Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

I told him he mustn't drink coffee He
said he wasn't hungry. He got up and
walked around table and sat down three
times. and said .sAIinnie has not walked
ND vet. He went up stairs, was gone a
few minutes, and came down. Gave
directions to Warren-told him to stop
at Junction and let his horses rest, and
bait them, and gave him money to do SO,
He started out to gate-came back
called me Output his arm around me,
and wanted me to promise to go to Cas-
tie and get back the money. lpromised
him would do so, and he said it will
take a great load off my shoulders If
YOU will. / spoke to him about some
powders the doctor had left, and he said
as was coming down to shop l could
bring them. That was the last | heard
him speak or saw him till he was
brought back corpse.
After he left the house, and before he
was brought back, saw Mr.. Castle. 1t
was about twenty minutes to seven
when Castle came to the house. He in
uuired of the girl where | was, and
walked through into my bedroom. where
| was combiug my hair and said, ''Neyer
mind about your hair" He walked
through into the shed and said, ''Mr.
Green has been to me to get back that
money and take up the policy, and
wants me to see you" He said he APP
reared strange and he didn't know what
to make of it. He said that when he
tried to convince him that the policy
was right, Mr.. Green started to run
down the street, and that he wasn't re-
sponsible for what he said-that he was
not himself He said he would try to
get the money back if / thought best.
| told him probably he would be think
ing of something else when be next saw
him, but that | had promised Jacob that
I would get it back if it would relieve
his mind, and gave Castle to under
stand that I assented to it. He said
Jacob and | might come down and meet
him at his house. | said, 81 presume he
won't think of it when we get there"
He said, Come down before car time
so | can 90 on first train to Rutland.
Hetold me to have Jacob come over to
his house. | did not tell him to go to
Rutland After he started he came
back and said, "YOu will pay my fare
to Rutland and back ?" and l replied,
THAT will be just as Jacob says" |
did not intend to do anything till we had
consulted together. l started to 90 to
the shop and got as far as Mr.. Taft's
gate. and then turned right around and
went back to Mrs. Nash's. | saw Mrs.
Nash, and was in her garden when |
heard of his death.
Mr. Castle came again Wednesday
morning about 7; said he would like to
see the corpse. and | showed it to him.
He said he had beer to Rutland; saw
the general agents and persuaded them
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he had the money; that the policy was
void, and that now was my time to take
the money, for, if | didn't, / shouldn't
get ANYTHING. He said it was very lib
eral on the part of the company; that
they had never paid back money in such
a case before, and probably would not
again. l said he was not in his right
mind when he drowned himself, and
Mr.. Castle said that didn't make any
difference. | went and got the policy
and gave it to him, and he paid me back
S85, and kept $40 for fare to Rutland.
I tied up the money, and, about two
hours and a-half after, handed it to Mr..
Taft. the same money. and have never
recalled it from hands of Mr. Taft
since
CroSs-eramined l don't know what
he meant by fraud. They spoke of divi-
dends; that's the only thing ] heard talk /
ed of about fraud He told me before
he started to Rutland that if he succeed /
ed in getting the money he would charge
for railroad fare. and / told him that /
would be Just as Jacob said On Mon /
day ! was afraid he would be crazy:
that's the first had thought of such a
thing. On Tuesday morning he went /.
down to shop and rode back on hearse. 1
He had not said anything up to Monday /
night that led me to suppose he was not Z
in his right mind he then appeared ex- /
cited his eyes looked bad, and he walk [
ed the floor. On that night he went out (
to gate twice; no clothing on but his /
shirt the night was warm: did not talk .
incoherently; talked about the policy; /
that it did not mention anything about /
dividends: that it did not read as he
thought it did. He read the bible and .
prayed he usually read the bible and
prayed before going to bed; he did that
night before going to bed, and in the
night he got up two or three times and
prayed that God would keep him from
the same intelligence about his business
Tuesday morning as he ever had done
before.
Rodney Ro5y-I was acquainted with
Jacob Green for twelve years before his
death my place of business was about
twenty rods from his; saw him fire.
quently, almost every day; but not so
frequently during the last two or three
weeks before his death as before About
a week before his death he came to see
me about some business: next saw him
the Sunday previous to his death, at his
house he was washing his hearse in
front of his house: he said he was not
feeling well, not able to do anything:
that everything was going wrong: tried
to laugh him out of the idea that his
business was ruined; he washed his
hearse as a sick man would do: would
sit down as though he was tired. and
then get up and work again; he asked
me to go into house and went in: he
quiet and acted like a sick
man, but he made no business with me;
/ noticed nothing else unusual in him.
On the occasion when he came to me,
about a week before, / was at Custom
House; he said an agent of a house he
traded with had a claim against him.
and wanted his pay, and would make a
liberal discount for the money: that he
had note to meet at bank that would
be coming due that he must take care of.
and was afraid if he paid his money to
settle the other debt, he would be short
to meet his bank paper. advised him
to settle with the agent, and if he was
short of money when note fell due, /
would take care of it for him. He an
peared perfectly regular as he ALWAYS
before. On the next Sunday
when I saw him at his house he was
regular, only he seemed to think his ]
business was ruined. | next saw him
Monday afternoon, the day before his
death, went into his shop to see how
ne was; he was in his shirt-sleeves, and
said he had had more trouble that dav !
than he ever had before; said that he
had sent off coffin that was too short !
wouldn't have had it happened for a
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