Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-01
Suicide Of George W. Green. the Chicago Ban
ksr. WIN Murdered His wife.

From the Chicago Times Of the 18th inst
we have the particulars Of the Suicide OF Geo
W. Green, of that city, who murdered his vile
last September, and whose trial excited SC
much interest throughout the country. dc
was convicted by the jury, but a new trial was
granted him, before awaiting which he has pu
an end to his earthly existence. He was I
wealthy banker. The Times says;
"The tradegy is finally ended and the cur
tain fallen upon the last of earth to George
w. Green. His own hand has accomplished
what the law would have pronounced but fol
the ingenuity Of lawyers-the termination o.
his earthly existence. His body was found a
"a O'Clock yesterday morning, ythe turn key
suspended from an iron bar attached 10 The
sides Of the cell, lifeleSs and cold.
"The implements used in ,hanging himsel
were q towel, a silk handkerchief, and large
piece Of cotton cloth, which he wore as Q
wrapper about his body. The two ends OF the
between the plank lining OF the CELL and a
bar OF iron which is boiled to the masonry neal
the upper part Of the cell 10 hold the plnnks to
the wall. The crevice is SO small thai some
thing in the form Of a thin wedge was required
10 push the cloth through. To obtain This,
Green had broken the rounds of his chair, and
split them in such a manner, as 10 furnish
three or four such wedges. Ate! getting them
through, the ends of The cloth were tied in a
knot to make them fast. Through the loop
thus formed was passed the towel and the
end tied; and through the loop of this The
handkerchief, after passing twice about his
neck, was inserted and tied. A string torn
from the edge Of the sheet, was b'und ghtiy
about his head, evidently 10 prevent the hand
kerchief from slipping of over the chin, or 10
render it less easy for his hands to remove il.
The poor man had, without doubt, considered
that when he felt the pains Of death taking
hold Of him, he might relent OF his determine
ton, and mad, therefore, taken every precau-
ton 10 put it out of his POWER 10 save his own
life. When everything else was completed,
he had with another string tied his hands be-
hind him, to reader them powerleSs for assist
ance. The table upon which he stood was
then kicked away, leaving him suspenJed-hiS
feet Gb.ut SIX inches from the floor. In his
struggles the string which bound his hands
was broken, but the two ends remained al
iached 10 his wrists, showing evidently the
purpose intended by its use.
at is supposed the suicide was accomplish
ed about al one O'Clock at night, as a prisoner
in an adjoining cell heard groans not far from
that hour, which he thought proceeded from
the cell 0 fGreen."
The Times says it is rumored he has be-
queathed the bulk of his property 10 the Me-
chanicS' Institute. The only thing discovered
which indicates th't he has for any length Of
time meditated suicide, was a scrap of PAL er
cut from the page Of some book, which was
found in his wallet. This scrap contained a
fragment of the criticism Of somebody upon a
work OF art. The last sentence was under
scored very distinctly in pencil. and read -
"After oil, what is the reward of genius 3
Who is there phO Mould not ruther die thanhre?'