The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-15
A CASHIER A SUICIDE.
HE WAS A DEFA ULTER TO THE
AMOUNT or ABOUT $4,000.
When Pressed for an Explanation by the
Bank Exaninsr Ne Went to His Room
and hhot Himself

DOVER, y. H., Jan. li.-Isaac +. Abb
bolt, cashier oil the lover National Bank.
is a defaulter, and the amount OF the de-
faltcatlun is estimated 10 be about sso,rU.
The discovery OF the defalcaiion was
made by Bang Examiner Dorr, of Somers-
worth, who began an examination OF IRE
tank last Friday. lie asked MIR Abbott
certain questions, which the cashier SAID
he would explain next morning Wnen
the examiner came IN again Saturday
morning it was found mat the saIe
could not be opened, and Mr.. Abbott fai'-
ed 10 appear lie was at home, ana saic
he would explain all Monday. The re-
fusaI OF the cashier to say anything was
brought to the ttention Of the officials
and Examiner Dorr at once declared Al
bolt q defaulter. when tie VaSlt was
Unlocked Bank Examiner i'orr poster d
notice that the BAN. had suspended pusi-
moss until its affairs could be strai5hteneh
cut.
Mr.. Abbott was also cashier OF the
Five Cents Savings Bank. and was Wy
Treasurer The depositors Will lose mum
ing. but their money Is tied up.
State Bank Commissioners Lyiofd anu
Hatch arrived to-day, and took charge
of the savings bank. They make the
statement that that bank is all right.
MIR. Abbott was born in Dover. ana
has been cashier for nearly twenty years.
Tic was clerk IN the bank before that. lie
has an elegant residence here. The Dover
National Bank Is quite an old institution.
The capital stock is 10000, and the sur
plus il 5000 At "A meeting Of the IL
rectors held last week Abbott was him
self elected a director.
Later.-At o'clock, this evening, just
before United States Marshal Campbell
it ba nf
the defaulting cashier Of the Dover Ma
tional Bank, to arrest him, brother OF
Abbott heard the report of pistol, ana
rushing TO his brothers room, found
him lying on the rlo1r with his face
shattered and covered with blood. LiIe
was extinct.
DefauIter Abbott. of the Dover National
Bank. who committed suicide Just DeioIe
he was 10 be arrested this afternoon. left
In his brothers possession statement OF
his defalcatiOns i'm an envelope addressed
TO Examiner DOrr. That gentleman prom
Used TO make the statement pubic, Dul
said after due consideration. tnat ne
would not give If out He said. however
that the statement was not detailed, Dut
left only clues for him TO follow lie
would not state the amount OF me snort
age. but II Is stated bv some insiders that
the amount is not f.. from $4,000. 1t is
limited that Abbott has not been tniei
i'm the common sense Of the word, Dnt
made his first inroad on the money pc
longing to the bank 10 help out a friend.
He would not state who that friend was.
but there is every reason 10 believe tnat
the true facts will come to light before
the examination is over The hrst sus-
picion that Mr.. Dorr had of the deialca-
ton Was the discovery of note for
SIC. 900 among the banks resources signed
NJ Nelson. This lei to the questioning
Of Mr. Abbott on Friday night. with the
result that he locked the vault with
everything inside and adjusted i so that
il would not open until today. The name
Of Mr. Abbott's young housekeeper is
Miss Nitric Nelson and IL was her sig
nature, it is alleged that appeared on the
note.