Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
His Accounts $4,000 short.
a New Hampshire Bank Cashier Falls
In Helping a Man in Trouble.

4 New Hampshire Bank Cashier Falls
in Helping a Man in Trouble.
d. Warren Lane, cashier of the Mer-
chants national bank of Manchester, has
been found to have a shortage of SAC
| in his accounts He has resigned and
| turned all his property over to the bank
and is penniless. DR.. J. c. Moore was
president Of the national bank Of the Com
| mon wealth the Derryfeld savings bank, and
| the Peoples Fire Insurance company, all
| of which failed during the panic two years
! ago. Charles f. Morrill,, cashier of the
| bank and treasurer of the insurance COM
| pany, is now defaulter. Cashier Lanes
! shortage was incurred by holding and car
! rying drafts of Moore unknown TO the Off
cials of the bank.
These drafts were drawn on the banks
Boston correspondent, the national bank
| of Redemption. and were hOnored when
presented to Cashier Lane. At the time
of he semi-annual examination Of the
bank, Nov. }, there was supposed to be
! balance of $4,000 in the hands of the
Boston correspondent The examination,
however, showed only $1,000 Cashier
Lane confessed to the shortage, and pro-
duced the drafts of Dr. Moore. He turn
ell over to the bank all of his personal
property. This covered the shortage with
| the exception OF SlJUOs WHICH was iuau'
cool by Mr.. Lanes bondsman.
Mr.. Lane is 81 years old, and is one OF
the most respected citizens Of Manchester.
He had been employed in the bank since
1855, and had been cashier since its organ
izaton as a national bank. He has not
been gamer by one cent by sharing IN
Dr. Moores alleged msdeeds.
There are many sensational reports
ahoat in regard to the affairs of DIR. Moore.
He has been compelled to give up the posi-
tion of treasurer of the Union Publishing
company. He has been surrendered by
his blndsmen on the indictment in connec-
ton with the savings bank collapse two
years ago, but is at liberty on his own re-
cognizance. Legal steps have been taken
for an accounting of property in Moore's
hands as guardian. Mr.. Lane expects
that DR.. Moore will make good the S44,-
= 600 Dr. Moore is a brother in-law of DR..
Henry Tucker, formerly of Brattleboro,
but now of Lakeport \. II.
The Sante railway system was sold
at auction in Topeka Tuesday, in accord
! ance with the plan of reorganization. The
purchasing committee made the only bid.
t S60,0OO,0O0.
A despatch from L'Anse, Mich, says
that the tug Pearl b. Campbell, of Duluth,
was lost off Huron Island, about 40 miles
e from l. Anse Monday. The entire crew OF
seven men were lost. The Campbell was
e bound from Marquette to Duluth.
Matte Gowaltley, 12-year-old colored
D girl, attempted to poison the members OF
p the family with whom she lived by putting
T. rat poison in the coffee at lndianapoli,
T Tuesday. Three members CT the family
are in a critical condition.
+ Mrs. F. T. Higginson, society leader and
I wife of a leading Boston banker, and hel
u Young paramour, James W. Smith, Bos
= ton lawyer have arrived at Genoa, Italy
{ Mr.. Higginson is said TO have cabled 500,
5 600 to his wife, remarking that she would
u starve if he did not send her the money.
= a switch engine of the New y ork, New
- Haven & Hartford railroad, Harlem Rive
: branch, while on its way to Van Ness
: early Sunday morning, left the track oI
= the curve south of the Port Morris station
!. ran down an embankment and turned over
:, instantly killing the engineer and TIVE
= brakemen.
:. :. b. F. Boomer, on trial in Waukon, Iowa
- for fraudulent banking, receiving money OF
deposit after his bank was known to be in
solvent, was found guilty on Saturday an
sentenced to five years in Anamosa peni
Tertiary and 20 pay a fine of $4,000. 1t wa
!. charged that he had defrauded deposition
Y out of nearly $4,000.
S VIM. j. Godsland %, was watching
5 polo game in the rink at Salem, Mass.
2, Thursday night when the ball was knock
4, ed through the wire netting, hitting hin
1t upon the head. He remained in the RIM
IS until the game was finished. but durin
ID the night became unconscious and die
re within a short time, the cause being con
N cussion of the brain.
James n. Hurd, 20, a carpenter, wa
murdered at his home on Oak street il
- Biddeford. Me-, Saturday. His son Fred
%, who is a telegraph OPERATOR nottie
d. the police and coroner. The young mai
TO has been arrested, charged with the mul
n der, which was evidently committed b,
h striking the old man upon the head with
m Ratchet while he was in bed. 1t is though
Of that young Hurd is mentally unbalanced
lie Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania an
n nounced Monday that he has not been, i
it not now and will not be a candidate for re
lie election to the Senate of the United States
His term expires in March, 1897. Prom
inent Pennsylvanians in Washington, VIII
are close to Senator Cameron, state that j
os Hay Brown, of Lancaster, will be tn
re choice of Mr.. Cameron and his friends fo
lg the succession. Mr.. Dalzell is also name
IS as probable successor. The resignation
in is said to be due in large part to Mr.. Can
rt eron's views on the silver question, whic
ar are not in accord with the large majorit
of | of the Republi leans of his state,