The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-26
THE SAVINGS BANK MURDER.
"IF THE FUNDS HAVE cor TO 90
PREFER 70 90 WITH THEM"
Further Partieuiars OF the Heroic Death Of
y. w. Barron, Cashier OF the Dexter Saw
ings Bank-llis Last Words to his Wire.

Further Particulars OF the Heroic Death OF
u. w. Barron, Cashier OF the he exter Saw
inss Bank-Ilis Last Words 60 his wir.
DEXTER, Me, Feb. 25.-When Cashier J.
W. Barron read the account OF the gagging and
forcing tho combination from Cashier Whttlc-
sey OF the Northampton Bank by masked rob-
bers, he said. II the bank funds have got to 20
In that way. prefer to go with them" Had he
not 80 preferred last Friday afternoon. he
would have saved himself from terrible
death. but the bank OF which he was cashier
would have lost very large sum OF money.
Careful investigation confirms the tclcgraphic
reports sent Saturday night. and make this caso
without parallel. The cashier Of the Northflcld
Bank in Minnesota was instantly killed. after
refusal. Mr.. Barron was subjected to slow tor
turc and the certainty of an awful DEATH but
he did not yield.
Dexter IS little village near the northern
limit Of railroad travel in Maine. Inthe central
part Of Dexter IL the Masonic building. in tho
second story Of which are the savings bank Of
| which Mr.. Barron was cashier. and the National
Bank.
On Friday Mr.. Barron left his wife later than
usual. saying that it was a holiday and he was
| going to the bank To do some figuring. and
would be home ut 3. He did not come then and
delayed SO long that Mrs Barron said to a milk
man named Bcment that she feared he had
| heart disease. Mr.. Bemcnt to relieve Mrs Bur-
ron went to the bank building. and secing
no light in the bank once thought Mr. Bar
ron was gone. He asked one or two persons II
they had seen him pay money. No one had
| Then he looked for II. C. Parsons an insurance
agent. who had a desk in the savings bank
room Meeting Cashier Curtis of the National
Bank he asked him about Mr.. Barron. Both
went to the door OF the savings bank room
| ana listened. Ihey heard a fnint groan.
Then they thought that Mr.. Barron was
! H. They attempted to burst opcn the door
of the savings bank room with an axe. but fail
ed. Mr.. Curtis said that he could get in ty pas.'-
Ing through the small space between his safe
! and the savings bank safe The two saf"s were
in one vault. Capt Weed. n small man, was
summoned, and squeezed through the space.
! hut found the savings bank safe door open and
! something behind IL, which prevented him from
| shutting i. rms door, when opened blocked
| the spare between the vault wall, ana the safe
| walls. Meanwhile III" gtouns c"vtinu.d. lai
named trowl climbed over the sai" door and
found Mr.. Harron'- body On the floor. Draw
| ing II along So that the safe door could be- shut.
| Can't. Wool was all"io come through. B> the
| lantern : light he -aw Mr.. Barron, with hi- eyes
-"i. III. handS hehind b sback, his face livld. a
woollen sng. IN his mouth and roIr woumt
slnd o as tas r r i B"5S rron H'a wa. %
ami apparently dying. The men tried To- ou"n
! the yuut door IN the savings bank room. II WIS
locked. amt they w"re Obliged to sl''c1' tue
| unrons 'iUus man through the narrow ~purr tl
get him into the National Bank room. The air
! in the vault WAS so clos" that one of TIA" men
! nearly tainted before he got out cot w'S
brought aud Mr.. Barron placrd ON it. pr.
ClnuEh was soon hv him. hut Mr.. Barron never
rallied for an instant. just before death. an
| Med ms wife -miled family and tnnn dirl
| Tho handouts were cut from his wrists with
cold rhisol.
l. was evident that an attempt had been mnle
| t. roh the bank and after Mr Blrron'S death
| an examination of the rrems' '. was madD.
| u sides the large outer door. VIII. IA wis open.
rt' Mr' lw1 lnnan u,,i. H., % ,i1e e M. h'i.h
doors were locked. and when opned every
IN r,. in a., , ',,"' WI "'
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| rnnl Ind Uarr,ms fa1s. ,,e.n
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| ft."T mimi -nII.niv nj ,',f..I A., ,'r.. a.,
| could su.al Will. H. wn- nl!ins ihr cnal fl0l
| Then h. yi,- I,,utii anI Willis .frur..l.r.. r'-
| cslNrd the vnun i-. Then hc WIS taken g. tine
want ana commander To- o,li-rO-- tie conib.nn.
| ihrnntru.i with hcins lo .knI m the vault hl.
po kris w.rr rinri. The k.y to thr,nnIt ,lnor
| itk,n ana ,l. door closed and locked I'M him
| Then the rt,i.l.,rs cog. ..p,.d
| Ali tins WIS done IN dnyiight in a building in
busy village street. ana yr' no on" heard n
| and there Is liitl, evidence that the mon w.r.
son going AWAY. That It was done in dnvlirht
! -hnw. tlft the rnhb,.r- wrr. fanllnr with tho
/ hnnk Thry know tlnt III. t,ul,' 'ln'k vnuId b.
s.t nj nilht. nni tnen i, wnuil DO D. GOOD If Mr.
ur, " - '',, w. w., H. & u,"t', ~''' - ''''
! Mr. Parsons IN. insurance agent say- ho l.ft
/ tu,. ruuk .i no Mr. turft- m. National luk
,1sLi.r' WI. In his rom, al : f. NJ NM s1tr.H
mai. f'r Nr p.rr,,,, soon nit.r Mn, Ltr..r-
| wrr. ryllaniiv So hiddan thnt thry .aluli Tx.
| instant ,iynniuD, of opnnrtuuiiy They must
| niv. ,lriX D. irin town iy uIlslt IL rn -ir,u,'.'
| men hnv, been seen on tho our railway tn,t
| enters The yilmrr They s,e.rrtrd tbru-
| srly.a rrnhallv IN Nnsonl, Han Iuriu. IN, d.v
| nnd when tLry found the bank urnr d"snrtri
| D.crlt by Mr. Bnrron went in silently locked
| ihlur': thcy i"lt ana lrnuhnS d9oN tHh IN
| This ,v,,s ihr work ~ the mos, exnort nrofns
sionnls for although detectives from Boston