Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-25
A BROKEN HEART
Inc H Scene That Rlishs.d :.
Home aPd a Husband's Rss.I Ten
Last xa Act Of s,, the Terrible rras... !.
Young wife's Frishtfal ans, =,

| ljvbt hara enu.u "a this city. ~
ngn. mere yesterday. TI., csnsi
stances are Of pecul;s, ne flseus
ture. Jacob Ross Greena painful &
month ago thriving v,, VA ulti
the town named, In Tovans MAJ
engaged In the livery h"s; ne N
was reputed to be worth ycslncss u,
10 ~, Wo, a sum which m LIN ,hs,F Ss'
lily caused its possessor ~ m ", lsa|
upon as a man Of wealth, ~, ~ ioots
was the wealthiest man In AZ ~ a'ls
his possessions being A'c cotls
at over 100000. Tbse tstimss!
was thirty-five wears On Vi
had married some ~ u
viously, and was the s,saan N
children.two boys and two ia, q "
eldest or whom was abons nj, ,,:-.
| years old and the youngest A.. ahlfiea
He was devotedly attached w :, yeas
and the two had lived vs, ~ nis VII
together since their marr;sas nappl|
five years ago his wife. afts. Apt|
attack of Illness, betrayed evis : ne
mental trouble. This con,in"sa'lse 4
for a short time, when she anse q
regained her usual health PPa'eil|
About the middle of last n,o.,
wife again began to talk XVI y
| queerly, and the fears of Tic s ana 81
were once more aroused. Ia Ss1l
more assiduous In his attentions ioa
and was careful to be in her ,,.,' Y V
as much as possible, fearing ~ ~
do herself bodily harm. ~ usa'
On the morning of the 18Th ~,
airy the mother prepared The , ass'
Tor school ut an hour earlier tla.s''
to which they were accustomsS y
little ones demurred to being Zen, y ~
early, but the mother insistai "
they finally stated for Tho IN,
house. Something Demands ~ "
Green's attention in the harm a,'s
stood not far from the house H., M
wife was acting so oddly that H. ~.
TO leave her alone for moment 7. \,
ling the servant girl, he ins,,es.
her to pay close attention d I
moveme nts of her mistress. and ~
let her out of her sight Tb,s I.
girl promised to do. There wa =
thod in the maoness of the mt.
nate woman, however, and her lsr,]
betrayed a certain crafty shrewda,.
No sooner had her husband In
house than she directed the rirl IA r.
tend to certain household duiia, n
the Kitchen on the floor below NJ
servant hesitated to comply. tut m,F
her mistress reiterating her COMM
peremptorily she did as she was n
rected. Then the unfortunate mani
for such she had become prosslx
TO carry out the purpose which She
evidently been planning.
Selling IA large lamp full Of II
which stood upon the mantel
poured its contents over her head
saturated her clothing gith The
ilammable fluid. Then she appus
lighted match, and in an instan!
mass of flames. The aiifightd
want hearing the agonized scresM !.
the unfortunate lady, hurried ID
stairs, but when she tried 10 eDti,
room found the door Locked, n
poor deranged mind had laid ils ID
well. Mr.. Greene, too, heam
shrieks, and his heart 1t q,
nisgave him. Rushing
of the ban and looking ton
the house he beheld a sight ths!
most froze his blood In his vi
Standing at q window which lca
out upon a low balcony, was hhs
the flames curlingaIp about her, v
she made frantic efforts to open
easement. A dozen bounds brca'X
him 10 the spot, aud dashing thnS#
the window he took up his wife ID III
arms, carried her over the ven j
and threw her upon Il grassy Ii
rolling her over and oyer ia thee
to extinguish tho flames. lie fu
succeeded, with the help Oft
want, but not until his handsands
were badly burned. The flames
ever, had done their cruel work.
unfortunate woman fingered in IN
agony iFoni uiuCK Ia fae pA
Wntil two in ihe aiterno9a. Htts
died.
The hnsouas 'gas ga.gslsals
mentally lrCsErat gal ZIG was
under medical care, but, though
burns were severe and painfpi
were nothing To his mental ansg
For six days he did not sleep anl
fused to cat. On the morning
sixth day he developed symptels
and in n very short time
afser became raying manise
recommended thai D
brought 10 New York for trealh
and about the first of this non's
was put aboard a train in care 2
father, Mr.. X. 5. Greene; his
Perry Greene, and his brother,
Greene. Upon their arrival
several attempts We're msa
secure hotel accommodations
man. but without
He was finally taken to Believe
pital, where he remained acVal
lays, but as nothing could be as
him there he was removed 10 =
ngton Asylum. He reniaine
until the 18th, late in the eyehs
which day he died, having relps
OF any food and being
o sleep. The cause of death "
itied by physician who w
lim to he acute mania. conn.,
~ pleuro-pneumonia. Ills me-
,lain IL more simply by saying
II a broken heart.
Upon the record book OF ble
lale asylum is this minute :hp
a by the journey from Texs
"A Il highly maniacal coIal
,cther with entire insomno'sDs
asting. Although known 3.
hree days his death was r@
and much sympsM
or his hereaved father: HessT n
. have had collegiate fduss
ave been a consistent nicip,s
church since he was
ears OF age, and TO have peea
Iipent man in a communi'yM
TO excess is snpposea
, prevail, To have been an upis
business man,
IN and exemplary and laitf,s.
elations If son, husband ana
The body of the unieIsnn
as taken on Monday las 9
ONE. His father remalI'sa
~ until last evening.