Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-24
AZ Esom-tlls Ghicaso Democrats
SUICIDE 0FsGE0w. dREES, THE siUR-
I'D M uERER.
4 INNS CELL Is The COUNTY JAIL.

IN us CELL ~ THE COUNTY JAIL.
between twelve and one o'cioci- Sunday morn
ing, as tYO persons confined in an adjoining
cell mt that time heard peculiar nurgiing
noise ard groanins. Upon the opening OF
the oat siis door Of sis cell at the usual -Four
6 part y IN the morning, by th,, Turnkey,
he obseryed, that tie qsiitfoe tie prisoners
bed was hung up as a curtain before the in
side door, which il an iron grated one. He,
however thought Green NIGH have hung this
ap;ta shade the lighrand passed on. Short
-ly after he again went to tn, cell. and asked
il s'Mr. Green would have bis coffee but re-
ceiving no answer, he drew back the Guilt
and found the prisoner suspended, hanging
rom the wall. Upon 4 thorough inyestig alton
Of the cell, and the body Of the unfortunate
man, it was found that he had taken his morn
ing gown which he had ripped up for the
purpose, and breaking out he rounds at the
back Of his chair, with these he forced the
gown up behind IN iron bar which rubs all
round the walls IF the cell within Il few incL-
es Of the ceiling and kDotted it at the top, So
tha. it could not be drawn down by his weight
The shrinking Of the middle Of the planks
from their sides enabled b n to get the clio h
up between the iron and the wood. He then
tprobably) took a silk handkerchief, and
Nnotting it in several places to strengthen
it and prevent its slipping tied il
round his neck, fastened another hand
kerchief to- its and d tosel to that, and
bound all firmly by passing peice of Iinen
torn from his sheets, around his head, tieing
1t across his forehead in q strong not. He
then took his table or stani, Fastened the
towel which was knotted to the handkerchief
10 the cloth-part Of his morning gown-and
having tied his hands behind his hack, he
kicked the table from under him; and no
doubt life was soon extinct. In his strugg giles
he broke the string with which his. hands
were tied
The appearance of the corpse, showed the
terrible determination Of the man when liv-
ing. The lower jaw projected and there was
a look upon his face which almost said: 81
am defeated but not entirely conquered.''
Green has been In jail altogether about
live months since he was arrested for the
crime for which he was tried and found gull
ty. During the first part ofthis time he APP
peared TO bear up we'll, and in fact to exh b.
1t but little anxiety as to the result. Since
his conviction however, he had begun to
break down, and particularly since til writ
OF hdbeus corpus from the Supreme Court
was denied, he began to decline very fast.
His appearance latterlv was emaciayed in ths
extreme. He allowed his beard 10 grow. "a
the Sheriff ordered his razor to be kept from
HIM. Mr.. andrew however told him he might
have man TO come and shave him, when ne
wished; but after the barber had made one
or two visits, he complained that he could
not afford to pay two shillngs, and refused
to have him shave him any longer.
Green told several persons that he would
much rather lie hung than to go through the
form of anItner trial; that the latter was
much worse than hanging. A short time
since he told gentleman, that lie would lie
acquitted, 1t tried again; that his so; George
would not swear so hard against him mex.
time; AID that he could bring forwa d such
testimony against Mrs. Blame as would in
validate any evidence she might give against
HIM. #s af
The corpse presented the app arance of |
very pow rfui frame. The chest d ulnsu- /
aiiY large Tor the height, (about feea s or
- the shoulders broad; The limos very mus
GUAR. We observe that the teeth, which
tho worm are sound, and are double, both |
n front and In the back part of the Jaws.
Some time since, Green sent for his Attor.
ley. I. Bailingal, Esq, andproposed to him |
'nat he would make q will in his favor, If he |
would take and adopt his boy Albert. Mr.. I
ballngall answered that he would not as one I
u has council be party to such q proceed
ng II he were to pay him fifty thousand dol i
ars Green then COS Mr.. Ballingallto draw
up will, which he (Green) afterwards re-
wrote himself, altering it, making Mr.. Doyle
he Jailor, and MIR. Summons, Deputy .Sher-
Il, residing on the west side, his executors,
This will he deposited in the hands Of Mr..
Doyle. We understand it bequeaths the
sEole Of his property, real and personal, af-
err paying his debts, to his boy Albert, who
8 about six years of age, aud to the heirs
# his (Alberts') body. 81.
Green then said to Mr.. Ballinsall, 81 do
lot want to leave this in such shape, that
Albert dies without issue it will revert to
ny other children. | want him to have it.
nd he does not live to enjoy it, want it
eft to some public institution. Mr.. Balm
all, what institution would you suggest?,'
ir. Ballingall said, sssince that is YOUR de.
ermination, | would suggest the Young
lens Association, and the F.rem ms Beney
lent Association Green, then desired AIr.
). to make these institutions his heirs,in case
{ heirs failing to the boy Abret which was
one. We understand that it may be prob
Bile he has left some property to Mr.. Doyle,
ne jailor, for his kindness and attentions; al
) to MIR. Petrie the turnkey. Both Of these ,
entiemen, however, refused when asked by c
'reen, to take anything left by him, as they :
ave enough of their own. They said to
Ireen, that he had better leave his money to
rose who were more deserving OF it.
We understand that Green leaves property
ariously estimated at from S3O, 600 to $50
DO.
LATER-FUNERAL OF GREEN. II
About O'Clock, Mr.. Fishers hearse drove
to the Court House, and the corpse which a
I'd been put in handsome coffin, by order
the coroner was brought out and placed in q