The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-09
STRlPEs. FOR ,BARpsLEY.

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2 fenced tossorvs Fisseen Y.ur. i rrI.oi,
snd,to Pay Fine Equnlsin Amount to
tho sum OF HIS steailngs. ~ss*aF Fl
PHILADELPHIA, July g. John Bartls-
Icy, ex-city treasurer of Phila-
delphia, was brought into court
at 10 - q. m. Thursday before
Judge Wilson Ito have sentence
passed upon him for the confessed
crimes of loaning, specializing with and
receiving interest, son public funds .in-
trusted to his care as the chief
judiciary officer of the municipality.
The sentence of the court was that he
undergo fifteen years selitary,contine-
ment in the Eastern penitentiary and
70 paya anaseqda1 iAg the unto swhich
he pleaded guilty of misapplying.
The fact that Barlsley would como
up for sentence was not generally
known, SO that when District Attorney
Graham arose to address the court
and ask that sentence be passed
upon > the ! prisoner, there was
not more than fifty people in
the courtroom. The district attorney
spoke but briefly, but in the course of
his address he denied Bardsley's con-
tcntion, made in his statement to the
court a week ago, that the cx-treasurer
had not misappropriated a dollar.
MIR. Graham showed that by
Bardsley's own statement he must
have at least nisappropriated
the sum of $3.50, 900, as that amount was
required to be made. goou by his sure
tics, according to their bond, to the
state and city. Mr.. Graham prac-
tically admitted that Bardsley's
declaration that he placed $685.
600 in the keystone bank, taking
due-bills for the money, was true, and
that the money was deposited in the
bank. Although not able as yet to spe-
cifcally show where the money has
gone, Mr.. Graham said that Bardsley' S
entertainments would amount to be-
tween $500, 900 and $5Oo,O0o.
Mr.. Alexander, counsel for Bardslcy,
reviewed the statements made by Ills
client, and appealed to the court for
mercy on the ground of Bardslcy's plea
of guilty, and his past services to the
city. Mr.. Alexander said that
Bardslcy did not get a dollar OF
the money he put into the keystone
bank and that within six months it
would be shown who did. Mr. Alexan-
der vehemently declared that his client
had not stolen dollar, but that he had
only pleaded guilty to the statu-
tory o1fcnse of loaning, spccu-
lating with and receiving interest
on the public funds. Never with his
consent, said Mr.. Alexander, should
Bardsley appear before the investi-
eating committee of councils to testify,
but if at any time the district attorney
desired any information or assistance
his client was willing to aid him.
While his counsel had been speaking
Bardsley had sat with bowed head,
nervously tracing imaginary lines with
the back of pen upon the table be-
fore him. With the exception of his
brother-in-law, not one Of the hun
dreds of friends that Bardsley had
year ago were present when he
arose to receive the sentence of
the court AS Bardsley got up Judge
Wilson mot;oncd him to be seated
while he delivered the lecture and
Judge usually prefaccs his SEN
fences. Judge Wilson's severe
words caused Blrdsley the most
palpablc distress When Judge Will
son spoke Of the past fri endship be-
tween himself and the man awaiting
sentence, Bardslcy's hand opened
and shut convulsively, and his
face flushed and palcd and
his head sank upon his breast.
AS Judge Wilson proceeded AMI
plainly said that he could find no palli-
alton for Barlsley's malfcasance and
that his otfcnsc was the more open to
ccnsure from his abuse of his official po-
sition, the prisoner almost cola psed and
seemed about to sink to the floor from
his chair. Nevertheless before Judge
Wilson had concluded and ordered
him to rise and receive his sentence
Bardsley had completely regaincd his
composure and received the words
that send him to prison fifteen
years with Il stoicism that was
al'.ost Indifference in its utter
absence of any emotion. The SEN
tence of Judge Wilson was that
Bardsley undergo fifteen years solitary
confinement in the Eastern pcniten-
tiary, and that he pay Il fine of sum
equal to the ame unit of his cmbczzle-
ment arising from the transactions to
which he had pleaded guilty.
District Attorney Graham places the
deficit at $553.S35.3s, which is SIS, 0oo
more than Bardsley admitted in his
own statement. This amount will DC
reduced by payments to be made by his
surctics, SO the amount Of the fine will
not be determined until after the ex-
animation of the accounts shall be
finished
Rartlslcy returned to Moyamensing
and it is expected he will Ic taken to
the eastern rcnitentiary Friday, where
he will be shaved of his beard and
given striped suit, and thereafter 10
known by u number
Judge Wilson was sem after passing
sentence on l'ardslcy relative to the
amount Of the fine, and said that it
would be about S337, $50.
Death of an Aged Physician.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, July 3.-Dr.
William Mottram, probably Miciligan's
oldest practitioner. died here, aged 81,
of paralysis. He practiced until last
Saturday and was stricken suddenly.
DIR. MOttram was q member Of the leg
islature in 1S43. He was the author of
the law compelling townships to MAIN
tain public libraries, and has always
been foremost in public enterprises.
Death Of an Old Lake Captain. ~-sa1
CHICAGO, July Capt. Ira II. Owen,
one of the pioneer vessel owners OF
Chicago, died Thursday morning at his
residence in Oak Park. Capt. Owen
was sailor from his youth and a sue