The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
BARDSLEY ON TRIAL.
Philadelphia's City Treasurer Up on Three
Charges.

PHILADELPHIA, May 29-John Bardsley,
the City Treasurer of Philadelphia, was ar
raigned in court to-day to answer the triple
charges of misappropriating $4,000 OF me
clty's money, the embezZlement of S4O0We
and upward of the State funds, and perjury,
In violating the oath of Office. by loanins
the city's money out at interest. 81
The District Attorney said the books OF
the Treasurer's Office showed balance IN
the K ystone Bank of 5000, COO, while in iaep
there were only $4,000 there. In the
cash-drawer of the TreasurerS desk were
checks on The Keystone Bank for S200.oao
These BardSley took to Bank Examiner
Drew and asked to have them placed to his
credit In the Keystone. A similar state 9I
affairs was shown in regard to money 6S
longing to the city. After examining
number of witnesses, and after Bardsiey
had taken the stand and admitted having
deposited the State money In the Keystone
Bank and received interest thereon, tie
Magistrate committed The prisoner under
S40,0 600 bail to answer the three charges.
District Attorney Graham asked that
Bardsey be held on the charge of misappr9-
priating city funds and the magistrate
agreed The State funds matter was then
taken up, and il was shown that BardsleY
had loaned out State funds at interest 10
number Of bankers, etc. Bardsley himself
took the stand and said Il did put money
in the Keystone Bank and will have 10 take
what the law gives me. | got as high as
4 per cent interest for the money. depos-
tied money and took due bills for IL, as IS
done every day, and when the bank failed
l lost the money"
a After it had been testified to that Bards-
ley kel & private account in the Seventh
National. Manufacturers National, Chest
nut-street National, Peoples National aud
Farmers and Mechanics National, Alex
ander held consultation with his client
ana decided that he should tell the names
of the banks that paid him interest.
Bardsley said thai be bad been
banks, except the Farmers aud Mechanics.
The District Attorney rested his case and
said as lie was unable to prove to-day the
charge Of perjury. he asked that it he con-
tinned until june 18th. Bali was fixed at
$4,000 on the charge of his apprOpTiating
city funds. S35, 600 OH the charge OF embeZ-
zling State funds aud 5000 on The charge If
perjury. 1t Is not expected that Bardsley
will be able to obtain bail. Bardsley, talk
ing with the detectives, said: II tell you,
gentlemen, have been in nell for the past
six months. | thought things would come
OUT all right but they did not, and am
glad the thing is ended. President Marsh's
action has been great disappointment to
me. He should have been more courageous
and remained ia town, but he has proven
himself coward by running away. never
had thought about going away, but VIII re-
main where / am and accept whatever pun
ishment the law places upon me.
The sub-commttee of the Finance Com
mittee OF the City Council, which has been
investigating City Treasurer Bardsley's ac-
counts and financial dealings, resumed work
this afternoon. George Huhn OF the stock
brokerage firm of G,endenaing 81 Co. pro-
duced the books OF the firm and mem orande,
showing that in 1890 Bardsley pu rchased
stocks aggregating in cost Si50,000. From
April s, 1880, to February %, 1891, the firm
borrowed from Bardsley the enormous sum
of S92l, 900. All of this money, accor ding
to the books of the firm, has been repaid.
During the financial striDgency Glenden-
ming & Co. advanced Bardsley S2500o0
loan, being secured by various stocks. Bards-
ley wanted half q million, but they did mt
have it. He then began selling his stock,
and the market being weak, his losses ag-
gregated S95, $40. Huhn testified aud sa d
at least $3.50. 600 of the stock put up as col
lateral by Bardsley was not bought through
Glendenni g's house, thus showing Bards-
ley had heavy dealings elsewhere. A city
contractor testified that stone used on city
contracts came from quarry owned by
BardSley. Late tonight the prison phySi-
elan was summoned to Bardsley's cell, and
finding him very i'll recommended that he
he al once placed in a hospital, which was
done.
OTHER SUITS TO FOLLOW.
The Evening Telegraph says: Suits will
be begun in a few days against Nelson +.
Evans, the Director in the Spring Garden
National Bank who was so strongly urged
upon the Government for the appointment
as receiver of the Keystone Bank against
Eph rain Young, also a Director Of the
Spring Garden Bank, and against II.
Abr echt, ex-Dire2tor, now President of tie
American Machine Company, which va
seized by the Sheriff few days ago. 1t Is
known that in addition to Evans there is
nearly 5000. 600 of Indebtedness to the bank
in his own and other persons names which
is practically worthless collateral. He has
overdrawn his accounts. The exact reles
tions of Young and ex-DirectOr Albrecht t.
the bank as debtors has not been fully as
certained, although it is known that they
are connected with the fraudulent over
issue of stock of the bank.
FUGITIVE BANK PRESIDENT.
WILMINGTON (Del.), May &c deon W.
Marsh, fugitive President of the defunct
Keystone Bank Of Philadelphia, was in the
town of Smyrna, q mile below this city,
yesterday. He left on a later tr ain for
EaSton, Nd, where he now is.