Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-22
THE SAME REVOLVER
Used by President and Cashier
in Committing Suicide.
They Wreck the First National Bank
Of Vancouver, Wash,
And Unable 10 Stand The Disgrace ind Their
Lives Together.

Vancouver, Wash, April 2l.-charlcG
Brown and T.. l.. Candy, president and
cashier respectively u the First Ma
tionni Bank of Vancouver. which was
closed. yesterday. by the comptroller
of IN" currency. committed suicide. last
night. two miles from this city, by
shooting lhcmsclt cs with 4 revolver
Their bodies were found, this morning
lying together in a small ciump Of
bushes Both used the same weapon
and CANDY evidently died FIRST. IS the
revolver was found In Browns hand.
Each put the muzzle Of the revolver
in his mouth and blew the top Of his
head on.
The fact that Browns bicycle ana an
umbrella Of CANDY were found "A short
distance out of town. last night. led to
the belief that they had taken their
lives. a searching party started out.
today. and after several hours search
thu bodies were found.
CANDY. upon being told by Bank Ex-
amlner J. w. Maxwell. Friday evening.
that the bank would not be permitted
Ia open. Saturday. went out in the
yard behind the bank and attempted
to shoot himself. His revolver failed
/" explode. After failing 10 shoot him
self. CANDY came back into the bank
ana nv ana President Brown left to-
Erther. taking hi revolver. When Ex-
amin-r Maxwell confronted the bank
officials with the shortage Of ISL 900
both men admitted their guilt 1t is
said that Brown and CANDY had been
Specializing in stocks.
Besides Browns body there was
found 2 package containing s25 and d
10 his daughter. Upon Canby's body
the following brief note was found:
My Dear Wife: / feel what | am
about 10 10 is for the best. Forgive
me if you can and Try to live for our
dear children. God bless You all. Good |
bye. tSignrd) NED. April 49,
Brown. who was "a years of age, has |
lived in Vancouver since fS6ef Candy
was - years of age and was well con-
nectcd. \ brother is n paymaster in
the United States army. Another
brother committed suicide by jumping
off the wharf at Vancouver. several
years ago.
While Bank Examiner Maxwell. who
is now in charge as receiver. has made
no official statement il is known that
the bank has loaned n large sum of
money on insufficient security. Ac-
coriing to his report 10 the controller
Of the currency there is a shortage of
SSl zoo in the banks accounts and it
is understood that 4 considerable por-
ton of this amount was loaned to
Brown and Candy on their personal
notes. About n year ago the bank re-
duced its capital stock from S100. 900 to |
$50. 600. At that time about one-half |
Of the so-called bad assets We're
charged or and has been carried as
an asset since that time.
The heaviest stakeholder is Col. Ste
phen Joslyn of the regular army. a |
member of Gen. Skaters staff Col. |
Joslyn is stationed at San Francisco |
He was stationed at Vancouver when
the bank was organized in 1883.
According TO the last statement is
sued in February the bank had depos-
its amounting to about S230.O00.
From the condition of the bodies and
other circumstances. it is almost GER
tain that the suicides occurred, Friday
evening. Following the arrival of Dis
trict Attorney Gal. last night a war
rant was issued by Judge Miller of the
superior court. charging Brown and
Candy with the embe2zlement of So
GOO of the funds of the bank on Jan. IS.
1881. Bank Examiner Maxwell. tenn
porary receiver of the bank, still re-
fuses to give out any statement Of its
affairs. Brown and Candy when con
fronted Friday by Maxwell with false
entries in the books. made a full con-
feSson.
Distric; Attorney Gay stated. today,
that there is evidence that the criminal
acts of the two officials cover n neriod
of several years.