The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-11-15
Double MURDER in Ifartfori.

Dohb1e Murder I'm Hartford.
One Of the most terrible tragedies that
We were ever called on to narrate, occurred
in this city at OF O'Clock last night, at
the residence Of B. W. Greene, late Pres
ident of the Connecticut Fire Insurance
Company , Mr.. Greene having caused the
death Of his wife by cutting her throat
withga razor, and then attempting his own
life. The facts, as brought out before the
c%oroper's jury ; were as follows:
Mr.. aud Mrs. Greene were in the house
acne, their daughters and a nephew hav-
ing left there about II O'Clock, there
being at that time nothing IN usual in
the appearance Of Mr.. Greene. At OF
O'Clock Mary johnson, Dina Foster, and
Robert Gibbs, (cOlored, Henry Kennedy
aud s. r. Cummings, on their way from
church, were within a few rods Of the
re sidenoe. when they heard the cry Of
murder Mr. Kennedy said that as soon
as he reached the front Of the parlor win
dow, which was open, the blood streaming
from her back he ran into the room say
ing, "Mrs. Greene, what is the matter 7"
She replied "Mr. Greene has killed me /:
he has escaped |! You won't find him p
At her request Kennedy ran for DR. Be-
resford, who came Immediately, but she
was dead on bis arrival. Mary johnson,
an intelligent colored woman, followed
Mr.. Kennedy into the house. Mrs Green
remarked that her husband had cut her
neck, and asked to be helped up stairs to
her room, and as she passed inside the
door, remarked 81 am faint and fellto
the floor, when she soon expired from
loss Of blood. Tho interior jugular vein
on the right side Of the neck was cut,
the wound being very deep and extend
ing from the ear to the chin. Mrs,
Green remarked to Mary johnson that
she had been afraid to stay with Mr.
Greene all the evening, but none Of the
members Of the family were knowing Of
this fact. Search was made for Mr.
Greene about the premises, but was sup
{ posed that he had escaped. While wait
ing for the coroner, Officer Mott summon
, ed ajury, consisting Of JohnB. Eldridge
A. N. Clarck, Collins Stone, Olcott Aller
5 s. A. Hubbard, and s. Mather, whit
were, about attending to their dutis whel
} it was stated that the door-to Mr.. Greene
, room was locked and the key Oh the iu
t side This was quarter before eleven
. The room was entered by a side window
, when a terrible sight presented itself
Mr.. Greene was lying on a sofa, with hi
right arm resting On a chair, with an opel
t razor by his hand, and ssill alive, blu
scarcely any hope that he could live bu
r a short time. He had cut a deep gas
, on the right side Of his neck into tn
8 stricoid cartillary, making an openinI
9 into the mouth. There was another Gu
1 on the left Of the neck and one across tn
d left arm. He had bled p%rofusely, wa
: particularly seusi bic, but''could not artic
ulats distinctly. Drs.j Beresford an
t Russell dressed his wounds, and when "
I left at IL o'clock he was still alive, bu
with very little hope that he could SUI
vive. It appeared that Mrs. Greene wa
, sitting by the center table readin g tn
, "Kuightly Soldier" when her husban
came up behind her and cut her throa
. with a razor, then ran up stairs, lay dow
and deliberately made the attempt OF hi
> own life. Mrs. Greene ran across tn
parlors, opened the front blinds and erie
: murder, as we have previously stated
Blood on the leaves Of the book indicate
: that it was open at chapter seven. Eve
!. since the death Of Mr.. GreeIe's daughte
he has been very low.spirited' and ft
months has given evidence Of %insanit,
, and his friends have had fears that b
, might do himself injury, but did not al
ticipate injury to others. Hartford 90,
:, rant.