Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-06-25

ana mdiouorons crowd lhhl dhliy ihfonE
the court Of quarter sessions was sup
lplemented to-day by men prominent in
every walk OF life They had come into
The hot and sitting court room rowit-
uess what they thought was 10 blS.he
lcrewning degradation Of the man whom
q few months ago they gladly aclsnowl-
edged as their lriend-IOhn Bardsley,
the faithless treasurer of the city and
the selt-confessed ylOlator OF the law.
Two weeks ago, when Bardsley
pleaded guilty TO the charges against
him, the court fixed to-day as the time
4 to pass sentence upon him, and public
expectation had been wrought up by a
promise that when Bardsleywas brought
into court he would make u full and free
confession Of his malieasance. BY many
il was thought IN lis confession
that Bardsley would implicate men
| higher IN business and official life, men
whose names have been only limited at
but who were supposed TO be his con,
federates. Such expectations proved
groundless, for Bardsley's confession
practically confessed nothing that has
not been made public through the col
umns OF the paily press.
Tho confession was more in a line ol
defense Of his own conduct ant was cX-
eeedingly specious and fair seeming,
giving in detail his various transhc'
tions It bristled throughout with
figures and showed where every dollar
he had beon accnsed Of misappropriat-
ing has gone to. The charges to which
he has pleaded guilty, loaning public
funds NJ interest and speculatng with
Them, he frankly acknowledged. but he
emphatically denied that he had bone
tited by this transaction to the extent
OF a dollar National Bank Examiner
Drew came in for a severe scoring al
the hands OF Bardsley, and he laid II %
his door that he sunk his money In the
Keystone bank.
Bardsley said IL was through Mr..
Drew's plausible statement Of the banks
condition that he had deposited his
money there He further charged
through an acknowledgement by Presi-
dent Marsh Of the Keystone bank, that
Mr., Drew knew OF the banks condi
tion. and that Mr. Drew was under OBJ
legations to John &. Lucas, the dead
president OF the bank, for monoy loaned
and valuable favors received Bardsley
implicated Henry Yard in his transac
tiou by stating that il was through him
that he had loaned money TO banks.
According 10 Bardsley's statement his
present plight mag be accounted for
by trusting too much in the statements
o. others. and il may be epitomized in
his own words. in telling the history Of
his deposits in the Keystone bank
u didn't get the money, and | have
never gotten any part Of it. and it IS
still in the bank or should be there. !
knew that the closing of the bank
meant loss to the city and state and per-
sOnal destruction tO myself. | there
fore made every effort TO sustain the
bank, and its closing has resulted ia
my absolute ruin.
Bardsley came from prison this
morning in carriage. On entering
the court room he was placed in the /
dock The rest and quiet he has had /
in prison have done him world OF /
good. aud he looked again like the /
John Bardsley Of his happier days.
His eyes did not seek the hOor nor his I
head remain bowed as on the dag that !
Ae WIS brought rom sick bed to am
swer the charges against him at the I
preliminary hearing He looked I
around the court room, bowed TO some 1
acquaintance and entered into conver- /
sation with his hrother-in-law.
A the request o. his counsel the 1
court allowed Bardsley 80 leave the 4
dock and take his seat within The /
bar The proceedings were opened 10y /
District Attorney Graham addressing
Judge Wilson aud stating that he
wished 20 call some witnesses so that
the court could get some Information on
which TO pass sentence. MIR. Graham
called Taylor Faunce, an expert ac-
countant to the stand, and he testified
that Bardsley in his two and one-hali
years incumbency Of the Office Of city
treasurer received 100000 in interest
on the public funds. lie said that
Bardsley had used $500. 900 in specula-
tion and had loaned SG00O00 10 one
banking tirm and 5000 900 to another.
He also loaned s4O0,OO0 10 the Bradford
Mills company, Of which he was the
owner. Bardsiey sold and converted to
his own use Sj1. 600 worth OF govern
meut bonds, but this money was subso-
luently returned The experts found
lnat Bardsley's stock operations had
cost him in the neighborhood Of $780,,
DO.
On motion OF District Attorney Gra-
nam. the sentencing of Bardsley was in
definitely postponed.