Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-12-26
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Western Orient, and devoted to Spiritualism,
and published at Waukegan, Wisconsin, has
the following in its December number, con-
cerning G. w. GREEN, the Banker, and muir
derer of his wife:
We have frequent visits from G. w. Green
who was lately convicted of murder, and
afterwards committed suicide. He comes
furious with passion, with curses and foul
profanity. He forcibly takes possession of
the medium, who would gladly avoid his
influence, but cannot always repulse him.
The last interview had with this person was
as follows:
"Well, here 1 am. L am Geo. w. Green.
By, the only pleasure l have is to both
er YOU at these circles. know you don't
want me come now, and put me out if you
can. Them Chicago lawyers they robbed
me, was rich, they made poor man of me"
We uniformly treat him kindly, express our
desire to do him good, exhort him to mode
rate his fury and entreat him to reform, and
assure him that his wretched condition can
be mitigated by change in his department.
He answers:
l.
rise there are tons of weight dragging me
down. Ny crimes are not few, nor are
they small. They are ever before me, as if
they were burned into my mind. | cannot
escape them. How can forget them9 i'm
possible o, wish | were your dog-I
wish were your dog"
In one instance he was desired to cease
his blasphemy-that he must treat the name
of Deity with reverence and the members of
the circle with respect. He said am re-
spectful." 1t was answered you are not
"Tll do as please" No, you WON'T Was
answered, and in the name of Deity was
commanded to desist. He tarred few sec
onds in silence and took his departure.
His visits are frequent but uniformly short.
such cannot endure the accents of gentleness
and love. 1t is like fire upon their heads
while they remain perverscly obdurate.-
Green is usually somewhat softened by our
gentleness, yet he exhibits no tokens of pen
itence.
Mrs. Green, his murdered wife, occasional
ly presents herself to declare the wrongs she
endured and expressing the Affections of her
children because of the populpr prejudice
against them arising from the crimes Of their
father. She is yet grossly selfish. When
she is entreated to 90 to her husband and
forgive him his many wrongs, she is dumb,
neither asserting nor dissenting. She re-
ates crcumstantially the incidents attending
her murder, as follows:
"I was sick and suffering from diarrhaea.
He came home in the evening, at first some
what cross as usual. Twas in great pain and
wanted physician. He at once became
very kind, and said he would give me some
medicine that wonld relieve me. He brought
me something which soon after being taken
me that he had administered strych-
nine. | dared not avow it, but asked that
some of the neighbors might be called to
watch with me through the night. This re-
quest he parried by saying, "you will soon
be better. Be patient, you will soon be re-
lieyed. He sat up with me, and feeling dis
appointed in the effects of the poison, he Of
fered more, which was refused. He then
jumped upon the bed, placed his knees upon
my arms seized me by the throat, and con-
tinued his compression until death ensued."
She appears to feel deep solictude for her
children, but no charity toward her pursecu-
tor.