Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-04

sion upon him, for he only repeated what he
had said; think all present said to him,
''Mr. Greeley, you are mistaken; regarded
MIR. Greeley as being out of his mind; he re-
marked to those present that if they wanted
the Tribune to prosper they had better get rid
of him; that he was in their way.
Alvin j. johnson knew Mr.. Greeley since
lS49. The day after Mrs. Greeley's death he
went with him to Chappaqua. The witness
said
Mr. Greeley told me that had said that he
must go-which had not; on the morning of
going away he called me up stairs; l found
him in Il strange state of mind; he had his
trunks and valises about the room; he said he
had been trying to pack up his things, but
could not, and asked me to assist him; l be-
gan to put his clothing and other things in his
trunk; he took some of them out again. and
put them into other trunks, and l sal did
not understand what he wanted; he said he
was going away because 1 did not want him
there; that when he brought his trunks from
DR.. Bayard's he did not expect or wish to go
away until he was carried to Greenwood; |
got the impression that he was not in his right
mind from that time.
The first thing that surprised him, however,
in his conduct, was prior to the October cleo
tons:
One Saturday, just before his wife came
down, he appeared to be in great trouble and
| said he wanted 10 talk with me; that he want
| ed to get rid of the crowd there; we went up
to the barn he then told me that inasmuch as
another" Mrs. Greeley would certainly die,
he wanted to know whether l had any obiec-
ton to her coming to my house, told him
should have to consult my wife first; he then
seized hold of me and trembled most violent
ly; all the time during Mrs. Greeley's sick
ness Mr.. Greeley had very bad turns; one
day he went to the BARRIERS, and when he
came back he told my wife that the barber
had been throwing quantity of water upon
him, that his clothes were SO wet that he could
not go to church, afterward noticed that
his hands and face were covered with perspira-
ton.
The day before Mrs. Greeley died Miss Ida
hired some apartments in the city for their
accommodation. The witness said
| Mr.. Greeley told me to see the Ian dlord,
and say that he (Mr. Greeley was ruined, a
bankrupt, and not dollar wherewith to pay
the rent, and therefore should not occupy the
rooms; when my wife informed me that Mrs.
Greeley was dying, sent word to Mr.. Gree
ley; he came, rushed up to me, put his arms
around me, and said, "a. j., we are all ruin
ed; I want you to stand by me; :" I remarked
sH9t A'AAs' oASSiSy was out VI AcE tTOuUle, anu
he Immediately said, don't care about that,
but we are utterly, utterly, utterly ruined
alls gomez l tried to pacify him, but it was
no use.
went to Chappaqua with Mr.. Greeley Miss
Ida, and Aunty Lampson; Mr.. Greeley insist
ed that should not get carriage, as he had
no money to pay for it, but an express wagon
when we got to Chappaqua Mr.. Greeley insist
ed that should take all his property, and col
lect all the money could out of it; he want
ed us to take all his Tribune stock also-iu
fact everything; l tried to get him to work
for the purpose of diverting his mind from
that subject, but all to no purpose. His mind
appeared to Re occupied with his imagined
bankruptcy. He kept up continual ex-
pressions about 1t all the time; he wanted me
to make up pool of the whole concern.
! On Nov. 9, he said he wanted $40 900 to
get him out of trouble; that he had broken
open Mrs. Greeley's will, and that he would
be sent to the pententiary for the offence.
He subsequently, said he must have $1,000
within ten minutes, which l let him have.
Mr.. TAR was employed to draw up an assign
ment of his six shares of the Tribune at $4,000
per share. After getting the $1,000 he said he
must have it stipulated in the assignment that
he should have the balance of S29 900 at
three days notice. l said was willing to do
anything to relieve Mr.. Greeley, but Mr.. Taft,
observing the particular manner of Mr.. Gree
ley, said that he was not in fit state to make
such an assignment, and thus the matter stood.
The case was finally adjourned to Feb. 3.