The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-20
RARDSLEY'S KINDN ESSES.
,orogT NECKTIEs AND BOOKS
M rnp THE AUDITOR GENERAL

r,... Were the favors Referres 20 IN
torrespoudence, MI. McCnmaat
.Iixe.cy's Letters TO BarAsiey.
u,,,,ss,ro, Sent. lo.-At this mornings
Lion NJ the Legislative Committee invesii-
So IN. AFFAIRS OF the State Treasurer's and
s..a.,r.(ien,rals offices Auditor General
x'C.man. was subjected to rigid examine
Non. -N~ s..,
-. aud tor.Gcneral and tho methods OF
Educating the business Of tho department,
-. Sow a member Of tho committee. pro-
.,nnd.d numerous questions to the Auditor
c...rol relative to tho Bardsley scandal. In
ss.rsr to question why Bardsley had been
emitted 10 retain LIQUOR license money long
sw.r II was due to tho State, the Auditor
n.nsral said he had frequently pressed Bards-
IA, for settlement. but had been put on
Ion ali sorts OF excuses from time to time.
p.rd.ley was warned that he would get into
.ronhle unless he paid up. Scarcely week
..ss.d. said the witness. Without . demand
h.ine made for the mopsy due the State.
p,rdsley finally became indignant, and de-
.l,,.d tho State funds to DO perfectly safe. and
,hat there was no occasion for alarm. Mr..
IsCsmant then showed from his report how
Rsrdsley had paid in installments certain
.ums More time. Bardsley exclaimed. was
ssksd BY tho banks in which funds were de-
posted owing to the strineency in the money
market
urxas received from BArdsley promising to
nav $4,000 the following week. and continue
weekly payments thereafter until the full
amount due was paid In. On last May Bards-
Lev vro . that he was waiting SO a. to have q
rood, large amoaS. to forward. and . few days
ktsr came So. 900. the lance due on account
o. brewers licenses. Extracts from letters
Meanwhile. continued Mr.. McCsmsnt. = COM
nittve OF ne Legislature was at work on the
n ss that the the commitIes be assured that he
would paw all be ore June ]. 1881: The Audi.
tor.Gspsra denied emphatisaIly that It, hs - had
s banks ssei for ' MS o Saaf bsnehe He
ns iss The ssts without an s
led record as to the particular clues q tax It
came from. He stated most en- PHI atically that
and himself rega ding state funds. or betw.en
Bardsiey and ,,, any ageot OF his AN, aud he had
between Bardsisy and Mr.. McCanant and
sSu SSse rsnam 81
When the committee returned e letter bear-
ing the signature Of The A9ditol .G en-, G
"as tho State Treasurer is little pressed and
this will help him out" was read. A letter
firm Cashier Livesey. dated Nov; &c. 1889. told
Bardsley that he need send only S2500O and
there would then be p 10 ,n!ecesnsity for
psySs !s Interest sn e. sa
@ 5 NJ a ut ss psw anypf SSq is III fss
seys. He said further that he did not compel
Bar,lsey to make full! returns. because Capt
Hart. former state Treasurer. said 10 would
take charge Of the mater. MI; McSamant
have been published He referred to the act Of
!sl1. which gives the states accounting oficers
the right to allow time Tor settlements. provi' !.
degrading the letters Of thanks to Bar .,.;s,
for kindne, SEES. &C.. az various times + al!
that On several occasions Mr.. Bardf - ~,
msde purchases Of neckwear. ham, <e,rchiaSs
sssss SI s% fad s ssss sP
under the law Oi 1911 Barrislev kad rsrsve'
=. .I. extension OF time owing II the strinaen
Later. from Liyesey W - presented whio
sse IA g. 20 Ieer 20 tranS actions between hir
said neither Liveser ~ r ~ sonnt ~ 3. nc
~ had ever given in money in any form. an
w.. iinete WAS no Agreement Of any sort Nj
d., dsesrsa , Rsps shaw sss
s ssSy on }6l part Of Lvesey and Bardsley
Gsn sGny' 4 the letters was given the Attorney
t S'I..a' who will be- requested to give thor
En- En- Ais city. At that meeting John A. Glenn
NJ M prttion Clerk. and County Jerk Myers Q
~ AGditor- Generals depart ment, as we'll a
SAudiior-General himself. will b. turtle