Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-12-22
John Huntington, a Bank Clerk,
Fires on His Inquisitors.
a LOST CHECK The CAUSE
Two Agents OF tho Fidelity and Cas-
usity Company Receive Sc
we're wounds.

fatally for three persons. John Hunt
ington, assistant book-keeper aud col
lection clerk. shot c. A. Cromwell .of
Minneapolis and +. n. Hayden OF Chi
cago. representatives of the Fidelity a.
Casualty Company Of New York, ana
then emptied his revolver into his own
brain, infiicting "a wound from which he
died two hours later. Cromwell and
Hayden, II Is thought, will recover.
Huntington was one OF the best known
men In Council Bluffs and numbered his
friends by the hundreds. So fur as can
be learned, he had no bad habits. and
this is what makes his act harder to
explain. on the Goth of hast July a
check for $500 was turned over to him by
Ira II. Hendricks. one of the employees
of the bank. in the regular routine Of
business. Huntington charged up the
check to the Stock National bank OF
South Omaha. and to this day nothing
has been seen or heard Of H. The day
following Huntington left FOR vaca-
tion trip Of several weeks To New York
The bank officials kept thinking the
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and deferred action. As time passed on
and IL became evident that the bank was
out $500. they sent a message TO the
Fidelity a. Casualty Company, notify
ing IL Of the fact and suggesting that
the inspectors come and make an lnves-
tigation. The bank officials claim that
at the time they had no charges 10
make against Huntington. or any en-
ploye of the bank In particular. All OF
their employees We're bonded In the FL
delity, and they preferred that the FL
deity company should make the inves-
tigation. rather than make II them
selves.
Messrs. Cromwell and Hayden arrived
in the city last Friday and took rooms
at the Grand hotel They cross-exam-
ined each OF the bank employees through
whose hands the missing check passed
and among the rest. Huntington. They
claimed To have discovered that he had
been spending more money than his
salary OF $45 a month, which he WAS re-
celving. would warrant. and on this
fact. together with the fact that the
check had been last seen in his hands.
they based their suspicious on Hunting
ton, and the representatives of the FL
deity company met Saturday night and
made arrangements for another meet
Ing at the bank Sunday morning. when
the investigation was to be resumed
GoADED TO MADNESS.
At the hour appointed they We're to-
gcther and Cromwell and Hayden com
menced 70 put the young man through
a running cross fire of questions. Pres
ident J. ID. Edmonson and Cashier G.
A. Hannah OF the bank were there dur
ing most OF the interview. The confer
ence had not been in progress more
than five minutes when Huntington
rose from his chair. pulled a gun and
firing at the representa-
tives of the Fidelity company. The
revolver was OF 4i-caiibre and belonged
10 the bank and had been kept In the
desk of the paying teller The first
three shots were fired at Cromwell. who
had taken the lead In the Interrogation.
and all three took effect. The fourth
struck Hayden and then Huntington
raised the weapon to his head and
fired. He fell TO the floor unconscious
and remained 30 until his death at 10: 20
TERRIBLY WOUNDED.
The two wounded men ran out OF the
bank and into the Grand hotel. the
blood dripping from them at every step
They were taken TO their rooms and
Dr. McRae Jr.. summoned. He found
that one Of the bullets took effect In
back. just 10 the right OF
the spine about the waist line. 1t was
found about four inches below the sur
face and extracted. The second bullet
struck In the left side of his cheek.
a
side of his neck and came 10 a stop after
Just missing the carotoid artery. The |
third struck him In the right wrist, he
having thrown up his hand 10 strike
the revolver out of Huntington,s hand.
IL broke one OF the bones of tho fore
arm clear In two ana imbedded itself
Ia the other bone. almost severlng Ii.
Cromwell viii probably lose the use OF
his right hand on account OF the atIff-
ening Of the wrist joint as result OF
the fracture OF the bone.
Hayden Jared hetter. The bullet
struck him In the neck and after
passing around quarter of the way.
emerged and imbedded itself In the
panel OF the door. where IL was after
wards found. His wound Is not eonsid-
cred OF dangerous nature, but the
variation of half an inch would have
killed him. The bullet that took Hunt
ington's life entered the skull JUST be-
hind the ear and lodged hack of the
right eye. whore it's presence was
shown by the discoloratian OF the nd
His having the weapon In his possess
sion. showed that he had planned IL all
out beforehand and his enollless In the
face of the terrible deed he was meslltat-
Ing was surprising, although the men
present at the interview testified that
they had not the slightest idea that
anything out OF the ordinary was
thought OF by the young man.
THE PRESIDENTS STORY.
Major Edmondson. president OF the
bank. was seen and asked for his YER
sion oe the AFFAIR. He said: Hunting
ton. Cromwell Hayden and were sit
ting In the private Office. Cromwell was
In the northwest corner of the room. I
In the northeast. Hayden about the CEN
ter and Huntington between Hayden
and myself. We were seated about the
table that stands against the north
wall. Mr.. Hannah. the cashier. had