Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-11
HUNG HIMSELF.

Dennis Mclaughlin Puts am End to
 His Life After L0sIng His PosftIon
 as Baggage Master aG she Derby
 DePot-Thought to Have Been Ous
 of His Head.
 People in the neighborhood of Rosette and Dewitt streets were shocked yesterday after noon on hearing that Dennis Mclaughlin, ,one of their neighbors, had committed suicide by hanging himself.
 Mclaughlin was fifty years old and resided at 90 Rosette street, at the corner of Dewitt street. He has been baggage master at the Derby depot for several months, but was discharged on Tuesday last.
 Mclaughlin left his house at 10 o'clock in the morning. His wife missed him at il. After dinner she went to the barn and to her horror beheld her husband hanging from a beam in the loft. He had hung himself with rope.
 He had evidently deliberately planned the suicide. He had stood on a box and as he swung off had kicked it from under him. Medical Examiner White was notified. He found that yesterday morning Mclaughlin had acted strangely, and hs arrived at the conclusion that when he did the deed he was out of his head. On his person he found $29.4 gold watch and some other things.
 
 Mclaughlin owned considerable real estate as he had been industrious and saving of his money. His neighbors speak highly of him, He lost his position at the Derby throuoh no fault of his own. For twenty years he had been foreman of the gang in charge of the cleaning of machinery at the Union depot Assistant Superintendent Wallace said yes- terday that it would be long time before the Derby could get man to fill McLaugh- lin's place.
 TREASURER ROYCE ARRESTED. Twenty-Five Couats Against Him-His
 Mfsdeeds More Extended Than at
 First Supposed.
 WMLIMANTIc, May 10.-Treasurer H. F. Royce of the Willimantic Savings bank was arrested to-day. The indictments alIege the misuse of deposits belonging to Frank Frost, which was covered by false entries, and the making of false entries for large number of notes and bills receivable which were never sent for collection. He is also charged with appropriating about $35,0 at different times; with keeping false accounts of all his transactions and with suppressing entirely from his books certain credit accounts due for good notes sent to New York for collec- ton and paid by New York banks. These are the principal points of the indictment.
 Reyce's transactions covered series of years and began long before the present board of directors assumed charge. Even the bank commissioners and directors themselves since suspending Royce for evident irregularities have been surprised at the boldness and sx- tent of operations revealed by expert exami- nations of accounts.
 March 24 the State bank examiners discov- cred shortage or misappropriation of $15O,- 900 in the institution. Treasurer Royce was | suspended by the bank commissioners and ! the deposits were scaled fifteen per cent. The ! directors availed themselves of the statutory ! limitation of four months, closed the bank, | and since then over $900, ,000 has been locked ! up in the institution. When the present board of directors was chosen in June, 1885, 1 they found that Royce was floating about I $152, ,000 of accommodation paper for New l York parties whose names were not on the | bank books. They also discovered system ! of floating checKs amounting to between l $100, ,000 and $500, 900 per month all of which was done without the consent of the direc tors.
 State Attorney Haaersley's Successor, There is good deal of talk among lawyers over who will be State Attorney Hamersley'e successor. The judges of the Superior and Supreme courts have the appointment of MT. Hamereley's successor. The two most promi- nent names so far mentioned for the place are those of Samuel F. Jones and Attorney William c. Case. Both of these gentlemen were associated in the Malley case with Judge Blydenburgh and Attorney T. J. Fox, and are noted for their keeuness as criminal