Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-09-07
MEXICO MISSOURI THURSDAY,

southeast. lie met Win Hendrix aflti
told him he had killed his children
and was going to shoot himself.
Hendrix did not believe him. He
rode On and just before he got to
Frank Goddard 5 he passed his broth
er John Green and Mr.. Wiilingham.
He was riding fast. He got about
300 yards ahead, when ue stopped his
horse, dismounted, took off the sad
die, bridless and his coat. He stood
in the middle of the road and called
out to his brother and Mr.. w. ''come
on boys He then took his pistol
from his belt and put the barrel in his
mouth and fired. He fell over in the
road, and lived about 80 minutes, but
never spoke or opened his eyes. In
a few moments parties with guns and
rifles arrived on horseback looking
for him and were much surprised that
! he had shot himself, and saved them
what they had evidently started out to
do.
When we arrived at the scene about
an hour later, the coroner summoned
the following jury: ". Roberts, c.
Coil, j. Bybee, 0. Kunkle, VIM.
| Brycrlv, J. DoweII.
The jury brought in Il verdict to
the effect that George A. Green had
shot himself, from which wound he
came to his death The body was
turned over to Mr.. John Green, who
had it inferred Monday. The whole
country was excited and q large num-
Der of persons were present.
We at once drove over to Mr..
Blankcnbaker' where the children
were, and found a large crowd also
present there.
The following jury was then sum-
moned: r. NJ. White, clerk: W. Il.
Dudley, foreman; j. Spotswood,
Tom Hendrix, L NJ. Hendrix, VIM.
Pratt.
This jury brought in a verdict that
the children came to their death from
pistol shots from the hand of their
father, George \. Green. The chill
dren were laying side by side on the
bed, clad in their Sunday school
clothes, and were even more beautiful
III death than in life. Their faces
were not at all marred, but were in
perfect repose. They looked as
though they even in death remmem-
bered their lnhuman fathers last ca
resSeS.
The mother, who only lived half Il
mile away, was in bed Frustrated,
with two physicians attending her.
She received the terrible news sudden
ly and unexpectedly, and it came
near killing her. The doctors thought
they would keep life in her, but the
great danger is that she will lose her
mind under this terrible triple calam ,
ity.
Saturday night, several times dur
ing the night, Geo. A. Green cried
and sobbed, and did not sleep at all.
Sunday morning before going to meet
his children he had a long crying spell
and said he would go and see his
children and then leave for Texas.
He was very much incensed a few
weeks since, when Bybee would not
let him take the children to his moth
er's. He went to town and cot q
copy of the court record, which stat
ed that he could see his children twice
a month. He has been in worse hu-
NOR since this with Bybee than before.
In our opinion Green was not in his
right mind, for we don't think any
sane man could act as he did. After
he had shot his children there was ap-
parently no alternative left except su-
icide.
Nothing short Of q clear proof of
insanity could have saved him from
the gallows. He was about 80 years
old, and farmer with q good face and
not a bad reputation.
In his pocket was found pictures
Of his wife and two children: also a
scrap of writing. which was as fol-
lows:
Consult with your Maker and
ask forgiveness. | have asked for
givcncss. We can't be friends on
earth, but will be in Heaved."
There was no date to this, and,
perhaps, no point. When writing it
he was evidently thinking of his wife,
whom he clearly loved.
Family troubles should always be dis
couraged instead of fostcrcd and cultiyat-
ed, as the troubles in this family evidently
were. IN unhappy marriage was the
cause Of this great trouble, which has al
ready resulted in two murders and one
suicide in single day. Lessons should be
learned and warnings taken from iall such
terrible results. We have given the cor
rect facts in this case after close and
careful Investigation. and we hope it will
be many years before we again have such
sad news to chronicle.
Sad and Sudden.
billiard Guthrie, a sober, steady.
industrious boy, and a son of Mr..
Joel Guthrie of this city, fell dead on
the street in Kansas City last Satur-
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