Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-27
BARDSLsY'S BLUNDER.
Pennsylvania Claim-City Commissioners
Ignore the Governors Appointment.

Ignore the Governors appointment.
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-Attorney
General Hensel, in the course of an in
terview last night on the Bardsley case,
said:
"On Saturday afternoon | received
from the Auditor General statement Of
the accounts of the Commonwealth
against John Bardsley for such moneys
collected by him for the State of Penn
sylvania. and against the City OF Phila-
delphia for such moneys collected by
John Bardsley as City Treasurer for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From
the examination of the accounts | be-
came satisfied that John Bardsley had
violated the law by converting to his
own use moneys collected by him for
the State. Thereupon, l advised Audi
tor General McCamant to have COM
plaint made against John Bardsley in
the Dauphin County Court, and another
against Bardsley in Philadelphia county
for appropriating to his use funds be-
longing to the State.
auditor General McCamant accom-
panied me TO Philadelphia to appear as
witness at the hearing to be held in
this city. After consultation with
District Attorney Graham the complaint
against the City of Philadelphia, for
moneys misappropriated by Bardsley
as City Treasurer was approved, and q
warrant was issued for his arrest. Upon
this charge | directed that bail in the
sum of $4,000 should be demanded.
The warrant issued in Dauphin county
will not be used for the present, mas
much as l think the two charges for
which bail has been eXacted are sutli-
cient up to the present time"
City Controller Thompson has eX-
pressed the opinion that the published
statement that the city authorities have
no action against Bardsley for with
drawing the S39, 900 from bank is cor
rect, as Bardsley is authorized TO retain
the 10 per cent. from the highway con
tractors warrants, and that the city has
no right to the money.
The City Commissioners met this
morning, and ignoring the appointment
by Governor Pattison of successor tc
City Treasurer Bardsley, elected Rich
ard C. Oellers, business manager Of the
Record, to fill that Office. Messrs. Bart
ley and Stub, the Republican members
of the commission, voted for Mr.. Oeller,
and Mr.. Sensenderfer, the Democratic
member, cast his ballot for Mr.. Wright,
the Governors appointee. 1t is under
stood that in order TO avoid further
III uyb iab
also claim to have the right to elect a
treasurer, will, at its meeting Thurs
day, vote for Mr. Oellers.
John Hayes, the cashier of the Key
stone Bank, claims that if the due bill:
bear his signature they are forgeries, a:
he never, to his recollection, signed
them. Mr.. Hayes has made several at
tempts to get sight of the bills for the
purpose of seeing if his name was
forged, but so far has been unSuccess
full.
Governor Pattlson has addressed a
communication to the Auditor General
asking him TO furnish, as soon as prac-
ticable, statements showing the amounts
due the Commonwealth for taxes,
licenses, etc, for the year 1889 and for
the year 1890, and which yet remain un-
paid.
The question as to has the right to fill
the office of Treasurer will undoubtedly ~
be left to the courts. More than week
ago City Controller Thompson made a
demand upon Bardsley for collateral
securities, but this demand has been dis
regarded. Mr. Bardsley has been un-
g.
pearance Friday, and is under guard at
his house, his condition being too SER
ious to warrant his removal.
Experts who are going over his ac-
counts say there will probably be some
developments later in the day. Nothing
authentic is known Of the fugitive
President of the Keystone Bank.