The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-13

cial There was some very startling
evidence produced before tho Bardslcy
investigating committee this afternoon,
and prominent United States officials
were brought into the case in Il manner
entirely unexpected to the majority of
the committee. Assistant Bank Elk
aminer Jones, who is very close to Bank
Examiner Drew, was on the stand and
gave the committee information re-
gard Comptroller Of the Currency Laceys
knowledge of the affairs of the keystone
Bank that has hitherto been kept care
fully guarded.
This was that on the 18th day of last
February Comptroller Lacy was in this
city and personally visited the Key stone
bank building and was shown the books
and given full insight into its condi-
ton as known at that time to Bank Elk
amincr Drew.
Another sensation was the statement
made by General Lewis Wagner, the
cX-director Of public works. This state
mcnt connected the name of Assis-
tant Sccrc vary of the Treasury Ncttlcton
with the attempt to mako Nelson T..
Evans. director of the Spring Garden
Bank. receiver Of the broken keystone
Bank.
Assistant Bank Examiner Jones, when
called to the stand, explained at some
length, in answer to questions, the
methods of examining national banks
The discrepancy in the ledger of the
keystone was first discovered by him on
July q, but not by any information
furnished by Examiner Drew.
After the discovery nothing. he said,
was done to stop Lawrence from at
tending to his usual duties except
to see that he made no more false
entries. lie, by orders of tho exam
liner, took official charge of the books
of the bank. Even after the bank cX-
ariner took charge of the bank deposits
were received from February ; to March
20. He did not know what was done
about discounts, but did know that de-
posi- tors wore allowed to check out their
deposits if they saw fit.
Another arrest has been mado in con-
nection with the treasury scandal This
afternoon II. II. Yard, former partner
of President Lucas, deceased, of the
keystone Bank. in some spcculations,
was captured in Trenton, n. j., where
papers, which will be sent at once
The warrant was sworn out for him
Wednesday late and all day yesterday
detectives were looking for HIM.
Yard has an Office in the DreNcl build
ing. lie was real estate promoter
and was closely connected with Pres
idcnt Marsh, of the keystone Bank.
lie left the city Il few days after Marsh's
departure.
His home is in Belmar, n. j., and
people who have inquired at his Office
for him have been told that he was at
his Jersey City home, but those who
went to that place could not find him.
lie evidently feared the arrest which
has just taken place.
The warrant on which Yard was ar
rested was issued on charge of conspi-
racy with eXTreasurer John Bardslcy
in stealing city and State taxes.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 12.-ISpc-
cial The supreme court this morning
decided that city councils have not the
right to select the successor to City
Treasurer Bardsley. Richard G..
O'Ellers is thus ousted from the Office,
and the appointment of W. Redmond
Wright by Governor Pattison sustained.
Governor Pattison appointed William
Redmond Wright to the Office, and city
councils in joint convention elected
O'Ellers.
Hy an agreement between Attorney
General, on behalf of the commonwealth
and City Solicitor Warwick for the city
of Philadelphia, the court Of common
pleas of this city delivered pro forma
decree, affirming O'Ellcrs' right to
the Office. Immediately after the de-
cree of the lower court affirming his
right to the office was entered O'IIllcrs
took the oath and assumed charge of
the office.
The Commonwealth appealed the case
to the Supreme Court and argument was
had by that tribunal at Harrisburg last
week. The court convened here this
morning. and the last decision read was
in the O'Ellers case. The decree, as
read by Justice Pattison, was:
Judgment is reversed and Judgment
is now entered for the Commonwealth
on demurrer 1t is further considered
and adjudged by the court that the de-
PENDANT, Richard &. O'Ellers. be and he
hereby is, ousted from the Office of
treasurer of Philadelphia, and from the
fees and cmoluments thereof"
The decree was signed by Chief JUS
tice Pattison and Associate Justices
McCallum. Clark and Sterrit. Asso.
ciate Justices Mitchell, Williams and
Greene dissentcd.
With the decree was handed down a
lengthy opinion by Chief Justice Patti
son and dissenting opinion by Justices
Mitchell and Williams
The details of conference that oc-
Cured on the Saturday night before
President MarSh's flight would east