Evening journal., 1891-07-17
THe MAsK ToRN oFF.
The Anonymous Interviewed. An O
EmploYe, Sued for Debt.

The Anonymous Interviewed, An Old
EmploYe. Sued for Debt.
This Morning News this morning
prints the following in relation to the
fact of T. E. Bach selling out his party
in 1888 for 5000:
"a former employe Of the EvBNIKG
JOURNAL was quite willing
to talk, providing that his name
be withheld, He said. During the
Hickman campaign, in the Fall Of
1888, was employed at the
EVENING JOURNAL Office, and one day
= Edwards peeped from his
office door and beckoned to me to come to
him | answered his call and ne gave me
check and told me to take il to the
Central Bank, which was then ia the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany's building on Market street. near
Sixth, and to get il cashed | took the
check to the bank. It was drawn in
favor of the bearer for 800, aud signed
by Patrick Neary. l received the
800 and clutchingit in my hand returned
rapidly, 70 the JOURNAL officeand gave
to Edwards. | am positive that the
check WAS not endorsed by Fred. 4 Bach
or any other person. On the same day
| that got the check cashed | think /
made deposit in the Union National
Bank to the credit of Edwards's
individual account. Whether or not the
| 800 received on the check was de
| posted along with the other money
| cannot say but | am sure that Edwards
received the money and Bach did not.
| About that time l repeatedly saw Neary
and Edwards In close conversation with
each other, but never saw Bach ard
Neary IN conversation Although this
mans name is now withheld, the man
interviewed is willing to back up bis
stAtsment when necessary
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter
read the above to Mr.. Edwards
and asked him what trntI
there was in it, Mr.. Edwards re
piled
"The former employe Of the EVENING
JOURNAL whose name is withheld IL
George g. Hagner, who left the employ
of the paper owing it nearly
one hundred dollars and against
whom is now recorded on Squire
sasss's docket a judgment for s63 SO and
| costs, for which the corporation found il
necessary to secure itself by suit. This
furnishes motive for Mr.. Hagner's ami
mus The facts in the case are precisely
AS given in your interviews with me OF
yesterday and Wednesday, and it is i'm
material who finally received the $500
Pne fact is that Mr.. Bach alone made the
deal and originally received the money.
without my knowledge or consent, and
which | compelled him TO disgorge Mr.
Bach dlsgorged the bribe in two 10
stallments-the first hundred dolla
| bill and the second th,
| I.f.r T.
and correctly remembers / have showr
Mr.. Hagner's motive in attempting /,
shift the odium of Mr. Bachs Judas
lscsrio'ism to me, and now propose t,
show that Mr. Hagner, in his eagernes
for revenge. proves himself to be a de
liberate and consummate liar. Mr. Hagne
states that in the Fall of 1888
on the same cay that I got the check
| for 500 csshed made
deposit IN the Union National Bank {,
the credit of Edwsrds's individual ae
count, thus ingeni )usly cresting ths
inference that | received the benefit o
the 500. Now, to deal with fact, neve
had an account with the Union Nationa
Bank until January 2, 1890, when
| opened an account with a deposit o
| $500. In 1855 and up to January 2, 1880
| kept my individual account at th.
Central Bank and my book shows that
on August 27, 1888 / deposited in tn,
Central Bank $5I9 So and made no NOR,
deposits until November 26, 1888. wher
l deposited 5000 81. THE $100 check wa
cashed at the Central Bank on September
z, 1888, too late for one deposit and to,
early for the other. This certainly prove.
George g. Hagner to be an unmitigateC
and malicious liar for revenge land If b,
lied in this particular and for revengeful
motives ne will lie under any and al
circumstances where this paper is con
cerned.