The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-22

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looted the bank 10 the exteHi ofSio., ,e01,
has caused the gresiest excitement here
Worry oFeT tle t-nsire OF seE,esitors sud
ofshe national authoriises is supposed 60
have induced E.xauiner Mller 10 sauE
oas dis lite 81 tEses saeeielly.
Friday msrlliz,r tae cxamineF was 81
tls baak as usual. directing ihe work oF
fl,e clerks. bui az iEe tine Of the suicide
aa ONE was present hut john p I.sV-ii,
president Il the s,ank. v ho falis sac sery
ofthe tragedy as failews;
Alter eliing nly dinner walked down
to the bank. meeting at the door Clerks
Kennedy and Miller. Who were just going
oru s,r dinner. This was ahou. i2,s0
o'clock. then went inside ard found
Examiner Miller sitting 10 the directors
Office hack oftle counting room Aster
a few moments conversation II eccurred
70 ma that the Examiner was delaying
going q dinner besause ofmy presence,
and said 10 M Miller:
III you have everything locked up yoH
Ought % 90 10 dinner. Mr.. Miller; IL not,
/ viii walk down 70 the MOTEL until you
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sTARrI ED BY THE pEATH -Hor.
The Examiner answered pleasantly
that there was 10 reason why Mr.. Levan
shouli not remain while lie was gone. re-
marking al The same time that there was
nothing he could disturb. The examiner
then len ihe bank. bot in Is INMATES he
returned 0n President Levan remark
ing that he had hardly given himself
time 70 eat his dinner Nr. Miller said
that lac had not been feeling well aud hail
no appetite lie had cnly gone % the
dining room door aad returned without
eating at ali. The two men sat discussing
the affairs Of the hank in regard 70 some
paper which Mr.. LeyaH expressed the
opinion wOald prove To be good.
The Examiner iaughingiy remarked:
But guess You would rather have
money than paper
Leaviug Mr.. Leyan sitting in the Office,
he arose and walked into the counting
room. Mr. Levan heard a noise made as
by one sitting down in the cashiers chair
and moment later the report ola loud
explosion followed.
BULLET THROUGH HIs HEAD.
President Loran raa forward 20 the
counting room, alI 81. dreadful sight ho
i,alield almost Paraiyzed him. on tie
door ly the side The cashiers table and
directly in front olihe bank =afe lay the
outsireicbed form 81 ENaminos Miller.
Blood was gushing nom a great bullet
hole in his head. Mr. I.evan waited 90 see
no more, bat rtIshs,l out on tile street and
gaze the alarm. The load report ofthe
revolver had been heard for half square,
and some persons in stores near by had
already stepped 70 the sidewalk - in
quire the cause ofit. The first person
that Mr.. Levm met he told thatthe Tx
aminer had shot himself IA tie hank. but
he was himself 50 weak from the shock
that he might have fallen had moi friends
led him TO a chair.
The United States detectives who are
in the lily were both at the bank directly
after the tragedy occurred.
FUSED THEBANK's REVOLVER.
Examiner Miller used big revolver.
about a 10. hong. which is owned by the
bank This weapon was kept in tine cash
ier's desk. The revolver feli from Mil
ler's grasp into the open drawer irom
which hc had taken It, After passing
through ibe suicides head. the bullet
struck one al the front doors. kuocking
a ciiip from it and G-om the door glanced
70 the sidewalk of lie baak, knocking
holo in the plaster aud falling to the
ground Il was found or the stone steps
outside the outer bank doors.
The nows spread likes flash, and in
few minutes Thirlesalh street, between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues. was packed
with a mass Of humanity, everybody ea-
ger to learn whether or not the startling
report was trae-
LETTER To COMPTROLLER EcKELs.
Among the letters foundo on the remains
was one addressed 70 James II. Ecilels,
Comptroller OF the 'freasary n Washing
ton, and dated Augls; L, ls9i. Il was
urseslci and read Is follows:
--The directors are extremely anxious
To Resume, and would suggest that yoI
permit me T. furnish them with fall
ststement OF the losses, Is shown by my
report, ciuno; advise them, Is 10 not
know just what conditions yoI wish %
impose.
.wTn yoa plerse. therefore. write ne
.ully. setting forth Suggestions a. 10 the
basis Of resumption which under your
present information you are able p fur-
nish. The directors are an gentlemen of
the highest integrity and are among the
most wealthy ai,d influential citizens. \
committee VIII % down and lay thd
matter berorc you il yoa desire. There
j. not much change IN the situation. eN-
cept such - are indicated in my letter or
August II, in which called ygar stien-
tion to The certificate of deposit acouni.
This has worked down 10 a5oai the
amount Indicated in my letter. A easly
r.Ply Is requested.
Yours respectfully,
CIVILIAN MILLER, Ia>pestlr in Charge
Ever since the opening Of the eSamin-
axiom Mr.. Miller has worked hard. The
bank clerks told him they could iiot stand
the work much longer. At times hc
worSed until 1880 o'clo,ll in the morning,
beg.uning operations again a. 5o'clock.
istariy he had not KEEP. his woEa up
qIite 50 late and last night qni. .; lo;5.
Al no tine lid De seem to be specially
worried a'ou, anything. but al along his
nervousness showed the effects Of the
strain noon him. The uHsealei letter
given above. waieh ha evidently meant
e. Iasil n once. has been sent 20 it, dc,ii-
nation.
Miller was single and aged q yelrs.
iie had 5oeu bash examiner OF this cir
..lit Tor about four y1lrs and had -epsi-
tation for honesty and hard work. His
home was az Mercer. Pa, where hc was
cashier ofthe First National Bank previ-
ous to becoming examiner. His brother
at Mercer was notified Of the sad affair
and repEed TIA; he would leave at once
FOR this city.
REPORTED HE TOOK HIS IIFE-
WA>HINGToS, Aug. IA secret ser
vice detective sent ~ Secretary Carlisle
to investigate tie suspicion Of United
States District Attorney Harry Alvan
Hlli that William Miller, bank examiner
for Pennsylvania, had moi commit,ef
suicide, but had bcon killed. in the Sec