Evening journal., 1901-04-22
SOUGHT DEATH
BY His own HAND
Suicide Of Former Whining.
toll Man in West
SPECULlTED WITH BANKS CASH
Edmund Lea Candy, Well Connected
Here, Admits Guilt and Com
mitS Suicide

Vancouver, Wash, April 22.-Charles
Brown and r. L. Candy. president and
cashier. respectively. Of the First Ma
tional bank, Of Vancouver. which was
closed on Saturday by the controller Of
the currency. committed suicide Sat
urday night two miles from this city
by shooting. Their bodies were found
yesterday morning lying together in a
small clump of bushes. Both used the
same weapon, and Candy evidently
died iirst. as the revolver was found in
Browns hand Each put the muzzle
OF the revolver in his mouth and blew
the top of his head of.
The fact that Browns bicycle and an
umbrella were found a short distance
out Of town Saturday night led to the
belief that they had taken their lives.
A searching party started out yester-
day. and after several hours search the
bodies were found.
Candy. upon being told by Bank Ex
aminsr j. W. Maxwell on Friday even
ing that the bank would not be permit
ted to open Saturday. went out in the
yard behind the bank and attempted tc
shoot himself His revolver failed tC
explode. After failing 20 shoot him
self Candy came back into the banl
and he and President Brown left to-
gether, taking a revolver with them
When Examiner Maxwell confronted
the bank officials with the shortage o
Ss1 900 both men admitted their guilt
Il is said that Brown and Candy haS
been speculatlng in stocks.
BY the side OF Browns body ther
wan foVnd a package containing 81
and a note saying that the money be
longed 10 his daughter. Upon Candy
body the following brief note wa
/ found:
my Dear Wife: feel what al
about to do is for the best. Forgive m
II you can and try to live for our dea
children. God bless you all. Goodbye
Ned. April 49,"
Brown. who was 81 years OF age, ha
lived in Vancouver since 1862 Canb
was 50 years Of age, and was well con
nected. A brother is a paymaster 4
the United States army. Anothe
brother committed suicide by jumpin
OF the wharf at Vancouver severa
years ago.
While Bank Examiner Maxwell, VIII
is now in charge as receiver, has mad
no official statement. It is known tn
bank has loaned a large sum Of none
on insufficient security. According t
his report TO the controller Of the cur
rency there is a shortage Of sSi 900
the banks accounts, and It is under
stood that a considerable portion {
this amount was loaned TO Brown an
Candy on their personal notes. Abor
a year ago the bank reduced its cap
tai stock from 100000 to S5OOOO A
that time about one-half Of the s,
called bad assets were charged or
and have been carried as an asset sine
5 that time
Edmund Lea Candy was we'll and q
. vorably known here. He was the thin
son OF Edmund T. and Mary Canb
D and was born in 1S47 at Harmon
e Mills, below Stanton, where his faith
e was engaged in the milling busines
Edmund was educated at Delaware &c
lege and in other institutions. Aft
reaching his majority he entered q
employ Of the late firm Of W. r. al
In. Cause, lumber merchants, and lat
| with the Springer. MOrely g. eau
Co. He went to Vancouver in 1877
accept a clerkship in the First n
e tional Bank, in which position he !
r mained a very short time before bel
r lappointed cashier Of the institution.
f came East two years ago ON bushes
and visited his relatives here befo
II returning home.
d Friends OF Mr.. Candy cannot belle
e that he was in possession Of his rig
= mind during the period he appropriat
II the money. They say he was genero
! to a fault: genial, whOle-souled, obi
n ing. and in every way good citiz'
He was known as a man who "
above suspicion. He was Of fine pf
siaue and handsome appearance. So
eral years ago he married Miss BuI
le side, of Vancouver and she, wi
.e three young children, survive him.
IA Relatives Of the dead man receiv
= word of his death yesterday.
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