New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-24

TO BREAK OPEN TIRE ALBION BANKS SAFE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE
ALBION, n. Y, Aug. 23.-A complete history Of
the great Burrows estate and its connection with
the broken First National Bank Of Albion. and the
downfall of Albert :. Warner the missing bank
president and executor. would make a story exceed
ing in interest many "A novel. In it would be found
mysterious disappearances accusations Of murder,
poisoning forgery and robbery, mingled with ac-
counts of opements aud love adventures. In the
present excitement many half forgotten story has
been revived which at the time of its occurrence
was a nine days wonder.
Roswell ;. Burrows, who began life poor boy. at
the time of his death controlled two rail-
roads was the president of the bank which
he owned and his fortune Si00O,OO0. He
made. on October 30 1874, a will bequeathing his
property TO his wife, Louisa b. Burrows, to his
three living children Mary f. Stewart, Ida l.. Bur
rows aud William r. Burrows; and 10 the chill
dren OF his deceased son, Charles Il. Burrows,
namely: Mary Burrows, Roswell Burrows,
and Albert Burrows. Mrs. Burrows was
given the Burrows mansion here aud
one-third part of the income from the remainder Of
the personal and real estate. The other tNo-thlrds
of the property was divided proportionately be-
tween the children of Mr.. Burrows and the child
ren of his deceased son, Charles r. Burrows.
In 1877 Ida, one Of the daughters Of Nr. Burrows,
Virgnian of good family, but poor while she
at school in Richmond Warwick followed her
home. At hrst her family consented 10 permit
their marriage, but afteTward found reasons which
led them to object. The young people then took
matters into their own hands and e0ped. lda's
brother pursued aud overlook them at a short
distance from here aud brought his sister home.
A few months after this Ida departed for Ohio 70
visit a school friend there She met by appoint-
mcnt her lover and the two were married Ihe
parents were apprlsed Of the marriage and called
Mr. and Mrs. Warwick home, where another mar
rage ceremony was performed At the request Of
Idas father Mr. Burrows then added codcll 20
his will in which his executors were
directed to pay only the interest on
Ida Warwicks share 10 h,r; and not
TO give any Of the money 10 her husband This
codlcil was added IN 1877.
WARMERS RELATIONS To THE FsrArE.
Warner at this time had been in the employ OF
Burrows Tor many years, and had So iugrauated
himself with his employer that Burrows would
trust no one else. The will Is no Warmers hand
writing and at the time the codicil Ua, drawn the
testator who was sick and looking for death. was
wholly under Warmers influence, and continued 30
until his death in 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Warwick
took up their residence IN Richmond Mr. Asher
Bidwel who lived in Iowa, did not qualify exec
utor Mrs, Burrows, unfit for business, resigned her
trust as executormto Warner, hand, by giving him
her power of attorney Alexander stewart. auo thcr
executor died suddenly IN lN7l. II was whispered
even then thar stewart death wasa ,u.p. ous one.
W. K. Burrows the fourth executor, tIe only SOP,
who had been pursuing course oil dissipation tor
years. now fell wholly under the influence of the
eyll genius Of his family and gave warner ms
/ mower Of attorney in considerable. of Warmers
rs.,nant to s,nplv Inn, with all tl. money ne re.
| ,,,,,r..l -, ,,a,t bis svtr,v,g,nco
N,v, +, v,,s that Warner who had been elected
president of the Bank and who had been seized
| with the idea of stock speculation. ,t, tins vast
estate completely in his power. and began hi, sys-
t,matic depreda ions which Dee CONT oI,d without
mole,tatIou until W. H. Burrow cali. for money
bac,m. more trelueut and for larger SUM, than
Warner could meet. Unable 10 Mect them,
y,.,., SLIM, ,a u,rrorr -. .,1r,.1.. This caus.d
/ MS rupture wan i'"- 'tti 'tti't'' ~ io ..t IL ~ IN
tutu moran 'I' PL' n. .4' ~, j. -','
4" ''' " ] l' ~ ,trr,,y + fr =, ,r,r IN m
/ ht.A'r lower "i '''"IH'l d." lui.' 'l.'i '3 an
accounting u' iI' "-tdlr 'al hIN- ser PROC 't'liHs5
ou foot dud too> burrows 10 hS nome " boston,
Warner alarmed by the le!t >irh> taken nl 'aul-
ku~. started fer Boston. LuuoW. '. >' nH MN
of attorney hr had given to tau>iu, and
renewed tno.e TO Warner who then departed
for his home. satisfied Of IIs departure 'aulAIIs
appeared m MS turn aud got nom Bulr'N, Ms re-
VOCATION or the powerful. gwen 20 warner ana .
renewal of tho.r he taulAln' uai rAercised.
S6aai ' 6r"ail tR 6. 9 c'aas' ' an oaer Go@ Lc
surrogate OF rc1us County, ctiu- afa.t i.rrh'
der lu account of his STE" ard>hIp DID r'ii. war,
uer hao Iue tine of lh" hearing t,.Nu''d uhiu
August L. and seeing that n~ course N3e run,
realized .ycINtun- ue could, titA,tttL.b h' Ic'I
estate and ued.
wNNrf- METHOD 0r BU-rNI.-.
The following facts. Wuirh were t..- -tIed ifoN