Gem Type of Murdered Teller in Bank Robbery of Dexter, Maine

Gem Type of Murdered Teller John Wilson Barron in Bank Robbery of Dexter, Maine. This tintype has a pencil inscription on the back and is housed in a paper mat.
 
Story of the Robbery and Murder:
 
When Dexter Savings Bank treasurer John Wilson Barron
(1838-1878) did not return home, his wife asked coworkers to check on him at work. Around 6 p.m. they found him clinging to life. It appeared a thief struck Barron in the head, handcuffed him behind his back, and bound him with a cord around the reck. The coworkers removed his gag, attempted to revive him, and alerted the authorities. When a doctor arrived, he noted three head wounds. Despite their efforts, Barron died just before 7 a.m. the next morning. Only about one thousand dollars was missing from the bank. Initial theo.ies speculated that Barron refused to open the vault, and it cost him his life.
 
Based on witness accounts of suspicious characters near the bank before and after the robbery, police questioned known criminal Jimmy Hope, but did not charge him. The case went cold for nine years, during which suspicion fell on Barron with accusations of embezzlement and a staged crime scene.
In 1887, a jury convicted David L. Stain (1830-1915) and Oliver Cromwell (dates unknown), for the murder and robbery. In 1900, after nine years in prison, new alibi evidence cleared them. Prominent alternate theories include Barron himself, or Jimmy Hope's gang led by infamous bank robber George Leslie- the so called "King of Heists." The Dexter Bank robbery and Barron's death made national news and may have inspired Mark Twain's 1880 story "Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale."