The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-13
OFFICIALS TESTIMONY.
A Further Investigation Of Bardsley's Peeu-
liar Methods.

A Further Investigation Of Bardsley's Peeu-
liar Methods.
PHILADELPHIA, June 12-United States
District Attorney Reed appeared before the
investigating Committee of the Council
this afternoon and made pei sonal eXplana-
ton of his course in acting AS attorney for
the Keystone Bank, as Il member of the law
firm Of Read and Petit.
Auditor General McCammant was the
next witness. Rufus +. Shapeley appeared
with the Auditor General, and stated he
represented the Attorney General of the
State. Shapeley said owing TO prospective
litig alton between the State and the city of
Philadelphia over the deficit in State funds,
the Auditor General, by advice OF the At
t0Tney-Genera, must refuse to answer any
questions that will be disadvantageOus to
the case for the State, but that statement
Of the moneys owing the State by the city
would be furnished by the Auditor General.
The Auditor-General then read a state
ment in which It was shown there
was still due the State from IL
cense loans and taxes collected by
Bardsley for the year 1890 total of $780,
715. State Treasurer Boyer was also called,
but the same objection to his answering the
questions as in the case of the Auditor Gen
eral was made by Shapeley.
Harry c. Jones, Assistant Bank Exam
iner, testified that Comptroller of the Cur
rency Lacey was here on the 18th of Feb
ruary last and was at the Keystone Bank.
He was then shown a statement of the con-
dition of the bank. including the falshcatiOn
of the ledger, the padding of the New York
bank account and the carrying Of due bills
as assets.
Ex-Director of Public Works Wagner
testified to the conferences held between
himself and the officials of the Keystone
Bank regarding his acceptance of the pres
idanav of ha hon nuripu fIa ~
the examination General Wagner was asked
what he knew about the Spring Garden
Bank. Wagner, who, before he was APP
preached on the subject of the presidency of
the bank was a candidate for the receiver
ship of the bank, testified that when he first
went to the bank on the subject of the pres
idency he said to Bank Examiner Drew tbathe
understood that a receiverShip had been set
tied and 1t was to he Nelson 4. Evans, Pres
ident OF the Spring Garden Insurance Com
pany. Wagne er also added he understood
that Wauamaker was backing Evans for the
position. In reply Drew said to General
Wagner: mo, l think you are mistaken.
Wanamaker has nothing TO do with it, Now
that explains something / did not under
stand. Assistant Secretary Nettleton is
great friend OF Evans and he is
probably backing him for the position. 1t
also explains some accounts at the Spring
Garden Bank l did not understand, where
Nettlet0n appears as large borrower"
Wagner said he had since looked into the
papers for the name of Assistant Secretary
Nettleton as one Of the debtors of the bank,
but had not seen 1t. The case was then ad-
journed until Monday.
EXAMINER DREw's STATEMENT
PHILADELPHIA, June 12-National Bank
Examiner Drew was seen tonight in regard
to the statement attributed to him by Gen.
eral Wagner this afternoon. that Assistant
Secretary NettletOn was a large borrower of
the Spring Garden Bank. When fist asked
il lie had made such statement to Gem
eral Wagner, Colonel Drew said it was alb
soulely untrue. Drew afterward withdrew
this sweeping denial and qualified it by say
ing he had no recollection of having said
anything on the subject but still 1t was pos
slble Wagner's memory was better than his.
Drew was then asked If 1t was so that Gen-