Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-06-28
ANOTHER SCHEME
IN TEE BARDSLgY DEFAL0ATION IS DISOOV-
ERgD IN TINE
To Prevent It's nsummation-Relativas Of the Ex-
City Treasurer Atsmpt to Realize on Due
Bill for Over Thirty Thousand Dollars
The Authorities Secure an injunction.

PHILADELPHIA, June 27-In tho course
of the investigation of the affairs OF ex-City
Treasurer Bardsley, in connection with
Gleudenning 4 Co, the law department
learned that the bankers VINO were deposi-
tors in the Fourth Street National bank,
had on May % received clearing house
due bin from that institution for S3O,2o'-
5S.
This bill was not paid the next day, and
rs customary, when City Solicitor
Warwick learned this he asked the bank 10
notify him when il was presented for pay
ment About ten DAYS ago it was present
ri by the runner Of the City Trust Com
panv who asked that the due Dill oe Inaue
pavable to thei- order instead of Glendenn-
'rbis was refused, and City Solicitor
Warwick was then notified ana cohsulteu
the officials OF the Trust Company, ana the
resuit of his entire investigation Drought
ouf rhese facts Glendeuning ~ Co, on
the o2d of Nav of this year deposlted a
che,lf IN the Fourth Street National BANK
/ of $500. -. The check was drawn to the
order of themselves, and was honored oy
tha Fourth Street National Bank in the CIV
/ insr of 4. Clearing House due bill Tor the
/ said amount. About the second week oI
/ the urcsent month the runner or rneSseh-
| GER of the Cltv Trust, Safe, Deposit ana
/ Surety Company presented the due OH 10
/ the cashier of the Fourth Street Netiou@-
/ Bank and requested that due OIL ior tlc
amount be drawn "a favor OF tne Cly
Trust Safe Deposit and Surety Conl-
many. From the officials OF that company
i was learned that female relative oI
Mr.. Bardslev called AT the Trust Company $
| buildiug ana told one of the officers OF tue
company that the due bill was the.property
| of Mr. Bards,ey; that IL was ms own
money. and not public money and she &C.
| sired To have n transferred in this way 70
the Trust company. Upon this representa-
/ tiOu She Trust company gave tue oue on
10 their runner, Who pres ,n-ed 10 10 Inc
Fourth Street National Bank in tue coutat
of that o4y, and made tue fequest loOVe re-
ferred TO- The Fourth Street N2slon1 a.
Bank refused 20 make the trausier, dS nlt
bsiut, in accordance with banking customs.
These facts having been workcJ 0G' ny
the luw department.. were put INTO Sh'po,
and a bill was He'd today N the Court o.
Common peas and equity IN relation to
the matter.
The bill is against John Bardsley dnryl
Bards,ey, Eleanor Latham, n-lce OF
Bardslcy; Fourth Street Nduoual bans,
Robert Gieudeuuiug and Company, apo
rhe CITY Trust Company The injunction
asks hat the Fourth Street Bank oe re
strained from paving the due bill and tnal
Bardsley, Mrs. BarGsley or Miss Latham
be restrained from negotiatiuG and com
pelling 70 transfer it TO the city author
ties. II is also asked tndt Glendenuine
and Company be compelled to explain the
transactions which led 10 Bardsley claim
ING the due hill.
s-ENftseu-
PHILADELPHIA, Jure 21.-Judge Gordon
aud President Judge c'idletCer 10 day hand
ed down two conflicting opinions in re
iation 10 tie right OF the city TO claim the
property of Bra6 ford mills, aud TO continue
an Injunction restraining John ana JGme;
Dobson from seliing to Bradford mills
under Judgment FOR $l72,6 ,6S2 confessed
oy the Bradford mills to DodsonS at the in
stance of John Bardsley, in order 70 pro
tect the DobsonS against liabilities incur
red as surety FOR BardSley Us City Treas
urer
Judge Gordon stated that in a motion tC
dissolve an injunction in the case OF the
city against Jocn aud James DoOsOn ana
the Bradford Mills the court was divided
in its opinion. and that according to the or
dinary rules Of practice the preliminary iu-
junction granted by the court without ar
sument on the filing of the Oil would fall
The bill however, was not dismissed but
would pass through the court and be heard
according TO the usual routine of such cases
and that the full court might make another
decision when the case came up for final
! hearing.