The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-11

animation 10 be Given by the
Physicians To-day-The
CoroneT's Inquest.
| SoT SURPRISE.
The announ ;ement which spread yesterday
| through the cIty like wildhre that Henry
| Green, or the crazy Englishman," "the cogno-
/ men by which he was more Familiarity known,
| had been found De ad in IA rayine on Twentieth
| street, was "A matter of no considerable sur
| prise TO anyone, as the event had been a
| thousand times iOretold, the surprise being,
| in fact, that IL iIi.d not occurred sooner. The
| freaks and eccentricities OF Green have FORM
| ed the btSIs of many a newspaper story, and
| his career, or at least that portion Of II con-
nected with the earlier period OF his residence
in Leavenworth, il familiar to nearly every
| one. He embodied in his makeup
| MANY DIssIMILAR INGREDIESTs,
| being a spendthrift and n man who was fond
| of reading and study a man almost continu-
ally In his cups, although during the last
| year of his life II does not appear that he
| worshipped so earnestly and faithfully at the
| shrine OF Bacchus as he had previous TO that
| ii ne, and at the same time a lover OF the sell
| ences a man of hi1h breeding and rare cmi-
| nent social attainmenis, fascinating con-
versationalisr, intimate with the geography
| and the history Of the world, "A traveller In a
| certain sense Of the word, having
| ALL FL
and the major portion of our and parts of
other continents. aud yet choosing Low
companions (previous TO the last two years,
during which he was practically a rec!u>el,
and delightlng In baccnaDa!iau Ievels from
which the soul of an ordinary mortal would
| turn in horror. Posse ssed of memory CO.
extensive in its grasp with the scope of
hundred abstruse subjects, he fascinated those
who came near him when he chose To exert
himself in the delightful art OF pieasing: and
then, in the short space Of a few hours,
TRANSFERRING HIMSELF
| from the polished gentleman, the Travelled
scholar, and the man OF science and letters,
| into a wild and reckless devotee Of sin,whose
| sole aim seemed 10 be 10 set al defiance the
code of morality and goodness III the mad
endeayor to satisfy an Insaiiate thirst, an in
ordinate craving, for the nOtoTiety OF an
abandoned dobauchee. For months he kept
this city III a constant whirl OF excitement,
was awaited the news OF the latest freak of
IL is apparent madman. Possessed OF an IN.
come which rival ed that OF any merchant
prince in the West, and having control OF
MAGNIFICENT PROPERTY,
he chose rather to Throw himself away,
| than to reap the constantly ripening
benefits which riches bestow. lie was grad
uate of one OF the first OF England's unIver-
stiles, but during his college life and succeed
| ing that period he ed such IA wild and reck
| less life that he eStranged his family, and
| being TOO stubborn to yield he departed from
home, friends and kindred and became
| cepted reliable, is gathered the inforIna-
that
HIS PROPERTY WAS EsTIM ,TED AT 5000, %
| the estate originally OF the family being
~. OOU,0J,, ana divided equally between three
heirs, of which lie was one. The story Of his
fortune is told in various ways, but all agree
that he was very wealthy. Not being able TO
competently and judiciousIy manage the es-
tate himself, II was taken out OF ms hands
and a certain sum allowed him for "A living,
about $1,000 year. lie took 10 care Of him
self in his manner OF living, and even when
having control of an almost unlimited sup
ply of money, he was unmindful OF his dress,
although not what might De called slovenIy
in his habits. His firsg appearance IN Leav-
enworth was nearly four years ago. when he
made a most tremendous stir by his liberali-
ty and generosity.
SPENDING THOUSANDS UrOS HIS FRIENDS,
and reserving not a singie cent for himself.
His liquor bills were frequently from s3tO TO
500 per month, not for himself mos certain
Iy, but for his friends, OF whom, as a matter
OF necessity, he had hundreds. IL was his
delight to carry weapons, and would often
appear upon the streets with three or four
pistols, daggers, hunting knives, poinards,
etc, concealed upon his person, which he
would give 10 his friends soon as they
cease to tickle his capriciOas fancy. In con-
versation with a friend one day, but wheth-
er he was in a strictly sober condition or not
il is impossible to say, he stated that the
reason OF his leaving England was that he
had had quarrel with a friend, and in the
ensuing conflict he killed his companion.
