The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-26
BAIL FOR BARDSLEY.
Too Ill to Appear at the Hearing
in His Case.
THE AMOUNT FIXED AT $4,000,
Another Warrant OF Arrest Having
Been Served-Burgess Riley Pos
ftive That Fugitive Marsh Was nc
Chester-He May Be at Sea Now.
why Was He Not Arrested2


why Was He Not Arrested7
PHILADELPHIA, May 2e.-City Treas
urer Bardsley was too i'll to appear to
answer the charge on which he was ar
rested Saturday night. His physician
said his life might be the forfeit If he
were compelled to leave his bed. So the
hearing had to be postponed until Fri
day next, and it was decided to admit
him to bail in the sum of $25,000 This
will make 1t proper to relieve him Of the
presence Of detectives who have been
with him constantly since the warrant
was served if any one shall be found
willing to go on his bail bond. His COM
mitment has been made out, and il he
shall attempt to leave his house he will
be taken to the county prison. Another
warrant was issued for him yesterday at
the instance of the states officers. The
charge is the misappropriation of $685.
600 of state money. On this he was also
heldin $25, 900 bail, making $50, ,000in all.
In An Unconscious Condition.
Bookkeeper Harry Leonard, of the
city treasurer's office, was sent by Chief
Clerk King to Mr.. Bardsley's residence
with the latter's mail. Mr.. Leonard
found the city treasurer in very pre-
carious condition. He stated that Mr..
Bardsley was unconscious and unable to
recognize him.
The attending physician has given
orders that no one shall be admitted to
the patients room except his wife and
daughter, who are constantly in at
tendance upon him, and under no cir
cumstances is the present trouble to be
referred to in Mr.. Bardsley's presence.
In the meantime, not very much new
light has been thrown in upon the COM
plication. There are too many ends to
the tangle, and as long as each shall be
worked upon there will be apparent
conflicts.
Marsh May Have Shipped.
CHESTER, Pa, May 26-For some un-
accountable reason the Philadelphia au-
thorities have ignored tho request Of
Burgess Riley to have Highland house
searched. Mr.. Riley says: Marsh was
in South Chester, and could have been
apprehended, but no attention was paid
to our demand, and in consequence we
have thrown up the case. have in
structed the chief of police to withdraw
his men,"
Mrs. Marsh is still at the Highland
house, and to some this looks like o
| shrewd movement on her part. 1t is
broadly intimated that she has changed
| places with her husband. That, becom-
ing alarmed at the close watch kept
upon him, he was quietly transferred to
his own home at Ridley Park, while
Mrs, Marsh, to throw suspicion off the
track, took up her abode in the High
| land house. Another theory which is
| just gaining ground is that Marsh has
shipped aboard one of the logwood YES
sells which periodically arrive at Chester
with logwood for the mills there. Bur-
CESS Riley thinks the theory that he has
| shipped aboard the logwood vessel a
very probable one, and says: 81 know
positively that he was here, but where
he has gone cannot say"
To Choose Bardsley's Successor.
The commissioners meet this afternoon
and proceed to elect city treasurer.
Their choice will be, in all probability,
Richard G. Dellers, business manager Of
The Record and former member Of the
board of managers of the house Of cor
rection. The action of the commits
sioners will be followed on Thursday by
city councils in joint session, when they
will elect the same man chosen by the
commissioners, thus leaving ho loophole
for protest or legal contest so far as
any question of right to fill the vacancy
may exist between the commissioners
and the councils.
Governor Pattison's Nominee.
HARRIsBURG, May Ex-Governor Pat
tison last night sent to the senate the
name of William Redwood Wright, of
Philadelphia, for the position of city
treasurer of Philadelphia, vice John
Bardsley. The governor urged prompt
consideration and action in the matter,
in view of the grave conditions and
complications existing in Philadelphia
as to the funds of the city and state. No
action was taken.
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