, 1863-12-20
THE of-A141sEN BANK MUIR.
...>t'f -. WEEk.:; =


The residents of tho quiet village of Maiden
Ocutsuwesa &ar{uiiy ). shocked about noon on
1uesday, ey the pt1pctrstion In theis midst
nfpalr Of the boldcst and 1nokt co!d.bloolod
4rndt'tess ttsr conlmftted Ii. this ncglon.5 Thc
victim Of thas daring and foul deed was a
highly eates1n.~i youth, only es' xut..un years
Of age, na1ntl Frank Z. Converse, oldrst ION
II El1sha :. Converse, Esq !. Tfestdcnt at the
Maiden Bank, md Treasurer <>f the: Nos,on
khbhrr Shoe Company. The. particulars COD
TIC bank, In Mlaci the murdered youth was
employed as BoSk keeper or ABslstAut Cash:
follows ,c.s. ., :; T.. : =. :.
:. Tae.day loscnson,. .1r. chas!ea strrslu.
Cashier of 'hc Bank, (which. Ii located in
small brick structure, trecsaA especially i.
Tho hank building. Oh tho main 'stsset, and
closely surrounded by. dwellings ,Au.l uthur
,uecnried hniidinss, GANG TO tals city on l,nsi
hess connected With that 3nstituttou. leaving
Young Conserst al"ne In charge Mr. 3fer--
rill !rtt lou III bilf.. bf which amount
=, COO w*e iu une hualre.i dollar noses, md
3hs lslAnres IN bills Of ve5iour- eualles dc.
nominations MI en- lhr Maiden Bank. The
money w.s in = trehsstr drawer outside Of The
yauit- -,
storrie sftrs Ax.i:ras: eleven o'elock, Mt,
George I: Bailey, well known business man
and resident Of tile yif!agr, entered tho Bank
and t1n1~ E cheek lur t'etwecn s1o0 aud 3asl.
reading, but paekcd lrhtud and wsfted upon
MI. bailey, Tho Immediately afterwrr1 lrtl-
A te.r minutes before twelve O'Clock, Gils.
s. Mcrr'lt. atH'ut fourteen year. old, son ot
the Easlilrr, ~cr1 inlo thu bank, Ind, 10 Ills
horror, discovered young Converse lying On
the foor behind the COULTER, tnsplns aud
,.oAning, and b]oud flowing fst,tn lis head on
the uN,r. Charles immediately t.ln out :in.u
tle e.rrrt and called 1lstAure, u1:,on:, whom
We. Dr. 5chn. .RErlsv, Whu will, Others has
ttned ihto tie hank, and found Cunrrrnr
s'zcatEin,s AMI apparently conkcious, hut nn,
stlo 10 arlc1late y" as to he understood lie
rapidly sank h1tall,ilx Ills last In about
lltlteE minutes nltts teilL tisraserus by
yuuus Merrill
Gu examination Of the body hy Dr.: Rur
tws, II Vas ttl:nl tia, the deceased had been
..tpt Ihr,nsh th. AvMl-sou,u bcin. u uptp-
l.n that th.i ball entered the temple .t,; 1aas-
~ di"e"n*1i. '!svuy!. and out Il litti. ,tsrk
.: tle rar. III Tie uI2Hrstc eids eftlr head
Mhslc others, Judging Irntn the LlArk snAd ar-
pesfalifc tiaSh :'f tis CAR, &re: "f rpiIion that
the t,all etstef1a ss,v1e AMI pasncd .ut At the
nI.:>s...c t4A4I.lc.
Tie ns:htr III tic titt as. j was called from
l5rr r.~.dc:ic< togo 10 u,c 1'ass, bus did not
rss.cfs there unail a;1cr death !.al done It's
work. III. Lnnvr.se, rhe father, mas III his
Place vf lCsiIceh IL u,e city, lub acrpnra-
.i"l ii nn *srn.tr IL Maticp. rcas::.!.s, The
'sai'k ahos,: = o'riociz- Tile agony Of Tie IL.
ahtA "A- LHAsls:1ltlt.G .tiI FfltlS'Il Lar fsfl-
i'apdvs' n.iar4lhy. 1'ua ''oIy VS. GEM eyed
10 a1e re-'isEcc uf Mr., Iuasc-,c anoat :.,rc,.
''eiosh, b. air. Cvo. Richard, anal dHFngttc
,ststts:ton nAny s.sin,s,shi.!'A; f-!anIs allied
T.. .uiuLsstt anS us.isiAIler ii tacl1 ps,~rr,
a1sI to l.axt uPon t,e features Vt MA: i.o hat
al -l,crl titI.s pttorr was Iu}l IT lii, ar,l
slSot. and y ho lron - ci.jlI Lad been tavor-
, it. II. ulr yiiipgt
i Tue hall NhiZh cupsunmateA t1.~ a.cociog,s
:.urdcr lad nut !m.:u iu,atl III A}ate h.u. ycs-
scedar a.tea.upN. ayet noshIu.. whatever
i a4s LrCn ase.rs4tned tt eQutd tic least clue
! 10 Lie murderer. NJ ous has bera f.nua Win
!; hcatd Lie rsport Of the weapon, and no >.r.n.
t SGT oi s,sler l~!son WIS rotseed in tr about
/ 1iH lane yesterday upon " hor. thu slightest
!; -ust.[cltl If guilt can net. Il u certainly
! Terr singular tlut a.c.ln!t Of % deep iyc
! s,unid be cotr u,itttd IN the h", 1T Ut lu.i-
/. nees county Village IN broad iaylly.,, With
! cut III itaat ihtre being so,n- t.et Or s:lecum.
! .trnce pointing 10 = suspected party, II not
% tie real e1snLrn1.
! As y snattcr Of cnnr<c. after The first shock
and tcwllacrntnt which nj the ou,ert fell
Upon the cptnmrEity had passed away, vart-
.as po.siell;t1es md probabilities rr}atiTc to
/ she murder beg II 10 be discussed Is tho
tnHE't people, hnt, \. before stated, nothing
tangible has been reached.