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bers Of his family said, had made no
statement, although he was conscious
most OF the time
DR. Dixon reached the Barney house
about fifteen minutes after he had re-
ceived the telephone call On his way he
had met DR.. Lewis StimsOn. and had
asked him TO come TO the Barney house
also As soon as he arrived he telephoned
for DR.. Joseph Blake.
Coroner Hamburger. after he questioned
the members of the family and the doc
tors, said that DR. Dixon had said that
Mr.. Barney had spoken to him. The die
tor. so the coroner said, was alone in the
room with the wounded man, and Mr..
Barney said: Doctor, this was an acci-
dent"
Doctor Dixon denied positively tonight
that Mr. Barney had made any state
ment TO him. The doctor said that when
he arrived Mr.. Barney was semi-con-
scious. and an anaesthetic was admins
tered at once. Mr.. Barney never regain
ed consciousness.
Operation Was Futile.
The operation began about 1870 O'Clock,
and the doctors We're practically satisfied
that nothing could be done TO save Mr..
Barney's life. The bullet, which was of
thirty-eight caliber, had torn the intes-
tines and then had gone lengthwise
through the left lung, embedding itself
finally in the shoulder. a little back Of
the collar bone Mr. Barney died from
the shock and internal hemorrhages. He
was under the influence Of ether when
he breathed his last
MIR Barney's lawyers. Arthur II. Mas
ten and George L. Nichols. OF the firm
Of Masten & Nichols, were summoned
to the house soon after the shot had been
fed. They are thoroughly familiar with
Mr. Barney's affairs and had been work
ing for some time in an effort to put
him soundly on his feet again. Mr.. Bar
ney was still conscious when the lawyers
reached his bedside
Coroner Hamburger said that Mr. Mas
ten had asked Mr. Barney if anybody else
was in the room when the shot was fired.
and he had replied that he was alone.
Neither of the lawyers attempted to
question him further.
Reported as Suicide.
1t was about 315 o'clock when the case
was reported by DR.. Blake 20 the corOner's
office Mr.. Barney died about 2:3O. The
doctor called up On the telephone. The
case was reported by him not as one of
sudden death, but as a suicide. Coroner
Harburger arrived at the house before
o clock and remained until nearly G. DR..
O'Hanlon located the bullet and removed
it. Assistant District Attorney Manley re-
mained in the house while the coroner was
doing the questioning DR.. Dixon made
this statement tonight:
Il arrived al the Barney home ten min
utes after the accident and DR.. Blake and
myself performed the operation imme-
side and took an upward course TO The
left shoulder. It pierced the left lung and
caused an internal hemorrhage.
Il am confident that Mr.. Barneys death
was due Ito an accident and not due TO
any suicidal intent. as Mr.. Barney would
have shot himself either in the head or in
the heart had he intended suicide, and
not in the place he did"
No Evidence OF Wrong Doing.
Herbert F. Satterlee, counsel for a
committee Of depositors Of the Knicker-
booker Trust Company said:
THE investigation Of the committee
into the affairs of the trust company
and through other avenues does not in
dicate the slightest evidence Of wrong
doing on the part of Mr.. Barney or any
other persons.
'The only explanation I can give as
to Mr.. Barneys act is that it is prob
ably the outcome Of the physical con-
dition Of the man, owing to the severe
strain from which he has been suffering
the past few weeks and months Mr.
Barney was naturally Of an optimistic
nature. and always buoyant. The crash
however, l believe. left him a mental and
physical wreck.
Asked regarding the reorganization of
the company an& the effect that Mr..
Barneys death would have upon It. Dir.
Satterlee said:
Not one thing is missing. and tie
officers of the company say that all
things are correct. The death of Mr.
Barney Will affect the reorganization in
this way: My committee. and the re-
ceiveTs. looked upon Mr. Barney as the
one man from whom they could get de-
tails of the transactions of the compauv
as 10 loans and other particulars Mr.
Eldridge the vice president, has been away
all summer and Mr.. Barney has been
in charge This may operate 20 DELAY
the reorganization.
Up to the present time the commit
tee had not called upon Mr. Barney. nor
had he come forward to volunteer infor-
nation. The committee did not wish 10
disturb him at the time"
Statement of Receivers Counsel.
George w. Wickersham. counsel for the
receivers of the Knickerbocker Trust
Company. was seen this afternoon short
ly after he had received news of Mr..
Barney's death. and he said:
There is no telling what complications
may arise for the receivers as the result
Of Mr.. Barney's death. The extent of the
difficulties that will arise will depend
largely upon what Mr. Barneys will dis
closes. II his estate is left in the right
sort of hands. and is disposed Of in