Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-11
WANAMAKER'S Wall
The Sad Refrain That He
Should Sing
Is How Sharper Than a Ser
pent's Sting
IRE COnscience's Pricks to Those
Who Sin!
Or What Tangled Web We Weave
When First We Practice to De-
ive."-Either Song Would
Suit Him Well.
Associated Press Dispatches.

iANOSVS SooihS CohluttIcC uciQ duotHCi
session today, at which Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker testified concerning his
transactions with the Keystone bank,
and the statement made by Bardsley to
editor McWade of the Ledger, was for
the first time made public. 1t proved
to be long interview in which Bardsley
again went over the story OF the Key
stone bank, and stoutly maintained that
he put the 5000, 900 in the bank. but did
not know what became of it. Bardsley
said Bank Examiner Drew had been a
heavy borrower from the keystone and
was completely under the thumb of Lu-
cas- and Marsh. In regard to John Wan
amaker, Bardsley said Marsh told him
that Wanamaker knowingly held over
issued bank stock, demanded $100, 900
for it and upset the plans for reorganiz-
ing the bank.
wANAMAKER BROUGHT TO TERMS.
Marsh retained Salzberger and John.
son as counsel, and they made demand
on Wanamaker which he refused, pro-
posing that the Lucas estate should pay
him $4,000, Marsh $4,000 and the
bank $25, 200. Lawyers then notified
him that if the fraudulent shares were
not delivered by a specified date, they
would resort TO legal measures. The
shares were then turned over without
delay
Bardsley asserted that Wanamaker
had made threat that he would see
Comptroller Lacy and have the bank
closed before they expected it. In
March, 1890, Marsh came to him and
said Wanamaker wanted 100000 at
once, and Bardsly let Marsh have the
money. Bardsly also talked great deal
about his connection in the past with
several prominent Philadelphians, and
blamed them for the stand they had
taken against him.
COLONEL MCCLURE WAS IN TT.
Speaking Of the scheme to get the gas
works from the city, Bardsley asserted
that Colonel Mcclure of the Times was
in it. Mcclure was to get big block
of stock for its advocacy in his paper,
and was not to pay cent for it..
BARDsLEY REDEEMs A PROMISE.
Regarding the payment OF $500 to
Hugh Mullen, Bardsley said Mavor
Filter wanted Mullen appointed mer-
camille appraiser, and William H. Sing
erly OF the Record wanted Richard j.
Lennon appointed to the same place.
Afterwards Bardsley learned that Mat
Quay and the auditor general were
pushing General Albert Crawford for the
same place. The result was that over
lures were made to Singerly to draw
Lannon out of the fight, and he was
promised, if Lannon was taken out, that
100000 of state money would be de-
posted in the Chestnut street bank.
This was done, and Mayor Fitler got
angry at what he claimed to be broken
promise. Bardsley then paid Mullen
$5U0 to redeem his promise to the
mayor.
YARD GOT BIG MONEY.
Bardsley said r. B. Yard got great
deal of the Keystone money. He was in
a pool with Lucas and Marsh, and Marsh
allowed him to overdraw his account
$780, 900, even when the run on the bank
was going on.
The remainder of the statement was
simply story of Bardsley's troubles,
containing no new feature.
Yard was then called, but did not
respond, his counsel announcing that his
case had been appealed. The committee
instructed the city solicitor to take steps
to have Yard appear.
~ MR.. wANAMAKER APPEARS.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker ap-
peared. He said he never pledged the
over-issued stock after he was told il
was over-issued, and it was out OF his
hands at the time. He did not know
Yard, and had never met Mr.. Lucas
but once. When asked what transpired
between him and Marsh at Washington
he said Marsh asked him to assist the
bank. and he declined.
Wanamaker said his firms balance in
the Keystone at the time of the run,
was Sic, 900, and when it closed it was
much larger. The last money received
from the bank was about year before
the bank closed, and the last discount
was obtained in October, 1890.
As to the story told by Bardsley about
threats to close the bank, and that the
lawyers compelled him to return the
stock, Wanamaker said it was absolutely
false. Granville Haines and Samuel B
Huey came to Washington to see him
about overissued stock, and he told
them they must settle for it, and if they
did not, in justice to himself, he would
inform the comptroller of the currency
After the bank closed, he gave up the
stock.
Bardsley's statement that Marsh OBJ
tanned from him (Bardsley) 0,00(
for Wanamaker in March, 1890, was alb
solutely untrue, without the slightest
foundation, and Wanamaker invited thu
committee to inspect his books.
RETIcENT ABOUT HIS PRIVATE DEALS.
Wanamaker was informed by mem
Der of the committee that during thei
examination of the Keystone stock bool
they found 1900 shares of stock in hi
name, in addition to the 25l5 share
which he testified had been given hin
by Lucas to use as collateral for deal il
Reading.
"When appeared before the commit
tee, +" said Mr.. Wanamaker, II confined
myself principally to the business OF tht