The record-union., 1891-07-16
BARDSLEY'S SHORTAGE.
The Experts Have Figured 1t Up
Nearly SSoo,ooo.
THE TREASURERS REMARKABLE
HANDLING OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
Blaine is Now Said to be All Right
The National Temperance Conven-
tion is Against High License--Dis-
asters on the Rail-An Interesting
VIII Contest Suit In South Dakota.
Special to the REcoRD-US1os.

Special TO the REcoRD-USIoE.
PHILADELPHIA, July I5.-The experts
appointed to investigate the accounts of
late City Treasurer Bardsley made de-
tailed report TO the Mayor to-day.
1t shows a total balance due the State
and city of 81, ,594, ,55l, and against this is
credited deposits in various banks to
May 50th last of S9l9,673. keystone due
bills, S925,000, and keystone bank checks
paid by Bardsley IN excess of city fund
account, SI96,043, leaving a total net de-
ticiency in Bardsley's accounts of
S553,S35.
In addition to this deficiency the inter
est which Bardsley received from the
various banks, firms and individuals, to-
gether with the dividends on stock and
securities in which he invested with
public money, amounting to at least
S225, ZOO, should be added, making grand
total of money misappropriated at
SITS, ,S35.
AS to the credit of 1925, 600 represented
by the keystone due bills the experts
find more OF less evidence of payments
made from time to time by Bardsley to
the President of the bank, which may
make up this amount.
1hO dIO DLAIS etIC
and dated, and this, in connection with
the fact that the experts found four blank
due bills in Bardsley's desk, creates a
suspicion as to their genuineness
Whether they are genuine or not cannot
be determined until the experts gain free
access to the books of the bank Even
assuming them to be genuine, they don't
represent deposits made in good faith by
Bardsley as a public officer
The public money to which he had no
title was taken by him and handed
over to the keystone Bank or it's
President, for no legitimate reason,
but apparently for personal advantage
and to obtain a higher rate of interest
than he received at other repositories.
Bardsley's private memorandum book
shows that he was paid by the Keystone
Bank 81 900 each month, commencing in
January, 1889, and continuing regularly
up to September, 1890, making total Of
81 900 This sum was regularly paid in
addition to the interest which he received
on State money, and appears to represent
three per cent. on limit of 800, 900 of city
deposit. One entry shows the receipt of
$50 ''for the use of 500, ,000 from December
18th to December 81, 1889, at S25 per day."
The total amount of interest paid to
Bardsley in 1889 and 1890 by this bank
alone was SIG, ,S27. Thus there are due bills
representing loans to answer personally,
y.
violation of the law.
The experts say that a number of
stubs in the check book of Bardsley's
account in the keystone Bank have been
torn out. They have, however, found
checks bearing corresponding numbers,
all except one being drawn by Bardsley
to "caSh or bearer,'' or 'to order of my
self" On the stub of one check is an
entry in Bardsley's hand writing, evil
liam Livesy, State Treasurer, for his
kindness to me during years, $500"
On one page, showing rebates received
from newspapers in which advertising
was done in 1889, amounting to SIC, ,2S9,
paid to II. n. Craffin, $500; one-balf to
Thomas McCamant, STA, ,450; one-half
to J. B., S714, ,450." In 1890 and 1891
the newspaper rebates were de-
posted to the credit of Bardsley. The
interest received by Bardsley from the
banks and by him converted to his own
private use during 1889, 1880 and 1891 ag
gregated 500, ,493.
Thomas McCamant, mentioned in
Bardsley's check above, is the Auditor
General of Pennsylvania.
A further statement of Bardsley'S spec
ulations show that he invested 81 lie. .693
in the stock market. Upon this total of
speculations he made losses aggregating
S170,5 and gains of Sis, ,634-a net loss
of S5l, ,935, which might as weI be in
creased by 100000 of Baltimore traction
bonds, which Bardsley gave Marsh to help
the Keystone Bank out of one of it's ITEM
porary predicaments." That part of the
report showing the division of spoils
with ex-State Treasurer Linsey, Auditor
General McCamant, as noted above.
creates much interest. In the same con-
nection there is another remarkable item
as follows: May IL, 1890, Fl. Fitzgerald
item, instead Of getting mercantile ap-
praisers' list to publish, 81 ,O00."