The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-02-03
rAs Cssvietisa Of 0ssss, the Banker

" Green. the wealthy banker At Chicago
Illinois. tried on the charge Of poi.oning
his wife. With s,t,rhuln-, on the 18Th ut
September last. had been found guilty of
" murder in the first degree" The facts Of
the case sre thus briefly recaJ i,ul.,ed by
til" Dls'ric, \ttorne, IN his opening speech:
On the 1th of March. 1881 Green mar
RED his vii. in Manfred, Canada. The
marriage was an unfortunate one ins Mrs.
G. From the time OF his marriage, the
cruelty OF Green To his wife WAS manifest
ed. From her marriage to her death she
WAS more a. l-ss onslreaied by him. lie
had IRON time 10 time expressed himself
most cruelty towards her; that she WAS
the wrong pc son for him that he should
have married her sister IN tie hand. of
the detandrut shs was IN absolute poverty.
labotug and telling as a slave
On the day before her death, she wa.
engaged IN scrubbing the floor no servant
to help her. After showing his conduc,
to his wifi. from her marriage to her den,h.
we will show ,op how be stated to her Il.
ter that he wished she was dead ha. n,
the table his wife charged him with s,,emp,
ing to kill her. We viii also show that on
the morning Of the 18th September last,
she Wa IN good health that there WAS no
one in the house with her. The next mor>
ming he tGreenl sent for labofiug man
ard woman.
When they came she was dead. Green
WAS asked what she died Of lie answered
cholera. lie WAS asked II she had phys
stefan he answered yes, Dr. Spangler
and y Mrs Hall Now, we will prove that
nei,het of thos" persons were there. The
prisoner said h. could not send an, person
cor help. although he had boy. his son in
the house. lie WAS asked II IA. had 90,
any medicine. lie answered TO. While
n, the same time no -igns of cholera we're
round the room.
If the msn had even been good hus>
band, these circumstances tell powerfully
against him. IN ia. mean lime the coroner
wns sen, Ter. aud tirren commenced dig
einu gray. ~ the ga'dsu lie refused to
have any cetemorirs over his uiie's bod, /,
said thev would do after - we'll rs hern g
burial The co,oucf's inquest i, held he
p,i.nuer ia admitted to bad Auoiher es.
animation ia had ut the request ot the wo.
mnu's friends the ph, siciaus examined the
body nnt 10 tNlfltffFF Hi Flfht'i upon me
body. either from exterior OF interim extm.
inarinn, hut come to the conclusion the
,.r.on died of ,oison or some other yiolen,
me,o.
The stomach ia ex,mined by expert.
ecred p.,sons aud i, is found that /, con
tain. one of the most deadl, po'sons. Af
ter this tn. drawers OF the hou.. were ex,
,nnfntu.d ia "a hnrpau drawer. which was
lacked aud the ke, IA Green's pocket. and
another iu , lower drawer; ~ this drawer
, p,p.r 81 .,r,chniuc was found. such
.,,,rhnino rs was found IN the stomach NJ
the dercasnd
Then We will show Won that cou,rndic
tory ster.meuts w.ra msia b, the p,isoner.
he f4.irr nn alarm TINT h. would bee su,,
pec,ed We will show Won that Tor Years
nnd vears ho had been studying the dread .
fol crime--thn, he hid been irving I" dis
cover fof some time the INNS, deadly poison
", will exhibit tasr. gentlemen. which
has not hsd i,s p.rnllrl n the history oi
citcum .,auiial evidence.
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