The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-20
(By II. b. EVANS.)

10y Ii. ID. LtEANS.)
Tarboro. June 1i.-Undoubtedly
there's material enough in the his
toric town of Tarboro for the making
Of a crisp, interesting, sensational sto-
ry-if the citizens would tell what
they know about the wrecking Of the
Bank of Tarboro which led to the
tragic death Of the late Luther Hart,
the once popular cashier Of tina insti-
tuition, the arrest of assistant cashier,
BraXton Hussey, the s~addening Of the
homes Of these two men, the conf
n lost in mankind generally by
the lax methods which caused all Of
these heart pangs. Yes, the e'S ample
material, bu as nearly every one ap-
preached by this correspondent this
morning expressed themselves by say
ing: 5 far as is possible to know at
this time The News and Observer has
already covered the ground" That is
as much as any individual would wish
to be quoted as saying.
Bank DoughtOn and Pres
ldent Shackelford both say: 1T is ab-
solutely Impossible at this time, to
state with certainty as to the amount
of the shortage-that nothing definite
Will be known for sometime to come"
President Shackeiford Interviewed.
oH entering the once OIL the DreSI-
dent of the defunct bank We found
him looking haggard and worn. When
asked if he would make a statement
his reply a & don't wish to make
a statement, for to do so intelligently
at this time would be an impossibility,
but If you wish to ask any questions,
1 Will endeavor to the best of my abil-
lty to answer truthfully anything you
may ask
I then propounded the following:
Question:: When did you first sus-
pect that the affairs of the bank were
not just right?"
Answer: Not until last Tuesday.
When there was d meeting of the df-
rectors and stockholders. The state
ment shown was very flattering, and
from appearances showed that the
institution was in a flOurishing condi-
tion; and he directors and STOCKHOLM
ers thought as much. One of he.
items, to my mind, did not look like
1T was ION the square" and my sus-
plcions were aroused that all was not
Well, and / called Mr.. Doughton's at
tention to the matter. and then the
examiner was not long in finding Other
doctored entries. I tackled Mr.. Hart
and piled questions to him, all of
which for the time being he evaded,
answering. Again I asked him to tell
me about the false entries, and again
he got around replying directly-say-
ing: Wait until / return from dinner,
n then~I will tell you all / know
i live next door to the home of Mr..
Hart. and after dinner / returned to
my office to await the coming Of de-
ceased. 1 had not been down town
but a few minutes when a gentleman
came rushing into my office, in an ex-
cited manner, exclaiming Have you
heard hat Luther Hart committed
suicide a few moments ago?' OF curse
l was OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as new
er before in my life.
Il then approached the assistant
cashier, Mr.. a Hussey, and i'm
plored him to tell me all he knew
about the affair. He broke down and
said: It's all up with me: I'll tell the
whole truth, which / have been trying
for the past two years to muster up
courage to tell; I received $12,500.'
Later he said that he had gotten
more of the money and when I asked
him what he had done with it his re-
ply was: I lost $4,000 dealing in flu
lures through the bucket-shop Of
Hedges 6, Co, Washington, D. &. l
don't believe the last statement to be
true"
Question: DO you believe that Mr..
Thomas Hadley Sanders. the bank
runner, was aware of the regulations
going on around him
Answer: Il do not; I believe him to
be an upright, honorable young gen.