, 1865-11-09
Terrible Domestic Tragedy r at Hartford.



Que Of the most terrible tragedies that we
were ever called IN to narTatc occurred in
this civ at half past nine O'Clock last night,
al the residence Of B. W. Greene, late Presi-
dent Of the Connecticut Fire Insurance Com
pant. Mr. Greene having caused the death Of
and then attempting bis own life. The facts
as brought out before the coroncF's jury were
Ii follows:
Mr. aud Mrs. Greene were In the house
alone their daughters and Il nephew having
lett there about haGpast seven, there being
ancc OF Sir. trccnc. At halfpast niue, Mary
johnson, Diana Foster, and Robert Gibbs
{coloscdj. Henry Kennedy aud S. F. Cum
1nincs, on tLciy way from church, we're with
in few rods o! the residence, when they
heard the cry Of murder. Mr.. Kennedy said
that as loon as he reached the trout Of the
house he saw Mrs. Greene standing By the
front parlur window, which was open, the
blood streaming from hcr neck He ran into
the room and said, Mrs. Greene, what Is the
matter: )" Sic replied, "Mr. Greene hns killed
ME: lie has cscaped-you won't find him"
Al her request, Nj. Kennedy ran 10. Dr.. Bercs-
tord, who casne immediately; but she ~as
dead Oh his arrirul. Mary johnson, IN intel
lt..ent colorcd woman, followed A11. Kennedy
into the house, Mrs. Greene remarked that
lcr husband Lad cut her neck, md nskcd to
he helped up stairs. Mrs. johnson md Miss
Foster hclp:d her up stairs to her room, and
as she passed inside the door, remarked, :.
am flint" mud fill to the floor, wfca she
soon expired from loss Of blood. The iate-
rior iugular vein Oh the right side of tic neck
was cut, the wound being very deep, and e1-
tending from the car 70 the cllin:, Mrs
Greene remarked 10 Mary johnson that ahe
had been a1raid to stay with Mr. Greene Ill
the evening, but none Of the mcsnbcrs OF the
family were knowing to this fact. Search
was Inade for Mr.. Greene about thc premises,
i ~ H. lad
N'h11c whiting for the coroner, OtlceF Mott
summoned q jury, consisting Of John B. Ed
ridce, 4. n. Clark, Collins Stone, Olcoit Al
len, S. 4. Hubbard and S. Mathcr, who were
about attending to their dutice, when 1t wcs
slated that the door to Mr. Grccnc's room
was locked mud the key on the inside. This
wis quarter before eleven. The room was
entered by a side window, when terrible
bit.ht 1,rcscntcd Itself. Ar. Greene was lying
on sofa with his right arm resting on q
chair. with an open razor by his land, and
still alIve, but with scarcely any hope TINT be
could live but a short time lie had cut a
drcp rush on the right side Of his neck into
tic tficoid cartilary, making IN opening into
the mouth. There was another cut On Tue
len side Of the neck and one across the leit
arm. lie had bled profusely, was partially
sensible, but could not articulate distinctly
Dre. Bcrcs1ord aud Russell dressed his Wounds,
aud When We lelt at twelve o'clock nc Wat
EA4It AAtcs ba% WILL *IA 4e-N~ -."1- e~@
could survive.
1t appeared that Mrs. Greene vas sitting BY
thc centre table reading the knlsht1y Sol
dier,'' when her husband came up behind her
mud cut hes throat with raxoe, t1eo ran up
stafrn. locked his door, 1ay down and delibcs-
ately made the attempt al tfs own life. Mrs.
Greene ran across the parlors, opened the
from, blinds and window and criad stmurder. -
as We Aasc previously stated. Rnof1 an The
leaves OF tho book Indicated Tint i 1T,s onen
Mt chapter seven. "'-~ ~f~''
Ever elnre tile dcnth Of a1. Gscenc,s aarah
1erlie has been very low spirited. md H.
months Ans given evidence &c iasaa,,tE o ~ ~
lis friends lavc had fears that be nnisht ~ ~
himself injury, but did not anticipate insrrvs
to otlcrs. IIt attended church yesterS,E
and af1cr service in the afternoon wulScd
some distance with lis son-1n-law, Mr. DIV
couvcrsing rc1ntiye to his own mattcrs and
The state or his health but there was nothln:
in his appearance then or ut t1t time t,
indicate the thought Of harm to himself o
Lis friends. The finding Of the Jury was /,
accordance With the iActs above narrated
Mr. Greene wa6 man about sixty-8ix, n
should Judge, aud WIS possessed Of consider
ahle wealth. He 1caves two daughters, On
married. We hare no heart ut this time u
comment On this awful tragedy-thc mos
terrible, In ali it, respects, that 1t was eve
our lot to witness.