Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-11-10
The Hartford Murder and At
tempted Suicide.

The telegraph informed US briefly on
Monday that, on the previous night, B.
w. Greene, o { Hartford, Conn, late
President of the Connecticut Fire Insur-
ance Company, murdered his wife by
cutting her throat, and afterward attempt
ed suicide. The Hartford Courant o {
the 9th gives the following particulars of
the sad and terrible tradegy:
"Mr. and Mrs. Greene were in the
house alone, their daughters and neph.
ew having left there about balf-past sew.
en-, there being at that time nothing I'M
usual in the appearance Of Mr.. Greene.
At halfpast nine Mary johnson, Diana
Foster, Robert Gibbs, Henry Kennedy
and S. Cummings on their way from
church, were within 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 h matter p She replied Mr.
Greene has killed me--he has escaped
You won't find him. At her request
Kennedy ran for DR.. Beresford, who
came Immediately, but she was dead on
his arrival. Mary johnson, an intelli-
gent colored woman, followed Mr.. Ken
needy into the house. Mrs. Greene re-
marked 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 said /: Il am
faint and fell TO The floor and soon ex-
pired from loss of blood. The interior
jugular vein on the right side OF the neck
was cut, the wound being very deep and
extending from the ear TO the chin
Mrs. Greene remarked to Mary johnson
that she had been afraid to stay with Mfr.
Greene all the evening, but none of the
members of the family we're knowing TO
the fact. Search was made for Mr..
Greene about the premises, but il was
supposed that he had escaped.
While waiting for the coroner, Officer
Mott summoned jury, who were about
attending to their duties, when it was
stated that the door TO Mr.. Greenes room
was locked and the key on the inside
This was a quarter before eleven. The
room was entered by a side window,
when terrible sight presented ITSELF
Mr.. Greene was lying on sofa with his
right arm resting on chair, with an open
razor in his hand and still alive, but scarce
any hope that he could live but a short
time. He had cut deep cash on the
right side of his neck, making an opening
into bis mouth. There was another cut
on the left side Of the neck and one
across the left arm. He had bled pro-
fusely. He was partially sensible, but
could not articulate. Drs. Beresford
and Russell dressed his wounds, and at
II o'clock he was still alive, but with
very little hope that he could survive.
1t appears that Mrs Greene was sit
ting by the table reading, when her hus-
band came up behind her and cut her
throat with razor, then ran up stairs,
locked his door, lay down and deliberate.
ly made the attempt to take bis own life.
Mrs. Greene ran across the parlors, OPEN
ed the front blinds and window and cried
murder, as we have previously stated.
Ever since the death of bis daughter,
Mr.. Greene has been very low spirited,
and for months has given evidence of in
sanity, and his friends have had fears
hat he might do himself injury, but did
rot anticipate injury to others. He at
ended church yesterday, and after serv-
ce in the afternoon walked some distance
With his son-in-law. Mr.. Day, convers-
ng relative to bis own matters and the
tate Of his health but there was noths
ng in his appearance at the time to indi-
.ate the thought of harm to himself or
lis friends. The finding of the jury was
n accordance with the facts above narra-
ed. Mr.. Greene is man about sixty
tx years of age and was possessed of
considerable wealth. He has two dsugh
ers, one married"