St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-13
He Negleets the Formality Of
Kidding Himself Of Wife
No. 1.
The Guilty Couple Suddenly
Sail for Europe to Avoid
Prosecution.
A Negro Preacher Ties the
Nuptial Knot That Does
Not Bind.

ers and brokers at 81 Broadway, has
Withdrawn from that firm and is now
on board the steamer Lain on his way
to Southampton, England, with Mrs.
Snell-McCrea, to whom he was married
at Old Point Comfort, Va, on the 4th
inst. despite the fact that he had wife
living from whom he was not divorced.
Mr.. Green's relatives, his friends and
his physician, MIR. Curtis, are convinced
that his mindl is deranged. Last evening
they consulted Gen. Roger A. Pryor,
and through him were about to take
steps to-day to have Mr.. Green placed
under restraint, and to secure the ap-
pointment of commission to inquire
into his sanity. 1t is believed that he
learned of these intentions and fed to
avoid imprisonment. His withdrawal
from the firm of Green & Bateman
was compulsory, Arthur E. Bateman and
the other partners, Charles E. Coon
and r. B. Van Cortland, insisting on
Monday last that he should either dis
prove the truth of the reports regarding
his connection with Mrs. McCrea or
sever his connection with them at once.
He chose the latter course. 1t was
learned from Mr.. Bateman to-day that
he first heard about a month ago several
runIors concerning relations alleged to
between Mr.. Green and Mrs. McCrea,
and told his partner that he must either
PUT 4 STOP TO THE SCANDAL
or Withdraw from the firm. MIR. Green
assured him then that there was no
truth in the rumors. At the same time
he promised that he would see Mrs.
McCrea no more. On Jan. 81 last Mr..
Green told Mr.. Bateman that he was
out of town for day. On the Tuesday
following Mr.. Bateman received a
dispatch from his partner from
Fortress Monroe. saying that he
had missed the boat. A couple
of days later he returned to
this city and attended to business as
usual. Mr.. Bateman was informed that
on the Tuesday on which Mr.. Green
had accounted for his absence by tele-
graphing that he had missed the boat,
he had been married to Mrs. McCrea by
Rev. Robert Shorts. a colored minister,
at Old Point Comfort, Va. after having
procured license in Hampton, Va.
Having investigated the matter and
having learned the truth Of the report,
Mr.. Bateman on Monday last told Mr..
withdraw from the firm. MIR. Green sat
down and wrote his withdrawal, at the
same time authorizing Mr.. Bateman to
make any statement regarding the mat
ter that he chose. Mr.. Green seemed to
regard the whole matter of his biga-
nous marriage as joke and did not
seem capable of realizing the serious
nature of the position in which he had
placed himself. He called at the Office
yesterday and was to have called there
again to-day, but when MIR. Bateman
arrived there this morning he found
awaiting him letter flOm his late part
ner informing him that he was ON his
way to Southampton, England, giving
him instructions in regard to the pay
ment of certain small debts and other
business matters. From other sources
it was learned that Mrs. McCrea accom-
panied Green. Their sudden departure
is believed to have been caused by
their learning that Green's relatives
were taking steps
TO SECURE HIS COMMITMENT
to an insane asylum. Mr.. Green is
about thirty-siX years old, tall, of ath-
letic build, with dark complexion. hair
and moustache. and handsome features.
He is native of Georgia. His father
was the late Charles Green. wealthy
Southern capitalist of Savannah, Ga.
His brothers are members OF the firm of
Charles Green's Sons & Co., of Savan-
nah, Charleston, New Orleans and other
Southern cities. His brother, Gilbert
Green, is president of the New Orleans
Cotton exchange. His mother lives
now in Baltimore, and is noted for her
extensive charities. Douglass Green
came to this city about ten years ago,
and nine years ago became member
of the firm of Green & Bateman. They
did a prosperous stock brokerage and
banking business. MIR. Bateman
is estimated to be worth $780,
600, and Mr.. Green is said to
own S50O,000 worth of real estate in
Washington, D. c., besides other prop
erty. About eleven years ago he mar
ried Miss Mackall, niece of Gov.
Straw, of New Hampshire, and they
have two children, girl ten years old
and boy of six years. Until about
year ago no happier family could be
found. They occupied handsome fiat
in the Barcelona apartment house on
Fifty-ninth street, opposite Central
Paxton's church in West Forty-second
street. Shortly over year ago Mr..
Green slipped and fell on an icy side
walk near the stock eXcnange, and Sc
verely injured his spine. His friends
believe that since that time his mind
has been affected. Before then he
was devoted to his wife and children,
butts after he manifested the greatest
aversion for them. About a year ago
Mrs. Green and her children went to
Eurorn and remained there until August
last. On there return they went to Sa-
vannah, Ca, where they have since
lived with Mr.. Green's relatives. Eight
months ago DIR. Curtis, Mr.. Green's
physician, declared that he believed Mr..
GREEN'S MIND WAS DERANGED.
Mr.. Green attended with fair regular
ity to his business, but he was frequent
ly morose and eccentric, and his con-
duct led those most Intimately ac-
quainted with him to coincide with DIR.
Curtis. Mrs. Alice McCrea is the daugh-
ter of the millionaire, Amos j. Smell,
who was murdered in his home at Chi
cago in February, 1888, it is believed by
young Tascott. She married Wiley q.
McCrea, a member of the firm of w. S.
McCrea Il Co., of Chicago, but their
marriage proved unhappy and
year ago last October she secured
a divorce from him on the ground of
cruelty. No contest was made by him.
She is now twenty-Seven years old. For
the past two years she has lived in th S
city residing at the Windsor hotel, at
the Cambridge flats and in West Ninety
third street. She was fond of gay sOci-
ETY., dressed fashionably, drove stylish
turnout in the park and kept two
French maids. 1t is said size became
acquainted. witt ::::s.siaeca last fall and