Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-02
TIN. Conviction of Green. the Banker.


The Conviction Of Green, the Banker.
We announced yesterday that Geo. w. Green, the
wealthy banker at Chicago, ILL.,, tried the charge
OF poisoning his wife with Strychnine. on the 18th of
september last, had been found guilty of " murder in
The hrs degree The facts of the are thus brief
~ reeaptulaed by the District Attorney in his open
ing speech
On the 4h of March, 1881, Green married his wife
IN Montreal. Canada The marriage was an unfor-
tunate one for Mrs. G. From the time of his mar
rage the cruelty of Green to his wife was manif sled
from her marriage to her death she less
malteated by him. He had from time to time ex-
pressed himself most cruelty towards her; that she
was the wrong person for him that he should have
married her sister. In the hands of the defendant
she was in absolute poverty, tailoring and ,oling as
slave.
On the day before her death she was engaged in
scrnbblng the floor, servant to help her. After
showing his conduct to his wife from her marriage to
her death, We will show you how he stated to her
sister that be wished she dead that at the table
his wife charged him with attempting 10 kill her
We will also show that on the morning of the 10th
1T September last she in g0Oi health hal there
was no in the house with her The next morn.
ing he (Green) sent for a laboring man and woman.
When they came she dead Green was asked
what she died of He answered cholera. He was ask
ed if she had a physician. He answered yes, Dr.
Spanger and Mrs. Hall. Now we will prove that
neither of those persons were there The prisoner
said he could not send any person for help although
he had boy, his son, IN the house. He was asked
if she had got any medicine he answered no
While at the same time signs of cholera ronnd
the room.
If the man had ever been good husband these
circumstances tell powerfully against him In the
meantime the coroner sent for, and Green COM
menced digging grave in the garden. He refused
to have any ceremonies his wife's body: laid
they would do after we'll as before burial. The
coronere inquest is held The prisoner is admitted
TO bail. Another examination is had at the request
OF the womans friends the physicians examined he
body; find no evidence of cholera upon the body
either from exterior or interior examination but come
to the conclusion The person died OF poison or some
other violent means,
The stomach is examined by experienced persons
and it is found that it contains of the most dead
ly posons Alter this the drawers of the house were
! examined. In bureau drawer, which locked
and the key III Green's pocket, and another in low
er drawer; in this drawer Il paper of strvchnlne
was found, such strychnine found in the
stomach of the deceased
Then will show You that contradictory state
ments made by the prisoner, he feeling alarm
that he would be suspected. We will show YOU
that for years and years he had been studying the
dreadful cEime-that he had been trying TO discover
for time the most deadly poison. We will ex-
hibt case gentlemen, which has not had its paraI-
lei in the history OF crcumsantial evidence.
These facts all substantiated 10 the satlsac-
ton OF the jury in trial which, after two weeks du
artion. terminated Saturday night in a verdict Of
guilty.
DOUBLE EXECUTION IN KENTUCKY The Clncn-
natl Commercial has long account Of the execution
Of Stephen Short and VIM. Hanning for murder, at
Greenupsburg KY, last Friday. They were both,
according TO the Commercial, worthless drunken fe
lows and each had a large family. The papar
gives the following speeches and accidents at the
galows:
Short rose and said III want all of you to take
warning by me. See what whiskey aud bad women
have brought me to | have been to Il good many
hanging scrapes myself and thought it was great fun
but never thought I'd be hung myself This is the
work OF Capt. Whisky | am willing TO die for the
! life of the that took Talk of pleasure have
tried all kinds of it, about shanties drunk and every
where else but have had more real pleasure up in
that old Jail, than before in all my life and
chains on my legs, big, heavy chains al that just
took off this old coat and whipped clean Out,
fair. Pve made my election sure, think. Yes sir,
l think my election is sure. Some one in the crowd
called out If you safe, don't think there is much
danger for the rest OF u.s.! am perfectly willing to die
The man you hav egot IN Jail for aiding me, is per-
fectly innocent and ought be let go but that Blair
deserves all I've got Blair was the who told
| him TO shoot.] He was much to blame as | was ~
! Some one nquired-' Are you willing TO die Steve
Said he Yes; hate this world and my life;
and he continued with air that nearly eXuting
land am going 10 leave it; lie be in Pardse before
sun down. Now farewell, farewell; meet me in the
other world. ] want see you all in Heaven" Ar
cid man, somewhat drunk, pressed upon him. Short
said Whskey brought me to this, e1pec! you a
long in few days!''
Hanning then quakng in every InE. got up and
said haven't got anything againsl ~ -
world, and hope nobodys got anything again> III.
now"
Short repeated this remark Large humbers Of
his acquaintance crowded about, shaking hands
with him and asking questions, until the last mo
ment. He knew all his old friends and exchanged
smiles and words of good will with them until the
white cap was tied down his face. He stood
up firmly as the wagon was driven away. and said
at that instant, very distinctly-"fare well all my
friende,' when the fatal checked his Ut
terance.
York Legislature.
ALBANY, January 10, 1855.
William H. Seward will be elected to the Uni
ted States Senate by the Legislature OF New York
by decisive vote. Without any prediction Tor the
present representative of the State in the National
Legislature Il calm and impartial review of the
field on which the action is to be fought, and of the
troops that are TO engage IN the conflict arrive
at no other conclusion. The enemies of MIR Seward
i mean his bitter political opponents IN the ranks
OF his party-haye, or affect to have. much con
tidence in their ability to defeat him; and will Ger
tainly make desperate and determined efforts to
pass his present DOWNFALL in the expectation that III
resurrection awaits him in the future, II cOnsgn
Ell to the political tomb But it seems to me that their