The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11
TURNING ON THE LI6Hr.
MORE TESTIMONY GIVEN IN THE DE-
FUNcT KEYSTONE BANK CASE.

Mr. Etting Takes Occasion to Reply to .
Published stntcment-The Treasurer
OF Bardsley's Bradford Mill Testi6es--
The Dobson brothers Advised to An
swer No Questions.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.-At the OPEN
ing of the session of the Bardsley in
vestigating committee yesterday Select
Councilman Etting took occasion to
reply to published statement purport-
ing to have been made in an interview
by the private secretary of Postmaster
General Wanamaker. After quoting
the words ascribed to Marshall Cushing,
the private secretary, Mr.. Etting said:
"The statement that / have personal
grudge against Mr.. Wanamakeg or ever
insulted him is false. In 1885 Mr..
WanamakeT was interested in an ele-
waited railroad bill, which 1 opposed be-
cause | believed it my duty 20 do so.
In 1887 | was again asked 30 become
candidate for select council and a peti-
tion wGa numerOuslv signed asking me
to accept the nomination. Mr. Wanna
maker was ut the time n resident Of the
ward and the paper was, am informed,
submitted to him, hut was not signed
by him. ! never asked him 10 sign it;
never requested anybody to ask him to
sign it. ~
Bnrdsley Received All the Money.
Mark II. Davis, the treasurer Of
Bardsley's Bradford mills company, tes-
titled that Bard5lcy for the past three
years had received all the money of the
company. This money was deposited
70 tba opppr,Ft nF tba pro5fnrJ ,,,,1ls ord
checked ont, some being used for the
payment of Bardsley's individual debts.
He supposed all this money was that re-
ceived from the products of the mill
and said that it was $4,000 less than
he had received during the three pre-
ceding years OF this sum &i42, ,331 was
in the individual checks of Bardsley
drawn on the Keystone bank.
Henry Leonard, Bardsley's private
secretary, who was elected president of
the Bradford mills after Bardsley had
resigned, in order that the Judgment
might be executed, testified that he
never owned share Of the COmpany's
stock. He acted under Bardsley's in
structions and claimed to know very lit
tie about the affairs of his employer.
Refused to Answer Questions.
James Dobson, when called upon to
testify, was accompanied by his coun-
sci, Richard p. White, who refused to
allow him to answer any question relat-
ing to the Bradford mills or the judg-
ment which had been executed in his
and his brothers favor by Bardsley.
Lawyer White stated that the city had
Gled bill in equity against the Dobsons
and the matter would have to come be-
fore the court. Until that was settled
he advised his clients to answer no ques-
ton relating to the subject. A number
of questions were asked simply as a mat
ter of record and the committee will ap-
ply to the court for q rule to compel the
Dobsons to answer.
Charles Lawrence, who was the as
sistant cashier and bOokkeeper of the
Keystone bank, and who is under SEQ
600 bail, was also called to testify. His
counsel accompanied him and said Mr..
Lawrence would answer all questions
which would not criminate himself. OF
Bardsley's relations with the bank he
knew very little beside the fact that he
had three accounts. He recounted his
| confession to the directors, but said he
did not know the government officials
took charge of the bank pre- vious to the
time it was closed. He knew nothing of
any over-issue of stock and never heard
| of Bardsley's clearing house due bills for
| $500, 900 until he read it in the papers.
| In relation to the deception praCticed
| upon Bank Examiner Drew, he said that
both he and Marsh used every effort in
their power to deceive him.
| The Dead DefauIter.
| Samuel Lucas, the brother of John G.
| Lucas, the dead man who is. charged
| by Marsh with having been a defaulter
| to the extent of $99S S,000 said he thought
| his brother was being called on to bear
| more than his share of the deficit. He,
| however, knew nothing which would
throw any new light on Bardsley's
| transactions.
John S. Davis, the president of the
Petroleum Exchange, who was, asked to
become president when the attempt to
reorganize the bank was made, testified
that he met President Marsh, Examiner
Drew and others at the bank. He was
then told that the total deficit amounted
TO S999, 600 and declined TO have any
thing more to do with it. The balance
sheet, he said, which was shown him,
was made out by Assistant Bank Ex-
aminer Jones and showed the amount SO
| plainly that no one who looked at it
| could help discovery. Several other
| witnesses, among whom were ex-Direc-
tor of Public Works Gen. Louis Wagner
and H. H. Yard, had been called, but
were out Of town.
| The Keystone's Stock Book.
A demand will be made upon Comp
troller of the Currency Lacey for an or
der to compel Receiver Yardley to allow
the committee the stock book of the
Keystone bank. At the last visit Of the
committee to recover Yardley he do
clined to give them n transcript of
Bardsley's account on the ground that
there were several discrepancies in the
account of the state funds which must
first be settled. The committee viii
now at once apply to Comptroller Lacey
for an order to have the hooks placed at
their disposal.
| After District Attorney Graham ad-
dressed the court, Mr., Alexander, coun-
sci for Mr., Bardsley, asked the court to
fS June IS for hearing the facts upon
| which the grade Of sentence would be
determined. The court agreed to this.
MIR. Bardsley was then returned to pris-
on in the van.
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