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1 Trial of Henry G. Green for the Murder of His Wife 1845

handle is hein.trials/aaba0001 and id is 1 raw text is: TRIAL OF HENRY G. GREEN. Rensselaer Oyer and Terminer, (SPECIAL TERM,) HON. A. J. PARKER, PRESIDING. FIRST DAt-Monday, July 7. 3 1-2 o'clock, P. M. Pesent--onorable A. J. Parker, and Messrs. Davis, Bull, and Waite, Judges. The District Attorney moved the trial of Henry G. Green. indicted for the mur- der of Mrs. Mary Green his wife. The motion was granted by the Court. M. I. Townsend, District Attorney, and John Van Buren, Erq., Atorn-ey Gener- al of the State, ippe.redfi6r the People, and Joshua A. Spencer, Job Pierson, Gardner A. Stowe and Robt. A. Lo'- ridge, Esquires, appeared for the prison- er. The Court proceeded to empannel the jury in the case of Mr Green, when the following persons were sworn, mak- ing the jury complete, viz : 1 Driniel A. Cornell, 7 'darn Brust, 2 William Austin, 8 Rich. Valentine, 3 William Kittl, . 9 John E. ktyan, 4 Rich. t;ardner, 10 John Franklin, 5 Bernard H. Lord, I I \Vm. t. Cl:pff, 0 Matt. Overocker, 12 Leiah Budd. Before the jurors were sworn, they were severally interrogated by prisoner's counsel in reference to their having formed an opinion in regard to the guilt or innocence of the accused, and by the District Anotney rn regard to their hav- inT co:rs ieatious scruples against find- ing p:rsos guilty of crimes when the punishment of such crimes was death. 'I lie cuart then adjourned until to-mor- row ,norning, at the tequest of the Dis- trict Attorney, who wishes for further time to prep.rre before openinig the ca-v to the jury. He stated that tie had been preveiLed, by recent indisposi'ion, fron making such preparation as he had de- signed. The case will, therefore, be re suited this morning, at an early hour, and continued d. dtem de die until con- eluded. Before the adjournment of the Court. the District Attorney gave notice tim the attendante of the witnesses in the case of the People vs. Ira Allen, and also in the case of the People vs. Norrnar ,oyer, wduld not be required befre Friday iprqjng. SECOND DAY. 9 o'clock, A. M. The prisoner, who is some 21 or 22 years old, and a man of rather prepos- sessing appearanee, came into Court dressed in a su.t of black and wore a weed in his hat. lie appears in good health, except somewhat care-worn. SINOPSIS of the District Attorney's Remarks in opening the cae of -Green, now in progress at the Court House in this city. M 'lr. TOWNSENo stated that the crime for which the prisoner wa arraignedI was the murder of his wife in the town of Berlin of this county, in February last. The prisoner was burn in that ,own, and is now 2L or 22 years old, and is related to verv many of the re- spectable families of that place. In the month of November, tire pris- oner who was a merchant, was burnt out and he was thrown out of busine-s. Soon after a company of Temiperance performers made an exhibition in tiast town. A young lady named Mary Ann Wyatt, aged some IS years was in the company, who by her fine personal ap- pearance won a strong hold upon the iffectiono of the people, and particular- ly of the prisoner, who at once enli-ted with the coupany in their performan- ces. The company not meeting with much -uccess in some adjoining towns, dis. banded at Nev tebanon ; and son ifter Green returned to Berlin and in- formed his friends that he was tor be narried a week from the next Sunday night, and invited them to attend his vedding at New ,ebanon. But such was the haste of the prisuner to -ake sure of his lrize tiat he did not walt until the appointed time, but celebrated the nupual ceremony on the 6unday previous. On Tuesday night the bridegroom nd his bride staid at the house of Fer- dinand Hull in Berlin. On \Vednesday the prisoder received a visit fron his nother and sister and held a long trivate interview with them. On Thursday, ,,reen and his wife with a party of friends took a slegh ride to tIoosick, and returned with his wife somewhat uni- well. On riday moruing the scene of -voe comtmences ; onthatuorning the ,risoner went to Dr. Rhodes and pro- -ured a box of pills (as he said) for his two use, and returned to Mr. Hull's Orte they were brpipg. Qr.eGtea

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