Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-24
BARDSLEY TALKS.
r., v,rrBlySs CITY TREASURER OF PHLA-
pEPHIA IN COURT.
lao. r-,u3 7snag the Scsns-PuAlic s1p'cia-
n. Goes Uas.iss,d as to the Charges
How As Money was
Spent

pu,, ,nrppurA. June pa tough
sa.Iodorous crowd tina. dailyth
. -'',' ropr, OF Quarter Sessions was sup
ted to-day by men prominent in
30 vail, Of life. They had come into
' 80 and stufy court room to witness
'.sa,tbcv thought was 20 be the crown
nov ,,..s..for Of the man whom few
, ,.,s. [l-' AGO they all considered their
il.o- Bsrdsley, the faithIesS
4 -. Of the city and the Self-con-
s-s.ss violator Of law. Two weeks ago.
.,.sr Bardsley pleaded guilty to the
Wv charges against him, the court
f,.d to-day as the time 20 pass Seu'euco
mon him. Public expectation mas oeeh
wronght up by promise mat "nen ne
mas brought into court Bards-
VS.. wonld make full and
80 confession of his malteaS-
a,ca Nv many il was thought that In
-.ore,nent or confession BardSley
ND 49,, implicate men high in business
an5 offciali life. Men whose names have
Gu - been limited at who are supposed
~ -, Ills rorfederateS. Such expecta-
lions proved groundleSS, for BardS-
Iev's confession practically con
fessed nothing that has not been made
.,blic tbrouyh the columns of the daily
..-sss DThe confession was more in
Ina NJ defense of his own conduct,
NO. evesedincly specious and fair
sse~fne. giving in detail his various
-rarsgctions. Ii briStled throughout
win figures, aud showed where every
dollar be has been accused OF misapprO-
Driating. has gone to. To the charges
IN which he has pleaded guilty OF loan
irgthe public funds at interest and to
speculating with them, he frankly
acknowledged, but be emphaJically de-
MED that he had benefited by his trans
actions 10 the extent Of dollar.
National Bank Examiner Drew came
I'm for severe scoring az the hands of
Bardsley, and he laid TO his door that
be sunk his money in the Keystone
bank.
Bardsley said that il was through
Mr.. Drew'S plausible statements Of the
banks condition that he had deposited
his money there. He further charged
Mr.. Drew, through an acknowledge
ment by President Marsh. of the Key
stone bank, that Mr. Drew knew of the
banks condition. That Mr.. Drew was
under obligations to John c. Lucas, the
dead president OF the bank, for money
loaned and for valuable fayOrs received.
Bardsley implicated Henry II. Yard in
his transaction by stating that it was
through him ne had loaned money to
banks.
According 90 BardSley's statement his
present plight may be accounted for by
trusting too much in the statement OF
others and can be epitomized 10 his own
words on telling the history of his de-
p0sits i'm the keystone bank:
81 did not get the money, and I have
never gotten any part OF it and IL is still
in the bank or should be there. l knew
shat the closing % the bank meant
great loss 90 the city and State and per-
,lral destruction Co myself. l there
fore made every effort 20 sustain the
bans and lis closing has resulted in my
2u,1G-e ruin
B4rdsley came mp from prison this
morning .n carriage and on entering
tie Court room was placed i'm tho dock.
The rest and quiet that he has had in
prison has done him a world OF good,
and he looked again Ike the John
Bardsley of Lis harp days. His
eyes did not seek the floor end his head
remained bowed as cl che day be was
brought from sick bed to answer the
charge against him at the preliminary
hearing. He looked around the Court
room, bowed 20 some acQuaintances aud
entered into conversation with his
brother-iu-iaw. AT the request of his
counsel the Court allowed Bardslcy 10
leave the dock and take his seat within
the bar
The proceedings were opened by
District Attorney Graham addressing
Judge Wilson, and stating that he wish
ca 20 call some witnesses SD that the
Court could get some information on
which 20 pass sentence.
Mr. Graham called Taylor Fduuce,
an expert accountant, 10 the stand and
he testified thar Bra1Sley in his two
years and q HALF iucumbency of the
office of city treasurer received $780,
GOO interest on the public funds
That Bradsley had used $4,000 in
speculation and had loaned $500, 900 TO
one banking firm and 100000 TO an
other He also loaned S4OO,O 900 to the
Bradford Mills Company, of which he
was the owner. BradSley also sold and
converted 70 HIS own use $500, 900
worth of government bonds that he
held for the city but this money was
subsequently returned. The experts
had found Bra6S.ey'S stock operations
had cost him in the neighborhoOd OF
100000.