The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-20
THE WAGES OF SIN.
Noted Scandal in New York Church
Ended by Suicide.
SAD STORY OF NEW YORK LIFE.
@. b. Green, n Wealthy Lawyer Blows
Out His Brains In a Hotel
Where His Marital
Woes Began.

ucGlOn, DuG IL Is True, SAD lie story,
which ought to open the eyes Of the
people to the curse OF divorce. This
article shows that this awful curse
pervades all grades Of society In the
communities where 1t is allowed to
exist.
Standing In room on the ground
moor OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel We'd
nesday in the city Of New York, Sam
uel B. Greene, 4 wealthy lawyer, Of
Stonyford, N. Y, pressed revolver
to his right temple, sent bullet
crashing into his brain and then ex-
pired in the arms Of those who held
him up.
This tragedy was the climax Of a
remarkable series OF sensational
divorce action and incidental suits
and charges which at one time made
turmoil in the homes, society and
church circles Of Monticello, N. Y.
The intrigue and complexities oe che
story ending with the suicide OF Green
II.
1t was a singular coincidence that
Greene selected for his suicide the
hotel where evidence was obtained
against the wife he divorced and
where the complicated matrimonial
troubles, involving SO many people,
had their origin.
a correspondent Of the New Yor.s,
AMERICAN" called at the handsome
home ut Stonyford and broke the news
OF death to the young and beautiful
wife. Arrangements were made to
claim the body before any action
might be taken toward sending 1t to
the MorTue.
THE BELLE OF MONTICELLO.
GreeEe was the son OF William Fl.
Greeng, a wealthy and famous lawyer
of BHTalo, N. Y, and after graduat-
\ ing/ from Princeton married Miss
Jennie Nivcn, daughter Of the Hon.
Thornton a. Niven, and grand
daughter Of General a. @. Niven, and
acknowlcd the belle Of Monticello.
TO st. Johns Episcopal Church in
Monticello there came the Rev. David
Il. Howells, a bright, active and elo-
querb Young man. The young minis
~ - led MIRO. Ni1a:s; 10 sing Tn the
, choif. aad her daughter, Mrs, Greeue,
became an active church worker
one day the good people of the
town were stunned by th, breaking OF
the famous Monticello Church scan
dal, news OF which sprea and caused
SO much turmoil in tine town that
nearly every one was concerned one
way or the other.
Mrs. Howell sued Mrs Greene for
$4,000 damages for alternating her
husbands affections; MIR. Greene and
Mrs: Greene for divorce; Mrs. Greene
sued MIR. Greene for divorce Mrs.
Howell sued MIR. Howell for divorce
and Mrs. Howell secured warrant for
the Rev. Mr.. Howell fer refusal to
furnish support and counsel fees.
USED SIGNALS FCR MINISTER.
In the Trial it was testified that
. hrs. Greene and the Rev. Mr. How
Ae!ls had visited the Fifth Avenue
H!otel together, and faShionably dress
ed 0"omen lhrunged the court room to
hear how Mrs. Greene lit lamp in
her r0'2m to signal the minister in the
VeStry Nf the church just across the
way. The church congregation di-
v:ded and cfashed, each faction alter
nately resigning and rcgaining the
mastery OF the church Affairs.
Mrs. Greene came to New York
securing employment as stenog-
rapher for rich Wall street broker,
and Rev. MIR. Howell was transferred
to BlackwellS Island, from which he
made frequent trips to Mrs. Greene'S
brooklyn residence, at No. 80 Quincy
street. Mrs. Greene failed TO show
that her husband manifested any i'm
proper conduct toward an attractive
Young woman named Nett!e COulson
and for the consideration OF sl2 900
she allowed her husband to secure an
unconteSted divorce
The disappcarance Of Mrs Greene,
long mystery to Monticello people,
was explained yesterday when an
American reporter foul,1 her in Ne
walk, where she is married to the
Rev. 1lowclls, now lawyer, with
Offices in the Prudential Building.
FORMER WIFE HEARS NEWS.
SO he committed suicide, did he:
What was the matter W tn hm?" was
the calm remark Of Mrs Howels, yes.
terday, when informed the suicide
or her former husband.
week after securing his divorce
Greene married his cOuso, Miss Eliza
beth Bull, daughter OF j stice William
Bull, society girl CT Stonyiord vi
cinity. Last week he left his wife
saying ne was going ava for a few
days, and the news Of the tuiclde was
the first his wife heard OF his where,
hbOutS.
Although it is known that Grecne's
end came with despondcncy due tt
drinking, an element OF mystery II
added to the closing chaptcr by tn,
fact that before going TO the Fiftf
Avenue Hotel, Greene talked for ;
long time with some one at the Grant
Union Hotel. While the management
of the hotel say they, know nothing 0
the case, one Of tile employees is re
ported as saying thaJ there was a mar
at the hotel that could tell all abou
Greene if he wanted to. This repor
Coroner Schole is investigating.
Suif Over n KangaIOO's Tail.