Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-11
John Bardsley, Philadelpha's Dean,,
ing Ex-TreaSurer. Sentenced
for a Long Term.
Besides This He Must Paw a Fin.
Equalling the Amount Of His
EmbeZZlement.
The Prisoner Much Moved by Undo.
Wilson's Remarks But Takes
His ntenCe Coolly.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2,-Jchn Park.
ley, eX-City Treasurer Of PhiladeIphig
was brought into court this mornin,
before Judge Wilson to have seutepes
pa sed upon him for the comics n
crimes of loaning, specializing wjtb
and receiving interest ON puhlio
funds entrusted TO his care as the CHIEF
judiciary officer of the municipalitv,
The sentence of the court was that Ia
undergo fifteen years solitary condne.
ment in the Eastern penitentiary and
to pay fine equaling the sum TO which
he pleaded guilty of misapplying,
as on the previous occasions that
Bardsley has faced the court, when h.
was brought in this morning he was not
placed in the dock, but was allowed 10
sit beside his counsel within the space
reserved for members of the bar Ths
fact that Bardsley would be sentenced
to-day was not generally known, 50
that when District Attorney Graham
arose TO address the court and ask that
sentence be passed upon the prisoner,
there were not more than fifty peoplen
the courtroom. The district attorney
spoke but briefly, but in the course
OF his address he denied Rardsleyis
contention made in his statenl1.
to the court a week ago, that
the ex-Treasurer had not miS
appropriated a dollar. Mr. Graham
showed that by Bardsley's own state.
ment he must have at least misappro-
priated the sum of S22O,OOO, as thaI
amount was required to be made good
by his sureties, according to thef
bond, to the state and city.
While his counsel had been speaking
Bardsley had sat with bowed head nerv'
ously tracing imaginary lines with the
back of pen upon the table befors
him. With the exception OF his broth.
er-in-law, not one of the hundreds OF
friends that Bardsley had year ago
We're present when he arose to receive
the sentence of the court.
As Bardsley got up Judge Wilson
motioned him to be seated while be de-
livered the lecture and words Of adj
monition with which judge usually
prefaces his sentences. Judge Wilson's
severe words caused Bardsley the most
palpable distress. When Judge Wilson
spoke OF the past friendship between
himself ana llG man dNdANAhB StHs
euce, Bardsley's hands opened and
shut convulsively. and his face flushed
and paled and his head sank upon his
breast. As Judge Wilson proceeded
and plainly said that he could find no
palliation for Bar}sley's malfeasaneer
and that his offel 81 was the more open
to censure from the abuse of his official
position, the prisoner almost collapsed
and seemed about to sink 10
the floor from his chair. Never
theless. before Judge Wilson
had concluded and ordered him to rise
and receive his sentence Bards-
ley had completely regained his com
posure and received the words that
send him to prison fifteen years with
stoicism that was almost inditferencs
in it's utter absence of any emotion
The sentence Of Judge Wilson was tha'
Bardsley undergo titteenyears' SOLITARY
confinement in the Eastern Peniten'
tiary, and that he pay fine Of sum
equal to the amount Of his embezzle-
ment arising from the transactions 70
which he had pleaded guilty