Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-12
Discovery OF the Maiden Muir.
derer.

The murderer Of Frank I. Converse, I'll,
Assistant Cashier of tho Maiden Bank az
the 18th at December. turn. out To /,
Edward ". Green. the Postmaster of tha
town. lie has Iccn detected ~ the niur
drrer and ipil} acknowledges lis guilt, an,
the stolen nioHcy 5000, has been rccoy
cred, We find an accoun: Of the detection
III the Boston Journal.
suspicion was attracted to Green some
time since III consequence Of his not having
taken any interest III the detection of the
murderer, nor attended any of the meet
| lngS to take measures for ferrctipg out tbs
enmnlal-- and also from the fact that
while he was known to be largely in debt
he had been paving away considerable sum,
IN Maiden bank bills since the murder
After he was arrested, his pockets search
Ell and more bulls 81 the same kind found,
ne confessed the murder. 1t seems 10 have
been one OF the most deliberate, coldllood-
ed and gtfoc'oas murders ON record.
GREEN, confession.
lie stated that on the day Of the murder
he visited the bank twice, and the fir>t time
ne found Il conductor there who left pair
OF skates The next time was al lust hall
| past eleven o'clock. Immediately on on
terlnS the Bank, he walked into the Dircc-
tor rooal' ana seeing no one was there.
he drew his pistol. placed the muzzlc with
IN loot oi Young Couyersc's head and fired.
the ball taking etlec, under or back of the
ear-thc shot telling him to the floor. He
instantly discharged second barrel. the
shot IRON Which took effect in the temple,
White hl' victim lay On the floor.
The nlurderons deed having been con-
suma'ed Green seized the bills in the draw
err am1En ing to about five Thousand dol
lars and thereafter repaired to his Office
Aiter detuimg these facts Green informed
tue persons present. that portion of the
money was concealed III piece Of new spa,
per IN an old boot IN the Pest office. where
solo IN bills on the Maiden Bank was
subsequently found. The balance Of the
stolen money, Green said VS. seerctcd un-
/ derneath the flooring in the attic of the
" o.un'ecr Engine iousc," and. on max
ing search there, detectives Heath and
Jones ioun S3i54, all in Maiden Bank hills
making IN the whole S4gh9. This. with
the sate.,.c,l sums paid away BY him, as above
stated, &C cunts 10. the whole sIm stolen
from the Bank
Green further stated that about ten DAYS
before tn murder, he purchased the pistol
With which he committed the deed. at the
store OF Mr. Reed in Boston, and that he also
bought quantity of ammunition; that he
loaded the pistol in every barrel, and kent
1t IN drawer of the Post office untin the
18th day of December last, two DAYS before
The murder, when he took it from the draw
er and carried it about his person.
Detectives Heath and Jones took Green
INTO custody, and brought linn to the city,
arriving here shortly after midnight last
night aud committed him to the 'Toombs,
where before being locked in his cell. he
very calmly inquired the time, and taking
his watch from his fob wound it up. and
set it by that of detective Heath.
Green WAS - years age last October.
and has an estim able lady for a wife, who
has an infant bu. three or four months
old 40
The agony of his wife on being informed
OF the arrest Of her husband, can be better
imagined than described. 1t is represented
as having been of the most heartrendiug
description.