, 1879-02-28
CASHIER BARRON
Investigation Of the c,,.,
stances OF the Maine
Bankers Death.
He Died, Like IIat1,nu,
Northilold, a Hero and "
q Martyr.
The 0bloquy Liftcd from NJ, uo.
Only After Patient Ex. "4'
ertions,

Bosrox, Fob. a7,-Thc A,,~xti..ss;; t.'saas;
Tomorrow soma new far,. cor,sa nil' publhh
ter mystery. Careful tnvo..,Ha.,ns Inc Dts-
Tho fact TINT tho theory Of ,n,ri1a ,ue'elops
pendent OIL tho proof Of iefolcotio,, 1'eu u hdt.
by thu present Treasurcr of tho b..,' n"s s.atted
ron's SUCCESSOR, George flamlton 'H r,'n a'a aa'.
officials told the detectives TIM, 1'orr, '"s oaak
business, and that hu had m ocror,,,,s taEa
Town Of Dexter,-tllat Is, oil srro,np,,ss IN ths
defalcat!on. 60 tic lotectivcs '.so wnre . N he
to clear up mud explain AWAY ,ho ho,a t,"p'ojd
poiut to murder, T1ley t]td m, r,a,. '"s" uas
thorough examination, as thcv c1a,no', .a ~ az
only In tho direction Of nrovinv liz =, Il oesn9
suicide, They examined wttna.,s. ,'eo'y Of
fc5ed testimony In regard IN ,,a "'o pF'1'
action md appearance Of stranecr. '.aafs :. ai
town. A number Of statements wcrc n,.aa ~ @s
arc absolutely without foundation ~. H.. '.s'
investigation by tho bank officials hcsn Ias ,.'. lug
fair and earnost al 1t ought TO be- Tho ,.s'a .sa!
brought from Bangor worked four vccl, ~ sspss' M
caa'i-hooks, and camc to no deau,tc "'
suit. Tile attcmpt to provo D,r,o, '.
10 spending mora ttlan he rccc,yoa ~ ~
Income has failed stxua1ly. Tin sn,,,.. -
which the principal ideas Of tlcf,tca,,,n ". W
three 10 tho petty cash.book, an fo,1,."' @s
Fob. ~: purchased $500 boud.i, ur.h a..
$7o5 In drawcr." "Fcb. ?ss; SIM IN ..tsn ~;
Non, soy the hank officers, il Dnrrnr ia 'sts =,
this money, why did he 70 out 10 borror ~ ~. ~
NrH. Frances Hooper, But, as so5 r.. f...s! fm!
In one Of tic drawers after the murdo, .! u !.
fntr TO prcaumc that tic cntry NJ 80.
WAS not entirely new cash, but tl,c s,nn
bond TINT Barron purchased On the 9rh w. ~.
$500 paid In by tho Town Co)lectnr md l,,s ~,
found III n drawer. This is tho rrcat min, l.,
thu bank theory Of dclalcation, In rceard n
the $500 bond, the nun who sold n to p,r,cn
has bccn found to bo Charles proctor =,
Corunna. Tile investigation by fbe erta,, IN,
continues.
Another account says; The invcstIo,,,or h,.
been made while waiting for the .,n,y anI 49, ~
satisfactory INJURY Of the hank oflrors .as ~,
their experts, aud Ia tbs work the .e,v,...%s ~
soma Of tho best lawyers nj katne ona o,hs.
clear-heade1 and st1arn-wlttcd rrnt,cns, b..
been engaged, Nothing haa hcon taro, 0ts =.
granted, tho one end sought being tfc tn,h
The result, in a word, is tho ronvicttnn
that Barron died The martyr ],c was so lonr h..
licYed to have died, ,-tnat ,hc suIcds thcopv i.
built on the tllmsicst matter, and rrcat % wron1
has been dono TO an honorable, heroic m,n, 'Ts M
origin Of tho sutciila throrv II ott,iIuto5 ~
George Hamilton, Dasron'a suecc,sor. who,o
conduct IN the mnttor Is descr1bc,1 M ruslou,.
cnyIous. Ills course il reviewed in detail and
severely criticised as inconsistent and n.sed m
fatso assumption. Regarding I}arron,, n,r,ta
expenses, about which 40 much has beto
said to show q mottya for the cdm,
tho investigation shows that tho statements
conccrrinr his real estate arc hulIt n,trax. Hs