The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-07-16
Condemned to he Hanged.

The day fixed for the execution by
Acting Governor McEnery is Friday,
the LIST of October next.
| The condemned man ia a mulatto,
about 80 years old, who was tried by
jury and convicted for the murder of
his wife, Adeline, on Mr.. Lazare's
place, opposite this city, on the End of
November of last year. His trial was
in every respect fair, and the finding
of the jury just. The circumstances of
the murder were too atrocious to justify
Adeline Redtling had left her hus-
band, and refused to return. They
were married by colored minister Of
the gospel, and had lived together
about two years. The separation that
followed originated in jealousy, from
what Green intimates, but from cruel
treatment, as the deceased wife stated
prior to her death, and from what may
be gathered from the evidence given
on the trial. Green followed her in her
flight from the '.Islaud," where he was
employed, and on the day of the MUIR
der, crossed the river to where she was
staying, and found her in one of Mr..
Lazare's cabins. Two or three colored
children were in the cabin, and negro
man in a cabin just across the road.
The interview was but an angry quar-
rel, the result of which was that Green
drew his knife and stabbed the woman
about the throat several times. She
died almost instantly.
Green fled, pursued by the colored
man who witnessed the murder, and
was captured on this side of the river
before rising the bank. He was lodged
in Jail, tried, convicted and sentenced
to death. An appeal to the Supreme
Court on questions of law-(we pub
lished the decision last week -aftirmed
the sentence Of the lower court, and the
warrant for his execution is now, as
stated above, in the hands of the Sheriff.
We called at the Jail Tuesday to see
the condemned man, and was promptly
was seated CD the floor of his cell, in
the center of which Is an iron ring to
which he is chained. A chair was just
behind him and small pine box with
a Testament on 1t before him. He had
been informed of his doom. His dress
consisted of pair of jeans pants and a
knit shirt. He is pale mulatto, about
5 feet 10 inches high, heavy-set, with
bushy hair, which was well c0mbed,
and whiskers. His voice is fine
almost effeminate. In reply to ques-
lions, he said he was born In Russell
Co., Ala, and came to this parish in
1875 with Messrs. l.. ID. McLain and
w. T. Cakes, leaving a wife behind.
He was married to his murdered wife
after coming to this parish. He was
conscious, he said, of his impending
doom, and had laid his case in the
hands of tho Lord, knowing that he
had to go. He had looked and prayed
to Him, and felt that the Lord had
forgiven him, aud he hoped all his
friends would forgive him also. He
did not know why he had killed his
wife; he wanted her to return to him;
she was good woman, but was fond
of men, as he knew before they were
married; but this he thought he could
correct. On the day of the murder he
was, he said, drinking a right smart.
He Was sorry for what he had done,
he declared, and was ready to die.
While talking, Green stood erect, his
arms folded, his face wearing q placid,
smiling look, and not the least evidence
of agitation shown. He said he was
well treated by the Sheriff. Referring
to his Testament, we inquired if he
could read. The little volume was we'll
worn, and bore the initials of the M.
E. S. s. Green said he could read
little, but could not pronounce well.
We left the cell promising to call
again some day.
Beauty, health, and happiness for ladies
in SWINE OF CARDUl."
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