The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-09
BANK TREASURER SUICIDES
IGNORED 0FEICER OF OAPE INN
 SAYINGS BAN6, GLOUCESTER.

His Faee Blown oh;-Deed Enshrouded in
 Mystery-The City in q Foment of Excite
 ment-Bank Closed for the Day-Institu-
 tion Has on Deposit S3,OOO, ,OOO-Sui-
 eide an Elderly Man.
 Gloucester, Mass, Oct. S.-The people of this city and In fact all residents of Cape Ann were thrown into a state of great excitement when it was learned George J. Marsh, treasurer of the Cape Ann Savings bank, had shot himself fatally in the head at his summer resi- dence in Annasquam this afternoon. Shortly before Il o'clock a. m. the cur tains in the bank were drawn, the door locked and a notice posted up bearing the following: Bank closed for the balance of the day.
 This caused considerable inquiry and many comments were made. The off cials of the bank gathered and quietly went into the rear room and the mys- tery of the closing of the bank in busi- ness hours was discussed. The mys- tery continued until after o'clock, when the terrible fact could no longer be kept a secret that the treasurer Of the bank had shot himself. The follow ing are the particulars as told by Charles E. Sawyer:
 John Strum, janitor of the bank en- gagged Sawyer to assist him in haul ing up yacht on Mn. Marsh's place. About 12:15 while working about the premises MT. Marsh was seen about there and his footsteps heard as he paced up and down inside the house. They suspected nothing wrong. Hav- ing completed their work Sawyer pro- ceeded directly up the street. MT. Strum went With him, but when he reached the summer house house Saw yer left him for the purpose of doing some errand. Strum entered the house and had occasion to visit the cellar.
 He had partially got down stairs when sight of horror met his eyes, for in a heap on the floor. was MT. Marsh, dead, while alongside of him
 
 for the moment, but quickly regained his composure and summoned assist ance. Dr. E. J. Garland responded and found MT. Marsh in the position de- scribed. A great hole was through his face and his brains were entirely blown out. A mattress was immedi- ately procured and the remains laid thereon. As nothing could be done fur ther Dr. Garland, who is an officer of the bank, at once returned to the city and was in close conference with the 1 directors late this afternoon. l MT. March agreed to attend a meet l ing of the trustees this afternoon | When the trustees met letter was found in his handwriting directed to | Sylvester Cunningham, saying that his body would be found in the cellar of his summer house at Annasquam MT. w | Wallace Cook was at once sent to An nasquam to verify the contents of the | letter, and on arriving there, accord ing to one story, found MT Marsh pac- | ing the floor of his house. Having seen | MT Strum about the house, MT. Cook called to him to keep an eye on MT. Marsh while he returned to Gloucester. MT. Strum was not informed of the let | ter, and MT. Marsh requested him to go to the village on some errand, and on his return he found MT. Marsh as stated.
 MT Marsh was connected with the Addison Gilbert estate and many oth- CTS, but nothing as yet is known as to the condition of the trust property The cause of the act was, no doubt temporary insanity
 The bank commissioners, it is said made an examination of the bank, and 1t is all right beyond question. It is also reported that the commissioners were summoned by telegraph this after noon, but nothing to corroborate it could be learned. The bank is consid- cred one of the strongest financial in stitutions in the state, as it has over $3, ,00O0 900 on deposit.
 MT. Marsh had been treasurer for thirty years and was considered a very shrewd manager. It is the opinion of the officials of other banking institu- tions that the savings bank is all right and none of its funds has been mis- appropriated
 The trustees of the bank were In con- sultation until late hous tonight in the bank and refused to see reporters, so no definite information relative to the cause of Treasurer Marsh's suicide could be learned. The bank examiners came here tonight, and after a pro- tracted visit, left, refusing to talk
 There are all manner of stories go- ing around, but nothing of an accurate nature could be obtained.