Evening journal., 1891-06-30
WANAMAKER is WILLING
Ready to Testify Upon Twen-
ty-four Hours Notice.
AN ATTACK UPON SENATOR QUAY.

iicnns Think That His Leadership Is
''UnscrupuIous In Its Methods and Dis
nstrous In Its Results"
PHILADELPHIA. June 30.--The Bardsley
investigating committee resumed its sit.
tings and examined a number Of witnesses
A communication was received from Post
master General Wanamaker In which he or
fered TO appear before the committee at any
time upon twenty hours notice, and a
reply TO the request made TO Lawyer Rob
ert Alexander asking that John Bardsley
% again allowed to appear before the com.
mittee for examination was also received
Postmaster General wanamaker's letter
was as follows;
MIR. Wnnamaker's Letter.
Chairman Van Ostens
DEAN suit seems 10 be thought by some
that certain evidence offered at the last meet
ing of your committee is not in harmony with
tho testimony delivered by me when appeared
before you as witness. / assume that your
committee fully understand tho matter II
however there ia any explanation wanted from
me win bo glad at twenty four hours notice to
meet any member Of the committee and ex
plain any on every item Of my statement or at
a
Yours respectfully, JOHN WANAMAKER
Bardsley Would Reply In writing.
Lawyer Alexander's reply TO the request
OF the committee so further question ex.
City Treasurer John Bardsley was that his
client would reply in writing TO any ques.
sion which might be sent to him in writ
ing, and would in that way give the com
mittee all the information In his power.
Aa h4u plfapf In
convicted, be did not think IL would be
proper TO allow him to appear in person
before the committee.
The first witness examined by the COM
mittee was S. p. Durham, OF Trenton, n.
j., the president Of the Mechanics Ma
tional bank Of that city. He testified that
II. H. Yard had been a depositor at his
bank for nearly eighteen years
The wanamalscr Bank stock.
Certificate No $50, for POO shares of Key
stone bank stock issued to John Wana-
maker and with the power OF attorney
signed by him, was placed in the bank by
Ii. II. Yard
IL was placed there as collateral security
for loan, but President Durham declined
TO state the amount. Certificate No. g07
of Keystone bank stock issued TO
A. L. Dingles, was also taken as
collateral by the bank and money
loaned TO Yard. The officers of the bank
themselves suggested that the stock be
transferred and held in the name Of Scud-
der and Durham, as they believed they
would be better protected. He had no
knowledge that Yard acted for anybody
! else. The money had not yet been paid al
though the bank had made formal de-
mand for It, The bank officers had never
in any way communicated with John
Wanamaker in relation to the stock.
For MIR. Wanamaker's Accomm odatIon.
Eningham p. Morris, president Of the
Girard Trust company, testified that his
company had never loaned any money to
John Bardsley or discounted notes for him.
Certificate $50 for 200 shares Of keystone
bank stock had nt one time been In the pos
session of the trust company, being part
Of a lot of 1000 shares ON which the com
pany loaned John Wanamaker money on
March 5. 1856. The loan was called in on
Oct. "a, 1889 His company loaned money
to the Keystone bank on three occasions:
Jan 8, Nov o and Nov. 10, 1890 The loan
was made to President Marsh, who ex-
planned that it was for Wanamakers ac-
commodation and gave as collateral secur.
Of preferred stock of the Electric Trust
company.
Howard Spencer Jones, to whose name
some Of the Wanamaker stock was trans
fcrred, testified that he had been In Wana-
makers employ for twenty-seven years
He said that he knew nothing of the two
certificates which stood IN his name be-
yond the fact that he remembered signing
the transfer at Wanamakers request
Rankin, in whose name some Of the GER
tificates were transferred, he said, was
youth employed in Wanamaker's Office al
one time A number of officials OF ma
tional banks and trust companies were
also called, but they all testified that their
institution had never made any loan TO
John Bardsley, discounted his paper OF
borrowed money from him.
Senator Quay Criticized.
An address to tho citizens Of Pennsylva-
mia has been issued signed by l5O OF Phla-
delphia's most influential business and
professional men, all of whom are Repub-
licans, to point out the causes OF the deg
radiation of public affairs in the state and
the necessary steps toward improvement.
Senator Quay's management OF the Re
| publican interests Is criticised.
In the address Mr.. Quay's leadership Is
characterized as unscrupulous in its meth
ods and disastrous in its results. Quay is
held responsible for the overwhelming dis
aster the party met with last fall His
| lieutenants In the legislature are charged
with committing a stupid political blum
der by their hostility to the ballot reform
bill and with having violated the ex-
press pledges OF the party and openly de-
ded the will Of the overwhelming majority
of their constituents
"These things" the address says, ''haye
found a fitting elimination in the robbery
Of the city and state treasures. As the
party will soon be called upon to nominate
a state aud city treasurer and an auditor
general, the nominations must be given to
honest men or the party will meet with
another defeat In the presence Of these
facts Pennsylvania Republicans must not
hesitate as TO their duty OF be in doubt as
to their course II is crisis, and it can
only be met by the retirement of Mr.
Quay. More competent and worthy leader
ship is necessary and an unflinching de-
maud must be made for the retirement Of
these men from the places which they have
disgraced."
All persons throughout the state in sym
pathy with this movement are requested
% address lock box No 7S2 Philadelphia
postoffice. The appeal is signed by John
II. Converse, George Burnham, John T.
Bailey & Co., Rev. Joseph May, Rev. AL
fred ]. p. Mcclure, Rev J. Elliott Wright,
Rev. Stephen w. Dana, ID. d., James f.
Rhoades, NJ d., Henry Hartshorne, NJ. d.,
and others.
The Trial of Yard.
At the trial Of Henry II. Yard for con