Show BANKER COMMITS SUICIDE WellKnown Citizen Oakland Cal Takes His Own Life Oakland Cal April 9 Banker H II Pitcher who has charge of the Livermore Liver-more bank In the capacity of manager and cashier blew his brains out at his Livermore home today Pitcher was a trustee of the estate of the late Thomas Yarncy deceased valued at 5600000 His trust was being Investigated In court Pitcher was lo produce his books in court today and testify nf to how he handled the bank and the trust Rather than appear In court he blew his brains out Ho did not leave any message Attorneys Moore and Goodfcllow and President Thomas II B Varnoy of the Livermore bank who with John Taylor Tay-lor was associated with II H Pitcher as executors and trustees o the Thomas Varney estate will place n iccclver In the bank and institute an Immediate and searching investigation of the affairs af-fairs of the Institution Many believe that the crossexami nation of II II Pitcher by Attorney Charles Wheeler on Friday last was worrying the aged banker Item by Item they were taking him through the bank ledger and the accounts connected con-nected with the Varney case and many of the question he could not answer at all Through It all there was the intimation inti-mation that something like 5123000 was unaccounted or that bad Investments had been made by the trustees and thai the others were the sufferers The examination of Pitcher had not ended when court adjourned Friday nigh and It was understood that he was to be the first witness this morning Pitcher had been cashier and man tiger of the bank of Livermore ever since Its incorporation He was a popular member of the Union League club of San Francisco |