Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-24
| NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
PLEADED FOR MERCY.
Ex-City Treasurer Bards|ey
Placed on Trial.
THE RACES At CHARTER OAK PARK.
A Large Crowd Sees Three
Successful Events.
MURDER COMMITTED At HARTFORD.
THE RACES At CHARTER OAK PARK.
MURDER COMMITTED At HARTFORD.
Gossip on the Races at
New London.
BARDsLEY ON TRIAL.

|. BARDsLEY ON TRIAL.
Philadelphia,s Ex-City Treasurer
Pleads for Mercy With Tears in His
Eyes-His Statement as to the Key
stone Bank.
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-For two hours
and half to-day John Bardsley, the self
confessed criminal and ex-city treasurer,
pleaded for mercy with tears in his eyes
before Judge Wilson. Bardsley insisted
that neither state nor city would lose 81,
although he admitted owing the state ST.
002, 1859 and the city $191 ,061, which, he
said, was covered by property assigned to
his bondsmen. He traced $945, 900 of state
funds into the Keystone bank by citing
stubs for clearing house certificates and
stating that his checks bore the indorse-
ment Of the Keystone bank, which thus
receipted for his payment to the bank. He
denied all collision with President Marsh
and said that he does not know where
Marsh is. As to the Keystone bank, he
said:
81 had an account with this bank for
many years, and was well acquainted
with its officers. This was the active
bank Of the city treasurer, who preceded
me. On taking my seat, the first Monday
in January, 1889, there was 81, 100, 600 on
deposit, $500, 900 in excess of the law. I
have been asked why I do not know what
the Keystone bank did with the $925, 900
deposited with them between March and
October, 1890. I reply never knew of q
case of depositor asking the bank officers
what they proposed doing with his depos-
its.
Remember this money was placed in the
bank when there was no suspicion of in
solvency, no doubt about the bank being
good: During all these months and es-
pecially during December, Bank Examiner
Drew made many public declarations that
every national bank in Philadelphia was
safe and solvent and that the people need
fear no danger. During the fall of 1890
he assured me time and time again that the
Keystone was all right, and in as good
condition as any other national bank in
Philadelphia, in proportion to the capital
and surplus. When the true condition of
the bank was ascertained was with every
body else astonished that Mr. Drew did not
know of the insolvency of the bank and so
expressed myself to President Marsh, who
said he believed that Mr.. Drew did know
all about it. But from the fact that he
(Mr. Drew was under obligations to Mr..
Lucas and himself also for money borrow
ed, he (Marsh) thought that Mr.. Drew
wanted to assist the bank all he could
The president said that at the time of Mr..
Lucas death he (Marsh) had taken out of
Mr.. Lucas drawer q promissory note or
notes, signed by Mr.. Drew, for money Dor
rcwed and that he still held them, and
with what had been loaned him up to date
the same amounted to $3.50. The presi-
dent also stated that valuable presents of
sums of money had been presented or given
to Mr.. Drew by himself or Mrs. Lucas, or
by both.
I assert most positively that Mr. Drew
should have known the true condition of
the bank, and had he communicated the
fact to me or even limited Iwould never have
permitted the city and state and my own
funds to have remained there. Mr. Marsh
stated to me that on one occasion during
to examine the bank. It was q
week before the time he was
expected. A messenger was at once dis
patched for Mr.. Lucas, at his home, who
sent Mr.. Drew a note which caused him to
leavethe bank and postpone the examination
for week. Mr.. Drew at one time had an as
sistant named Trenholm, who, Mr.. Marsh
told me, took board at his homo at the re-
quest of Mr.. Lucas, and that this young
man kept Mr.. Marsh fully advised of the
movements of Mr.. Drew as to the times
when he was to come to the Keystone
bank.
wish to state without any reservation
or e9uivocation that I do not know what
the Keystone bank did with the 1926, 900.
"Mr. Marsh told me that the Keystone
horL ohoy1f 1900 inIahfoI 70 ba
tional banks about 5000, 900 or $500, 900.
and when the bank closed it owed only one
national bank-the Fourth-about $25, 900.
Perhaps the subject should receive careful
consideration"
Bardsley denied all knowledge of any
relations John or Thomas B. Wanamaker
may have had with the Keystone "Dur-
ing the past two or three years." he said,
ssI have never been in company with either
Mr.. John Wanamaker or his son, Thomas
B., except once when I called to
letter would reach his father, who was
with President Harrison on his trip to
California, as I wished to write, and did
write, to Mr. John Wanamaker asking him
to use his influence with Mr.. Lacey, comp
troller of the currency, in favor of the ap-
pointment of Thomas M. Thompson, city
Comptroller, as receiver of the bank.
visited Mr.. Lacey for this purpose in
Washington, and as strongly as could
| urged the appointment of Mr.. Thompson
as receiver Of the Keystone bank, basine
the claim on the interest the city had il
the bank"
"On May 80, 1891, the amount owing te
| the state was 81 ,561 1851. By cash OF
deposit in different banks and money tc
| be collected this amount is reduced to 81,
| 600 Had NJ ivofo
est in the Bradford mills to John and
James Dobson, who were my bondsmen,
would still have this value. in property
Balance due the city, $191, 06f.78, which
added to the 81 ,O02, $40. "a makes total O.
81, 1874, 631. 49, This balance is accounted
for as follows: Clearing house due bill
from Keystone bank, 1926, 900; receipt o
president of Keystone bank for 500, OO'
bonds of Baltimore Traction company
81, 900 each, 100000; notes taken from
G.. B. Haines for cash given him to assis
the Keystone bank, $25, 900; $50 shares o
stock in Farmers and Mechanics bank
500, 600; cash in the Farmers and Me
chanics' bank in -connecsion with the 70
my assignees, $1,000. Total, 81, 153, OoO.
4S. Balance, $3S, 9S2. 80. This account
for all of the money intrusted to my care
except the balance of $3S, 882.S9: Thi
amount is many times overcome by tn
property and claims I have made over
my assignee"
81 understand am to be sentenced o
three charges: Lending public funds, rt
ceiving interest on public funds and buy
ing securities with public funds. Thes
three charges admit to be true. Nc
knowing there was any law against loan
ing the state money in my handsI did loa
to Robert Glendenning & Co. and sever'
national banks in the city and to sewers
other banks, through 81. 81. Yard, warrior
sums of money. Every dollar of Il
: money I loaned was returned at Il
time fixed by me, together wit
interest and all of this money, bot
principal and interest 80 returned to me
have paid over. It is true did recei,
interest on state money, but it is equal
true that did not know of any law whit
9 made it crime for me to do 30. The i
: terest 80 received amounts to thousands
8 dollars, all of which has already been pa
r by me to the state or will be collected