The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-25
THE GREEN CONSPIRACY CASE.

THE GREEN CONSPIRACY CASE.
The following suJioined statement, VIC
copy from the Easton Wig, of last week.
/ It appears that some time last fall Jas.
j. Stevenson, a medical student with Dr.
Trail Green Of this place, and formerly a
resident of the western part of this State,
became intimate with Mr.. Benjamin
Green, a week aad embcailc old man Of
this town.
Benjamin Green is about so years old
and was the father Of Steyensons preccp-
tor. Stevenson gained the confidence of
his preceptor, was in daily intercourse
with the family aud was placed in pos
sition where he might practice stratagoms
upon the aged man with impunity. TAX
inc advantage Of the confidence he had
gained, and desirous of having some de-
graded amusement with the old gentle
man, he decoyed him to the Washington
Hotel, where he had previously made ar
rangaments with an abandoned woman
by the name of Catharine Lee, to meet
them. He conducted the woman and the
old gentleman into his bed room in the
Hotel, and then left, closed the door af-
ter him and left them in the room togeth-
or. Stevenson, anxious to see and know
what was going on, pecped through the
ventilator over the door Of the room
The old gentleman rendered the female
fifty cents, which she declined taEinr.--
All this was done, as Stevenson express
ses it, for SD2t and 10 criminal actions
were intended. Stevenson wanted to
have little fun and perhaps desired to
make physiological experiment with
the old man.
About this time or soon after, Steven
son made the acquaintance OF CridIand
c. Field, NJ D. to whom he related the
fun and the peculiar adventures he had
had with the old man. Field had known
old Mr.. Green for years, and was we'll
acquainted with his wealth, his fears, his
faiIings, and in fact with all his infrmi
ties and entered upon conversation with
Stevenson how fearful the old gentleman
was of having babies sworn upon him
It seems that Field said that the very
name of bailey would SO frighten him that
he would give all that he had at command,
or all he could procure, to rid himself Of
such 4 crying evil.
Field suggested the idea Of trying him
in this way and it was agreed upon. Ac-
cordingly in the month of November ar
rangemcnts were made to get the old geu-
teman away from the family, and from
all others, who might suspect foul play;
they stated to him, that Catharine Lee
was with child by him and that if he did
not make immediate amends, public
scandal, shame and prosecution would
light upon him and make his last lingcr-
ing days dishonorablc According to
Fields previous statement, the old gen
tleman was very much frightened and
gave them five hundred dollars to settle
the difficulty He borrowed the money
of Aaron S. Dech and gave him therefor,
note of hand for six hundred dollars
They gave the old gentleman for the mo-
ney very strange receipt, q copy Of
which was afterwards found in Steven
sons trunk. 1t had several conditions
{ in it, and one was that she should leave
the State and never again return. Thus
far thier success to them, appeared trl-
umphant EIated with this success, some
days after, they concluded to renew their
exortions to obtain more money from the
old gentleman. To do this, it was all
important that the old man should first
be put in the possession of funds before
he could have it taken from him. he had
10 money, had been out OF, and unfit to
DO business for eight or ten years. 1t
was agreed upon that Dr. Lachenour, who
is wealthy, should buy Aaron S. Dech's
bank stock and thus place Dach in pos
session of funds and that Dech should
then loan money to Green and take his
note for it. They then stated to Green,
at a time and place agreed upon by them,
that Catharine Lees father had arrived
in town and had employed Reeder, Brown
and Porter, and intended to commence
suit forthwith against him, for commit
ting such an irreparable injury upon the
person and reputation of his fair daugh-
ter To adjust this great difficulty, they
concluded to settle it with the old man
by taking the $4,000 that he had bor-
rowed from Dach for which he had given
his note for two thousand five hundred
dollars. They now had Green's notes for
33,lO0, and $500 in money to divide
among themselves, a day or two passed
by and Dech being the holder Of the
promissory notes and being uneasy about
the recovery Of the money he had loaned,
determined to make himself more secure,
Accordingly they agreed to give uP the