The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-03

A. Yes if you desireit.
@. What was the balance In the Treasury on
January l. 1870 A. | cannot give you from
memory, but can from books.
@. Give IL to rs. Have youan approximation Of
how much it was ? A. No, sir.
Q. Can you give detailed statement of how
that money was made up, aud where deposited
at our next mecting2 A. Yes, sir.
THE DEPosITARIEs.
Q. What banks were the principal depos-
taIies? A. Those in Philadelphia, Harrisburg
and Pittsburg were the largest depositaries.
Q. What banks In Philadelphia A. Farmers
and Mechanics, which is the depositary by
statutes Jay Cooke S Co., Kensington National
Bank, j. e. Ridgway 81 Co., and the Union
Banking Company. These are all l can think of
Q. What were the depositares in Harrisburgp
A. Dougherty Bros. u Co., First National Bans,
Mechanics Bank, State Bank and Dauphin De-
positaTy.
@. What were the depositaries in Plttsburg?
A. Allegheny National Bank, Allegheny Savings
Bank, German Savings Bank and Mechanics
Savings Bank.
@. What was your balance with j. E. Ridgway
on the 1st of August last2 A. 1t was never
changed from Mr.. Ridgway from which Ireceived
it from my predecessor, namely:-One hundred
thousand dollars.
Q. That is since you came into Officer A.
Yes, sir.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Q. Have you received any consideration for
permitting that money to remain there2 A.
cannot answer that question II am to be ar
raigned for supposed malfeasance in Office.
O. simply want the facts. A. If am to be
arraigned want to be arraigned according to
| law; really want to give you the freest and
fullest exhibition of the Treasury far as l am
| concerned, but l do not wish to be placed in
| false position.
Remarks by Wallace-I have ne threats to
| make and no promises to make. 1t would be
| absurd for us to make threats and equally abb
| surd for us to promise that there should be no
| prosecution. Our duty is well defined. We
| simply want to knoW what is the present and
| past condition Of the Treasury. A, While am
perfectly willing to give you the exact position
| of the Treasury, if it is to involve me in
question of prosecution, decline to answer this
| question.
MONEYS ON DEPOSIT.
Q. What amount of money was on deposit in
| the First National Bank of Harrisburg on the
| first of August last? a. That l could not tell
| you, sir.
Q. Can you give us an approximate statement?
A. No, | cannot.
@. Can you furnish us that? A. Yes, sir.
| Q. Will you do so? A. Yes, sir.
| @. What amount of money was on deposit in
| the Allegheny National Bank on the 1st of
| August last A. cannot answer any of the
| questions from recollection
| @. Please give us all of them up to the 1st of
August last.
Senator Billingfelt here suggested that Mr.
| Mackey give the committee the balances at the
| end of each month.
| Mr.. Mackey said that he could do it,
Question by Mr.. Wallace-Are the moneys at
| all times liable to draft ? A. Yes.
@. Were these depositaries at all times able to
| sustain the drafts of your department? A. do
not know that they were without giving them
| some trouble. do not think that any bank
| would keep its money idle.
%. Has not the practical working of the sys
tenn been to permit the banks to use it by loan
ing 8: 2 Could ddS5aniE, voa n6Ef, have urur..,..
| draft upon the First National Bank at Harris
| burg, of whatever balance was there, and have
| it honored promptly? A Isuppose it might
| have been honored, but 1t might have given them
q great deal of trouble.
PRIVATE sPBCULATIoNs
O. In answer to General White, you said you
| never had put any money of the Commonwealth
| to your individual use in specializing in stocks
and gold? A. have never specuated with a
dollar of any money belonging to the Treasury.
| Q. Had you private account as well as the
accounts of the Commonwealth with these banks?
A. l think have little account here with
Dougherty & Brother, and have one at my own
bank, but none at any other.
| Q. What is the account of the deposits in the
| Harrisburg First National Bank A. l cannot
give 1t to you, exactly.
Q. Were you ever engaged in speculatng
with the money that was TO your own account in
any of these banks during your term of office
A. had a right to do with my own money as
pleased. ! do not suppose being Treasurer
would keep me from using my own money as
deemed necessary.
Q. What amount of money were you worth
when you went into the Treasury? A Am re-
quired to answer that question
Reply-Not unless you see fit.
A. think was worth twenty or twenty-five
thousand dollars.
@. What has been the amount of deposits t.
your private account in the Allegheny Nationa
Bank? A. Just as it has been heretofore, al
along; could not tell you-there never has beer
any of the State money to my account.
.. By Mr.. Brooke-Is that the bank will
| which YOU were connected before coming here
| A. Yes, sir; and am connected with it now.
} Q. By Mr.. Wallace-Were you Cashier of it
, A. Yes, of course; you understood me to sa,
: that there was no public money put to my pri
! | vate account.
G. What amount of money are you wort
now? A. l cannot tell you; do not think al
much changed.
O. Are you worth no more money than yo
| were before? A. Not that know Of woul
be glad to know it.
. Q. Have you made no profit nor benefit out @
the funds OF the Treasury other than your salary
= A. cannot answer that question.
@. Have you used any money of the Common
wealth for your own private purchases at an
time? A. No.
: O. Have you received any interest or compen
: saton, direct or indirect, at any time for use o
any moneys of the Commonwealth! A. though
the other question covered that.
Q. Any interest or compensation, direct @
1 | indirect, for moneys of the Commonwealth? A
: For the same reason decline to answer If
y am to be arraigned prefer it to be done in tn
right way
o DAILY BALANCES.
S Q. By Billingfelt-Did / understand you to sa
that these accounts are balanced every day
o The books are balanced and cash settled ever
j evening.
q lid that holance consist of different kind