The New York herald., 1863-12-17
THE MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY IN MAIDEN.


and Atroctous Crime Escape Of rho
Ass.s.i"-Fup Parsicui.rs or the Ar
fair, dc.
lirom tho boston Post Dec. 10
Yesterday Rt high noon tho centre OF the town of
OF the moe daring and cold biooded murders that has
ever saddeDed and excited any community. Al twenty
moues before twelve O'Clock, Drank Converse tho son
OF the President OF the Maldeu Bank, found within
that bank just ~ tho point of death. having been shot
through tho head BY wboso hand the fatal bullet was
aimed whose soul rests the guit OF this strocous
crime the yestgaons actively made by tho ofnrerH of
justice have rs yet been Insufficient "a bring light The
facts and circumst connected with the tragedy
far M developed, are no !oowr
,. CONVERGE lsq., brother OF Hon. J. e Converse,
OF this city and of the oson Rubber shoe
pany also President Of tho Maidss bank IN which his
Frank quite eighteen years old af the time OF his
death has for about eigh, months acted a. CLERK Every
morning either Frank Mr. Charles Merrill the cashier
accustomed Boston for the purpose
OF making up the balances between that bank and tho
Boston banks md for this there usually but
person IN the bank from nine oolock uni twelve fe'ter
day morning frank had intended 10 so 10 Boston, but u
finally decided that Mr. Merfil should 60 and lrank
war left IA charge OF the bank cfore going Mr.
Morri took nvc thousand dollars from the vault 10 bn
used ff required during his absence aud let the vault
locked.
Tho building In which tho bank IL located is uted for
no other purpoee, and small edince of brick with
pillars front, stsndiug Pleasant street near
the square and In ~ the mott prominent locations
IN tho vllngc-bouses and stnrer all round nothing
culr noticed during the forenoon and a, twenty i've
md Tin ware dealer In the village vent 70 tho
receive IRON frank Convsrse tiTl IN cash On check
which he presented.
About hf,scn minutes aftor-not later than twenty
minutes Of iwelveRober Merrill. the little of the
Cashier rushed into the grocery store az Mr.. Charles
shepsrd, near the bank, and called for SO
into the bauk, saying that Frank "has got NJ, and
there borrid great hole 10 the side OF hrs head. Nj
Shepard into the bank and frank lying
his back behind the counter and supI1ng In IN
ht attributed the blood on 10 tho bursting ~
bon Ho called him BY name and the dying boy turned
hu eyes upward but could not spsas One os two more
persons had IN, and they rnised hin up snd
carried him to tbs door ,D get the rs.h air, stl wthoai
suspicion VI the errbe crime that hai been commit
ted br. BurTee w1 Immediately sont Tor and he a,
what had been dose, nut II was too late ior
medical aid and Ia about twenty minutes death
II until the arrival OF the physician tina, tue true
state of undersiood and the surprise and
CONSERVATION q that group of n.ighbgrs and TRENDS
when the announcement made that murder had
been committed as Il were under tneir very oyes
hardly be imagined that young man, whom al ioysi
and esteemed bad been sent into eternity by tne fon
nand Of The murderer when single cry of alarm would
have called hundred strong arms 10 bis defence might
well strike dsnay 10 tho hearts Of all Ia su'h moment
of mutual dstrusi what wonder that zach should look
upon his neghbor with susploon u forced itself ufon
HE mind that there the heart Of that village
who had iust mbrued hb hands 10 tho blood OF brother
man
70 parslyzng the effect OF this snddsn revelation
~ CT that effort made 10 sees dettn The
murderer, who must still have been by,
Than minutes could have elapsed from the
Of the sslOu of tie decd until discovery Hut
thers 10 that quis, town enc -boD they could
rely Ia AT emergency ~ sudden aud peculiar and The
ssssiD escaped
IL at lrst supplstd thai tho murderer bad commit
the deed Shle frout II tue counter bat
tina, view 10 nd 10 be alla Ihe counter
extended Acrocs the with wire sAuze above '0ch -
~ frequently 10 banks and Ossr which would -
dncult for reach A. end % the oouuIsr IL
gate through which entrance bad g. the sIscc behind,
doubt The ASSASSIN came through 10 gate behLd
the counter before hrs The fatal sh0t The euisc
under the right aud out tho eft tempe.
and tho pistol was 20 cosc thai the hesh nsar who're ha
bal entered burnt BY The p1wdsf. When found ~
M shepard thc deceased ng TIE fo0r just b.
hind the tsllsrs dess which AZ the middle ~ the
counter as though be had 60 stand there shsn ba
shot There n0thin, to show scIfe, that
the deceased vas uot ,bsn ylns Nlose b. nrsi foil
Az the moneY ths nIney drawer had bssn taken
except few cents some bad been pad out aud some
received dsgosI during the f1rcuoos. snd the
lAseh ~ the NfN't't NAH pIYVApy aooAl h'e bl-shl
dollars ~ tbs ihrte thousand dollars saf ia fipJ 90
N. Walden baIt and tbe remainder ANAL bills, mostly
the SAM bAls lhs murderer ha' gained ts ~ -
crime The 900 bis " " BE- mI0sHbe fof him ~ fsss
aud the th0lsald d9lsu ehich nsy remain % hn
but por rccoiDPense 'or ibe comfnsgl " anch
q AtrU cOls deed
~ ooafse spsruAion f'e .l regard 70 who s ths
murderer and there maly tboors sbfuf b. there
are some pcogis who tAs une % 100 slsp-Das lefs'
about the town yesterday forenoon ana Nf EFli the
baker, says be la~ str-Hsc mao wb0m bo hsi nptoe1
hAh a. hour before ia TIE vcnny y Ne aepo. ~ n3
o1mmtled fhs Baldh@s sni aodaoiy 4 ne
crime f-fns u udhte that uu tho sork
support that idsa Bat tbe pefsoa vto cane ato Ne
bank entrs t.ef u a ssusrhat rsuiafaahls
thai the deceased sholid have ai5~s3 BIN - oors b.
hind The coancr he muat have dqbf betfe lfng tta
shot Then q s1ffnlse1 that The tecoasc1 may ha's
been tbf0wn down before TIE pHtO' ffst but
The hnai iodsns riarc a 10 ballet has been
f0and shah n that case IN a. have entered tta rgf.
u tal thai Hiuoe ta ausnf v 40 Pft1 80 90
beard, outfrfs may have been made ah.a were alsp
unhesff Iyg detectiyes from slstrn have already
virtsd he reeue, snf are busy " vuftf1g ap' te
but the facs whirt we have rec Tel De- seems
very do4btfll D Tie Asaafsin Gao 49, be fre4fri
me bADs be- o1efei fsHsf1 " o. % ~ ne isisr
too ~ to murderer. md The tpwn Hi. ore fIfftef
amo ~ o' tuG rf thTse tb1rssns d1lsfE
sharty alter % yrtitffay ttg tdy = ne orc aHri
removed o. hif fathefs fss tTafH 90 hfef1s li..
hs s.deu rLs famIy hag tfsady tefh rfnfmsl a 80
sad bsfsassmsft an4 are overs tt'fnfd u.h sfif