The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-04


bile peaths-Naturc's Grim Hand Ina tho I
Catsstrophe-sns neoome. Maniac and
Burns nsrseIf-ue Dies of a Broken
Heart In New York.
tragedy, which began ia Bas,raP,
Texas, and ended in this city, came to
light here yesterday. The circumstances
are Of peculiarly painful nature. Jacob
Ross Greene was, until a month ago, Il
thriving young man in the town named ia
Texas. He was engaged In the livery bust
ness and was reputed TO be worth $4,000 to
s95 ZOO. a sum which, in that locality,
caused its possessor TO be looked upon a..
man of wealth. Ills father was the
wealthiest man in the county. his posses
sinns being estimated at over SlU0,OOO, The
son, who was 50 years OF age, had married
some years previously, and was the father
four childreu--two boys aud two girls
the eldest o. whom was about II years
old, aud the youngest o years.
lie was devotedly attached to his wife, and
the two had lived very happily together
since their marriage. About five years ago
his wife, alter a severe attack OF illness,
betrayed evidence Of mental trouble. THIS
continued but for short time, when she
apparently regained her usual health.
About the middle Of last month the wife
again began 10 talk and act queerly, and
the fears OF the husband were once more
aroused. He became more assiduous IN
his attentions 20 her, and was careful to be
n her company as much rs possible, fear
ing she might do herself bodily harm.
On the morning OF the 18th OF January
the mother prepared the children Tor seho II
at an hour earlier than that 10 which they
were accustomed. The little ones dcmurred
to being sent off 80 early, but the mother
insisted and they finally started Tor the
scbool.house. Something demanded Mr.,
Greene's attention at the barn, which stood
not far from the house, but his vile was
acting so oddly that lac feared 20 leave her
alone for moment. Calling the servant
| ntl, he instructed her To pay close atten.
! non to the movements OF her mistress aud
not to let her out of her sight. This the
pir promised 10 do. There was method
| Va the madness OF the unfortunate
woman, however, aud her tactics he
lfuyed "a CERTAIN crafty shrewduess No
sooner had her husband lett the house
than she directed the girl to attend 10 GER
tain household duties in the kitchen, on the
door below. The servant husitated to COM
ply. but upon her mistress reltemlng her
command pctemPtorly, she did as she was
dir cited. Then The unfortunate maniac
for such she had become proceeded "a
carry cut the purpose which she had evi
IDENTIFY been planning,
Selling q large lamp, full of oil, which
stood upon the mautol, she poured It's con
fonts over her head and saturated hel
ClothluE With the inhammnbie iiuid, Ther
she applied q lighted match aud In IN ln
slant was a mass ut ilampa, ihe ailriGhte
servant, hearing the agoui1ed screams q
| 4 ktrVinJ Ina "
but when she tried Co enter the room iouuI
the door locked. The poor deranged mn'
, had laid It's plans well. Mr., ureene
tCo, heard the shrloks aut his heart at ono
misgRye him Rrshing out of the bari
aud looking toward the house, he b0held
sight that almost lroIohis blood III his veins
Standing at u window which looked on
upon loS balcony, washig wife, the tame
curling upab0ut her while she made iranti
efforts TO open the easement y dozo
houuda brought him to the spot, and, dash
ing through the window, he took up hi
wife la MS aims, carried her oyer the VI
imuda and threw her upon a grassy lawr
. rolling her over and over In the effort
/ rslnguish the flames lie finally sut
: coeded, with tho help ola servant, but nc
/ until his bands and arms had been bail
burned The flames, however, had don
their cruel work The unfortunate Woma
fingered iu terrible agony from O'Clock !
i The morning until 2in the afternoon, whe
: She died
, The husband was physically and mel
, tally Frustrated He was placed undt
! medical care, bu, though his burns wei
. severe aAd painful, they we've nothing
, his mental anguish. For six days he III
. act 'lcrp aud refused 10 eat. On lhGmorl
INK of the sixth day he Developed SYM
: ltoms ol mania, aud in a short Time he b,
+, came raylug mania, His phySlciar
" recommended that he be brought to Ne
York for treatment, and about tho LIST
this month no was put aboard train,
caro- OF lis father, Il. $, Greene, his uuCl
u Perry Greene, and his brother, u.
= Greene. Upon their arrival here sever
II attempts wera made 70 secure hotel accon
modAtious for the suffering man, but VIII
out success. lie was finally take
n to Bellevue h0spital, where he remained
r. couple of days, but "a nothing could
:, done for him there he WAS removed
I" Bloomingdale asylum. This was on Il
n afternoon OF the Sth instant. lie Iemain(
there until the ltth, lato in the evening
~ which day he died, having refused to pa
take OF any food and being unable to slice
The cause VI death WAS certified by u
% physician who attended him to be acu
\, mania, complicated by pleuro pneumoni
DO His friends explain " more simply by 10
10 ing that he died of 4 broken heart,
10 Upon the record book OF Bloomingda
asylum is this minute: "Exhausted by d
10 journey from Texas, while he was in
M highly maniacal condition. together wi
az almost entire insomnolency, and hstin
~ Although known here only three days, I
death was particularly regretted and mu,
20 sympathy Is felt for his beroavcd father. l
w is reported TO have had u collegiate educ
~ ton, TO have been n consistent member OF
w Christian church since he was Is years
90 ago, and TO have been an ahsiinent mau II
so community in which drinking to excess
90 supposed 10 largely prevail, to have been
Oo upright and prosperous business man,
good citizen and exemplary and faithful
so the relations of son, husband aud father
wv The body OF the unfortunate man "
40 taken on Monday last to his late hon
His father remained in this city until |;
evening" New York Exchange,