The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1887-12-24 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

TRAOTO SUICIDE OF MA GREEN.  --On Monday morning Major James Francis Green, of the sth Dragoon Guards, and acting uljutant to the Warwickshire Yeoinanry Cavalry, I eommitted suicide at the Clarendon Hotel, under 1 circumstances of the most tragic character. I Major Green arrived at. his hotel from town on , Saturday evening, when he found an invitation 1 awaiting hint to stay at Beauchamp Hall, the home , of Captain Low and Miss Mary Low, a lady of large , fortune, to whom he was engaged to be married. !Major Green went there, and on Sunday I accompanied Mien Low to church. On Monday I morning another lady, Mm RaYner• e wide.. of \ Maidenhead, made her appearance on the scene. She went to the Clarendon Hotel, shortly before Len o'clock. and on finding that the M jor was staying at Beauchamp Hall, went there in pursuit. On her arrival at the Hall site found that the family were not down, and after inquiring for Mr Low and Miss Low, she vexs fthown into the draw.i:g Tom. The butler apparently sinymted ‘M'ajor treenaoltheer r'snesei,'ati.l,l7hah:„Litiem.°4. requested the Indy to go to the Clarendon Hotel and promised to follow The lady was evidently not in the most amiable of tempers. for as she w. leaving the house she told the hatler to say that it was Major Green's wife sho called, but the lady has since denied on oath that she made this untruthful statement. The Major followed her to . his private sitting room at the Clarendon Hotel, where the sml scene occurred which ended in his destroying his own life. What actually took place at this interview betvreen the Maw and the I widow it is impomible fetes, becauee the memory of the only living witness of the scene does not I ' serve her to make a candid confession. Enough I ' has been said, however, to *show that an angry I ' scene took place, that the lady npbraided Major 1 Green for hi: faititlesaness,.and that, tea state of I hen. the desperate nom pmlced np a loaded shot , gun lying in the room and shot himself. The on , fortunate man must have placed the muzsle of the , glut at the base of the jaw, for the charge shattered the jaw, carried away the toot of the month and ' laid hare the base of the brain. Mrs Rayner says ' that the shot was actually fired while she was at the door, and on hearidg the report of the gun. ahe returned into • the room and w. horrified to find the unfortunate roan lying on his face in Ida own blood. As soon as the saw the fearful result of her visit the lady c tiled the waiters and medical assistance was sontmoned. Dr. Whitby was first called in, and afterwards Dr. Thursfield, Dr. Eardley Wilmot, Dr. .Bennett May, of the General liospital, woo Bnglmm, and Dr. Harrison, of Liverpool. who VI 2...3 summoned by telegraph by Mrs Rayner rendered what assistance was possible to the injured man. Symptoms of compression of the brain spselily set in, Major Green sank into to consciousness, and died at five o'clock on Tuesday morning. The medical men and others who were present say that Mrs Rayner was most kind in her attentions towafds the anfortunate man after the sad event had happened.  -