Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-17
A CASHIER is MISSING
THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF BANKER NoxoN.

Transactions.
SING SING. April 15.-There Is but one
topic of general conversation In this place
just now, and that ls What has become
OF Isaac B. Noxon, tho former cashier OF
the First National bank? He was to have
been home and at his post Of secretary OF
the Sing Sing Savings bank more than e
week ago Instead of that absolutely
nothing IL known OF his whereabouts and
all trace of him has been lost since he sent
two letters, one to his daughter and an
other to a creditor in Sing Sing from the
Grand Union hotel in New York city.
Those letters reached their destinations
within few days after his departure.
In addition to the mysterious disappear.
ance 1t now transpires that Mr.. Noxon
has left behind him personal debts
amounting to several thousands of dollars
President Henry G. Nelson of the First
National bank says that the accounts of
both banks with which Mr. Noxon was
onnected are intact Like the rest Of the
villagers however, Mr.. Nelson Is at loss
to account for Mr.. Noxon's strange ac-
tions. The missing mans daughter, Miss
Grace Noxon, Is quite prostrated and de-
niles herself 90 many callers.
One Of the main branches Of discussion
is transaction Mr. Noxon had with Jesse
Tyndall, a painter Of Central avenue.
Even the story Of this transaction is vari-
ously stated, and the following is said to
be the correct version:
A Queer Check Transaction.
Last September Mr.. Noxon borrowed
$1,000 from Tyndall, giving him in re.
turn his personal check for that amount.
The check was dated and made payable
In November. When 1t came due Noxon
told Tyndall he had not at that time quite
enough money to his account to insure
the payment Of the check.
Tyndall was perfectly willing to delay
negotiating the check and did so until
Jan. 10. He then went to the bank and
presented the check with his passbook.
Noxon, who was cashier, said he would
make out the entry and have the book
ready in day or two.
That afternoon, however, Noxon sought
Tyndall and told him again that hs had
not enough money to honor the check He
suggested as a remedy that Tyndall make
out to him a personal check for 81 900.
Tyndall did this and thereby became Nox-
ons creditor for that sum. But Noxon
equallzed matters by giving again his
own check for 81 900, dated Jan. 20. On
that day Tyndall went to the bank with
the check and passbook, and the 81 900
was entered on the book. This placed mat
ters in practically the same position as II
there had been no borrowing.
Tyndall had about 90, 200 in the bank,
and as his expenses were very heavy he
had to make numerous drafts upon his 40
count. On March 10 Mr.. Noxon left Sing
Sing for three weeks vacation, 1t Is
said and on March 81 he wrote to Tyn-
dali from the Grand Union hotel of New
VoNH fnofnai.n he -
Tyndall and which the latter had deposit
ed on Jan. 10.
The letter accompanying It said, in
part, that although he had given Tyndall
credit on the passbook for the check, he
(Noxon) could not meet 1t and asked II
Tyndall would hold It until April 20,
when the writer would make it good.
So the condition of affairs now Is that
Typdall has the check and the letter and
the 81, 900 entry in his passbook, but can
not draw against the sum. He is patient
ly waiting until the goth of this month
when he will be able to see whether he is
ever to get back the 81 1000.
Noxon's Further Indebtedness.
Besides this indebtedness to Tyndall
Noxon owes John Gibney, a lawyer, of gil
Main street, 81 900, and Thomas Leary, a
lawyer, of Croton avenue, 81, 900. Rumol
has 1t that he also owes the following:
John Cuatt, a carpenter, of Maurice ave-
nue., $1,000 Smith Aoker, a farmer, liv-
ing about two miles north of Sing Sing,
$4,000; Francis Larken, lawyer In the
Masonic Hall building, S5, 600 (Mr Lar
kin is said to have Endorsed an SS, 600 note
of Noxon's and that 81, 900 of the latter's
stock in the First National bank has been
hypothecated); John Hoag, county treas
urer, $4,000, and Frank Brandreth, a
member Of the family that makes GER
tain pill and porus plaster $5, 900.
The last two Items are mere matters OF
village gossip and receive both oOnflrma-
tion and denial One or two villagers said
that Noxon owed Albert V. Jennison, the
proprietor OF the American hotel, $500,
but Mr.. Jennison denied 1t.
At what the village Is standing aghasi
ia why Mr.. Noxon wanted so much money
and what he has done with It. Last June
he mortgaged to Ralph Brandreth the Ma.
sonic hall for $4,000. There was already
upon 1t mortgage of $500, which has
been held fer many years by the Townsend
Young estate. What has become Of this
money is not known, either, and Sing
Sing is all In the dark.
Prominent In Local AGairs.
Mr.. Noxon for the past 80 years ha,
been cashier Of the First National bank oi
this village. He has also been the secre
tary of the Sing Sing Savings bank. He
is about 60 years of age and Is a widower
having one grown up daughter named
Grace.
Cashier Noxon has been working hard
for many years without a vacation, and
four weeks ago he was granted a thre'
weeks leave Of absence. He was to hav.
returned TO work on Monday, April 9.
His daughter Is prostrated over the alb
ssnoe Of her father. She says abe has no
heard from him during the past ten day
and fears he has met with foul play. Shl
said that when her father left his home
which is over the bank building, he haS
considerable money In his possession.
Mr.. NOxOn has been a resident of SIM
Sing for about 40 years. He always tool
an active part In the village affairs an,
was president and treasurer Of the corpo
ration of Sing Sing for many terms H
was high IN Free Mason circles, belonge,
TO the Knights Templars and was truste
Of the First Baptist church.
At the last election Noxon was elects,
water commissioner Of the village H
was unopposed for the office, his name be
ing on both the Republican and Demo
cratic tickets. He has held the cfiice eve
since 1t was established In the village
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men were probably fatally injured by a
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Red Ash vein OF the Woodward minl
They are William Powell. fire boss; job
Evans, mine foreman; James Levi
miner; william d. Morgan, miner, an
Arthur Golightly, laborer. There Is veI