American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-01
su,cldas OF c. w. Green tho chicago
Murderer.

murderer
Itwill be remembered. that some weeks
siaceNxe published the particulars ofthe
murder oi Mrs. GsKKx, BY her husband, a
wealthy Banker in Chicago. Ills. He was
convicted BY the jury upon his trial, hut on
application new trial was granted him.
We learn from the Chicago Times, that
while ia Jail. awaiting the new trial, he
has committed suicide. The Times says.
"The tragedy is finally ended. and the
curtain fallen upon the last of earth to Geo.
W. Green. His own hand has accomplish
cd what the law would have pronounced
but for the Ingenuity Of lawyers-the ter
lnina,ion Of his earthly existence. His
body was found at u O'Clock yesterday
morning. BY the turnkey, suspended BY the
neck from an iron bar attached 10 the sides
OF the cell, lfeless and cold.
"The implements used in hanging him
self were towel, a silk pocket handker-
chief, and large piece Of cotton cloth.
which ho wore as wrapper about his
body. The two ends of the latter were
showed through a small crevice between
the plank lining Of the cell and a bar oI
iron which is bolted to the masonry neal
the upper part Of The cell to hold the plank'
to the wall. The crevicc is so small thai
something in the form OF thin wedge wa'
required to push the cloth through. IL
obtain this, Green had broken the rounds
ofhis chair. and split them in such a man
nsr as to furnish three or four such wedges
Alter getting them through, the ends o
tho cloth were tied in knot to make ther
fast. Through the loop thus formed wa
passed the towel and the end tied; an
through the loop ofthis. the handkerchief
after passing twice about the neck, wa
inserted and tied. A string torn from tn
edge Of a sheet was bound tightly abot
the head, evidently to prevent the hant
kerchief from slipping oil over the chin, {
to.render it less easy for his hands to rt
movei it. The poor man had without dou'
considered that when lie felt the pains
death taking hold Of him. he might relel
of his determination, and had. therefor
taken every precaution 10 put il out of b
power to save his own life When ever
thing else was completed, he had with
mother string lied his hands behind him.
render them powerlcss for assistance. II
table upon which he stood was then kick
away, leaving him suspended-bis feet
bout six inches from the floor. In
struggles the string which bound his han
was broken, but tie two ends remained
tached TO the wrists, showing evidently t
purpose intended by It's use.
at is supposed the suicide was acco
plished about ono O'Clock at night, Al
prisoner in an adjoining cell heard groa
not far from that hour, which he thoug
proceeded from the cell Of Greon."
The Tribune says:
"Nothing like confession has be
found. The only thing that affords a
clue at all to tho state of the prisone
mind at the time he committed the ia
asst which hurried him unbidden into
presence Of his Maker and his Judge,
the fact that the following passage,
from . pamphlet and marked with pen'
was found in his cell:
Ahow Vain is tie greatness Of this Cor
H,w fearful is The gD1 ofyenias, III be
6uSedi Who that is noV lining uouid
rdfher die
1t is terrible to think OF what must
the after fate Of such man. A well
theutica,ed anecdote, in connection "
certain evidence given on the trial, '
show the awful depravity Of his mind
Convcrsing recently with some one, ho
marked. "some men believe in God:
Trinity of the Father. Son, and Holy Oh
For my part, believe in Money; g
Silver and Bank Notes are tho only II
ty for NO." May God have mere, on
soul Of the poor misguided criminal!'