, 1879-02-04

sHt1A1 0HFE NCEf HHHnlntb0s IN t41Gtf OPINION
thI' ttltre were tn external IN lHTfeA Wc!, wt1ltu
ean*a dcath ar even ln.rnsihi1fty. They aay
furt,cr thnt Barron mus. have entered tic vault
nbnut . 1'c1nck, atpl hat thr effects noticeable
!'c taken eight or ten erains ot morphine into
his hVsttm. Had he taken a,leh du.r, death
would naturally have ensttttl In abont twelve
hours, ind, MS has previously been stated, he
lived until O'rlock tn" next morning, which
seems almost O confirmation Of tiia thcorY.
Tile doctors nlst, nErce il.at. ku tar ns tlr te-
ory Of sufforation Is concerned, there woultl
hare been no trnnblc. even With Tho gag III his
mouth. In living ln fhe vault al least twenty
four hours With no perccptlo1c Injury. This 10
shown by the dimensions of the vault, which Is
nf1cen feet long. ten feet wide, Alht twelve feet
llsxh. They also saJ Tint II te had not taken
hrr poison. nt,t hal hccn In tic vault With The
gag IN biz mouth for two a,na one-half hours,
tEprc w0t1d a'c no good reason why lie should
not SOON revive after being taken Into the air.
The tntt Tint to had uo heart troubles at that
time fs established ny tlsr statements 0f physt-
c!ans, who ray tllat hc atopI'rtl breathing rx-
ccty two minutes before hts heart ceascd beat.
Ing. Barron ,saa
rHoRouoHLr-EDuCATRp DRUGGIST,
mud bad quantity Of drugs in his possession at
the time Ot tile affair.
Tic officers demonstrated BY experience that
1t WIS easy for Barron to look himself In the
vault, leaving the keys where they were found.
on tue i[oor OF TIC room outside: On the outer
door Ut tho Sautt was combination luck. This
was held to The door q. the inside by zap
fastened by one screw. The zap being removed,
Il was easy to pull tlsc door to. shove the bolts
INTO place with the BANG from tie inside, nnd
tlIcn secure them by finger manipulating il,n
bolt Of tho lock into its prouer plnee. This
lnne, 1t was cusy IL replace the cap. Then tlIe
daor was locked. anil could NIT be opened cx-
ccpt from the outsAle. an't then only By ono
cap OF frequently, In order 10 chanEe the COM
biaaltot,, inA knew nll about The lock. Tho
Officers claim that he did It on this oe-
casion, working by tho light Of kerosene
lamp, Which was folinl IN the safe, mi here
nlso was found ascrew.tlrvcr, which the present
Cashier says werc on lie top OF the snfo when
Barron was found: Having d,,le this, barron
eou'l havc closed the doors, put The, lock back
II It had been done with the key from tie out
side. This the officer lid over md over again,
alHl this they claI,n Barron did. II was then an
easy matter to cxtingu,sh tile light Mntl place
the lamp and scrc@-drlyer where they ,were
found on tic top OF n small upper safe. Next
In order, probably, catra tho swallowing Of The
poison nt,a ile adjustment Q! 'le rope nhi gag.
To place the snanaclcs on his wrists wan co Ii
ready, all that remained was tn III duwn upon
the floor Nntl nWait Ills now Inevitable d00m.
nAHnoA's POSSESSING THE HAHncuprs
was traced to the satisfaction Of ihe detectives
a. tile ttn,o Ut bis DEATH
Barron VIA cIrrsiug IN nsurnnce OF hs lIfo
Of $13,0l0, which would r,ss him In premiums
nhOut $G75 annually. The Interest Oh tlc 1nurt-
eage on bis house was about stt0 III c!n1tvll
tax ahont $lol, anil fnauraslro SaU, II total of
fc00 year. lie vas 1t thG tfmn rcrr,vlng It
salary Of 900 from the bank and $50 from tho
town. total nf 81 ,00 year hIt .ut',,,ss {rt,iI
this nnount Sl;DO would leave only $i}0 witt
which to auoport family Of scycn pcrsons.
Jan. ], 1871, Mr. Barron discharged a mortRngc
on his house vi s!0oJ. They also fnl TINT lie
began coycrlng Up his tracks aa fnr back as o.
totcr, 1919 ur 1871, BY "doctprlng y his hooks.
s.$1 ,
o1 to iso especiu account. f1,at snu, being ncccs-
aarE to balance tle account. In tl,r sale au
yclopo was found containing paper on which
Dasron n'aies an nssl0nn,unt VI S9.,tn0 Oh q rnl-
Company, VI rtitslcld, hnss. THIS wa. 10 Mr..
l}usron'A handwriting, null was somewhat lon9.
The substance of II was that II, In case u his
lcatls m examination Of nnt nflairs Ut tho bunk
account OF hts caretcssness, the prncceds Of the
nasiRnfncnt sho.ltsl ho applied to Indemnify
the ba'k. Accompanying this stAtctnent wns u
note, bearing date July 4, 1915, Tor 5000, in
Of which wns indorael, " Interest, $10.h No sn-
try of that Atnbltnt lor intrrtst was found lpnn
tlie houks. Tile bank officers knew nothing Ut
thls notc until alter the trngely.
IT Is suprosKp
that ths false statement made By Barron to tho
l}ank Examiner In November, 1877, together
with the suspension Of tau Newport Savings
Bank the wrek previous, and The knowledAu In
bis possession that tlu DextGr Bank could not
etaNd Il run, inlpcitcl hitn III the commission OF
the fatal decd. II tile bank suspended, tc
Examtnur would be compelled to Investigate Its
affairs. lig would Then BE- exposed Us a pcrIurcr
and delau!tcr. Ile stosM So high In tle rt,n,-
.nunity, having occupied ncur'y every position
OF honor nll trust IN The town. tint ihe idea Ut
being regarded as criminal by his associates,
was, to Il man OF hts sensitive temperament
slm2ly unbenraolc. To prevent such dis
coyery; uutl to enlist tho syntpAthy ulut admira-
tlon Of the public, the scheme uhoyo outlined
was unfoubtetllr concocte4, unld Murh anxiety
alltl mental suffering.
Joseph st.lrc!1, 4 Bangor expert accountant,
waB put uton Tie books last Monday. uni Is
now g0ing over the accounts OK thu ucceasetl
Treasurer for tho ten years that he allied tie
ofee.