St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-21


and to the horror of our quiet neighbor-
hood, young lady came TO this town,
and Farmer Greene began Immediately
to court her. He married the newcom-
before his wife was cold i'll the grave.
Now Greene Is dead.o
RUN TO DEATH.
While the innkeeper was talking the
eyes of the stranger lit up with a
strange light, and he moved nervOusly
in his char. Then he asked in cas-
ual way:
"And the second Mrs. Greene-where
is she now?'
''She is now the owner of the Greene
farm, one of the best for miles ar0nnd?''
1t was not long before the stranger
had secured buggy and spirited
farm. Arrived there and fastening the
horse to the hitching post, the stranger
knocked. and requesting to see Mrs.
Greene was ushered into the c0mfOrta-
BILE sitting room. Presently Mrs:
Greene entered the room and requested
to know the callers business.
IL have COME" said the stranger, ito
make an offer to buy your farm. l am
told the land is excellent and that you
are DESTROYS of selling"
''My dear sir" responded the lady,
"tne f3rm Is not Tor SAFE.
''Well, then. Jack Horton, you will ac-
company4ne to Cincinnati"
Al the mention of the name the woman
turned deathly pale, and grasped the
table for support. Then, regaining her
"What do you mean, sir? l know no
such person. but | am informed that a
person of that name worked here year
ago, but that he left suddenly, and no
one knows where he VENT
mo Ole knows except Miss Jennie
Ashton, who came here and married
Mr.. Greene. Come, you have played
your cards well, and it has taken me a
year to find you, and l don't propose
that you shall escape me now. l have
here warrant for your arrest"
Like fash, as the stranger ceased
speaking, Mrs. Greene drew a tiny re-
volver from her bosom, and report
rang out. The stranger felt his left ear
Jingle. The ball from the weapon had
clipped piece from his ear. In sec
ond he was at the woman's side, and
knocking the murderOuS weapon from
her hand, clasped Oh her wrist shining
pair of handouts.
IN THE LAWS CLUTCHES.
The report of the revolver had
startled the members of the household,
aud in moment two strapping farm
hands were in the room. The stranger,
who was a detective from Cincinnati,
drew his own weapon and stated to the
two men, who seemed about to rescue
their mistress, what his business was
and for what the woman was wanted.
1t then dawned upon the opaque minds
of the country people whence came the
likeness that they could not understand.
Ii, i.fA To-.
Horton dressed in WOman's attire.
Without any further show at resist
ance, the woman accompanied the de-
tective to Cincinnati, where she was
wanted by the authorities on a charge
of murder.
Her trial developed a strange and ter
rible record of crime.
Jane Carroll was born in the suburbs
of Cincinnati. At the age of eighteen
she had fallen madly in love with g
young man, whose father was possessed
of a considerable fortune. The young
mans parents objected to his marriage
with Miss Carroll and, at their wish,
their son was welded to his cousin.
The morning after the marriage cere
mOny was performed the bride was
found dead by her husbands side with
a poniard buried in her breast. TO the
piece of paper on which was inscribed:
'tDone by hated rival"
Miss Carroll then disappeared. and all
trace of her was lost. Detectives were
put on the case, but all search was
futile. Then the young mans father.
anxious to have the murdereSS pun
ished, offered reward of $1,000 for her
arrest and conviction. Renewed efforts
were made to run down the girl. One
by one the detectives who were inter-
ested in the search dropped out until at
last but one remained-JameS Carter.
4 CAREEROF CRIME.
Following up clue after clue he final
" got on the track of handsome youth
who was moving about the country in
search of employment. That youth was
Jack Hortou.
The detective had followed up the
clue for year, and would have come
upon the object of his search had not
Mrs. Greene suddenly caught her hus-
band and the supposed farmland in a
position which left no doubt In her
mind as to the sex of the pseudo Jack
Horton.
1t was then that "Jack Horton" dis
appeared, and donning female attire,
after she had induced Mr.. Greene to
administer to his wife dose of pow
dered glass, which resulted in her death.
she returned as Jennie Ashton, and
married the man with whom she had
had improper intimacy in his wife's
life time.
firing of married life. Jane Carroll,
now Mrs. Greene, administered the
same deadly glass to her husband. and
he. too, died. as the ignorant country
doctor called 1t. of Inflammation of the
bowels.
Mrs. Greene was sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life for the murder of
two persons, and James Carter received
the reward of ZOO for his clever work.