Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-13
ONE GENT
INSANE AND "A BlGAMlST,
Douglas Green and Mrs. Saeli~
McCrea Married.
SHE MAS DIVORCED; HE WAS NOT.

SHE WAS DIVORCED; HE WAS NOT,
Surprising scandal In which ProBab
uent Watt street Man and she Dsugh-
ter Of Murdered NiiIionaire Smell, as
Chicago. Tigure--They Fly Co Euroves I
NKw YoRg, Feb lS The friends and 80.
quaintnnces Of Douglas Grecn, tho weu
known Stock Exchange broker Of the firm
Of Green ~ Batoman, we're astounded yes
terday to hear that on Tuesday Of last week
Mr. Green was married by negro preach
or at Old Point Comfort, Va, to Mrs. Auca
Snell- Mccreu, Of Chicago, one Of the priu-
cipals in a scandalous Chicago divorce suit,
and the daughter Of Amos J. Smell, The
Chicago millionaire, whose murder by las
rott is one Of the sensational mysteries Of
the time During the day two more strik-
ing chapters were added to the story when
it was nscertnined that the broker and tbs
woman had secretly fed to Europe on thN
steamer l.ahn which sailed yesterday, ard
that Green had been expelled from the fir u
OF Green a Bateman for his connection
with tile scandal.
lie Already Has Wife.
But what gave the case the most senza- ,
tional phase Of all was the general know
edge among acquaintances OF Green that na
was already a married man, his wife being
most estimablo and accomplished lady.
who was Miss Laura Il Tewkesbury, q
niece OF ox-Governor Straw, OF New Hamp
shire They were married about slevsm
years ago aud have two children, boy and
girl, and years respectively, and until
recently Mr.. Green has been remarkable for
his affectionate devotion to his family. Th@
explanation OF Mr. Green's extraordinary
conduct is attributed by his friends 70 iD~
sanity II he had not been spirited out o2
the country, say his friends, by Mira bnslA-
McCrea, in whose power he is, he would havs
been placed ia confinement before last night
as a lunatic. He has never been the sanaa
man mentally since he fell on the ice im
front Of the stock Exchanges last winter and
injured bis spine.
mrs. sneii-McCrea's Hlstory.
Mrs Alice SMELL McCrea came here frsm
/, Chicago about year ago with the avowe6
. intention Of going on the stage. She had
+ been heard Of before as the daughter OF
/ Amos j. Smell, the murdered millionaiFs
real estate dealer OF Chicago and divorced
Z wife Of Wiley .. McCrea, a wealthy meme
! Der Of q Chicago board Of trade firm. She
y was rich from her fathers eatate aud was .
4 worry handsome young woman. She is noA
4, yet p
/, she Meets Green.
After reaching this city she called On
Manager J. NJ Hill, Of the Union Square
theatre, and conhded to him her deslra So
RI become an actress.
n According to all accounts she was still
Y. pretending to study for the stage when she
" met Green She lived at tho Windsor ia
a good style, and as the hotel is the fav0rite
y resort for brokers Green found it convenient
I to spend good part Of his time there.
4 Under the SIRENS SPELL.
B trcen seemed madly infatuated with chs
"a woman. Some months ago his relatives.
al upon learning Of his attentions 10 Mrs Nc
A. Crea, confronted him With their knowledgu
D. and he promised 60 drop the woman. Hs
did not however, and a iotter was sent tc
Mrs. McCrea telling her that Green was \
married man and asking her TO discontinue
y her relations with him. she replied thai
hc she loved him aud would not give him up.
ns 1t was learned that a month or more agt
a. Mrs McCrea said TO Green:
ol ~ want you 20 go with me 20 Savannah
m to sea your wife You must say to her. !
OF don't love you, do love Mrs. ncCrea ane
ny you must give me up and set divorce *
that ] Gun marry the woman love
'A At tho Pistoi's Point.
y, ~ Green said he could not DO chat II is sup
n. ~ posed be had not the courage TO appear be
fore his brothers under such circumstances
Mrs McCreo, however, did not stop here
At o'clock the next morning she appearet
A., at Green's fiat in the Barcelona, accompn
Il. MED by two maids Holding pistol in hei
T.. hand sho pointed il at Green and exclaimed
y, "Unless you SO to Savannah with ne e
n, once / will shoot you.
". Green ran through the hat and escaped b.
- the back stairs. he made some promise 0
Il, other to her later 20 avert Che threatene
~ shooting.
IN Her story Of she Marriage.
m Before her departure Mrs. Smell McCre
cir was interviewed, and the following IS he
story Of the marriage: The whole shin
was farce. 1t was all ia fun. | didn
know there was any license. Sunday "
sh- drove out to Hnmpton-Mr Green, Jam
oft Aver, Mrs. Anna Brandt and myself "
asst went 70 about seven negro churches. All
ne Green got up in meeting at one place an
ify spoke to the congregation and jamie AYE
u spoke at a couple Of Sunday schools,
Ten 1--WE were nearly crazy from laughter, an
lie, when jamie suggested that it would be fu
ty TO get married we all consented. He was
ntt marry Anna and / was 70 marry Dougla
'nd Then we drove to the hotel, bad supper au
Tas on the way home went TO two more c0lore
churches TO hnd some one to marry U
Deacon Short finally agreed to perform q
ceremony, which was a regular circus, 4
no we were all screaming with laughter. Whs
a" we could get quiet the deacon began, Al
N his dialect was SO funny that we laugh'
ms worse than ever. When he asked me il
ano would take dis man for better or wors'
The Douglas called out, Say, you've omitts
up something haven't youl Where does q
ae- love, honor and obey come inf
say MAKE 1t Strong"
We "The old fellow answered. Can hab it a
if yo' want 'All right, said Douglas, 'p'
it in and make it strong aud the ceremon
.hs was started all over.
~ "You can imagine how serious we wei
M when / tell you that we laughed SO ince
49, sanity that we couldn't hold hands when u
~ deacon told us to. We hadn't any ran
aither Jamie pulled little platinum snak