San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
INSANITY AND DEATH.
That Dsthron'd a husbands Rsa'on-
p'" mi. Death In Bloomingdale.
49,, yotk Herald.

,..0cedy, which began IN Bastrop
Au' and ended in this city, cam,
lt TrSt I here yesterday. The circum
pusa' are OF a peculiarly painful ma
SANE Jacob Ross Greene was until q
9Ol ,awp named in Texas. He was
Tie ' v in the livery business, and
sps s sSsputed to be worth from $780,
va ~ ~ 95, 1000, a sum which in that
I'.,Itv caused its possessor to be
l0c saS mon as a man of wealth. His
s.ssr was the weathiest man in the
n pl"Otry, his possessions being esti-
fo s.sd AZ over 100000. The son,
Ia', was IS years of age, had married
. Suv w wears previously, and was the
s vIs Of four children-two boys and
l n,DI grls-the oldest of whom was
,SOuf ID years old and the youngest
Nv wears. He was devotedly at
. nJ to his wife and the two had
lived lived happily together since their
carriage MARI About five years ago his
r rife after a severe attack of illness,
S|straved evidences of mental trouble.
This continued but for a short time,
when she apparently regained her
usual health.
ENGINEERING FOR PER OWN DEATH.
About the middle of last month
he wife began to talk and act queer
y and the fears of the husband were
cuce more aroused. He became
s,s;duous in his attentions to her and
VAS careful to be in her company as
much as possible, fearing she might
10 herself bodily harm:
On the morning of the 18th day of
January the wife prepared the children
for school at an hour earlier than
that to which they were accustomed.
The little ones demurred at being
sent off so early, but the mother in
sistedand they finally started for the
schoolhouse. Something demanded
Mr.. Greene's attention at the barn,
which stood not far from the house,
but his wife was acting so badly that
he feared to leave her alone for a
moment. Calling the servant girl
heinstructed her to pay close atten-
ton to the movements of her mis-
tress, and not to let her out of her
sight. This the girl promised to do.
There was method in the madness of
the unfortunate woman, however,
and her tactics betrayed certain
crafty shrewdness. No sooner had
her husband left the house than she
directed the girl to attend to certain
household duties in the kitchen on
the floor below. The servant hest
tated to comply, but upon her mis-
tresS reiterating her command pre-
emptorily she did as she was direct
ed. Then the unfortunate maniac
for such she had become-proceeded
to carry out the purpose which she
had evidently been planning.
TERRIBLE DELIBERATIoN.
Selling a lamp, full of oil, which
stood upon the mantel, she poured
the contents over her head and satu-
rated her clothes with the infamma-
BILE fluid. Then she applied lighted
match, and in an instant was a
mass OF flames. The affrighted SER
want Oh hearing the agonized screams
Of the unfortunate lady hurried up
the stairs, but when she tried to en-
ter thereon found the door locked.
The poor deranged mind had laid it's
plan well. Mr.. Greene, too, heard
tle shrleks and his heart misgave
MN, Rushing out of the barn and
looking toward the house he beheld a
sight that almost froze his blood in
MS veins. Standing at a window
which looked out ON low balcony
Was his wife, the flames curling up
ABOUT her, while she made frantic
Efforts to open the easement. A doz-
Ell bounds brought him to the spot,
ana daShing through the window he
LOOK up his wife in his arms, carried
ner over the veranda and threw her
upon grassy lawn, rolling her over
ana over in the effort TO extinguish
'ae flames. He finally succeeded,
with the help of the servant, but not
until his hands had been badly burn
ea' The flames, however, had done
nelr cruel work. The unfortunate
woman fingered in terrible agony from
% . clock in the morning until 2 in
Tue afternoon, when she died.
FRUSTRATED BY THE SHOCK.
The husband was physically and
mentally Frustrated. He was placed
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