Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
es and asked if the information was

ewes and asked if the information was
ready.
''What information" the reporter asked
20, thought you were my attorney, was
the complimentary reply as the Senator S
10 make criminal information against the
Post" he continued, with yawn, "and my
attorney is late in getting around. "
When asked about the move made, Mr..
QUAY remarked that the time had come for
him to get satisfaction. He said the charges
against him were utterly without founda-
tion and he wanted the perpetrators pun
ished.
"How many of them?" he was asked.
''All of them, or at least the leaders" he
responded. The only paperin PitIsburg to
make direct allegation against my hon.
estv was the Post They published a fac
smile of draft, sent them bv Chairman
Kerr, that was intended to injure me. l
will sue them for damages for that,
and wall also sue Kerr for con-
spiracv. in furnishing the fac
SMILES to a number of papers in the State.
/ have made arrangements to get two copies
of each paper that used that fac simile, y
continued Nh. Quay, and then he yawned
again.
Won't Hurt to Scare Them.
"And will you sue all those poor country
editors that run the matter?" was asked.
Cant tell" the Senator replied. "It
won't hurt to scare them a little, he added,
wi a slv wink.
Glow about the New York World? You
know they published the fac simile, all the
charges and few allegations of their own. ."
is that so, " spoke the Senator quickly.
MY attorneys have charge of the case, and
they will no doubt see about it, " he con-
tinued.
Providing you sue the World on this last
publication, will its old charges also be
placed in the courts?"
Perhaps" Mr.. Quay answered, '1 can
not speak on that now. 1t is not timely.
That will be looked into later. The suits
that will be brought to-day or some day
this week are the ones 1 am thinking of
now. They are not campaign issues, but
will be pushed to verdict.
Chairman Porter's Explanation.
A special telegram from Philadelphia
saws: Senator Quay's move in bringing
libel suits is laughed at here. Even his
friends do not profess to seriously consider
it as anything more than campaign fire.
works.
Senator Charles A Porter, Chairman of
the Republican City Committee, came to the
front this afternoon with an explanation,
which, however, does not tally with any of
the various explanations" previously
made.
I can easily explain that transaction
about that certificate of deposit, said Mr..
Porter. ''It is a very simple matter" 1t
was note for $4,000 given by Senator
Quay for $4,000 for the use of the Repub-
llcan State Committee for campaign pur-
poses. The money was drawn by David
Martin from the Third National Bank and
Mr.. Bardsley's name appears upon it be-
cause he
Went With Martin to the Bank
and identified him. took UP the note and
paid the money on December 5 or 6, 1889,
TO Mr.. Marsh at the keystone Bank The
books of the bank show that the credit was
not made until January %, 1890 paid
Marsh nine 81, 900 notes, and he allowed me
the difference in interest for the note was
not due. / received the $1,000 from Mr.
Andrews, of the State Committee, for the
money had been borrowed for the State
Committee and not for the city committee
Senator Quay did not see and did not know
anything about JohnsBardsley in the trans
action. would like also to saw that at
the time 1 was not Chairman of the Repub-
ican City Campaign Committee l was
not the Chairman in 1889 1 remember-the
affair as plainly as though it were yester-
day, for when went TO the Keygtone Rank
to take up the note Mr. Marsh said T need
not be in such hurry. There is nothing
about the transaction to, connect Senator
Quay with John Bardslefy. for. as I said. he
did not see him, and did not know he had
aTYthing to do witk-It.r
w; quay h5l suit intentions did not
80; oIoa:> more tjEan a news sensation at Demo
cLa.!C li'a, oSeaTd9uarters. Captain Reber said
liIe! IaaLger expected something of the sort
a., a. {" iSstical counter movement to the big
80 80 Slr. Kerr has been playing so well the
PSS5t5 few days.
Kerr Very Willing to Go Into Court.
Chairman Kerr was seen tonight as he
was on his way to address public meeting
in the First ward and when asked what he
had to say about the report that QUAY had
begun an action for libel in Pittsburg, re-
piled: ~ think NJ. Quay is simply bluff
ing. He is entitled to full investigation.
The people of Pennsylvania are entitled to
know all the facts. l know of no better
place to have the light turned on his pecu-
liar political methods than in a court of
Justice. L hope he may stick to his resollI-
tion and will aid him in getting at the
truth The Senate does not seem willing to
proceed. The Republicans are somewhat
afraid of the facts
when they assembled, the Republican
leaders rushed into the newspapers to say
they would bring about speedy investiga-
ton and that only ten days would be re-
quired to complete the inquiry into the
scandals surrounding the fiscal and revenue
departments of the State. Nearly three
weeks have elapsed and now We find the
majority party in the Senate considering
the question of jurisdiction. The people
expected them not to haggle about technic-
alities, but to proceed to find out the facts
In the light of these conditions say Mr..
Quay owes it to the people to demand a full
investigation in q court of Justice