small portions OF the psophagus and du
odcnum were taken out. and submitted To chemical
tests Arsenic was found In the contents of the
stomach IL was also found imbcddcd IN the mucous
membrane of the stomach. Many particles were
visible Ia the naked eye and more with the help OF a
microscopc The stomach also had a gcatiniZcd ap
pcarancc, such a. ~ produced by arsenc-thai is
the mucous membrane was soitcncd into the con
sisiency Of Jelly or pulp. Physicians also sworc
that the symptoms of the patients disease through
out her sickness were such az would be produced
by the administration OF arsenic. Her own accoHni,
as related to DIR. Hull on Sunday, is" After taking
those pills which Henry gave me on Friday ! had
such burning through me that il seemed a. If
could not live "A minute. Henry has been feeding
me with white powders ever since took those pill'
he has put II into almost every thing Inc has given
mo lie has pat il into my coffee and into my broth
and almost all my drinks Yesterday ] asked him
for some wine and water. he got some. turned his
back To me, took paper from his pocket and busted
something into IL that was white; he gave II Ia me
asked him what il was that he put into IT, and he
SAYS a little flour; drank il and ii distressed me
very much
All the persons who attended her in her sickness
pwore that they had arsenic in their possession
and gave her no medicine that could have been mis-
taken for IT, Circumstances We're shown that rem
dercd il probable that Green had arsenic in his pos
session. and took il from glass OF papers kept in
the store OF Dcniston n Strectcr
Such are the facts upon which he was csn-
vicicd No motive shown Tor his conduct tie
himself said that she had never said or done any
thing to offend him and had never deceived him In
any way He said she was a virtuous girl and spoke
especially OF her amiabiity
His counsel argued that the cnormty OF the crime,
40 entirely without a motive. made IL improbable
Ia was not possible that young man could have
,ieliberate, poisoned the beautiful and amiabe girl
whom he had but one week before promised To love,
cherish and protect.
The Judge In his sentence remarked 10 the prs
oner--" You stand condemned as guilty OF having
murdered your wife. Your case in all It's aspects
exceeds in enormiiy any of which have ever heard
Ii will no doubt stand out the page of history as
the mos, criminal, awful case of murder that ever
came before Court and Jury A. Il.
From Delaware.
Correspondence of the Albany A,las.