Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-17
ARCHER BAILED.
The Defnuiting Treasurer Released
Er0ns Custody.

From Gustody.
BALTIMORE, mn, Apdl 10.-Dsfaulting
State Treasurer y evenson Archer was ar
rested to. night at his country seat near Bel
Ain He was ut supper when Detective
Humphrey of Baltimore called, and when
Archer entered the parlor he was shown
bench warrant sworn out by the chief OF
police OF this city. 1t was with difficulty
he restrained his emotions, and his voice
faltered as he acknowledged himself under
arrest. He will endeayor to obtain bail to-
morrow.
Directly after the Legislative investigating
committee submitted Its report to the gov
ernor this afternoon, In which 1t charged
tht state treasurer with Otiieial malfsas
nnca aud mieapproprlRtion Of state tunds,
the governor turned the case over to States
Attorney Kerr Of this CITY. Il is thought
that the authorities were afraid Aroher
might deoite to take trip, and concluded
10 arrest MIN without further delay.
The committee this afternoon made its
report to Governor Jackson. II reeom.
NERDS that the attorney general be In
strucred to proceed at once to bring suit on
the several bonds given by Archer, and they
nlso recommend that the facts developed
by them la the course OF their Investigation,
with the testimony taken by them, be lai1
bstora the encouragement and the states
attorney OF Baltimore city, 80 that such
proceeding may DO taken as the gravity OF
the case demands.
They charge the treasurer with official
| malfeasnnce. and with the repeated misap-
preparation OF securities belonging to the
athte, and they are resdy 10 lay the proofs
before Governor Jackson at such time ~
he may name for hearing after notice 70
! MFR. Archer. Tho committee has traced
| ai5 500 worth OF bonds abstr4cted by him,
| bat Lave not been ab9 to ascertain what no
| did with the remainder.
! Attorney-geupr WhYte sad that Gnvsr-
NOT jackson had sent 4 copy of the charges
and list OF witnesses by II special messenger
70 IIeasurer Archer at Bel Air ami had no.
| tilted the latter 10 appear before him at An
papolls on Tuesday next TO make his az
| swer to the charges.
BALTIMORE, April 1O.-Ths committee OF
the legislature appointed 20 inquire into
aud report upon tue nlsdoing4 of State
| Trehslrar Arcner resumed itB sessions to-
day, state Senator John z. Poe presiding.
MIR. Glstavus door, Il banker and broker,
I told Of the only dealing he had with estate
Treasurer" or "Mr." Archer, the sale for
him of STA 600 worth OF Cincinnati, Wash-
ingtoD Il Baltimore railroad bonds at from
| 9Bk to 99S, and giving to Archer two checks
fol :ho amount. Mr.. John W. Mldhendori
OF the arm Of hlidiendort, Oliver d Co.,
bankers and brokers, related the trAnsac
lions of his firm vi h Archer and told how
Archer "evideptiY drew the money" upon
tho checks which the firm made against the
ptOGsss OF tho saes of the states securities
The committee made the discovery to-faJ
that In addition TO the Si3i 600 OF coupon
bonds which state Treasurer Archer dis
posed of on his own account, over S56 ,00t
of registered bonds are missing.
BALTIMORE, April 1l.--President Richard
con, Of the Savings Bank OF Baltimore, ties
titled to-day before the legislative commit
tee inquiripg into the malfeassles OF STATE
Treasurer Archer that Archer had obtained
two loans frcm the savings bauk upon col
lateral which proved to be securities be
longing to the stete Archer had paid the
loans and the securities had been returned
to him.
State Treasurer Archer has executed
trust deed OF alt hig property In Cecil AMI
Hartford counties, Maryland. for the benetl
of his hondsmen. Its estimated value 1
below $4,000.
BEL AIR, MD., April 1i.-This morning
writ of habeRs corpus vas sued out In tbs
circnlt court for Hartford county at Boil All
In bshalf OF State Treasurer Stevenson
Archer, who has been held under arres
since last Thursday night. The writ wa
directed to Detectives Humphrey AM
Gauit OF the Baltimore city police force
commanding them to produce the body Q
Stevenson Archer hsiOre Judge Waters.
, 4uo Shso Wup h5htu Wy SuuBo Ndttclb u
chambers, the state being represented by J
Edwin Webster, states attorney for Harfor'
county, Ihs petitioner was represented b
: Messrs. Cans and Hannah.
judge Waters examined the writ and re
turn, and At once wrote an order admitting
Mr.. Archer to bail In the sum of S!5, O0I
The hnil bond represents property wogt
several hundred thousand dollars, til
hnndsmsn being John G.. Rouse, Edwar
Fairy, James Il. McCahe, George Il, Silver
/ Benjamin Silver, Jr., Ed sin II. Webster, s
. A. Williams, j.. Thomas O. Hopkins an
james Lee.
sir. Archer ia therefore released from sur
vellancs by this Ulcers, one o, tho othe
Of whom has besn constantly at Hazsl De
aimee ths arrest, Tho officers have per
formed their duty with lrmues5, but wit
consideration for he feelings OF Ml
Archer's family, and say they are glad I
ba rellvsd from an unpleasant duty. Thea
; has been no change In Mr.. Archer's cond
I, ton for several tayH. He rarely rises fror
his bsd and Is weak, emaciated and trem
T, ulous.