Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-03-26

duced his death. His little daughter
Maggie, and his son, George. were in
the room. happily too young to realize
the awful sorrow and affliction. Friends
were moving around, the minister, phyei-
clan, the servants, full Of sympathy and
anxious to alleviate, but unable to save
The facts connected with this most
distressing calamity, as we CLEANED them
from credible sources. may be briefly
stated. Yesterday morning Mr. Thomas
Anderson had visited the bank, as had
been his wont of late, spending an hour
or two in the bank and then going home
to his breakfast Mr. Robert G.. Lam
berton, who sleeps in the apartment over
the bank had heard him below at nine
O'Clock in the morning. Judge Iamber
ton the proprietor, was in the bank at Q
o'clock in the morning, and Mr.. Thomas
Anderson, his cashier, appeared in his
usual spirits, and busted as usual with
his duties. Mr.. Thomas Anderson sug-
gested to Mr.. Lamberton that he should
go to the postoffice and get the mail -
Mr.. Lamberton left the office for that
purpose. Mr.. Anderson followed him
out and hailed him, and gave him piece
of commercial paper, asking him to call
on Mr. Miller and make a collection. Mr.
Lambeuon thought the request singular
ore, and at first ]lesitated to do it, but
finally assented and proceeded on his
way. The next fact in connection with
AS conduct is the statement of Miss
Maggie Lamberton, who was up stairs
over the bank, whose attention was at
tracted to the roaring of flames up the
chimney. The noise was so unusual
that she surmised the bank was on fire,
and she fastened below On entering
the banking office Mr.. Thomas Anderson
hastily emerged from the front door, and
the young lady perceived conaagration
of papers in the crate and on the floor
The danger of fire was imminent, but
the efforts of the family and friends sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames, and
the arrival of Mr.. Robert Lamberton at
the bank, with the intelligence of a still
more startling occurrence, induced pre-
cautionary measures to preserve what
the flames had spared, and TO close and
guard the room from all intrusion. Mr..
Thomas Anderson, after leaving the bank
was observed by outsiders to pass hurriG
ly up in the street in the direction Of his
residence. His manner was excited, his
step rapid, running or walking very fast.
His unusual behavior attracted general
attention. and many people followed him.
On reaching the house it is said that Mr.
Anderson exclaiming to his wife that he
was about to do an awful deed, produced
pistol and started for his back yard -
His wife pleading with him and scream
ing with fright attempted to wrest the
weapon from his hand, but she was un-
able to arrest his purpose. He applied
the pistol to him temple, discharged it
and fell weltering in his gore. The pis-
tol was scarcely discharged before the
family and neighbors were on the spot,
conveying the frantic wife and the bleed
ing form of the husband within the
house. Medical aid was summoned, bu.
it was of no avail Mr.. Anderson recov-
cred consciousness and spoke to his child
physician and others, and is reported to
have uttered the word "premeditated." :"
He lived several hours, but died plevi-
GUS to the arrival of the noon train,
bearing other members of his family to
his side.
The amount and value of moneys and
securities destroyed cannot at present be
determined Probably the loss of cur
rency is only few thousand dollars
The loss of bonds proven can be made
good by the Government. No Gepositor
will suffer. Mr.. LambertOn is a man of
very large wealth, independent of any
possible liability from such sacrifice -
He has large amount of funds on de
posit with correspondents in Philadelphia
and New York, and was supplied with a
large amount of currency yesterday from
other resources. Yesterday checks on
bis bank were being paid at other banks
in Franklin. There is as yet no tangi
BILE clue to this mystery. A letter was
left for his wife, and also one for Judge
Lamberton, whose contents are not d.
vulged, which may give solution of the
mysterious affair. A change was con.
templated in the bank within a very few
days. Judge Lamberton's business af-
fairs were to be wound up and he was to
retire from the banking business. Mr..
Gilfillan, his son-in-law, and Mr. Coch-
rane, late cashier of the First National
Bank of Franklin, had made arrange
ments to take the business and carry it
on for themselves. 1t was undecided
whether Mr. Anderson was, to remain,
but Judge Lamberton had expressed his
willingness to aid him with any pecunia-
ary assistance to engage in any business
he might adopt.
Mr.. Anderson enjoyed the unbounded
confidence of his EN- ployer, he had been