Evening journal., 1891-10-22
THE TREASURER TALKS.
Henry K. Boyer on the Stand
at Harrisburg.
HE TRUSTED MUCH TO LIvEsEY.

HE TRUSTED MUCH TO LIVESEY.
Proceedings Of the senate In Its Tnges-
tigation Of the Charges Against messrs.
Boyer aud McCamant Philadelphia
Citizens Anxious to Hear from Foster.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 22.-state Treasurer
Boyer was subjected by the senate to a
rigid examination and largely on his con-
neetion with the drawing OF the Philadel.
phla school warrants for S420, 900 and the
delivery Of his check for that amount to
John Bardsley, who used sos, 900 Of Il in
paying an old debt to the school district
OF Philadelphia, but still owed 1t s445, 900,
all Of which was lost
Treasurer Boyer Tssti6es.
Treasurer Boyer said that William Live
sey, his chief clerk, whose Whereabouts ia
At present unknown, was the first to sua-
gest 70 him the payment Of the money in
order TO prevent IL from going into the
sinking fund In pursuance OF confer
enoe between them he said Live sey yis-
tied the departh hent Of public instruction
ana asked FOR the necessary warrants.
Anything done by Liyesey, he declared,
was within the scope of his authority and
nc lthe witnessl was responsible for it.
lie deferred greatly to his chief clerk. who
had much experience in the office. In view
OF this fact he intimated that he was left
IN ignorance of Sl5O0O0 paid 20 John
Bardsley on Dec 81 1890, in addition to
the drawing Of warrants of $40, 900 for the
same party
Annoyed by the Delamater Failure.
he was also much annoyed about that
time by the failure of the Jamison bankers
and Delamater 4 Co, involving a loss 10
the state Of Sla5,00O To a question Of the
attorney general he answered that accord
ing 20 his best recollection he had no talk
with J. q. Stewart, deputy superintendent
OF public instruction These questions
We're asked because the attorney general
intended TO show by Stewart that he had
az the state treasurer's instance, gone to
the private Office Of Mr. Boyer and been
requested to issue the warrants for the
t4S0D0. The warrants were shown to
have been marked paid at the TREASURY
department on Dec 81, 1889, although they
were not cashed until the Sd or 4th OF Jan
uary. The attorney general laid much
stress on this point, and a question may
arise as to whether 100000 was not pay
able into the sinking fund on this account.
The Money He Paid BardsIsy.
Deputy Superintendent Of Public In
struction Stewart testified that the state
treasurer made personal application for
the Bardsley warrants and II. HolIowell.
secretary Of the public school board testi-
hed that he had prepared the certificates
On which the warrants were issued at the
instance OF Bardsley. The state treasurer,
py advice OF his counsel, claimed THAI the
money he paid to Bardsley was for the
year 1890 and not for the year ended on the
ilrst Monday in June, 1891, as contended by
the attorney general, and that Consequent
ly the Philadelphia school district was en-
titled to over 100000 for this year
No Precedent, He Claims.
Attorney General Hensel submitted A
number Of letters and kilograms TO the
senate from State Treasurer Boyer aud ex-
state Treasurer Liyesey to show chat they
hau permitted John Bardsley to retain the
state moneys when they knew he was
largely indebted to the commonwealth
Statements from the department OF pub-
lie instruction were presented to show
that for the past twenty years there was
no precedent for the payment Of Philadel-
phia's share OF the school appropriation as
early as the one State Treasurer Bower
made to John Bardsley.
Ia many Instances these payments were
made after the expiration Of the school
year recognized by the state authorities.
The S42O,OO0 school fund which John
bardsley embezzled, was paid him by
State Treasurer Boyer on Dec. 81, 1890.
six months before the money was due, ac-
cording 20 the attorney generals cOnstruc-
tion Of the law. The state treasurers plea
is that the money was due to the Philadel-
phia school district at the close Of the year.
and that he was anxious to pay out the
money before that time to prevent it from
going into the sinking fund on the first OF
January, and thus diminishing the power
Of the general fund TO meet its obligations.