The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-25
Suicide OF Green, tsse Chicago Banker.
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WILL, LTc.
George W. Green. rich banker, OF ChisAgo who pol
sosl bs wife on tho i7th OF September last, and VIII
bad been tried and found guilty OF the murder commit
ted suicide By hanging himself In the prson a Chicago
on the night Of the 17th inst.
The Chicago Democrat Of tho 18th inst. says-
Upon proceeding 10 the jail we found the report vel
to the jail and showed us thu body Of tbs uniortnaa,
man which had been cut coWn, asd presented appa
From the appearance oil tho cell every portion Of
which shown by Mr.. Petrie. the turnkey II was
evident that the unfortunate had for sons time
prereditted the act ana that he took every possible
means 10 effect H. even 10 lreoladng the possibility OF
his attempting TO Afford himself any Assistance after no
bad taken the fatal plunge into eternity
II Is Supposed that the act committed between
twelve and one O'Clock Sunday morning, as two persons
confined IN adjoining cell AZ that tns hoard pscu.
the ontse door OF his cell the hour (haif past
seven IN the mornipg by the turnkey lie observed that
before the inside door, which IL an iron grated one He
however, thought Green migat have hung this up 70
shade the light, and passed on.
shortly after, hs again TO the cell and a.ksi
M Gfeen would have bis coies' bat resiving aa.
swer be drew back the guilt and foaad tho prisoner
yeAtgaon Of the cell and ths body OF the
man i was found tha. he had taken his morning gown
out Tie oands the back Of his chair with thea, ia
fo.eea me gown up behind an iron bar witch all
rona ,he rss o. tho cell within few inches OF the
ceiuA and Snotted at the top, 10 that could not
drawn oewn by hIs weight TIE shrinking OF the udle
OF The psnks tsa their 'idc. enabled him - get IN.
cloth up between nc iron snd tlse wood,
lie then (probsbi,) took a siIh Handkerchief, and
hnottpg In several pisces 70 strengthen It and Prevent
It's slipping, tied IL rs'rd his neck fastened another
hanckerebef to II, and towel TO tbst, and bound ell
firmly by passing piece y linen tom from ha sheets
around Nh ms head tying a.ross i' iorehsad ia strong
on It, fastened the towel which knotted 10 the hand
kerchef TO the cloth-part cf his morning gown-spd
having tied his hands behind his back, he Kicked tho
table from under him; aud. conbt lif. ex.
tnct In his struggles ho broke .hs string with which
his hands were tied.
The appearance tie corpse she vel the terrible ds
trtniuston OF the when living. Thc lower pro.
jected and there was ooa upon The face which almost
said ~ am defeated. but not entirely conquered
The following cut from pamphlet, was found la the
prisoners wallet, II his pocket The last paragraph
was marked in pencil
HANNIBAL, after haynS in tho conformation of Rome.
mi.tress Of tie world aaa stripped Three Iushs u sS
ns from o dnsers u her fisashtsrci knight aud made
70 be driven Into sxiie andto de BY poison admins
cline.
nappcni9E ny eyes The portraits ia E,sry
-four personagcs-AeSander ,nnb. cmsar aad Boa pse
but never dd .tmiiar ,nia q roeson. s IA NY So"o
when my mind nov hastily glanced over the ss,srd h,
AlsIsnS.r having climbed s9o dry heitht, q .nnon
ofeountsss Da,iins, looked down uon conquered World
and wsp ss 4 hsr Va. 10, an.asr e set ey 'u
tsa after h,slpg taken eight hnndssd eitIs snd dyed
.g!,,sd IL 70 SSs. tue only .s 1 lIs sa ,,.
.he II which b had ained the highest object o.
Eehsp.rts wbs mandate king. priests obey 3D. sn,r
having hll,d The earth With the terroso his uameasr
Tie word Ia d,, in ioaey Iaa,a@ss
Am9, eHil'a from tho werd yst whef. be coult ,oms
wsgld Ist o. could got bring him out.
tho.s ~hss a. world e.s srestIsRoss ronr vso m.a.
the earth rsmblc "a ~ cestreHvr,lly diedoas -
,oSee,ian te secoad ~ suicide 10 third bJ as'ainaien
~ sw IN 'Sa 81 . = ss rfais',s T. q ' WE sors oS as a
would no, rathsr DIE
1le above saess tho p,c..tel -als.,lon n n, msa
and = probably AL thc record e has eft "aeh viii 10
anu tie ercumsaIeesin relation 10 tho poisoning of
esesn la. been in jan altogether about av. months
since be ted th. crime Tor which he tried
ana found guilty Durns tue DIST part of ,sls tms he
Appeared 10 bear mp veil sn ID Tact 70 erhibtbut little
ss2isty o. 70 the Eesut
sDce H.. convection, horsver, lie hal begun . break
from III, supreme Court denied he began lecHu-
very fast His Appearance iittcriy was emsciatsi ia
The .Itrem.. He srorci bis beard 70 grow, th.
sheriG orcued bis razor to be kept from him Mr. An
drew, however, told bin he Isisht have man 20 come
shave him ven lie wished but after the rbsr had
made two vsts. he compltns that he coail 20,
snoidto pay two shass ana refused y have him share
Cree, tolc several persons that be would much rather
re hurg than 40 through tho form ~ another trial taat
tbe latter wss much wore than hang ng short tine
tried that hts Seorge would NOT 20 hard
sgsps him neat time and that he could bring forgarl
such tsstimouy sg&inst Hrs Bane would inv.llAis
any evidence she misht give against him.
The corpse presented the Appearance Of man ~ very
powerful frame. bbe chest unlsaiJ large ior The
height (about Eve feet iii aevenl the shoulders
broad, the limbs very m1seolir We observe that the
teeth though are sound snd afs double, both 10
mont and IN the bach part of tile laws.
soms time since, Green sent Tor his At.srn.r Y. RAJ
lnRau Eq and proposed 10 h.m thAs he Nou,d maze
.I In hi favor ii he would tass and asort his boy
Aibr Mr.. BalllngAil answered that hs soald not,
or. OF hs cosEs.l be PARTY u such pfscss4ng n
b. were 10 tay him f!ty inoasand dollars
Green then got Mr. Bslhagali 10 draw up sill uarh
he lCr.enj afistr.rds re wrote himself altering max
lss Mr.. ISls, ils ,.lsr, 'na Dir sannos., 's9y
will he d.po,,si In tie % NJ Doye. We under
stand LequeAtass tie -hol- II hs rropsfiy real AM
personal after pay ng hs debt, 20 BIZ hoy Albert rho
IL Ibout siH yesrs Of az, add 10 the heu % ~ A.
beits) tody.
Green then saf 70 ~ RsHhakalt " 30 noi ~Aut -
leave this ~ such 'Eaps, 'nd y Albert hr' -iinoai