Edward Green, 1866 April 13

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from the cash BSKXaKA drawera and left. Converse'S body was dis-~
covered ore afterwards , and the police immediately began looking
Lor or. ne stranger Ay Poon wie, mgghb be the robber-mur derere Green fs
a not t actually become a suspect until it was noticed that he was

tf. den %s 4 s. 1 3. ban |
oe money far beyond Nis means and then he was kept under close
._Surveilia INCe »_ The post, office was searched during his absence and
over $1 000 was found hidden. Finally Green was taken into custody
3 s)

- and, following a lengthy interrogation, he finally conféssed that he
had killed young Comverse and robbed the bank, At his trial, he

pleaded guilty and was sentenced to hang. His execution was delayed

~ because the Governor at the time refused to sign the déath warrant
as Ureen had not been tried by_a jury, After the Governor!s term of

office expLr ed, the new Governor Signed the warrant, and Green was
hanged on = oF Apr. , 86ad Can? Crawtoahgs—

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BSEXSHA drawerm and left.

Converse'S body was dis

s found hidden,

Finally Green was tz

ken

from the c

covered shortly afterwards, and the police immediately began looking
Wet ors stranger in town who mgghb be the A Mas ey Green

did x - become a suspect until it was noticed that he was
“spending tioney far beyond nis means and then he was kept_under-ctose

surveillance, The post office was searched during his absence and

into custody

His execut

over $1,000 wa
and, following a lengthy interrogation, he finally confessed that he
had killed young Comverse and robbed the'bank, At his trial, he

ion was delayed

warrant

pleaded guilty and was sentenced to hang,
sause the Governor at the time refused to sign the death
sen had not been tried by a jury the Governor's
of fice expix red, the new Yovernor signed the wargant, a and Green Was:

After term of

sar se April 13; M66 andl Caa7 Cav HIG GA
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in 1633, was the son of the Malden

ea! a Eevee PEG DUS Bap tt, PANE! pe e S He Age E Pind SO
r crippled in one leg, Yreen had a pleasing pverso=
2 eg :

a ahh y CH 5 West AN bony Fa REO HL O£ Ve Oe i
é nd when his father died in L060, ne appc sinted

+ sa a Ae pp peu i 4 af OES aa kes ae ck Goes Bey a en ba om an ow
his place. He was also the agent for the publishers
of the local school books and was considered one of the leading

f f ty Yh feats sh ah yi ee VS teres
of Malden. However, “reen had a tendency to live far be-

: a a gna 38, A es LRT EW lie CIE Sita AUNT | wae EASE HAGE 1 a Je a YH pag
lis means and, by 186), he was far behind in both his post office
and school books accounts and being pressed Bor payment. Tirst he

tried to burn the post office ntendtns. to claim that the fire had
destroyed the money, but a? Vv vol unteer fire department was too alert

a

U Bi Aa a i HR pa yon me de : ps at ar fi qe eth Ue as ps
the fire was contained before it did any damage, He then de-

Ey van PSR hile PIER jae LA A cae hy es is : age a Se ASCARID ROE pie aM yea eat LLNS

termined to rob the bank and use the proceeds GO vie ombud hang Ou NLS

ae Ng hey Pe Hy Pe Wa Po Fay Soest ; FARRAR oS ang Pf nae b

financial affairs, On the morning of Dec, 15, 186), waite the oth
a a)

coc - ao aire Fe n teas hy * Inc , ny ar } “ “yo
iilcers were away from the bank, he entered it x% on two occasions
PERE sie PUR Wali PSTG ER ee WU be Ho Nye go i is ; His Late) ky pce ah By cael
and left when he' found other customers pr esent, round LL: OQ, he

once §

only person. there was 17-ve

ce oat aj ien 5 4 oie
r < V ot thn tall Tas fe 7 4} fay taal fy ras Ana Ta, HO
a erse, the teller and the son of the of the
han! Hea ahnt x«r- red Ua tie Ryall ae 4
his “90 Snow Vy ee -onverse in the head tir I and

s “| boy idk a 7
L1E8aQ UWLCe 2 stole arouna

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ane

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Ln one

his fath
was

books and was conside:

en
aster

of the local
had a
both his
2ssed Bor payment.

-to claim that the

but
sigs

and was cont
termined to rob the
inancial

officers were 2

Le

fairs. hile

5 heh es 7 Bs Yates aie pei
nd wnen he! found other custor
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it there once ag: the onl
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« Converse, er and



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Edward Green executed on 1866-04-13 in Massachusetts (MA)
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