The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-10
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The Double Murder In Hartford /.
From the Hartford Couraut Of nonfsyl


From the Hartford Courant 81 Aondayl
One Of the most terrible trag edies that We we're
called on TO narrste occurred Ia this city at
halfpast nine o'clock last night, NJ the residence
Of B. N. Greene, late President of the Connect
cut Fire Insurance Company, Mr.. Greene having
caused the death Of his wife by cutting her thross
with razor. and then attempting his own life.
The facts as brought out before the coroner .
jury were ~ follows:
Mr. and Mrs Greene were In the house alone.
their daughters and nephew having iefs there
about hali-past o'clock, there bsing at that
time nothing unusual in the appearance OF Mr..
Greene. At half past y O'Clock Mary johnson.
Dina Foster, and Robert Gibbs (colored), Henry
Kennedy and 5. Z. Cummings, on their way
from church, were within few rods of the resi-
dence. when they heard the cry OF murder. Mr.
Kennedy said that "a soon be reached the front
of the house be 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 matter3" She re-
piled: "Mr. Greene has kill me; be has escaped.
You vont find him. At her request Kennedy
ran for DR.. Beresford, who came Immediately,
but she was dead on his arrival. Mary johnson
an intelligent colored woman, followed Mr.. Ken
nedy into the house. Mrs. Greene remarked
that her husband had cut her neck, and xsked to
be helped up stairs. Mrs. johnson and Miss
Foster helped her up stairs 10 her room, and as
che passed inside the door, remarked: al am
faiatl" and fell to the floor, when she 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 10 Mary
Johnson that she had been afraid to stay with
Mr. Greene all the evening. but none of the
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fact. Search was made for Mr. Greene about
the premises, but II was supposed that he had
escaped
While waiting for the Coroner. officer Mott
summoned jury, consisting of John Is. FL
bridge, A ". Clark, Collins Stone, 0cott Allen
5. A. Hubbard and 5. Mather, who were about
attending to their duties when il stated that
the door TO Mr.. Greene's room was locked anC
the key on the outside. This was q quarter be-
fore eleven. The room was entered by side
window, when q terrible sight presented itself
Mr.. Greene lying a sofa, with his rgh
arm resting on a chair. with open razor by bis
hand. and still alive, but scarcely any hope thai
he could live but short time. He had cut
deep cash on the right side of his neck into th,
ricoid cartallary, making an opening into the
mouth. There was another cut on the LETT side
of the neck, and one across the left arm. He
had bled profusely, was partially sensible, blu
could not arteulate distinctly. Drs. BeresfOrC
and Russell dressed his wounds, and when W,
left at l o'clock he was still alive, but with very
little hope that he could survive.
Ii appeared that Mrs. Greene was sitting b,
the centre table reading the ''Knightly Soldier,
when her husband came up behind her and Gu
her throat with razor, then ran up stairs, LOCKED
his door, laid down, and deliberately made Oh,
attempt al his own life. Mrs. Greene ran acros
the parlor, opened the front blinds and window
and cried murder, as we have previously stated
Blood on the leaves OF the book indicated that i
open at chapter seven. Ever since Oh,
death of Mr.. Green's daughter he has been yerl
w-sprited, and for months has given evidenc,
of insanity. and his friends have had fears tina
he might do himself injury, but did not sntici
pate injury to Others He attended church yes
terday, aud after service in the afternoon, wake,
some distance with his son-in-l law, Mr. Day, con
versing relative 10 his own matters. and the stat,
of his health but there was nothing in bis ap
pesrance then at the time TO indicate IT,,
thought of harm to himself or bis friends. Tn,
finding of the jury was in accordance to the fact,
above narrated. Mr.. Greene was a man about
sixty-six, We should judge, and was possessed o.
considerable wealth. he leaves two daughters
one married. We have no heart at this time L
comment on this awful tragedy. the most terribl.
in all its aspects that il was ever lot to wit.
ness.