Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-26

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After had read five or ten minutes noticed tn,
blinds of the east window were entirely closed.
Charles w Cults, sworn. | left the bank o
which, AN cashier from five to quarter past fv,
o'clock February %. ! was in the bank about |,
minutes; the bank IN the same story Of The saw
ing Bank. OF the opposite iIe Of the entry.
did not see any body in HE entity. | tried the doo
OF tue Sa' inSs BlnA w.eu : weat ou,, and found
it locked. My vault was not opened at that time
at all. Mr.. Bement called me about half pas
seven, on the alarm. went ito the bank about
half part seven, should judge. | met Mr. Ham
ilton and We went into the bank together | thor
opened nv vault door and could hear breathing
and opening tqe inner door could hear breal hing
much pla ner. | called Mr. Barron aid got nc
answer then took II my coat and vest and
squeezed in between the safes and pushed against
the door of the Sa,iags Bank safe and found be
was against it. l'he fem ,inder of Mr. Curtis
testimony i Substantially tie same as the Others. ]
Alder Ii. bradbury, president of the saving.
bank sworn. | examined the suIeties Of savings
bank February 23d, 1873, at nine o'clock, the time
lock giving access 10 the bug chest at eight
o'clock 4. NJ | fund all the bank securities
safe from the best calculation we can make as far
as the hooks show aud from unfinished meinorLn-
da of Mr. Barron. The bank reports about four
huud rcd and sixty dollars { sh.
&. 3. Cbugh. NJ. ID sworn | was called into
the hank when Mr.. baron was taken through the
vault iuto the National bank room. had him
put on the table. lie was III an IL sensible oondi-
uon, breathing slow and labored, aud very slow
pule feeble and irregular. There was an abra-
sion over the right eye witt the appearance of
having blow with some hard instrument. A
bunch about hat the size OF a mems egg on
thu left ,de OF the head, which must have been
caused by blow with some hard substance.
There also another bunch behind the right
ear, besides having the appearance cf having b, en-
strangled. The VEINS upon his head were dis
tended.
gave him stimulants had his clothes loosenod
and apt lied friction to his eSttem.ties. His pulse
came up anl his breathing imp owed | tile.
had Doctors springer ami Midget called 10. We
bed him without any pcrceplibe effect. think
death eusued from blows, sttalgnlaion, the gag,
and from being thrown into close vault, b cath
lug the il pure air. think he was stranged by
sion below where the cord on the gag came.
The blood was very dark, almost black, and very
thick, a, it would be when charged with carbonc
acid gas. There was 10 Indication If any heart
disease in h case.
Simeon Midget sworn. conclr in the testi-
mony ot DIR. Clough 10 regard to the condition of
Mr.. Barron and the cause Of ms death
Matilda VII tney sworn. had bushes. at the
savings bank on Saturday, or Monday. the 10th
and 18Th OF February inst. | can't tell which day
it was. Wien got through my business with
Mr. Baron and was ju-t turning to 20 | heard
the door open and law three men, strangers
stardng in the door. was waiting for them 10
60 out 50 that | could go; when ! heard ore Of
them say something. All | understood wa,
This is" One man ha hold If the door knob
and did rot let 20. He was tall, broad shoulder
Ell man and had heavy dark beard ald dark
complexion. His beard was slightly grey. lie
had on a common dark overcoat anil soft hi'.
The oLe thst stood at his left had full, round
fIce, vi ii fresh complexion, dark moustache, and
was Of medium re, thick set, with soft hat. The
third one cannot describe, only he was a small
mar, looking over the large maus shoulder. They
just opened the door and looked in, aud then they
closed the door. | went out Immediately, bat saw
no more of them. 1t was in the afternoon |
tliak. | think | could recognize two of them
Charles 5. Winsow sworn. passed the bank
building February 22d at about six o'clock Al
went ty the bark cLtralce | Jaw the f1nt do
was open. Ii sounded if there were two or
three men in there. saw one man. He stood
on the floor on the we side Of the eatry way.
He had the appearance Of getting ready to 20
out lie va !atlrg me. lie was \ larse man, a
little above the medium ,ile. He had on a black
light wen Int oyeTcoat | cannot say positively
that saw more than this man. | heard others
Stepping round.
Charles X. Favor sworn. | Ia-sed down by the
savings bank to the post otlice Friday night and
noticed two strangers at the door Of the bank
5uilding. This was Ii tie past five O'Clock. One
ef them stood in tina doorway Of the bank build
ing, wrapping hi. coat about hum. The other man
,tood outside. The outside person was the
largest, and was six feet tall aud would weigh a
little less than two bundled pounds | should
judge. He Lad on dark, long cost They both
had on dark clothes. The one outside had soft
hat on.
Mis-. Kate Russell sworn. | came out out OF J
W. Leighton & Sons store on Friday last at half
past six o'clock p. NJ Went past the post office,
and within ei light or ten feet of the bank outer
door. The half past six clock bell had just done
ringing at the factory. noticed two men come
out Of the door of the bank building and go out
iuto the middle of the street as fast as they could
walk, aud went down street. tdrned aud went
Gown the sidewalk and up the Dustin hill
watched them until they got down past Mr.. Dur
gins store. They walked very rapidly all the
way, and do not think they spoke during the
time. The reason | noticed them was this: On
the night of the 3lst day Of December last was
watching with sick woman, Mrs. Roberts at
the Kingsbury hou e on the declisiy of Dustin's
hill At about L. 40 o'clock that night | saw
man standing on the piazza Of that house. bent
over appearing TO be listening. lie remained
there about fifteen minutes. He was quite large
man and had on dark oyercoat and a soft hat.
He WAS about six feet tall, and bad square
shoulders. One Of the men | saw leave the bank
building a.t Friday night, think was the sam,
man saw on the p ana that night. | could re.
cogn z, the man if | should see him again. The
other man was smaller. lie was buttoning up
h. coat as be went down the street did not
notice the small man particularly, as my attention
was s. strongly directed to the other. | saw no