, 1874-08-21
An AbHcullutI fBu2ll1ef.


Storm La&t, Ia, DUO. 17, Correspondence af tbs Dit
THIS town nus Ssen ss1's ta scoao Of the Widest
excitement during tho past two days. On T1l-
Aay last tho wo!l-knowt banking frn Of l3etrtou
d UobLs failed, aud aefraudod its dopoedtorY
out Of s22, ,o0o. Their deposits wo'o principally
this amount, solno sB0u0 were IN school funds
mud taxes that had been collected, aud. thus
overy taxpayer is made sufferer. Tho bal
allco saa ~ private deposits, amounting 10 some
Sl1,090 Annng those are many cnsos Of indl-
eiaual hartlships tint 80. to awaken public
synspatay aud fun t!lo aamo OF ex':iten,ont
alrcudy kndlod. Ono of these was tllat OF
peer blind man named Harnsback. HAo had
s2ao. who lad this amuunt on deposit, aud IL NIL
bo haa III tho world. Another IL tint OF poor old
cripple Of son,o 60 yeara Of ago, named Strattou,
who hAd S350 in tho hank and tho loss Of thIn.
the poor old nan claims, will ruin him.
1le Las large family dependent upon linn, aud
thus $500 il all the money ho had In tue world.
Tho presence and canor Of these two parties in
tho crowd excited good dual Of pity for them
and indignation against tue dolaultera who Aad
swina]ed tAnn,.
Wlen the crowd became convinced that there
:! rush WIS nude by the large and excited crowsl
that had now gathered for L. J. barton, the
sonlor member Of the firm, who. 1t iB cy,dont,
has been the principal it not tho only econndrol
aud aNlndler in the concern. Hobbs, the Junior
1nenber, claitnB that ho hns lad nothlnE to do
WIN TITO baulilng department. for q year paHt.
Ito claims that he WINS wholly md totally ignorant
q wlnt waa going ou III the bunk And not only
that, but lle doupuuceR Barton az . dlB oueat
rascal or tho worst Btfpet who has robbed him,
MS partner, and left him a. pennlleas as any OF
hia ottlor vtctilna.
Tho clo@d wero satisfied with Hobbs state
ment and aftor loarug it nlado rush for
nartons 5! residonco But they failed to ina PIN.
1lh 1atnlly said no waa not 1T home, and It iB
moro t.4an ryobnb!e Aa waa not, Tha next
thing, then, waa to find him, aud into this work
tho crowd went with MITCH zsst. Some wantod
to Shoot him OIL sight, aud others would bc con-
tent with tar nud fcatheripg him. But the ma
totlty favored tue idea OF taking him to the luke
Ana dncking him, until he would 20 willing 10
toll what lo had 1onc will, their mouoy. lI,iB
was agreed to. mud only wanted ona thing to bo
conaumnatcd, aud TINT was tho mau to bo duck
ed. The hare had 10 he caught before 1t could
10 eaten. hut Eartoa was nowhere to 10 found,
anu tho most dlsgonr search failed to regeal his
hldlnE-pace.
Thia tsassplredon Friday. On tho day follow
INK tho nyntory WAS explained. On Friday nlorn-
ing, when Barton found tho trouble WAS Gu him
a1ld tho oxoltoment likely to ariso over bis rus
cAllty, he concluded that discretion was hls best
hold, and 30 struck out ou foot oyer tho prairie
tor ssao City, 20 mileH to the Routh. Qne of
hia near noigheora being alarmed aud feeling for
his aAfoty Oh his famlly'a account, hlroa Ivory
tenn, alla followed him up and overlook him,
TOOK INN III aud carried him to Sue City, whore
hn lott hIna. Saturday u.or.ng barton hirea
conveyance at Sue City to taka him 10 Carroll, III
Carroll County, sone 90 miles still further on,
and station IN the limo of tho Northwestern
1toad swhoto he should arrive Saturday night.
dispatch to the Herald from Carroll says THAI
Barton waa there Oh sunday.--Ep. HRRAIp.l