The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-16
Terrible Domestic Tragedy at Hartford.
[From the Courant, Nov. 81

ICrIiDlt D0ncSllt Tragedy az Hartford,
[From the Courant, Nov. g.
One of the most terrible tragedies that we
were ever called on to narrate occurred in
this city at half past nine 0 clock last night.
at the residence of B. w. Greene late Presi-
dent of the Connecticut Fire Insurance Com
pany, Mr. Greene having caused the death of
his wife by cutting her throat with razor,
and then attempting his own life The facts
as brought out before the coroner's iury
were as follows:
MIR. and Mrs. Greene were In the house |
alone, their daughters and nephew having |
left there about half-past seven, there being |
at that time nothing unusual in the appear.
ance of MIR. Greene. At half-past nine, Mary |
johnson, Diana Foster, and Robert Gibbs !
(colored), Henry Kennedy and S. f. Cum
mings, on their way from church, were with |
in few rods of the residence, when they
heard the cry of murder. Mr. Kennedy
said that as soon as he reached the front of
the house he saw Mrs Greene standing by
the front parlor window, which was open,
the blood streaming from her neck. He ran
into the room and said, ''Mrs Greene what
is the matter?" She replied, 'Mr Greene
has killed me; he has escaped-you won't
find him J" At her request, Mr.. Kennedy
ran for DIR. Beresford, who came Immediate
| Iy; but she was dead on his arrival. Mary
johnson, an intelligent colored woman, fol-
lowed Mr.. Kennedy into the house. Mrs.
Greene remarked that her husband had cut
her neck, and asked to be helped up stairs.
Mrs. johnson and Miss Foster helped her up
stairs to her room, and as she passed inside
the door, remarked, 81 am faint" and fell
to the floor, when she soon expired from loss
of blood. The interior jugular vein on the
i right side of the neck was cut, the wound
being very deep, and extending from the ear
to the chin. Mrs. Greene remarked to Marv
johnson that she had been afraid to stay
with Mr.. Greene all the evening, but none
of the members of the family were knowing
to this fact, Search was made for Mr..
Greene about the premises, but it was sup
posed that he had escaped.
While waiting for the coroner, Officer
. Mott summoned a jury, consisting of John
+ B. Eldridge, A. n. Clark, Collins Stone. o.
colt Allen, S. A. Hubbard and S. Mather,
Q who were about attending to their duties,
u when it was stated that the door to Mr..
g Greene's room was locked and the key on
= the inside. This was quarter before
/ eleven. The room was entered by side
d window, when terrible sight presented it
u self. Mr.. Greene was lying on sofa with
his right arm resting on chair, with an OPP
= en- razor by his hand, and still alive, but
. with scarcely any hope that he could live
but a short time. lie had cut deep cash
on the right side of his neck into the tricoid
cartilary, making an opening into the
mouth. There was another cut on the left
i side of the neck and one across the left arm.
:. He had bled profusely. was partially sensi-
3 BILE, but could not articulate distinctly
= Drs. Beresford and Russell dressed his
- wounds, and when we left at twelve O'Clock
g he was still alive, but with very little hope
- that he could survive.
1t appeared that Mrs. Greene was sittin g
by the centre table reading the 'Knightly
Soldier" when her husband came up be
. hind her and cut her throat with razor
y then ran up stairs, locked his door, lay down
= and deliberately made the attempt at hit
" own life. Mrs Greene ran ACROSS the par
:. lors, opened the front blinds aud window
- and cried murder" as we have previously
stated. Blood on the leaves Of the book in
" Dictated that it was open at chapter seven.
Ever since the death of MIR. Greenes
% daughter he has been very low spirited anC
- for months has given evidence of insanity
= and his friends have had fears that he might
:. do himself injury, but did not anticipate in
= jury to others. He attended church yester
. day, and after service in the afternoon
" walked some distance with his son in-law
Mr.. Day, conversing relative to his owt
= matters and the state of his health bu
= there was nothing in his appearance then O
at the time to indicate the thought of harm
to himself or his friends The fin1ino n
the jury was in accordance with the fact
y above narrated. Mr.. Greene was maj
- about sixty-six, we should judge, and was
" possessed of considerable wealth. He leave
. two daughters, one married. We have nj
. heart at this time to comment on this awfu
. tragedy-the most terrible, in all its res
7 poets, that it was ever our lot to witness.
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J New England is little suspected by thos
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grind it, and compress it so as to solidify it
1t is free from many of the objections o
} wood and coal, creates no cinders anc
: burns freely and handsomely in an opel
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e making the best iron, the older and NOR
u solid peats are unrivaled, and those old ant
u fine peats need no grinding to prepare them
d for market, becoming almost as hard az
9 coal by exposure to the air. Peat charcoa
; is unexcelIcd for welding purposes 1t i
worth while for those who can use peat t,
; do So as it is cheaper than anthracite coal
. and directly encourages the agricult ure G
New England. Boston Iraueiler.