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the insurance company will probably put upon the track of the fugitive, no though the stockholders took procure his return. When Judge Buck learned from con- his aughter Saturday morning of the train of affairs he took the first of Mapleton, to inform the directors the matter and take steps to save of the positors from loss. A meetings rectors was held in this city yester- Naat which President Hoerr of the WillCitizens' bank and Cashier of the First National bank over. were resent, and the matter was gone to Hoerr and Willard arranged MaIvance to the stockholders of the up State bank $10,000, to make added amount of the shortage, which, which the surplus of nearly $6,000 bank had, will nearly fill the gap. and bank has $65,000 of good notes, depositors will not lose anything. afteris the statement made this to The Free Press by Mr. Willard. Depositors Will Be Protected. Judge Buck and Mr. Hoerr went re- to apleton this morning, expecting to on the noon train, but were unable order return on that train. Possibly in avert a run on the bank, the instituwas closed, but information from ef apleton this afternoon was to the that it would probably be reopened two or three days. Every preparation debe made to meet a run, and every will be paid in full if he desires. bank is not affected by the shortage, the stockholders are determined that depositors shall not lose a dollar. and capital of the bank is $10,700, the stockholders are liable for of their stock. Judge Buck owns of the stock, and this is the sum his he hastily raised to make good ability, Mankato banks advancing him deamount, as stated above. The of the bank, all told, amount to $52,000. The county has $1,427.72 the bank, but it is secured by a bond, such a security is needed, which it is case. The in this way that Mr. Buck was able to his father's private funds without His latter's knowing it was simple. gave him many thousands of dol- the to loan out, and he loaned taking notes for the various nounts. As payments were made on notes, he would keep some of the instead of reporting the payments his father. In this way the is said have secured from $7,000 to 8,000. loss, together with the assessment the $5,000 on his bank stock and of the bank, will run his individual up to $21,500.. Heavy Blow to Judge Buck., This is a heavy blow for one who has ached the years that Judge Buch has, the who should retire and enjoy of his industry. While it does that wipe out all of the property a Buck owns, it will take away share of that portion that was rerrning an income, the balance being that unproductive real estate, metime will be valuable, but which at time is not property which brings Judge returns. Buck may alter his plans and go to California for the winter as had expected. He had planned to realtogether from the practice of law, law had disposed of a portion of his take ,but it is said that he will the law practice again. He will have sympathy of his many friends the severe blow that has fallen upon not merely on account of the finan- of loss, but on account of the acts son. Claims He Was Blackmailed. The cause given by A. A. Buck for the money intrusted to his care making use of it is that he His has the victim of a blackmailer. count, as told to his wife, is that when neteen years of age and alone in Chihe was singled out by a designing and for some cause made to pay sums of money at intervals during time intervening. His mother's alth and then his father's caused him refrain from consulting with them or anding the trouble that he imagined ould follow his refusing to make pay. Having made the first payment, inking that that would end the mathe feared that this fact would tend show an admission, and he made payents as they were called for, until $30,in all has been turned over to the alblackmailers. He has at last rea receipt in full, and is free from said spell of these people, who are constitute a whole family. To support this story of blackmail, and in
