New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-29
4 TRAGEDY IN lMlCHtGAs
MAs MURDERS HIS DAUGHTER AND AsosHea

MAN MURDERS HIS DAUGHTER AND AN0fHgR
GIRL, AND THIN COMMITS SUICIDE,
From Tie ST. JosH's rtr,oA.) REPUBLICAN, March o.
One Of the rnosi fiehtful and nbuman transactions
which has been lot 70 record was enacted
last week IN the village of Ithaca, Gratiot County,
about 20 miles north of this place. The result Of the
horrible transaction, which the murder Of three
personsa man, aged about 45, and two girls of abous
IL yesrswas discovered on Friday of last week, and
IN consequence of which that village was thrown into
the highest state OF Excitement The circumstances
attending this heartrending transaction, We have
learned them from persons who reside IL that imms-
diaie vicinity, arc as follows:
The murdered man, whose name was Thaddeus
Green, moved into that vicinity about FIVE years gEo.
where he resided some time, and then removed tc
Ohe. Subsequently, however he returned aud haf
ence been keeping house at that place with his dsug
ter bis wife, during this time for reasons which We
failed 10 learn having left him. On Sunday, the 9ti
lust the daughter Of Mr.. Taylor wbo resided about
FIVE miles distant, went to Green's house 10 spend
day or two with the daughter but not returning a.
she had intended, tho family very naturally became
somewhat uneasy about her, when Mr.. Taylor started
OF 20 learn the OF her delay Upon arriving az
Green's house, re knocked al the door but no Response
made. lie then attempted to open H. but found Is
fastened, and, upon looking Into the window he dis.
covered pair Of boots standing at the size II bed
well as other things which excited his suspicios
that all was not right.
Upon inquriug Of the neighbors he learned that no
thing had been Of the family since the preyious
Sunday, and AZ everything had remained quiet about
the house it supposed that they absent frox
home. 1his aroused his suspicious still more ana boz
in company with three four others, imiDei .a,ely
proceeded 10 the house and broke in the door Upor
entering tho eucb sight there prescribed itseIf ,a
their view rs wOud make one blood run cold 10 look
upon. There npon the bed lay the eless forms Of tbs
two girls murdered by blows upon the head from O
hatclet which was found near sy. And upon furtbar
search being made another equally horrid sight arrest.
cd their attention, There upon another bed Law Life
les the body Of the man. With his throat cut from ear
10 ear evidently By his own hand, as the knife with
which the act had been committed wac sticking il tho
floor at the opposite side Of the room az though Il had
been thrown from the bedside
Considering the circumstances connected with tina
affair as they lave reached us, there be but ona
opinion who the perpetrstor Of the foal deed is
aud this learn, il the only which obtains any
credenCe in that vicinity. II is that the Green
first murdered the two girls and then preferring ceatk
the penalty Of the law, put the knife TO his OWN
throat thus ending a miserable existence. And Jhir
belief is strengthened by the fact that the house wss
securely fastened from the nde and nothing could bs
found ind eating that any person persons bad en
the house after the was committed. Bat 80 tet
what should bring about such action the part %
Green is still more in the dark, and circuu
would seem to warrant the belief that the whole mat,
ter will ever remain 40. Although there manx
concctures aud suggestions 10 the cause that there
is lust foundation FOR any of them We not aware
Our informant states that Green was Ear cf InilSd
circumstances and possessed Of rather shiftess dist
position but that Otherwise he bore ordinarily good
character. - .r.-