Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-13
Tho ES.Treasurer Has Appropriated
Enormous Sums 10 Ills
Own Use.
HOW NE ROBBED THE SCHOOL
FUNDS.
Pablo Money Used 10 Take up had
Cheeks Of the Keystone
Hank.
ny Telegraph to tho SEws.i
APPARENT nAsrALIry.
Tn. Amairs Of navd.i.y Looked Into
by .rxperts.


PHILADELPHIA, June ~. - The
deeper experts probe Into the Affairs Of
.x.City Treasurer Bardsloy, the more
apparent his fascality becomes, and
enormous sums which he made away
with afo daily added To the total.
Yesterday the accountants reported
great discrepancy In BaTd,lcy'a nc.
counts with the State. and today pre-
seated Mayor stuart with n statement
showing that $4,000 Of tho State MP.
propriation for public school purposes
Tor The year ending June a0th, together
with n balance Of $4,000 from the
previous year. making n total Of sifj,-
900, had been misappropfiatod by
llardslcy 10 his own uses.
The State treasurer showed that
$50, 900 noted above was paid Bardsley
December 8ist. II IL surmiscd that he
used q part Of this vast sum 10 take up
lad checks Of the Keystone bank for
ssOO,Oo0 that he was carrying la cnsh.
REID MAKES An EXPLANATION.
PHILADELPHIA, June ie.-United
States District Attorney Reed appeared
ieforr the investigating commlttc. Of
the council this afternoon and made n
personal explanation Of hi course In
acting NJ attorney for the Keystone
hank IA member Of the law firm OF
Heed n Petit.
Auditor General McCamont was tho
next witness. Rufus l.. Shapcly MP.
reared with the auditor general aud
stated he represented the attorney gen.
enl u tho State. Shapcly said owing
n tho prospective litigation between
the Statc aud city of Philadelphia over
the dt ficlt In the State funds, the aud.
iior general, by advice " the attorney
general, must refuse to answer any
questions that will bc disadvantaguoul
10 the cas. VI tho stats, but that state
munt OF tho moneys owing the State
by the city would 10 furnished by tho
auditor general.
The auditor general thnn read
statement In which u was shown there
was klill due tho State from license,
luaus and taxes collected by BAnikley
Tor the year 1890 n total " sslj,5l5.
state Treasurer boyer also was
called, hut the samc objection 10 his
answering questions ~ In tho case Of
the audilorgcneFal was made by
Shapcly.
Harry q. Jones, assistant bank OK.
Aminor, testlfrd, Comptroller ol the
Currency Lacey was here on tho i3th
Of February last aud was NJ tho Key
Fnn. tank. lilo was shown u state.
mrnt Of the condition Of the bank, in'
Guiding the Qualification ~ the ledger,
Iaddlng uf New York hank accounts
and carrying Of du. bills ~ assels.
EN.Difretor of publlc Works
Wagner testified 10 n conference held
between himself aud the officials ~ the
Keystone bank regarding his accept
Ancc Of tho presidency OF the bank
During tho course u his examination
General Wagner was askei what no
know about the Spring Garden hank
Wagner, who hoiofc he was approach.
ed on the subject OF tho presidency Of
tho bank, was n candidate lot
the feculv-fAhlp ~ tho bank te-li.
fed that when Ito first wont 20 tho
hank on the subject u the presidency
he said 10 hank Examiner Drew that
he understood that tho rccrivrfship
had teen settled and u wh 10 be- Mel.
son y. Evans, president Of the Spring
Garden Insurance company and n
director 0f the Spring uaruen bank.
Wagner also added he understood
wanamnkcr was backing Evane for
the position. In reply, Dfow said 10
General Wagner "NO, think you
arc mistaken. wannmakcr has nothing
10 do with II. Now, that explains
something did not understand. A..
slstant Secretary Nettlrton h n great
friend OF Eyans. and he II probably
backing him Tor tho position. II also
explains some accounts Mt tho Spring
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