Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-16
DICTATES WILL
AND CALMLY
WATTS END
BANKER BARNEY DEVOTES
LAST HOUR TO BUSINESS
Receivers of knickerbocker
Trust Declare Company Sol
vent and Suicide President
GuiItIess of Violating Laws,
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wounded by HIS own hand. Charles
Tracey Barney summoned his family
and lawyers 10 his bedside. and after
calmly reviewing his business and pri-
waite affairs and giving minute express
sion Of his wishes IN certain matters.
dictated and signed a viii In which
his wife was made the principal bene-
ficiaFy. This matter disposed of, he
submitted with resignation to the
operation through which his physi-
Hans had hoped 10 save his life. A
half hour after the lawyers withdrew
The former head Of the Kniekerbocker
Trust company WIS dead. This be-
came public today through "A state
ment BY Albert 5. Milbank. nf the law
firm ~ Masten a. Nichols. Mr.. Bar
ney's personal attorneys. aud explains
the presence at the house when the
coroner arrived yesterday Of Arthur
II. Masten ana @. L. Nichols. the firm
mombers. II WAS given out AZ the
house after Rarncy's death that tho
dying man had said nothing further
than The remark repeated later by Dr..
a, Dixon. Doctor, this Ii an acci-
dent Today Attorney Milbank stated
that after Barney shot himself and
was found senseless On his bed. he
was restored 10 consciousness AZ about
1880 ia the morning. He remained
conscious until 80 p. M, when an
a~neslhciic was administered n the
physicians probed unsuccessfully for
The bullet which had entered the left
abdominal cavity ana lodged under
h shoulder blade. During his con-
Sctous moments the depOsed bank
president requested that his attorneys
De summoned Barney made a viii
two years ago. but this he subsequent
~ destroyed. The original document.
a II understood. provided for the same
distribution of his property, practi-
cailt. az did the final paper. except
for necessary changes caused by the
shrinking values. When the first viii
was draw Barney was estimated To
be worth between 81. 00O, 600 aud
81, 0N0, 600. N rs believed that the es-
tate az present VIII amount 10 $1,000
u0u. Ia Yesterday viii the banker
directed that his estate Eholld be in
eorunratc0 ana administered by a
board Of trustees chosen from his
farmer associates IN the directorate Of
The now suspended kuickerbocker
Trust company. Harnes directed that
his wife should he the chief hcnefi-
cipry after his debts were paid. He
further willed that the agreement
nude some lime x with his credit
ara should be- lived up To and that
such OF the estate as proved necessary
De used a. discharge his obligations. Z
The only reservation mad was In the
matter Of his life Insurance, which
amounts 10 $4,000. The policies are
Uncomfortable ana are 90 be paid 10 the
widow while the attorneys were en-
gagged with the clerical work Involved.
harney. " Is said. chatted freely with
The others in the room. Hts mind APP
peared clear and his judgment as de-
nbcrate as IN the DAYS when for him
the disposition Of millions was part uf
the days work. Rev. Or. Charles
parkhurst called az the Barney home
today. Upon leaving hp announced
thut d private funeral win Doc held
tomorrow afternoon Coroner Har-
burger. who win hold an inquest ON
November 90, tonight sent 20 detective
% The barney home with Instructions
in bring io the coroner office the
clothing worn by HHrufy yesterday.
Tho either returned Win Information
thnt tne clnthinE had been burned by
the family
Ernc-t 1halmau. one of abe recciv-
efN uf Tho knlcke rbockcr Trust COM
InuV tonight said
We have checked all the securi-
ncs and find that they are all there
We awe not observed any evidence of
lli'shldiliA hf yet nor anything tndt
would tend 60 lead us to believe that
there has been any violation o. the
banking laws Of the state
william a. Tucker. OF Boston, 20
uf thc directors ~ the Knickerbocker.
who d e member ~ the examining
committee. tonight said:
= ana confident of the ability ~ the
company not only 10 resume business
and paA depositors In fun but to keep I
stock intact. aud also a consider
able part 81 tho $4,000, 600 surplus