Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-23

The letters were finally admitted They
tended to show Mr.. Livsey's connection
and familiar acquaintance with City Treas
urer Bardsley and one OF them asked
anxiously about the affairs and condition
of the now defunct Keystone Bank
Letters from Treasurer Boyer to MI
Bardsley were also read.
One letter urged Bardsley to make
prompt settlement, and another written the
same day notified him that there was no
need for haste in the matter, and rather ad-
yIsed delay. Documentary evidence from
the Department of Education was offered,
exhibiting the amount of money which Tor
a period of 20 years went to the school dis
trict of Philadelphia, with the dates OF pay.
ment of same, showing that at no time dld
Philadelphia receive its share of the State
appropriation until after January OF the
appropriation year.
The reports submitted also showed that
Mr. Bardsley did not pay over the amount
received bv him from the state treasurer
| for several months after the same was re-
| eeiyed By him, and in some years the mon
| ey Of the next year was used to pay the ap-
preparation of the preceding year. 1t was
| also shown that the fiscal year for schools
| in Philadelphia was the calender year, out
the State appropriations were applied only
| from June to June.
II was further shown that the three war
rants amounting to 1920. 900, given on De-
| cember 80 and December 81, 1890, were to
| be applied for the year ending June l, lo9l.
| The warrants so specified themselves. The
| precedents tor early payment alleged to ex-
| ist by the accused were found By examlna-
| tion not to exist.
Mr.. Boyer was called to the witness
| stand. He testified that the warrant for the
| 4. ob4 oH Inv an a n
| licitation from the Department of Public
| instruction in order to reduce the general
| fund in the treasury below II, 800, 900 on
| January /, as all in excess of that amount
| would have TO be placed in the sinking
| fund. This Mr.. Boyer gave as his
reason for getting the warrant and paying
| out this money.
| 1t further appeared by Mr.. Boyer'S tes-
timony that the statement he made on
oath in his quarterly report on December
81. 1890 showed the amountln the general
| fund in the State Treasury to be a l1ttle
less than Il $50 600, counting the $42O, OCO
| represented by the warrants as actually
| paid. while the facts were, as he stated
| under oath, that the warrants were not IN
dorsed by John Bardsley, Treasurer, MOI
were the checks delivered to him by Mr..
Bower until the night Of January 2, 1891,
| in Philadelphia. Mr.. Boyer stated IN ev-
| idence that he telegraphed Mr.. Bardsley
| from New York to meet him that night IL
| Philadelphia.
From Mr.. Boyer's evidence 1t appeared
| that this money actually belonged TO the
| sinking fund, as Mr.. Boyer had possession
of tho money at the time he swore he had
paid il out, and for two days after Decem
Der 81 Mr.. Boyer admitted that he had
never made any effort to examine into the
| financial condition of Mr.. Bardsley and had
never paid any attention to the City Treas
urer's bonds.
John Q. Stewart, Deputy Superintend
| ent of Public Instruction, who followed
Mr.. Boyer, testified that the warrants IL
question were illegally signed at the time
at the request and earnest solicitation o.
State Treasurer Boyer.
The attorneys on both sides were very
deliberate and spared considerably, bul
occasionally an inquisitive Senator would
| question q witness.
State Treasurer Boyer's case will proba
bly, be completed to-day. He decided topay
the warrant OF 81 900 for witness expenses
The extra session has caused the County
Treasprers to pay over the State money
| promptly and there are five million dollars
in the State Treasury, as compared VIII
two millions at this time last year.