Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-04-25
Execution Of Edward VI. Green, the Maiden
Mass Murderer.
Correspondence OF Chicago Journal.
BOsTOS A,oriI :

EO0nE 1
verse, a son Of banker at that place. and
stole 5000 was executed Yesterday at
East Cambridge. in the presence of about
300 spectators in the jail yard, and r1c.l-
titude of people surrounding the outside
of the walls
/ The circumstances of this remarkable
murder by the head Of a respecta-
bic and respected family, his trial
and conviction and the efforts subseGuent-
! " made to obtain a communication Of SEN
tence, are familiar to the public
! Green is a diminutive man-boyish in
| looks-and it was almost impossible to
| believe, from his appearance, that he was
guilty of so terrible q crime
~ EIs CELL
Green was visited in the evening pre-
| ceding the day of execution by James
! Redpath, of Ma den; on matters connect
ed with his family. Mr. Redpath states
/ that when he entered the cell the unhap-
/ py man was pacing it to and fro, with a
/ quick, nervous step, and that he was in
a very excited condition, both Of body
and mind As his visitor hnd been acti e
in efforts to procure Communication Of his
sentence, Green was very warm in his
demonstrations uf gratitude. His hand
was tremulous, and his speech at first
quiverirg but, as he continued to grasp
the hand Of his visitor, and then laid his
head on Mr.. Redpaths breast, he soon
became quiet and spoke freely of his con
diti0n. He expressed in the usual relig-
ious conventional phrases, his hopes Of
pardon by G0d and acceptance through
Christ
He especially remarked that he never
L. !
was, Int chat be lest his mother in in
fancy
In speaking CT his fatal deed he said he
was told that one gent eman whom he
named, had expressed a willingness to
swear that he confessed he premeditated
murder, and remarked that he was sur
prised at it rs he never did say 50. As he
seemed to harbor n warm feeling about
this alleged misstatement he was remind
ed that the statement might have origi-
mated from n Misunderstanding he
tGreen) alter cOnfessing to the killing Of
Converse, was probably asked when he
bought the pistol. and replied two weeks
since and therefore that. although the
two acts had no criminal relation to each
other, yet without an explanation the in
ference was irresistible that they had that
connection.
Yes" he said, quietly; ana then add
ed that he bore no Ill viii against anv
one
lie requested Mr. Redpath to return his
grateful thanks to eE-Gov. Andrew. Wen
dell Phillips, and the other friends who
had interested themselves in his behalf.
whom BE had not the opportunity to thank
pc sonally.
"All this time" says our informant. cal
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the hammers that were at work on his
scafrold He heard every blew 1t was
this incessant and terrible ham nCrinr
that seemed to have excited him 50 dread~
fully But he was quite quiet when 7
left His visitor was asked to call next
morning 20 receive certain letters that
Green proposed 10 write before he died
Mr. Redpath called Yesterday at o clock
and spent two hours with the unhappy
man.
The sheriff stated that Green had not
slept during the night hct was composed
and cheerful and that visitors should
refrain from saying anything to disturb
his unexpected and peaceful presence Of
mind Green was in company with Rev.
Mr. Adams alone. When asked how he
was he said, oh, I am happy" He said
he had been too happy to sleep. He had
spent the entire night IN reading the Bi-
hle. religions exercises, and in writing his
last letters. His manner was exceedingly
quiet There was no symptom either Of
an undue fear or of bravado. He repeat
edlv expressed his willingness to die. md
his hopes of happiness in the next life
Rev MIR adams was in tears. When
Mr. Morse had been in the cell some
time he also much affected Indeed
Green preserved more apparent serenity
than any man in the cell He seemed to
have no doubt whatever that, rs he e1-
pressed it. he had found Jesus and was
accepted bv him. Tie was warm in his
words of thanks to Mr. Wade. the turn
kew, whose kindness 10 him has heen con
slant and great; to Rev Mr.. Adams, and
to the gentlemen who labored for a COM
mutation of his sentence. lie spoke in
sincere and tender terms Of his wife and
child and his relatives hv marriage, aud
said he Eel: deeply the trouble ne had
brought on them lie did not want his
wife to know anything Of his fate rs long
rs it was possible to keep a knowledge of
it from her.
/ He handed Mr. Redrath t0o letters for
| his wife one for another relative one
+ for cz-G0v Andrew, and one for Wen>
dell Phillips.
The EXECUTION.
T When he reached the fatal scahoId in