The true Democrat., 1855-03-21
Suicide of George w. Gfeens the Cb;o.
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SuiCiQe or OeOrSe W. Gfe2hs the Cb;o.o
 Banker, who Mnrdered his wife.
 From the Chicago Times of the 18th Feb we have the particulars oft the suicide of GEoRcr w. GREEN, of that city, who murdered his wifa last September, and whose trial excited sucb interest throughout the country He was con. victed by the jury, but new trial was granted him, before awaiting which he has put an end to his earthly existence. He was wealthy banker The TInaes says:
 "The tragedy 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 for the in- genuity of lawyerS-the termination of his earthly existence. His body was found at 7l6 o'clock yesterday morning, by the turnkey suspended by the neck from an iron bar at- tached to the sides of the cell, lifeless and cold
 "The implements used in hanging himself were towel, a silk pocket handkerchief and large piece of cotton cloth, winch he wore as wrapper about his dody. The two ends of the latter were showed through small crevce be- tween the plank lining of the cell and bar of iron which Is bolted to the masonry near the upper part of the cell to hold the blanks to the wall. The crevice is so small that something in the form ot Q thin wedge was required to push the cloth through. To obtain this, Green had broken the rounds of his chair, and split them Tn such manneras to furnish three or four such wedges. After getting them through, the ends of the cloth were tied in knot to make them fast. Through the loop thus formed was pas sed 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 a sheet was bound tightly about the head, evidently tc prevent the handkerchief from slipping off over the chin, or to render 1t less easy for his hands to remove it. 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 tion and had, therefore taken every precaution to put it out of his power to save his own life. When everything else was completed, he with another string tied his hands behind him, to ren- der them powerless for assistance. The table upon which he stood was then kicked away. leaving him suspended-his feet about six inches from the floor. In his struggles, the string which bound his hands was broken, but the two ends remained attached to his wrists, showing evidently the purpose intended by its use
 Ut supposed the suicide was accomplished about one o'clock at night, as a prisoner ill an adjoining cell hearl groans not far from that hour, which he thought proceeded from the cell of Greeu.''
 The Times says it is rumored he has be- queathed the bulk of his property to the Me- chanics' Institute. The only thing discovered which indicates that he had for any length of time meditated suicide, was a scrap o paper cut from the page of some book, which was found in his wallet. This scrap contained fragment of the criticism of somebody upon work of art The last sentence was underscor- ed very distinctly in pencil, and read; "After all, what is the reward of genius? Who IS there that ,0ould not ratber die ttan Hve?"