The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-03
WAN4MAKER IS WILLING
Ready to Testify Upon Twen-
ty-four Hours Notice.
AN ATTACK UPON SENATOR QUAY.

Many Prominent Philade delphia Repub-
Iicans Think That His Leadership Is
"Unscrupuious in It's Methods and Dis
astrous in It's Results"
PHILADELPHIA, June 80-The Bardsley
investigating committee resumed its sit
tings and examined number of witnesses.
A communication was received from Post
master General Wanamaker in which he Of
fered to appear before the committee at any
time upon twenty-four hours notice, and a
reply to the request made to Lawyer Rob
ert Alexander asking that John Bardsley
be again allowed to appear before the com
mittee for examination was also received.
Postmaster General Wanamaker's letter
was as follows:
Mr.. wanamaker's Letter. s...
Chairman Van Osten:
DEAR SIR--1t seems to be thought by some
that certain evidence offered at the last meet
ing OF your committee is not in harmony with
the testimony delivered by me when appeared
before you rs q witness. l assume that your
committee fully understand the matter. IL,
however, there is any explanation wanted from
me will be glad at twenty four hours notice to
meet any member of the committee and ex.
plain any or every item of my statement or at.
tend at any meeting of which have notice.
Yours respectfully, JouN WANAMAKER
BardsIey Would Reply in Writing.
Lawyer Alexanders reply to the request
of the committee to further question ex-
City Treasurer John Bardsley was that his
client would reply in writing to any ques-
ton which might be sent to him in writ
ing and would in that way give the COM
mittee all the information in his power.
AS his client was in prison and practically
convicted, he did not think it would be
proper TO allow him to appear in person
before the committee.
The first witness examined by the COM
mittee was S. L. Durham, of Trenton, y.
j., the president of the Mechanics Ma
tional bank of that city He testified that
II. II. Yard had been n depositor at his
bank for nearly eighteen years.
The wanamnker Bank Stock.
Certificate No. 45O. for 300 shares Of Kew.
stone bank stock issued to John Wena.
maker and with the power of attorney
signed by him. was placed in the bank by
II. H. Yard.
II was placed there as collateral securitv
for loan. but President Durham, declined
to state the amount. Certificate No oO7
of keystone bank stock issued to
A. I. Dineles was also taken nc
collateral by the hank and monev
loaned to Yard. The officers of the bank
themselves suggested that the stock be
transferred and held in the name of Send
der and Durham. as thew believed thev
would be better protected He had no
knowledge that Yard acted for ANYBODY
else. The money had not vet been paid al
though the bank had made a formal de-
mand for Il. The bank officers had never
in any way communicated with John
Wanamaker in relation to the stock.
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session of the trust companv. being a mart
of lot of 1000 shares on which the COM
pany loaned John Wanamaker money on
March 3. 1885. The loan was called in on
Oct. "a. 1889. His COMPANY loaned money
to the keystone bank ON three occasions.
Jan. 6. Nov. 9 and Nov. TO- 1890. The loan
was made to President Marsh, who ex.
planned that It was for Wanamaker's ac.
commodation and gave as collateral secnr.
ity / 1,46l shares of common and 24S shares
of preferred stock of the Electric Trust
company
Howard Spencer Jones' to whose name
some of the Wanamaker stock was trans
ferred, 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 Wanamaker's request.
Rankin, in whose name some of the Ger
tificates were transferred, he said, was
youth employed in Wanamaker's Office at
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 or
borrowed money from him.
Senator QUAY Criticised.
An address to the citizens of Pennsvlva.
mia has been issued signed Inv 15O of Pbila.
delpbia,s most influential bus;ness and
professional men. ali of whom are Renub.
iicans to point ont the causes of the dec.
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