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Pn1LApxIPMA. July 1.-THE sub
eomoittce Of the 6nancc committee ci
The city council inquiring int the fail
ure Of the keystone national bank snt
the Affairs Of ex-Csty Treas arrr Bards
ley. held . protrsct~d session yesterday
afternoon The main witnesses were
Robert Nc wsde. city editor OF the Pub
lie Ledger, William Mexican. editor In
chief OF the same paper. and Po>t-
0aster~tseneral Wausmaker. The ts
timony Of McWsde md Mexican had
reference 10 two statements obtained
BY The former from kard>iey ou June
- and io-four DAYS before she accused
city treasurer made his public state
ment in court when brought mp fos
sentence
Mcwade WAS the 6nt witness lie
said In answer 20 questions that he
went 10 the county prison on Thursday.
June Is and interviewed the impri.-
oncd ex-city treasurer. Barislcy talked
freely and understood that the inter
view was for publication lie t,ld
Bardsley AZ the beginning that in view
of certain charges that had b~cn made
In the newspapers he thought IL proper
for him Ia make . full statement par
ticularly "a Ia what had become Of the
es$s. 600 deposited and which had disap-
pcarrd. the charge being made that il
had beer stolen
After Mr.. Mcwsde had written out
the first statement he said n consulta-
tation was held between Mr.. Mexican.
himself and another member of the ed
itorial force Of the Ledger and after
full dcliberatiou and discussion Il WAS
decided not To publish IT, because
strongrefcrence, unsupported by facts.
was made Ia certain people.
Both interviews were submitted 10
the committee. and IL VAS decided by .
vote of FIVE to two to ut oncc listen to
the public reading OF the statement
Mr.. Mcwade. being familiar with the
manuscript was asked to read the pa
perS which he willingly consented to
do
Much hat Bardslcy told McWadc
WAS afterward incorporated in the
statement he read in court when called
up for sentence June %. and which has
already been published In these
Bardsley again wen over the story of
the keystone bank and stou,ly main
tanned that he put the $3.50. 900 in the
bank. but did not know what bccame
"a q H. - t..-N sL.s
President Marsh got IT.
Bardsley said that Bank Examiner
Drew had been a heavy borrower from
the keystone bank and was completely
under Lucas and Marsh's thumbs
In regard To John wanamaker Baris-
ley said that Marsh told him that he
knowingly held ovcr-issued shares Of
the bank stock and demanded si0o. 900
for them and upset the plans for re-
organization Of the bank. Bsrdslcy ad-
vised Marsh IN engage counsel and
make q demand on Wanamakcr for the
over-iAsued shares. As he was guilty Of
n crime in holding them Marsh re-
tanned Mayor S~ulzberger and John a.
johnson as his counsel. and they made
q demand on wanamakcr, which he re-
fused wansmsker's proposition was
pay him $50. 200. Marsh s2s. 200
and the bank SIS. o The law
ysrs then notified Wanamaker
that IL the fraudulent shares
were not delivered IN them Mt a spcci-
fed date they would resort to legal
measures To get them The shares
were then turned over without delay
Mr.. Wanamakcr had made n threat
that he would see Comptroller Lacey in
before they expected it.
"ln March, 1890" said Bardsley.
Marsh came 10 me and said Wanna
maker wanted s20o, 90 n once. Marsh
told him hat he did not have the
amount on hand. and wanamaker told
him where he could get H. Two days
later. Marsh came 10 me saying that
wsnamsker was persistent and must
have the money. ] loaned him the
money and Wansmaker got it"
Bardsley also talked a great deal
about his connection in the past with
several prominent Pbiladclphians and
blamed them for the stand they had
taken against him. He il accredited
by Mr.. Mcwsde with having spoken II
Col Mcclure, Of the Times, In the fol-
lowing terms: when I Was q candi-
cate for city treasurer ! called on Col
Mcclure and told him everything ia my
past life and said that IL he would say
10 ! would withdraw. He said: no
ahead; the Times will be for you but
he weakened afterwards You remem-
Der the scheme TO get the g~asworks
from the city? Well. Mcclure was In
that Mcclure vas To get = big block
Of the stock for his advocacy in hi,
paper and wa not to pay = cent for H.
Mcclure was also in . namber Of other
schemeA-
when ! became city treasurer"
Bardsley declared, Colonel Mcclure
called on Mayor Fitlcr and asked for
the appointment OF Magistrate Bob
Smith as one Of the magistrates to col
lect delinquent m~srransile isIes Mr..
said to me: 'Bardsley, there 10
money for the magistrates in the
Of those mercantile taxes
Ism ! t0eres j SusNefto bc& u8'S
heard so Well he continued. Col
Mcclure has been 70 see me about bsv-
ing Magistrate hob Smith appointed ~
one Of the fellowa Mr. Mayor.
4 can not appoint him for
Mr.. Mcclure do not want 70 appoint
man. anyhow. but IL you wan
me TO do IL Ill name him Mayor
FILTER wanted 70 oblige Col AcCune
and said W Then I agreed to appoint
Major Smith Not long after hat he
vent for me md told me that Bill sing
.riy wanted Richard J. Lennon. .
Democrat sppoioed mercantile ap-
sod that he had prompred 10 do
what be could for him He ANked me
10 make his promise good aid II
would vote foe Lemon He wss de-
AID hurried Oh 90 tell Singeriy.
who came and erswied all over me-
After sinGeriy left ] learned that Nstt
0asy wss pushing Al Crawford for the
pisrc and that The sodisor- general who
Qnayis man. would support Crsv-
lord
'Stroag pressure wa broaxnt 20 bear