The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
THIN RING STILL DEFIANT
And Determined to Hold to
the Treasury.
Governor IoattiSOn'S Acts
Entirely Ignored,
A New Treasurer Elected in
Place Of the Defaulter,
The Ring Striving Hard to Con-
tinue in Power.
Some Startling Testimony In the Phila-
delphia Scandal.

missioners met this morning and, ignoring
the appointment OF Governor Pattisons
successor to City Treasurer Bardsley, pro-
ceeded to elect Richard c. Oellers, business
manager OF the Record, to gil the Office.
Messrs. BARLEY and Stub, the republican
| members Of the commission, voted for Mr.
Oellers and Mr.. Sensendorfer, the demo-
cratic member, cast his ballot for Mr..
Wright, the governors appointee. II Is
understood that, 10 avoid further legal com
| plicatlOns, the city council, which body
also claims to have the right to elect a
| treasurer, viii, at its meeting on Thurs
day next, vote for Mr.. 0elIers. The ques-
( ton rs TO who has the right to select a
man TO fill the Office of city treasurer has
given rise to much controversy and will
undoubtedly be left to the courts to de-
eide.
John Hayes, the cashier of the Key
! stone bank, claims that if the due bills
| bear his signature they are forgeries, rs
/ he never, to his recollection, signed them.
| Mr.. Hayes has made several attempts to
| get a sight of the bills for the purpose OF
| seeing ii his name was forged. but so far
| has been unsuccessful in his efforts to
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PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-John Bardsley.
| late city treasurer, was arraigned today to
| answer to the triple charges OF misaDprO-
| priating $50 600 Of city money, the enbez-
/ element of 100000 and upward of state
funds and perjury in violating the oath OF
! his Office by loaning the city money out at
/ interest.
When the accused man was brought in
crowd that filed every available space
| in the hearing room was present. When
Mr. Bardslcy was called he plainly showed
in his appearance the mental agony he
has been subjected to, and owing to his
enieebled condition was allowed to take u
| chair facing the magistrates desk instead
| OF being placed In the prisoners dock.
| Mayor stuart, CITY Solicitor Warwick, At
tOrney-Geaeral Hensel, Auditor-General
| McCammant and State Treasurer Bower
were all present. District Attorney era
ham opened the case by stating the charges
against the accused.
! Lawrence Brown, an expert accountant
| who has been going over Baidsleys ac-
counts, was the first witness called. lie
| testified that be made an examination of
the accounts OF highway contractors and
found that they were credited with the
amount, S76,690.37. OF this sum about
| $50, 600 was in the keystone bank, and
the books OF the treasurer show that
| SIC, ,SSOoO was deposited in the Third ma
! tional bank. The books OF the bank
/ showed that Sl0,SS0S0 was drawn from
tho Third, and that there was only
balance OF Sl,3l3.S0, while the treas urers
| books showed there was still balance Of
! $40, $50.
! DistrictAttorney Graham explained
that the commonwealth proposed to show
that the money drawn rom the Third
national was intended to be placed in the
| cash drawer of the city treasurer so as to
make up his cash balance before ne was
called before the councils investigation
| committee. Mr.. Graham also said that
the books OF the treasurers office showed
there was a balance in the Keystone
bank OF 100000, while in fact there was
only 100000 there. In the cash drawer
OF the treasurer were checks on the Key
stone Tor 100000. These Mr.. Bardsley
took to Bank Examiner Drew and asked
to be placed TO his credit in the keystone,
stating that he was willing to take his
| chances with the rest of the depositors.
At this point the district attorney rested
| his case and said as he was unable TO
prove today the charge of perjury he asked
that it be continued until June -. Bail
was fixed at $4,000 on the charge of mis-
appropriating the city funds; So, 900 on
the charge of embezzling state funds and
5000 on the charge OF perjury. 1t is not
| expected that Mr. Bardsley Will be able to
obtain bali.
After the hearing Mr.. Bardsley was
| taken into the magistrates s private office.
Ills counsel notified Chief Detective
Wood that he did not expect to secure
| bail and arrangements were at once made
to take him down to prison. After an in
terview with his counsel, Mr. Bards-
] ley was placed in carriage
and taken to Moyamensing prison
At 10 o'clock tonight the prison ply
! sician was summoned to Mr.. Bardslev's
cell by the keeper The physician found
the prisoner is very i'll and recommended
that he be at once placed in the prison
| hospital, which was done.
During the time in which Mr.. Bardsley
spent at the city hall this morning prior
to the hearing, the accused city treasurer
remained in the private office of Chief
| Detective Wood, in charge OF two de-
tectives. He was very much detected, and
was not inclined at first to talk about the
serious charges which had been preferred
against him. He subsequently said that
his position was hard 10 bear, and then
turning suddenly to the officers, remarked ::
II tell you, gentlemen, L have been in
hell for the past six months. / thought
that things would come out all right, but
they did not and glad that the thing
is ended. President Marsh's action has
been a great disappointment to me. He
should have been moro courageous and
remained in town, but he has proven
himself a coward by running away.
never had a thought about going away.
but will remain where 1 am and accept
whatever punishment the law places upon
me-"
PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-Francis w.
Kennedy, president of the suspended
Spring Garden national bank, was ar
raigned at noon today before u. S. Com
missioner Bell charged with making
false returns to the comptroller of the
currency, making false entries in the
banks books and with the embezzlement
of 100000 and upward OF the banks
funds. Henry II. Kennedy, cashier
OF the bank. was also arraigned
with his brother, charged with
| couspiracv with him and being guilty