The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
STRIPES FOR BARDSLEY.

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rhilade!p:lia's Crooked Financicr Sem
fenced to Serve Fifteen Years In Irison
and to Pay = Fine Equal IN amount to
the snm or His stealings.
PHILADELPHIA, July s. John Earls-
ley, cx-city treasurer Of Phila-
delphia, was brought into court
at 10 a. IN. Thursday before
Judge Wilson to have sentence
passed upon him for the confessed
crimes Of loaning, speculatn. with and
receiving interest on public funds in
trusted to his care as the chief
judiciary officer of the municipality.
The sentence Of the court WAS that he
undergo fifteen years solitary confine-
ment in the Eastern peniten.iary and
to pay fine equaling the sum to which
he pleaded guilty of misapply'ng.
The fact that Bardslcy 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 Bards.ey's con-
tention, made in his statement to the
court week ago, that the ex-treasurer
had not misappropriatcd dollar.
Mr.. Graham showed that by
Hardsley's own statement he must
have at least misappropriated
the sum Of $780, 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 Bardslcy's
declaration that he placed s954,-
900 in the keystone bank, taking
duc-bills for the money, was true. and
that the money was deposited in the
bank. Although not able as yet to spe-
officially show where the money has
gone, Mr. Graham said that Bardsley's
embezzlements would amount to be-
tween S400. 900 and 100000.
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 lie put into the keystone
bank and that within six months it
would be shown who did. Mr.. Alexan-
der vchemently declared that his client
had not stolen dollar, but that he had
only pleaded guilty to the statu-
| tory offcnse of loaning, specu-
lating with and receiving interest
| on the public funds. Never with his
consent, said Mr.. Alexander, should
l,ardsley 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
| Bardslcy had sat with bowed head,
ncrvously tracing imaginary lines with
the back Of a pen upon the table be-
fore him. With the exception of his
Hother-in-law, not one of the hum
dreds Of friends that Baraslcy had
year ago were present when he
| arose to receive the scatence 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 q
judge usually prefaces his sem
tences. Judge Wilson's severe
words caused Bardsley the most
palpable distress. When Judge Will
son spoke of the past fri cndship be-
tween himself and the man awaiting
sentence. Bardslcy's hand opened
and shut convulsivcly, 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 I,ardsley's malfeasance, and
that his offense was the more open to
| censurc 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 stoicism that was
almost Indifference in its utter
| absence of any emotion. The SEN
! tence of Judge Wilson was that
3ardsley undergo fifteen years solitary
confinement in the Eastern peniten-
| tiary, and that he pay fine of sum
equal to the amo unit of his cmbezzle-
ment arising from the transactions to
which he had pleaded guilty.
District Attorney Graham places the
deficit at $3.50. .S35.3S, which is S3S, 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.
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 bo
| 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 Sa37,53o.
Death Of an Aged Physician.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, July 3-Dr.
William Mottram, probably Michigan's
oldest practitioner, died here, aged 81,
of paralysis. He practiced until last
Saturday and was stricken suddenly.
DIR. Mottram was member Of the leg
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