Very fond was he, most certainly of handling
firearms, as was amply evidenced by the
shooting of a hackman AT Kansas CITY, he
PAYING THE WOUNDED JEHU
a large sum of money not TO prosecute. The
latter had much the best of the bargain. as
he was not seriously hurt, and would, doubt
less, be willing to be shot over again for the
same money
Again, while in Kansas City, he accident
ally discharged his revolver while in a pub
lie carriage, receiving severe wound in the
az ffs4rl FDU or II N N
blood. So utterly wild and reckless had he
become, that his death was propesied in a
short time, but the lucky star which shines
for those who seem TO appreciate Its protect
ing rays the least, kept watch and ward over
him, and for the time being he escaped un-
harmed. To detail the wild vasares Of this
strange being, is utterly beyond the task of
mortal man, but there Is probably room
enough to refer to the freak which led TO the
inception and carrying cat of
A MOCK FUNERAL.
One night while disordered fancy was hold
ing high revel in his brain, he hired a hearse,
a coffin and several mourning carriages and
proceeded to have funeral all by himself.
He placed the coffin inside the hearse, got
into the coffin attended by a bottle of whisky,
and with the hired carriages following the
solemn procession took its course through
the principal streets OF the city just as the
mantle of night was being drawn about the
tired metropolis. No one in particular no.
ticed the cortege as IL wound its way through
the crowds of carriages and bnggies laden
perhaps, that il was queer time OF day for
such an observance. But when the process
sion made its appearance upon the same
thOroughfares two or three times In such
quick succession of its not having been to
any one of the cemeteries in TIE interval,
the idea gradually dawned upon the people
that they were being duped, and upon closer
Investigation Green was found sitting upon
his coffin in the hearse drinking and having
the best time imaginable, and too much un-
der the influence of liquor to realize what a
sacreligious piece Of mockery II Ieally was
GREEN'S ONE GREAT MANIA
was riding in hacks. He would hire n hack
in the city by the month, paying fabulous
sum for ii, aud would rarely ever be seen |
other description Of vehicle, and there are |
hundreds who have doubtless noticed this |
same peculiarity. He wasgenerous TO a fault, |
never looking twice at Dill when tendering
that he was continually imposed upon and |
incontinentally robbed of thousands For |
at the residence of Mr. George Waller, corner |
of Usage and Tenth streets, and during the |
past year has been down in town SO seldom |
and been seen public so llttie tnat he was
citizens, he existing in their minds simply as |
A STRANGE AND FANTASTIC DREAM,
until the whole city was startled yesterday |
by the report Of his death. 1t seems that he |
had continued his old drinking habits, |
though in a somewhat modified form, de-
voting his time mainly 10 the study OF /
chemistry, OF which he was passionately |
fond. 1t would appear, also, that the failure
of the usual remittance from England to- |
eether with the weight of accumulated debt,
weighed so upon him, he in a weak
and unguarded moment. with the hbres of
his being all but unstrung by the influence
of deep potations he prepared the fatal dose
which was the cause OF the unveiling to
Henry Green of the mysteries OF the silent
land A better temperance lesson could
probably not be taught, as drink was at the
bottom of It all II cOu d be used as warn
in TO hold before
THE EYES OF YOUNG MEN
TO show them, by practical and fearful exam
pie, that the tendency to allow the appetite
10 rule instead of ruling the appetite, brings
inevitable ruin and disgrace: shame and sor-
win brothers to remorse Green was of more
lhan commoa blood, for as he lay upon the
table yesterday afternoon, ready for the keen
and penetrating knife of the skilled physi-
clans who were to make the post mortem ex-
n e beauty and manliness OF his
lorm, the square shoulders, robust arms and
lapering wrists, the clean cut lower limbs and
the small feet. all betokened that he had
constitutes the blood and bone Of ordinary |
people, and yet he lay there exposed TO the
sight OF all VINO wished to see. About two
months ago Green had taken poison with in
tent TO kill, but owing TO the Immediate ar
rival of a physician his purpose was frus-
for q time only. Night before
ding them all good bye, and saying that they
should never see him again, and from tnat
lime until he was discovered lying close
clasped in the icy embrace OF death he was
last evening with an intimate friend Of the
iecea ased, the former said Green had often
stated that he would die by his own hand,
that be S wantsa 10 Gst slod moIssm ih e.amnaGn
would never find out what the matter was
with him. shortly after the discovery of the