Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
srRlpEs FOR nARpsLEY.

and to Pay Fine Equal In Amount to
the Sum OF His steailngs.
PHILADELPHIA, July a. John Bards-
ley, ex-city treasurer of Phila-
delphia, was brought into court
at 10 a. m. Thursday before,
Judge Wilson to have sentence,
passed upon him for the confessed.
crimes of loaning, speculating with and.
receiving interest on public funlsnin-.
trusted to his care as the chief
judiciary officer of the municipality.
The sentence of the court was that he
undergo fifteen years solitary confne-.
ment in the Eastern penitentiary and
to pay a fine equaling the sum to which
he pleaded guilty of misapplying.
The fact that Bardsley would come
up for sentence was not generally
known, so that when District Attorney
Graham arose to address the court,
and ask that sentence be passed
upon the prisoner, there was
not more than fifty people in
the courtroom. The district attorney
spoke but briefly, but in the course of
his address he denied Bardsley's con-
tention, made in his statement to the
court week ago, that the ex-treasurer
had not misappropriated dollar.
Mr.. Graham showed that by
Bardsley's own statement he must
have at least misappropriated
the sum of SEQ, 900, as that amount was.
required to be made good by his sure
ties, according to their bond, to the
state and city. Mr., Graham prac-
tically admitted that Bardsley's,
declaration that he placed $685.
900 in the Keystone bank taking
due-bills for the money, was true. and
that the money was deposited in the
bank. Although not able as yet to spe-
cifically show where the money has
gone, Mr.. Graham said that Bardsleys
embezzlements would amount to be-
tween S4OO, 900 and $500, 1000.
Mr.. Alexander, counsel for Bardsley,
reviewed the statements made by his
client and appealed to the court for
mercy on the ground of Bardsley's plea
of guilty, and his past services to the.
city. Mr.. Alexander said that
Bardsley did not get dollar of
the money he put into the keystone
bank and that within six months it
would be shown who did. Mr.. Alexan-
der vehemently declared that his client
had not stolen a dollar, but that he had
only pleaded guilty to the statu-
tory offense of loaniug, specu-
lating with and receiving interest.
on the public funds. Never with his
consent, said Mr.. Alexander, should
Bardsley appear before the investi-
eating committee of councils to testify,
but if at any time the district attorney
desired any information or assistance
his client was willing to aid him.
While his counsel had been speaking
Bardsley had sat with bowed head,
nervously tracing imaginary lines with
the back of a pen upon the table be-
fore him. With the exception of his
brother-in-law, not one of the hun
dreds of friends that Bardsley had
year ago were present when he
arose to receive the sentence of
the court AS Bardsley got up Judge
Wilson motioned him to be seated
while he delivered the lecture and
words of admonition with which a
judge usually prefaces his SEN
tences. Judge Wilson's severe
words caused Bardsley the most
palpable distress. When Judge Will
son spoke of the past fri endship be-
tween himself and the man awaiting
sentence, Bardsley's hand opened
and shut convulsively, and his
face flushed and paled and
his head sank upon his breast
AS Judge Wilson proceeded and
| plainly said that he could find no palli-
alton for Bardsley'S malfeasance, and
that his offense was the more open to
censure from his abuse of his official po-
sition, the prisoner almost collapsed and
seemed about to sink to the floor from
his chair. Nevertheless before Judge
Wilson had concluded and ordered
him to rise and receive his sentence
Bardsley had completely regained his
composure and received the words
that send him to prison fifteen
years with a stoicism that was
almost Indifference in it's utter
absence of any emotion. The sem,
tence of Judge Wilson was that
Bardsley undergo fifteen years solitary
confinement in the Eastern peniten-
tiary, and that he pay fine of sum
equal to the amount of his embezzle-
ment arising from the transactions to
which he had pleaded guilty.
District Attorney Graham places the
deficit at $685. S353s, which is $3S 900
more than Bardsley admitted in his
own statement. This amount will be
reduced by payments to be made by his
sureties, SO the amount of the fine will
not be determined until after the ex-
animation of the accounts shall be,
finished. H+Fts
Bardsley returned to Moyamensing
and it is expected he will be taken to,
the eastern penitentiary Friday, where
he will be shaved of his beard and
given striped suit, and thereafter be
known by number
Judge Wilson was seen after passing
sentence on Bardsley relative to the
amount of the fine, and said that it
| would be about $237, $50.
Death of an Aged Physician.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, July 3.-Dr.
William Mottram, probably Michigan's,