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Show Inquest Over Body of Suicide ' m An Inquest over the remains of Mrs. S. E. Green, who suicided at the Palace hotel In this city Tuesday afternoon, was held Wednesday morn ing, but brought to Unlit little more than was told briefly In the last Issue of Thk Rki'imilioan. Mrs. LGrccn whllo angered or hurt at her husband's hus-band's refusal to permit her to go hunting with him took a large dose of strychlnc and despite medical assistance assist-ance died. The inquest was held at Lindqulst's undertaking parlors before be-fore Judge I'edersen, Messrs. Edward Smith, Harry Worley and J. W. Crawford Craw-ford acting as Jurors. The verdict was that the deceased had come to her death "through the use of strychnine strych-nine administered by her own hand with suicidal intent." Dr. Green's Story. The tlrst witness called was Dr. Green, husband of the unfortunate woman.' He said that his wife was rather high strung, Jealous In fact.and frequently spatted with him. He had always chldcd her and then they had made up. On Tuesday, Dr. Busby and himself arranged to take a hunting hunt-ing trip. Mrs. Green asked to go, but had been unwell, and her husband Insisted In-sisted that she should remain at home. She agreed, and the 'two men went hunting In the morning, at id arranged to go again In the afternoon. Mrs. Green learned that Mrs. Busby was going In the afternoon and when on thq. street shortly before threo o'clock she met both her husband and Dr. liusby she raised a row with her hus-" hus-" band. Dr. Uusby went his way and Dr. and Mrs. Green went on to their rooms at the Palaco hotel. Dr. Green says that they had been there but a (ew minutes when his wife went Into the kitchen, scarcely moro than a dozen doz-en feet from whero he was standing, and throwing her hand up to her mouth said ''good-bye." He rushed to her, grabbed her arm, twisted a bottle from her hand, throw it in a bucket near and as his wife swooned went to the telephone and asked Dr. Uusby to come immediately to act as a witness as something terrible was happening. He then askcd.central to , send a physician to the Palace im mediately, and Dr. W. 11. Parkinson responded at once. From the time his wife took the poison until help arrived he did all possible for her, but says his wife insisted that she wanted to die. As to tho poison she took, Dr. Green , said that It was from a bottle of strychnine ho had taken away from someono in Georgia, his old home, a bottle he had not seen for six months, and which his wife had probably kept secreted. He said that his wife had - ' Intimated that she would "get even" ' with him this time, and In fact had ' Intimated at other times that she ' would take her life. Ho loved his wife despite their differences and had never treated her . badly. This was practically all he had j ' to say. i Story Vouched For. Dr. Busby said ho couldTjnly repeat re-peat what Pr. Green had said, and Mrs. Busby could add little. She said Mrs. Orecn was one who took things to heart too readily, but said that In her conversation on Tuesday had not shown any moody or unpleasant dls-i dls-i position. Drs. Parkinson and Morrell. Dr. Parkinron said that when ho , arrived at the hotel Mrs. Green wns conscious but In a convulsive state and black from tho effects of tho poison. She seemed cheerful, and Jokingly said: "So you're going to try to save me are jou doctorV" He replled"yes" and went to work, but tho woman insisted in-sisted that she preferred to die, Dr. Parkinson telephoned for Dr. Morrell and proceeded to do what he could. She was unconscious when Dr. Morrell Mor-rell arrived. Dr. Piirklttson and Dr. Green found a package of mercurial tablets In the dying woman's stocking. Further than this ho could nat say. The deceased had evidently taken a large dose of strjchlnefrom a bottle that Dr. Green picked from the waste bucket while he was there. Dr. Morrell merely detailed tho appearance ap-pearance and condition of the woman when he arrived, told of striving to keep life byartltlclal respiration and then his examination of the bottles of poison. Viewed the Body. The Jurors heard ShcrltT Smith's statement that he viewed the body as it was being prepared for burlaland that it bore no marks of violence. They then viewed the body, discussed the matter and sent In the verdict stated above. The Funeral. The funeral service was conducted at the Ltndqulst undertaking parlors Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. Clemcnson making a talk that lias received re-ceived considerable favorable mention. men-tion. The remains were Interred in the city cemetery. Little of the Greens Is known here. They came from Dallas, Tex., but belong be-long In Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Green has been employed In the Zimmerman dentistry. Dr. and Mrs. Busby, of Denver, were old friends of the Greens and were visiting them here at the time of the suicide. |