The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-30

after l O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
asked what he knew about the murdered
woman and he said: Last Tuesday
lady rather portly build and Weighing as
much as $50 pounds, entered my Office and
said shee wanted to sue her husband for
a divorce and she made some inquiries
did not seem to want to tell me any of her
private affairs and wanted to know if it
was necessary for her TO in order to get
a divorce.
she said her husband was extremely
cruel and grossly neglected her and their
children, that he had on several occasions
threatened 10 kill her and added that he
had very jealous disposition and a vio-
lent temper, but was not addicted TO
drink"
Lawyer Hamilton said further: Mrs.
Greene, the murdered woman, was in my
Office this morning and affixed her name
10 the petition for divorce and she re-
marked while we were talking that she
was afraid of her husband and hoped she
would not meet him while in the city.
then arose 70 leave and as she stepped
out OF the door she halted for a moment
and came back remarking: 1 have just
seen him coming across the street Doug
las and Main. Mrs. Greene said she
thought Greene was going toward the de-
pot and she did not know whether to go
home or not. 1 did not advise her, but
she said: If do not gf he will go TO my
home and destroy what litue property we
have left She then took her departure
and went toward the depot, taking the
1851 train for Furley. Mrs. Greene had the
appearance of being a hard working
woman She must have weighed about
160 pounds and was not over 40 years OF
age to all appearance. She was married
in 1875 and her general makeup was that
of a plain but substantially dressed wom-
an. Mr.. Hamilton said what he could see
of the man from his Office window, the
husband was a gross appearing fellow
of medium height uncleanly looking and
probably weighed 175 pounds. He said that
Mrs. Greene had told him that Greene had
left her once and came back and begged
hard to let him live with her again. She
was keeping bOarders when he came back
and Greene found a great deal to his dis
like among other things was the fact that
his wife had found that life was more
than worth living when there was some
young folks to make it all the merrter.
Among those who boarded at the Greene
home was young man by the name Of
Mcdowell, whom Mr.. Greene had taken
some exceptions 20 on account of his
seeming famiEarities while an inmate of
his household. Mrs. Greene has often
told how her boarders had threatened to
leave her in consequence of the many I'M
pleasant demonstrations made by her hus-
band, but there seems TO be two sides
told by the friends of both. 1t was told
by some that Mrs. Greene was a COM
panion of the woman named Hart who
was murdered in this city about two
years ago by her husband, o. E. Hart,
and who afterwards killed himself.
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE STORY.
Another story of the inside history OF
those connected with the Greene family
is given by William Tudors, a brother-in-
law of the murderer, who lives at 320
North Walnut, West Side. who says:
Thomas Greene is a brother of my wife
and has been staying at my home since he
came here Tuesday" He said Greene had
made up his mind 70 leave his wife and
had consulted attorneys in his city, in
tending to secure a divorce from her.
He added that Greene left the city yes
terday intending to go to his home in
Furley to get his clothing and effects and
expected to return at once, but he pre-
sumes that when he met his wife on the
train they probably got into discussion
over their domestic relationship and that
his mind had become changed from the
original plan he had when leaving the
city. Mr.. TudOrs believes that Greene's
wife probably informed him that she had
commenced divorce proceedings and the
old differences being. renewed in CONVEX
sation, drove his brother-in-law to the
deed for which he is now a criminal in the
eye Of the law.
SHERIFF SIMMONS BRINGS GREENE
TO WICHITA.
When Sheriff Simmons reached Furley
and brought him to the city yesterday
yesterday he took the prisoner in charge
evenin gon a Rock Island freight train,
when he was removed TO the Wichita
hospital, where the staff physicians at
tended to the dressing of the wounds
made by the bullet which caused a scalp
abrasion on the right side of his head,
and dressed those made by the coupling
pin that Greene used on his forehead when
trying to beat his brains out
When the sheriff left for F'urley ne
placed the papers in his pocket that had
been left with him for service in the di-
vorce case that had been filed by the at
torney for Mrs. Greene early in the day.
The following is a copy of the petition
filed on behalf of Mrs. Greene. who is
now separated with due process Of law.
The petition:
Sarah L. Greene VS.. Thomas Greene.
The petitioner states that she has been
a resident of the state of Kansas for
more than one year prior to the fling Of
this petition.
That she was married to the defendant.
Thomas Greene, October 4. 1876 and that
she has ever been a faithful, chaste and
obedient WIFE that there were born to
them and are now living four children,
namely, Mary. Ruth. May and Charles.
That said Thomas Greene did, in the
month OF June 1895, wilfully and ma
liciously. without cause or provOcation,
strike said Sarah E. Greene, thereby
doing her bodily injury. and then and
subsequently thereto did threaten 70 kill
said plaintiff. and at various other times
has been very threatening in his conduct
iowa rds her.
That said defendant has for the past
three years wholly failed and refused to
provide for said plaintiff or their said
children, and that she has had to depend
entirely upon her owl earnings 20 sup
port herself and children
That said defendant has been guilty o.
gross neglect Of duty and extreme
cruelty 20 the plaintiff. without cause
or PrOvoCa ton
Wherefore. plaintiff prays an absolute