The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-31
ScandalOus Hints Concerning the
Dead Cashier Barron.
Detectives Working Up the Case
And Startling Developments are Soon to
Be Made Public.
TER RIBLE ENDING or THE MYS.
Terry.
Especial to the Press.

DEXTER, JAM 3O.-The Associated Press desnatcb
concerning the supposed murder last February of T
Wilson Barron, late Cashier of the Dexter SAVINGS
Bank created genuine sensation here, Nothing ia
heard in the streets but talk Of the murder and the
air is clouied with rumors, each different and unre-
liable. County Attorney Hutchiugs of Bangor and
two detectives from Boston in Dexter last week
from Wednesday until Saturday. 1t is of course,
naturally supposed that their purpose was to find if
possible, soma clew to the mysterious death of the
late unfortunate cashier but although closely inter-
rogated concerning the object of their VISIT neither
they nor the bank officers would divulge word con-
corning the clews which they supposed to have
found. In an interview last evening Mr. George
Hamilton, the present cashier of the Dexter Savings
Bank reused to state whether the bank accounts of
the late cashier straight, merely stating that
they were supposed to be- He very reticent. and
actually refus ed to talk any further the subject
adding that demands of justice required the most abb
soute secrecy in the matter.
Drs. Mudgett and Cough, who saw Barron lust
before his death, were also interviewed. DR.. Mudg-
EFT stated that in his opinion the deceased cashier
might have come to his death by morphine, or, in
other words that it is possible that Barron instead of
being murdered, as is generally supposed, may have
committed suicide. His appearance before death in
dicated it. He said that DR.. Cloush concurred in
this opinion at the time of the inquest 1t will be re-
membered that Barron when und in the vault of
the bank was unconscious; pair of handouts we're
upon his hands, gag in his mouth and small cord
around his neck. Neither his head nor any part of
his body bore any marks Of great violence. A few
scratches were found upon his forehead which might
have been caused by a fall.
DR.. Cough, like Mr.. Hamilton. refused to converse
much about the supposed murder. He, however,
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wrong and that the cews in Possession of the bank
officers pointed to theory which fproven as he be-
leved it would be, totally different IRON tn at
thus far advanced and would surprise every one He
hoped that within a week all would be ma lie public
The theory thus advocated so shocking to the
public mind that we hope the officials will deem if
their duty to set such surmses speedily at rest and
until we have some tangible evidence we shall refuse
to entertain the thought that reflects such dishonor
upon the grave Of one who has been incurred "a a
martyr TO his fidelity.
The circumstances of the case as developed at the
t me seem to be utterly irreconcable with the
shocking intimation the mechanical impossbility in
volved i the locking of the double doors of the
vault from the inside. being an apparent demonstra
ton of its falacy The high character of the deceas
ed and the opinion held by the bank officers and
townspeople ever stree the tragedy also repel the
idea advanced and only its presentation to the pub
tic in direct and confident form, would induce us to
refer to it, except upon the most positive evidence
ITO the Associated Press1
The Barron tragedy, SO called, has come to a sad
concu ion. We have authority from the bank Off
GERS for stating that the detectives who have recently
had charge of the matter have come to the conclus
ion that MIR. Barron committed suicide Thew de.
clare that the position in which Mr.. Barron was
found in the vault -hand-cuffed, gagged and with
the double doors of the vault locked upon him
could have been caused by himself. Thi, has been
demonstrated by actual trial, the whole being &C.
complished in less than five minutes time by one of
the detectives.
The cause would naturally be supposed to bs def
cheney in bis accounts or mis- application of the
funds OF the bank Whether this is the case or not
cannot now be definitely stated. 1t seems improba-
BILE that if such deficiency existed be could not
have easily made it whole from the property he held
in his own name. 1t must have required a yery de-
lberate planning on the part of Mr.. Barron to have
arranged all the little details of the matter to give
the appearance Of an attack by burglars.
The bank officials are hard at work to ascertain
what was the actual state Of affairs at the time but
now promugate this as the conclusions of the detec-
seemed heroic and in keeping with the character he
had borne, that hIs memory has been presented to
the public as one specimen of virtue to enlishten the
dark records of degenerate times. The denouement
must be received by the public with even greater
sorrow than the news of the tragedy.