The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-22
THEY DIED I)GEIHR'
PRESIDENT AND CASHIER OF VAy-
COUVER Rank COMMIT Sui
eide SIDE BY SIDE
USED THE SAME REVOLVER
ONE STOOD BY WHILE THE OTHER
BLEW HIS OWN HEAD
OFF
USED THE SAME REVOLVER
CANDY LEFT A BRIEF MOTEL
They Admitted a Shortage to the
Bank Examiner and Said They
Had Been Specializing
I'm Stocks.

VANCOUVER, Wash, April d. -
Charles Brown and E. L. Candy presi.l
dent and cashier, respectively, of the!
First National Bank Of Vancouver, which,
was closed yesterday by the comptrolIerj
Of the currency, committed suicide last
night, two miles from this city, by shoot
Ing themselves with a revolver. Their !
bodies were found this morning lying to-1
gether in a small clump Of bushes about
one-half mile north of the Columbia
school, which is situated on the out
skirts Of the town. They both used the
same weapon, and Candy evidently diedi
first, as the revolver was found in |
Browns hand. 1t is evident that Candy
put the muZzle of the revolver In his |
mouth and then blew the top of his head
off. Brown then took it and shot himself
In exactly the same way, falling over
Canby's body
The fact that Browns bicycle and an
umbrella belonging to Candy were found
short distance out of town last night
led to the belief that the two bank off,
c1als had taken their lives. Early this
morning a searching party started out,
and after several hours hunt the bodies
were found in the clump Of bushes.
TRIED IT BEFORE.
Friday evening Candy, upon being told
by Bank Examiner J. w. Maxwell that
the bank would not be permitted to open
Saturday, went out in the yard behind
the bank and attempted to shoot him
self. His revolver failed to explode al
though all five chambers were loaded.
After failing to shoot himself Candy
came back into the bank and he and
President Brown left together later, talk
ing his revolver. When Examiner Max
well confronted the bank officials with
the shortage of $4,000 which he had dis
covered, both men admitted their guilt
1t is said that both Brown and Candy
had been speculating in stocks Besides
Browns body there was found package
containing $25 and note, saying that
the money belonged to his daughter
Upon Canby's body the following brief
note was found
''My Dear Wife-I feel what I am
about to do is for the best. Forgive me
| IL you can, and4try to live for our dear
children. God bless you all. Good bye.
| Med, April 49,"
SKETCH OF THE MEN.
Brown. who was ffty-four years Of
age, lived In Vancouver since 1852. His
father was the first receiver of the Van
couver land Office. He has served as au-
dttor of Clark county, is married and has
family. His connection with the bank
as its president dated back ten years.
CaEby was f1fty-two years old, and
Frances Burnside, daughter of an Ore
gon pioneer. He has brother who is q
paymaster in the United States army,
Another brother committed suicide by
jumping off the wharf at Vancouver sew
oral years ago.
While Bank Examiner Maxwell, who
is now in charge as receiver, has made
no Official statement, 1t is known that
the bank has loaned a large sum Of
nOn0V on Insufficient SoaurJtv L
ing to his report to the comptroller Of
the currency there Is g shortage of $S1, 900
IN the banks accounts, and it is under
stood that considerable portion of this
amount was loaned to Brown and Candy
On their personal notes About year
ago the bank reduced its capital stock
from 100000 to $4,000. AT that time
about one-half of the so-called bad as.
sets was charged off, and has been
carried as an asset since that time.
COL. JOSLYN SUFFERS.
The heaviest stockholder is Col Ste
phen P. Joslyn, Of the regular army, a
member of Gen. Skaters staff Col
Joslyn is stationed at San Francisco.
His post was Vancouver when the bank
organized in 1888, and ever since that
time he has been the heaviest stock
holder
According to the last statement, issued
II
to about $3.50, ,0e0.
From the condition of the bodies and
other circumstances it is almost ce:tain
that the suicides occurred between and
8 O'Clock Friday evening. Two pistol
shots, coming from the direction where
the bodies were found, were heard at
that hour by L. B. Rand, who lives a
quarter of a mile distant. Following the
arrival Of United States District ATTORNEY
locyf 1fcrnE
was issued by Judge Miller, of the super
ior court, charging Brown and Candy
with the em5ezzlement of $1,000 Of the
funds Of the bank on Jan. IS, 1901 The
complaint contains four charges Of en-
Nezzlement and misapplication of the
funds of the bank and issuing false re-
ports of the hanks condition to the con-
troller Of the currency. Bank Examiner
Maxwell, who has been installed by the
controller as temporary receiver of the
bank, still refuses to give out any state.
ment of the affairs of the bank Both
Brown and Candy, when confronted Brl.
day by Maxwell with false entries in the
books, made full confession, Candy re-
marking:
'Well, you have caught me this time,
MAXWELL; that is false entry"
PULLED HIS GUN.
Then, picking up a pistol from the
counter, he remarked as he held the muz-
zle toward his head, ''this is the only
sure way 1 see out of the difficulty"
Maxwell demonstrated with him against
his apparent suicidal intent, when Cam
by lowered the weapon and left the room
by the rear door. 1t Is believed that
while outside he attempted to kill him
self, as on returning he threw down the
pistol, remarling: THE gun is no good
| and will not go off"
In answer to an inquiry from Maxwell
! If he was Implicated in the criminal en-
try, Brown replied: "Yes, 1 am equally
guilty.
| District Attorney Cay stated today that
| there is evidence that the criminal acts
| of the two officials cover period of sew
| eral years, and only by thorough IN
/ vestigation of the books can their full ex-
| tent be known.