Year: 1867

The prisoner having been asked Ii he had any reasons to give why sentence should not be pronounced, made speech, of which he has himself prepared the subjoin- ed report The portion of the excellent Sentinel report of last week, which we en- close in brackets, Greene requested might be omitted; but we do not feel justified in complying with his request.

 have been informed that many persons have come to hear me make set speech, but in this they will be disappointed. feel no disposition to make display in that direction. I am called upon to assign reason or reasons why sentence of death should not be pronounced against me. May it please the Court have various reasons to as- sign why the sentence of death should not be pro- nounced against me.

 First, was indirectly tried for the crime of for gery and that too, upon the strength of paper tes timony. It was not forgery for the purpose of &c., curing the amount of single dollar in money. It was nothing to injure the person or property of any one. In the South it was an every day occur renee, more or less. Loyal citizens and even con- servative persons driven to the necessity of forging passes and recommendations until it al- most became second nature. The crime of for gerry was not in the indictment. Why, then, was such testimony introduced by the prosecution and allowed by the Court? It could not have been for any other purpose but that the jury might draw the inference, that if would forge an instrument of writing, matter though in point of valuation 1t was worthless, I would be 80 destitute of the last drop of the milk of human kindness as to be guilty of the wicked and fendish act Of poisoning my wife, I admitted that portion of the testimo- ny except the Dawson lotter. In reference to that ! letter, claimed my privilege, unless could have the opportunity of explaining. The firm of Green Smith was owing John McMurtry three hundred dollars borrowed money. A. Y. Smith said he would tell McMurtry that Green had gone to Utica, N. Y., to find an agent for the purpose of selling his land. He (Smith) desired me to write a letter to John McMurtry, giving him to believe that there was some prospect of making sale.

 In the second place, I object to the sentence of death being pronounced against me, because was indirectly charged and tried for bigamy. This was not in the indictment, and knew not that was to be tried for such crime, either directly or indirectly, until the testimony was introduced up- on the stand How could I meet the charge? A. Y. Smith had travelled hundreds of miles for wit nesses. He was not looking for my friends but in search of those who would go might and main against me. Had the facts in the case of my ,mar- riage and trying to live with that Mrs. Doolittle beee placed fully before those jurors, it would have have a thousand per cent in my favor The Rev. MT. Kingsley and wife introduced her tc me nasty union was consummated /; she was ir trouble and involved in debt. I tried to pay hel debts until my means were used up. was then kindly informed by Lawyer that was not com ; pelled to pay her debts. Twas soon informed by persons, who had a chance to know, that 1 had married trouble. Her father-in-law said to me that she had involved his adopted son in debt fal beyond his means, causing him to exert himself beyond his bodily strength, bringing him, as he believed, to untimely grave. When we mov ed to Centerville and Eagle Charge, begged of he, not to run me into debt beyond our salary but al the close of eight months, she had placed me ir debt beyond my means A portion of it, think went to help her mother and sisters. had to gc to the merchants and forbid them to trust her any more. When sine heard of that. my peace was de. stroyed. I was often obliged to leave my bed in the night, and go and try to sleep in the barn on the hay. Before the year was ended, she procured the aid of physician and perpetrated fendisl and inhuman act that would have consigned hel to the State prison. She emphatcally declared under similar circumstances, she would repeat the same act. was convinced We could not live to- gether as husband and wife. I proposed a di vorce; but advised by friends, in order te save disgrace, and to save her from prison, hai better leave. I did 80, with the understanding that we were no longer husband and wife, and tha we should never give each other any trouble. My marrying again, without divorce, is the only in stance, in criminal sense that violated tho law to my knowledge? Why was I indirectly trieG for bigamy? It was that the Jurors might draw the inference that if I would leave one woman, would murder another! Had been man so voii of humanity as to poison woman, it would have been Frances Doolittle instead of Mary H. Green.

 object again to the sentence, because large portion of the evidence was false, especially tha which tended to convict me; and, for fear of mis understanding, I am free to mention names. First A. Y Smith testified falsely at both trials. prov ed this by Capt. Peck. am not disposed to ac cuse his wife of false swearing. I have always been reserved in speaking about the women but if am allowed new trial, will prove that she made desperate mistake

 | Again, was accused of debt. Jas. L. Clark tes tifed falsely that borrowed s100 bill of him, and at another time 50 dollars more. At a new trial could prove that he swore false. He said on oath that he was circus actor. He told me that he wanted to be posted in public speaking, and in the study of Grammar and other studies; and for that purpose he desired to travel with me. His father he said, lived in England, and he wanted me to pay his board bill, until he could geta remittance from him. He traded watches with one of the hote keepers and got boot enough to pay his bill. He had s3.5O left after paying his bill When was al Garrettsville paid his board bi and let him have money for other purposes, to the amount of 50 I received letter from Utica, N. ' informing me that he was young man of bad character, that my reputation would likely be ruined if continued my connection with him. The morning was married | I showed Clark the letter. He begged me to keep it quiet. Again, Roraback swore too strong. lam informed by the very best of authority that he 1 be the most thoroughly impeached man in the county of Litchfeld.

 Since my jail difficulties. have been placed un-