Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-23
TRACING BARDSLEY'S BOOTY
Some of the Thief's Checks
Furnish a Clue.
THAT MAY LEAD TO THE SWAG
A Million and a Quarter Said
to be in Sight.



PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-The experts
appointed to investigate the accounts of
John Bardsley. late city treasurer, have
made detailed report to the mayor, in
which they say they have endeavored to
discover the total amount of money re-
ceived each year at the state desk in said
office, the share thereof belonging to
the state and TO the city, and
the amount of expenses and other
items deducted therefrom, so that
the net deficiency in the accounts of the
late treasurer may be definitely ascer-
tanned. The report shows: Net amount
due to the state, Sl,5S5,6 0295; net amount
due TO the city 81, COS, $40; total balance due
TO the state and the city TO be accounted
for, a.. 504, Dol. 95. The total net deficiency
In Bardsley's accounts is 1858, 1888. In
addition is the interest he received from
various banks. firms and individuals. to-
gether with dividends on stock and secur-
tiles, in which he invested with public
money, amounting to, at least S22500O,
making grand total of money misappro-
priated of $77s, Si3,3s.
3 Amounts claimed as credits by Bardsley,
such as Baltimore Traction Company stock
alleged to have been delivered to Mr..
Marsh of the Keystone Bank, or stock
which had been uncovered by the authori-
ties of the city at the Farmers and Me
chanics' National Bank, orvaue remaining
either in the hands of his assgnees or in the
Bradford mills, or amounts 10 be paid to
the city and state by his surcties, must be
viewed solely in the light of restitution.
To give him credit for such alleged values
would be to credit him with the very evil
dence of his crime and aid him i'll his
hopeless struggle TO avoid darker stain Of
wrong-doing than any to which he had
pleaded guilty.
An examination of the above statement
shows that Mr.. Bardsley received at the
state desk in 1883 the gross sum of
81, $3.50 so, part of which belonged to
the state and part to the city. Of this
gross sum 81 ,42l, 920.4l was collected before
July 1st, and on the share Of the state
Isl .062, 5l1 .10) he made various payments
amounting to Si5O000, commencing Sep
TENDER 9th and ending November 9th,
1889. thus holding over to 1890 balance
due the state of S6l2, 51l10.
In 1890 the gross sum collected was ST.
0f0. 035.27. Of this gross sum, 81, 100, Sl2.97
was collected before July LIST of that year.
OF this gross sum, 81 ,l90, 60326 was the
property of the state, upon which he made
various payments, amounting to SIb6, 2Od.Ss,
thus holding, at the end of 1880, almost
the entire amount collect for the state dur
ing that year.
The interest received by Bardsley from
banks, and by him converted to his own
private use, during 1889, 100 and 9l, aggre-
!. gated 500, 49S.42
A firther statement Of Bardsleys specu-
lations Shows that he invested 81, ID, 693 10
in the stock market. This money was
paid to his brokers, Glendenning " Co..
principally through checks on the Key
stone Bank, though few of the transac-
tions show that more than S150,0OO had
been borrowed by him from the Peoples
xuit rrbi m etn
William H. Kemble, Peter A. B. Widener
and William l.. Elkins, after depositing
$40, 81. 55 of state funds in that bank.
Upon this total of 81, ll6,693.13 specula-
ton, he made losses aggregating $40
56063, and gains of $11S634, 3S, net loss
of SOL, 935.25, which might as well be in
creased by the 100000 of Baltimore Trac-
ton Company bonds, which Bardsley gave
to his friend Marsh, to help the Keystone
Bank out of one of its serious Temporary
predicaments, for which Bardsley took
Marsh's personal receipt.
Saturdays Phila. Press had the following:
IT was ascertained yesterday that Thomas
L. Hicks, of the Bardsley investigating
committee, had in his possession q number
of checks representing over million and
quarter of dollars, which Robert Glen.
di1ning h Co. had paid to John Bardsley
invtheir settlements with him. An init
We're traced they would probably disclose
the whereabouts of some Of the missing
money.
In an interview with Press reporter
Mr.. Hicks clearly stated his belief thai
these checks, if run out might result
in disclosures which the committee has a.
n yet failed to secure from either the wit
nesses or the experts. These checks show
l. that John Bardsley was paid by Glendin
ming Il Co., between October 10th, 1850
and May 22d. the day after Bardsley re
signed. 81, 264, 1919, That was afte
Bardsley had received his last due bill
from the Keystone Bank. So that money
cannot be accounted Tor as being repre-
scented by the due bills. Over SI5O,uUu wa
received by BaTdsley after the run on tn,
bank in December, and Sl93,000 was re
ceived after the Keystone Bank closed ii
doors.
What Bardsley did with this money ha
never been shown, Thirty thousand dol
lars of it has been Located IN the ct.
Trust Company and City Solicitor War
wick has Instituted proceedings to rccoye
it. How much more may he hidden away il
financial institutions can only be disclose
by thorough Investigation Of the check;
MR.. HICKS VIEWS.
Mr.. Hicks frankly admitted that he ha
the checks in his possession when aske
about the matter
Have they ever been laid before III
committee? he was asked
81 have submitted the fact to- the mem
bers of the committee sad he, that
hold the checks subject TO their eyaminl
tan. | have also presented to the commit
Tee list of the checks, showing the bank
upon which they We're drawn the date
the numbers of the checks, and the ii
dorsements,N
Has the committee taken any steps t
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