, 1878-05-10
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o0,g ;ur J"'rs Of the savings nnhN 'o"m'
lGt found thr vault beckett iuey tNch
ras,c. % .ma.l person through 'h' ap,f
suro iaipecgn the vaults. lie iolnd WI.
3arIuu wing in 'ur vault hanIcuiIrI'
gagged. aui a rop" Wo1.h il' neck H.
was taken out scusclc-,, ani remained 30
until about half past i've Yesterday morn.
pr when he expired. He had 'cycral
Dad wounds upon hi, forehead, when
. ,aused his death Tie burglars succeed.
ed in getting away with less than SlVO u
-hc money in the bank.
Toe robbery Sas accomplished probably
.,etween the hours of tive and FIX o.ciocN.
Mr. Parsons, an insurance agent, lett the
'lalk about quarter to five O'Clock, and
-lo;hinu unusual had occurred then.
SIR. Curtis, the Cashier of the National
Bank, left his uffice at five O'Clock, and
,sried the door to Mr.. Birron's room and
found it locked. He supposed he had
Ceftthe building; so, as he went down the
stairs he locked the outside door. Abont
.3iZ o'clock, a person passing the outer
bank entrance saw three men, strangers,
standing in the entry beside the open
door, evidently preparing to step out
These must have been the robbers and
.nurderers, as no citizens were there at
that time. and this same outside door
nad been previously locked by Mr. Cur.
lis. 4 lady who passed up the street
about this time saw two men step out
rrem the bank entrance and walk rapidly
down the street. The robbers must have
luartered themselves in the Masonic Hall,
IN the third story over the bank, as the
doors leading thereto were found unlocked
en- the afternoon, aud were locked by the
Eantor, but they were again found un-
Cooked after the crime was committed.
The men accidentally set upon Mr.. Bar
ron US he went to closet opening out of
4 rear room for coal to replenish his fire.
Here WAS found the partially filled hod,
overturned, and his false teeth and the
pen which he had over his ear were here
.Iying on the floor. The key Of the hand
cuffs and Mr.. Barron S bunch of keys were
also found here. These men probably
Ehought to find the safe doors unlocked
aud the funds Of the bank unprotected,
put this was not the case The door Of
the vault must have been open, and the
outer door of the safe, but the inner door
OF the safe, protecting all the vaIuables
OF tue bank, was closed and locked.
There was c,mbpa'iun lock on this
door, and also II tme.iock; but the time
lock was set to close the safe at seven
o'clock, 50 at this hour did not project it.
But Mr.. Barron, although man of slight
build and little fitted for combat with
his prosecutors, was yet possessed of an
iron will and faithful pnrpose-to lay
down his life rather than betray his trusr.
From appearances, it is thought that they
put cord about his neck 10 force him
10 divulge the combination. He was
probably beaten for the same purpose,
and, when they found nothing could be
tOrced from him, and fearing detection,
they locked him in the vault to die. He
was found gagged with piece Of wood
like those seen Cn pail.handIes. A piece
of cord.line was run through the hole in
wood and securely tied around his neck.
He was handcutfed with his hands behind
him, the handouts being finely finished
and niCkel-plated and of the latest pat.
sern. The thieves must have had the KEYS
20 all parts of the building as well as to
@he safe, as they left all the doors locked
behind them. The Trustees of the bank
have offered a reward of 81 900 for the ap-
prehepsion of the murdelers, and efficient
measures have been taken to intercept
heir tight. A Coroners inquest was in
session on Saturday afternoon in regard
80 the death of Mr. Barron
cast a gloom over this community never
before eoualed He was a man Of rare
;,urity Of character and nrrnoso md had
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