Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
THE DOUGLAS GREEN AFFAIR.
The Virginia Marriage is OF Some Legal
Effect.

Mrs. Douglas Green, wife of the broker who
has fled to Europe with Mrs. Alice Smell Nc
Crea OF Chicago, is guest at the residence in
Savannah of Z. NJ. Green. her brother-in-la
Efforts of persons outside the family to secure
an interview with her since the announcement
OF her husbands escapade have been unavail-
ing. Mr.. Green declines to allow any one to
see her. Mrs. Green was guest at the Assem-
bly, ball Wednesday night, entirely unaware of
the sensation which her husband had caused
in New York. She did not learn of the scandal
until yesterday morning.
MIR. Green says that he had been aware OF
his brothers mental weakness for three or four
months past. Physicians had confirmed his
suspicion, and had it not been for fear of affect
ing his business interests adversely he would
have had him sent to an asylum for treatment
prominent New York lawyer, who did not
wish his name mentioned, said yesterday:
THE woman in this particular case is evil
IDENTITY very shrewd one and has undoubtedly
acted under legal advice. The laws of Virginia,
where this marriage took place, and New York
differ radically as to their effect
II she had married Green in this state,
knowing as she did that he was already the
husband OF another, she would have laid her
self open to the charge of felony, which is
punishable by imprisonment for five years and
she would have bad no legal claim on him.
The law of Virginia on this point is entirely
different. knowledge of his existing mar
riage does not abrogate her rights against
him and in the state Of Virginia, according to
law, she has FIRM legal grip upon his prop
erty.
1t would seem, therefore, that knowing OF
this condition OF affairs, she persuaded hun to
follow her to Virginia and there invegled him
into the hasty marriage which has just come to
light"
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lawful wife was known as the beautiful heir
ess of Manchester" when, as Miss Laura Tewks-
bury, she first met Green here about eleven
years ago. He was learning the manufacture
ing business in the Amoskeag company's mills
Green was a graduate of Harvard. Miss
Iewksbury was the daughter Of the late DIR.
Tewksbury of this city, from whom she in
herited large fortune. Her uncle, the late
Gov. Shaw, was her guardian, and she was edu-
Gated at the Bradford, Mass, female seminary
Her marriage to Green was the most brilliant
wedding event that ever took place in this city.
1t was solemnized at Grace Episcopal church
about ten years ago. Immediately after the
wedding Green became the agent OF the Phe-
nix cotton mills in Columbus, Ga, where they
remained several years. Green's father was q
very wealthy man, and resided at Savannah,
and upon his decease recently Green is said to
have inherited 5000, 900. Douglas Green is q
nephew Of Gen. Eppa Hunton. Mrs. Green,
with her children, is now visiting at the home
OF Edward NJ. Green, the brother Of Douglas
Green, at Savannah.
MIR. Green's former partners, Commodore
Bateman and Mr.. Coon, are wholly satisfied
that Mr.. Green really did sail on the Lain
They have established to their satisfaction that
his letter to Commodore Bateman was given to
the pilot who took the Lain out, as he left the
steamer at Sandy Hook.
1t is the opinion of Mr. Mackall, Green's
brother-in-law, that Mr.. Green's mental condi-
ton is such that within q year he viii be in an
asylum.
One story that was pretty generally credited
among intimate friends and relatives was that
Mr.. Green's bearing toward his wife was due to
a threat Of Mrs. McCrea that she would shoot
him il his attentions to his wife were marked
by more than formal show of friendllness.