Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-01-16


9rr roSx IcT.0S cFGBEEy, TH2 k..,KER.
W. anno,,fced ,es.elday ,hst Ce1. W. Greeu
tfr xsaifl,g i,.nker al Cnicggo, 4, i.Iei tie
e.A-a Of poiso7ny his wiz w,h sirs Gimme on the
lo,L Of Senlel.ber las, had been l0Gnd guilty Of
-fnarder f1,te first degree The facts ofthe case
ale lhrs bin fly recapln4,ei b. the District At
toinsy 10 L.s opening sreech:
On tie Ali OF March, 1851, Green married his
SIT. in Montreal. Canada. The marriage was an
unfortunate che for Mrs g. Fiom TIE time OF his
mercit ge the cruelty Of Green 10 his vie was man
Tested From her marriage to her death she was
more OF less malrealed By him. lie had from M
TO ne expressed himself most cruelty towards her;
that she was the wrong person for HIM; that LIE
should have married her sister. In the AanGs OF The
defendant she WIS in absolute poverty, lasoiirg
ana toiling as a slave.
Oh the day before her death she was engaged IN
scrubbing the floor, no servant to help her Alter
showing his conduct to his wife from her marriage
to her death, we will show you how he stated to
her sister lat he wished she was Dead that at the
table his wife charged him with attempting to Xiii
her We will also show that on the morning OF
tie 10th of September last she wasln good health
that there was no one in the house with her. The
next morning he (Green) sent for q laborng man
and woman.
When they came she was dead Green was ask
ed what she died of He answered cholera.-He
was asked if she had physician. He answered
yes, Dr.. Spaneler and a Mrs. Hall. Now we will
prove that neither of those persons were there.
The prisoner said he could not send any person Tor
help although he had boy, his sen, in the house
He was asked if she had got any medicine. He
answered no. While at the same time no Signs Ct
cholera were round the room.
1.-THE man had even been good husband, these
circumstances tell powerfully against him. Green
commenced dig ing grave in the garden. lie re-
fused to have any ceremonies over his wife body
| said they would do after as well as before burial
The coroners inquest is held. Thu prisoner is ad-
mtted TO bail Another examination Is had at the
request ofthe woman's friends; the physicians ex-
ami ed the body; find no evidence OF cholera upon
the body either from exterior or interior examlna-
tions but come to the conclusion the person died OF
poison or some other violent means
The stomach is examined by experienced per-
| sons and it is found that it contains one OF the
most deadly posons. After this the drawers OF
! the house were examined. In bureau drawer
which was locked, and the key in Green's pocket,
and another in lower drawer in this drawer a
| paper of strychnine was found such strychnne as
| was found in the stomach of the deceased.
Then we will show you that contradictory state
ments were made by the prisoner, ne feeling no
alarm that he would be suspected. We will show
you that for years and years he bad been studying
the dreadful cTime-that he had been trying to dis
| cover for some time the most deadly polson.--We
will exhibit a case, gentlemen, which has not haC
its parallelin the history Of crcumsantal evidence
All these facts were substantiated TO the satisac
ton of the jury in trial which, after two weeks
duration, terminated last Saturday night IN verdic
of guilty The Chicago Democrat of Monday says
Whatever may have been the opinion ofthe pub
lie in regard to his position and the influence OF hi
wealth, no one with whom we have conver5ed, o.
who can have read our extended and accurate re
port can have failed to have made up their mind
as to the guilt of the prisoner. The verdict SO ia
as we have been able TO learn, is regarded by al
classes as proper one, and a necessary vindica
ton ofpublic justice.
During the trial, the following incident occurred
Green son, little boy aged six years, sat upoI
his fathers knee. At some allusion of the prose
cnting counsel to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF his family
that stern old man pressed his little boy 10 his heart
and bowling his head over him, wept in bitter ago
n.y. The lad, unable to realize the position OF hi
parent, yet with the sympathy which distinguish
childhood, burst into tears, and with iniantle won
der looked from his father to the multitude and tn
speaker. 1t was sad and touching sight.