Year: 1879

woman might have been man dressed in woman's
clothes. Iney were certainly strangers, as both
town. and neither of them was recognized by
these ladies. II was thought the time that the
ladies might have mistaken Mr. Eldredge with his
shawl on for woman. and the fact that all the par
ties have been residents OF the town for many years
and that Miss Putnam looked at them closely with
the intention of speaking il she recognized either Of
them, taken in connection with the additional fact
which she noticed that they separated and
went in opposite directions, while Messrs
Eldredge and Curtis went together M the
street disposes of that theory Several days prior
the murder u wealthy citizen OF Exeter Me- was sit
ting in the bank talking with Mr. Barron when a man
entered. and after informing Mr.. Barron that he
selling safes, asked permission to look at the vault
His request WAS complied with, and after examining
the safe very closely be said, Il can do
nothing for YOU; the safe is the same
time by both gentlemen that the did not hand
him any card but in the course OF the .ersation
he informed Mr. Barron he was selling safes for Nor
ris X Ireland, of this city. He was about FIVE feet
nine ten inches in height with pale face and sandy
complexion. This description, it will also be observed.
is good description of Worcester sam. whose
has been mentioned several times in connection
with the affair In view OF these facts and also that
Worcester Sam had been in the habit Of using
his wife in his jobs. the detective concludes that
Barron murdered by gang OF professional
burglars, whose presence in the town had been
proven by the foregoing facts.


ROBBERS LIVED DExrEI?


Ii has been the case, continues Wiegin, lin
great many robberes that the burglars have lived III
the town for several days. and weeks. unknown
to any of the townspeople. This was the case when
the Northampton robbery was committed, and it is
doubtful whether, If Edison had not 'squealed,
the authorities would have found out
where they stopped while waiting for chance
who had been in the Masonic Hall tor at least two
days before the robbery and traces of cigar ashes
and crumbs of crackers were found on the cushions
lodge examined, and they unanimous i'll
saying that not ono OF them had ever carried
That being the case, where did the crumbs
come from y Mr. Dearborn stated that the
gag found in Barrons mouth was not such as is used
by professional burglars. Wggin denies this be
cause" he says, lit is well known that the one
used by Miles in gagsing the Barre cashier was in
every respect like the gag found in Mr.. Barrons
mouth, and as far the difficulty in breathing is
concerned the object not much to pre-
vent % respiration as as to prevent an an outcry. II
about the matter that professional burglars gener-
ally use gag with hole bored through the middle
breathe easily. They commit murder when it
can be avoided and the reason Barron was put in
the vault was to gain time that all. They did
not for moment think he would be found until
the following morning.


wIGGIN's POINTS.


"The statement has been made that the cord was
twisted loosely around his neck, but how do they
account for the red ring? The theory that it might
have been produced by the edge the trunk will do
very we'll for the back of the neck but can You or
can they explain how the red mark came
under his chin, Just in the position it
around his neck and twisted until the
knot caused the mark under the chin" Wigg.n.
Iurtner, SCOUTS the luea OF barron takluS poison,
crcisng the doctors for not making the statements
advanced when the matter fresh in their
minds He denies that Barron defaultcr to the
amount stated, saying that i'll the first place it has
been proved that he had at the time of his death
$4,000 Of his own. Now, the defalcation says the
expert, does not exceed $500, $4,000 of which
is provided for by the assignment of his
life insurance policy. which leaves the amount
of the deficit 81 600. His standing so
good that at any time he could have raised
$4,000 il necessary, and with little effort.
That being the case why should he commit suicide?
fact that he had discharged mortgage of 81 900
his house some time before, but does that prove
anything against him? 1t was natural thing to do
under the circumstances, and one that man like
Mr.. Barron would not hesitate to do.


THE BANK SECURED AGAINST LOSS.


He might have taken the money from the bank, but
the bank not amply secured by thepolicy on his
life which the very best kind of security any
body could have and in OF his death ut any time
the note for $4,000 secured by the assignment of the
life insurance policy would protect the
bank from loss. This is only a theory, be-
cause it has not yet been proven that he
took any money from the bank at any time. In
gard to the trial of Jenny Hope Mr.. Wiggin says
that the only reason he not convicted of the at
tempt to rob the Dexter Bank in 1875 because he
money to aid him. IL is common talk that 5000
judiciousy expended at the time of Hopes trial The
result was that he acquitted When the attempt
made to raise the money to aid Hope in his trial
messenger was sent to New York for that purpose
and he returned with the information that his friends
had gone after it. In a few days tho murder
of Cashier Barron announced. A few
days after that Hope received word that the attempt
to raise the money had been unsuccessful. In view
of all these facts, / think, says Mr. Wiggin, that
the only alternative is that Barron was all he
represented man who gave up his life rather than
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