The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24
A BANK OFFICER MURDERED
SUFFERING DEITH RITHER THAN NIX
FILSE TO MS TRUST
uandcuned. Gagged and Bru,-ed. and Then
Locked In the Vault Whose Treasures he
Died 10 Pretect-Au the Mursierer-.

Lacked In the ynuit whose Treasures he
Died 90 Protect Amer the Mur,ierer-.
DEXTER, Me, Feb. 23-J. W. Barron, Treas
urcr Of the Dexter Savings Bank. was left alono
in the Office OF Mr.. Persons. nm insurance agent.
who has his Office in the same room with the
bank at about s o'clock on Friday evening.
Barron did not return home as usual. and
search was made for him. The doors of the
savings bank room were found locked "a usual.
As no rcsponsc was made to repeated cans. Mr..
Curtis. Cashier of the National Bank. which has
an Office in an adjoining room. sought to enter
the savings bank through the vaults which are
connected. so that when the doors OF the safe
are closed person can pass from one room to
the other 1t was Mt first supposed that Barron
had fallen In n IT. as he had for some time been
troubled with heart disease On opening the
vault doors In the National Bank Office. the
outer door VI the savings bank vault was found
open, and thrown back 80 a. to close the pas
sage. Some object was lying against the door
so that 1t could not be- closed Barron could be
heard groaning but even then foul play was not
suspected. The door Of the savings bank was
forced. 1t being expected that the vault doors on
that side would be found open; but they were
found closed and locked. Tho intent Of the
burglars and. as It proved. murdcrers, was then
fully evident. as n healthy man would soon die
there tur want of air.
1nPrt Wfrf no means ~ manu- l'N opening
the vault 50 reeuurse was had to the entrance
by way OF the vault of the National Bank. There
wn- II smnll aperture between the door of the
sntC and the rnof oi tn vault. ana through this
n small person WIS ns-rd with some din 'uliy.
H. found the body Of MIR. Barron lying on the
floor of the vault and against the door of the safe
He ~ 'cccdcd in moving the body So that the
safe door could be- closed. When Nr. Barron
WIS taken through into the ohiro of the
National Blnk he wis un 'one 'ious nnd brenth-
ing heavily. H. was gagged and hhndcuned
The gng was a short piece ~ wood. such as
ight hnVr been tnkcn from the halc OF water
pail. AMI wns secured bh q cpiu p,is-c.l thfouSn
\ hole III tho wood. IN" hani-uiis were 81
Norway iron 81 the lntrst pntrnt finely I'm shed.
nnd nick krl plated ~ con~tfu TED hs 70 srcure
| the prisoner morr tightly should he struggle
| for freedom. A picrc Of lisht rop. nbout six
| feet In lrngih was around his neck. He had or q
| wound behind the ear. another serious cut on
the forchcnd. and still another on th" cheek.
liy,d until haif ra.t fvcth IS morning.
After MIR. Parsons lcft the OH go Mr. Barron
probably " NJ through back room To- a rGal
closet W ih the hot to rrpl"u ~ his firo Tor the
night The murdnr.r- evidently cam" up b.
| hind him and p 'iy'i hlm whil' he whs IA this
! thor, W.. tho plrily-nllod hod o,orturn 4 on
! the floor. Hni th' murdered mans tai.o te'th
and pcn and kgys Ivan; ON the hoor. Thr key
rihhers found ti vault doors nNifnc ou' r door
! oi ih. safe oi'u. but thH r'i,n vault whi-h con
onninuatlnn ln'k. ygu- cl -.i T. Th y uudrnht'd-
| lymuri"rrl Mr i IRON h,.'iu-ri h' would 4
| Il srlos, tho continuation. ami having commit
| tsd tn crime lnes laid i-iu IN tn" vault whirh
! hc died 10 prot ant iirn !" H"d the ,nuNt
doors upon nm ln,ins hi- iri.nl7. ~ inry
must have Thought. liite clnncc oi seeing him
| again awe.
| an THIS must have "'rurrri BOW on ana .
O'Clock last "v"niuE Mr. tnrtls. thr c'ishi"r.
| WAS ~ the National Bank ~ O'Clock ana when
| he leit he tired Nc Barron = d"pr anu iuuhd II
| l"kcL Mr. Gurus went u'!l 10 '"lhg IN nul-
sd" door at the loot oi the stairway. aiirr MN.
| The jhniinr "i Masonic Hnil. wnlrn Is IN ,th',
! thlrI story over tnr BANS ui~'yNrrrd nhlockcl
the door opening from the landing, at the en-
| trhn', % thn stairway !" the nan nhd iron
looked TINS. rms door wns i"unu open when
| evident that ne thieves liad -ecrctcd themsoly's
| IN ms pnrt ~ ,he bs'idlng IN prcparnilun iVr
! lh.,r wnre. ,llf' mns' my i"rn ,ptvVnnr
M''n ~ u, "" VI @ nH' ~ w. ,t M M'iiN
! ins rooms tAr oui-,Hr d4nr %, XII nN.' iih. M.
a. w ~ T., .h'. N'"s' ny 'T t@neS @ ,""" ~, & ,v' , nt,
u~Nl VI barron - l'i In'hihf til''-' n,,'i ~
T. h,nI tNrm WA'h 'n'N ~ ~, ",i,f' "a A. ne, m,S
y. tbn of t.v II ynry ne ,,l,r com.