Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-10
From the Chicago Journal.
George w. Green, the Chicago Banker,
who Poisoned his Wife.
A SKETCH OE HIS LIFE.

It is a circumstance well beiittine the career
Of the wretched man, whose suicide we noticed
as occurring on Saturday night last. that his
earlier years are shrouded in mystery Moth
lug whatever, is known by the relatives Of his
late wife, of his antecedeuis previous to their
marriage. II is supposed that he was born in
the State Of Rhode Island, or, at least, resided
there in the earlier part of his life. He after
wards went to Ohio, at what time is not known,
and il is supposed that during his residence
there, he committed some crime which made
him an exile from his country aud induced him
TO change his name TO the one which he bore
ever after.
He maintained the stric,esi silence as 10 his
former history, repelling all inquiry with rude
ness, and at times with an approach to violence,
as if the thought summoned up horrors Of
which he could not bear the remembrance. Il
is said that in 1874, stranger came 10 his
house on the west side, and meeting him at the
door extended his hand with, GLOW are you,
Oirer Gdrin'' Tor name of similar sound,)
at which GEEgS stood pale and specifies for
moment, and then disclaiined the name
The first authentic know ledge possessed by
any here concerning him, dates from the year
I 1891, when, on March 10, he was married at
Montreal, to JANE Ann REvELL. He was
| then at work at his trade as cabinet-maker, and
his first acquaintance with the REvELL family
was in the way of business. Antecedent To
that time, as he said he bad made considerable
money in an iron foundry, and he was then re-
puIed to be well oil. He gave his age as twenty
seven, which would make him, at the time of
his death, to have been fily-one years Old
! Though he seemed 10 be older by several years.
/ The marriage was an unhappy one, and within
month, scenes of violence occurred between
the welded pair. In 1888 he lolt Montreal at
midnight, to avoid the consequence Of some
{ transaction in which he was implicated as for
ger, either directly or by construction, in the
settlement Of money matters with man by the
name of PFcKARp, formerly one Of his intimate
friends. Previous to this time. the circum-
stances were strong against him tina, he set FIRE
TO his house, to secure the insurance, as il was
soon known that he had, previous to the fire,
caused the removal of most of the furniture,
the family being from home at the time.
The REyELL family had shortly before re-
moved to Toronto, whittier Mrs. GRRrs went
after the flight of her husband, and afterwards
joined him at Hamilton. On the first day of
May, 1884, he decided upon renewing to ILL.,
nois. Immediately previous TO their departure
from Hamilton, he forced his wife, by cruolties
and threats TO pass two counterfeit five dollar
bills. lie made the Journey with his wife and
child in a one-horse wagon. having previously
converted all his possessions, exclusive of wear
ing apparel, into specie lie adopted most
ingenious method of securely concealing his
money, by lining with his silver, mostly half
dollars, two large chests, which were again
lined with thin deals and papered. The chests
are still shown here with marks worn BY the
coins in the course of the journey Michigan
was then a wilderness, and the roads merely
the blazcd trail Of the hunter.
The little party arrived in this city, after
four weeks Of travel, and GREES Immediately
bought what was then termed a ''hoat" to a
quarter section on the ives, side, whittier in
August he removed the shanty he had first
erected near the lake shore. In the course of
a few years, he replaced it by more roomy
frame building. Soon after his residence here,
he resumed his trade Of cabinet making
GEoReR, the eldest son, was born in 1892, and
ANDREW, the second boy, in 1885; soon after
the birth of the latter, Mr.. GREEN exchanged
twenty acres Of his land for a farm at Bloom
lngdaie, Dupage County. Concerning the lat
ter property there had been dispute waged
with the herceness which characterized such
qnarrels IN those times. A settler named
hESr was IN possession on the day the premises
were to be delivered to GREEN but at the result
oil suit at law, he was soon after elected, and
and the legal owner with his emily entered
into occupancy Of the house. The border law
not based wholly upon written statutes, and the /
decisions Of Courts. and those Of community |
frequently FLASHED with violence. The elected (
sqnaiier resolved on disposseSsing and repos-
session, in which he was sustained by many,
andi with party of the neighbors, hurst into |
the house, on the night of the 2lst of March,
1910. They made their way to the sleeping
room of Mr. GREEN, who, aroused by the noise,
seized his rifle and fired in the darkness al his
assailant; the ball passed through the wearing
apparel Of one of them, slightly grnzine the |
skin. The flash revealed the positions Of the