The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-13
BARDSLEY'S AFFAIRS
The appointment Of His Sue
CGSSOr Sustained.
Experts Find Further Evidence Of the
TTeaSur8f'S RaSCalty.
4. 4. Yard Arrested at TreltOl-HOW the
EX-PreSident Of the Keystone
Bank Got Away.
EJecial to THE MORNING CALI

PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-The Supreme
Court this morning decided that the City
Council did not have a right to select Il sue
cessor 10 City Treasurer Bardsley. The ap-
pointment of Wright by Governor Pattison
is. therefore, sustained.
In a lengthy opinion the Chief Justice
says: Sufficient to say that for the purpose
of this case we must regard the Office desig
mated as City Treasurer as a county and not
a city Office. A Treasurer, by whatever
name be be called, is a county officer in the
exercise of his functions. A dissenting
opinion was filed by Justices Williams and
Mitchell
Another arrest was made this afternoon
III connection with the Treasury scandal.
II. II. Yard, former partner Of President
Lucas deceased of the keystone Bank in
seaside speculations, was captured in Tren-
ton, y. j., where lie is being held to await
requisitiOn papers. Yard was a real estate
promoter and closely connected with Presi-
dent Marsh OF the Keystone Bank. He left
the city few days after Marsh disappeared,
The warrant upon which Yard was arrested
was issued on a charge of conspiracy with
ex-Treasurer Bardsley in stealing city and
State taxes.
An alleged conspiracy between Bardsley
and Yard was discovered by experts on
Wednesday. On that night a warrant was
sworn out by Expert Accountant Faunce.
Yard was finally traced to Trenton this aft
ernoOn after long chase. Yard was given
a hearing on an affidavit charging him with
conspiracy to misuse public funds, and re-
leased on $4,000 bail pending requisition
proceedings against him. Public money
used by Bardsley in conjunction with Yard
amounted to 100000
MORE RAsCALITY.
The deeper experts probe into the affairs
of ex-City Treasurer Bardsley the more ap-
parent his rascalties become, and the
enormous sums which he made away with
are daily added to. Yesterday the account
ants reported grave discrepancy in Bards-
ley's accounts with the State and to-day
presented Mayor Stuart with statement
showing that S42o, ,000, State appropriation
for public school purposes for the year end
Ing June 30h, together with a balance Of
$4,000 fran the previous year, making a
total of S445. 900, had been msappropriated
bv BaTdSley TO MS own uses The State
treasurer SnuWtu tUdb Tue St1U,NbU UOttu
above was paid to Bardsley December 3lSt.
Ii is surmised he used part of this vast sum
to take up bad checks of the keystone
Bank for 100000 that he was carrying as
cash.
THEIR CROOKED WORK.
NEW YORK, June I2.-The World prints
this dispatch from Philadelphia: The de-
tails of the conference that occurred on Sat
urday night before President Marsh's flight
would east more light upon the nv stery that
envelops the affairs of the keystone Bank
than anything yet brought out. A large
sum of money was offered 10 Marsh and
Lawrence to leave the country. The sum
mentioned TO your correspondent by his in
fOrmant was $4,000 each and An assurance
Of one weeks start on the way to liberty.
President Marsh sailed for Barbad0es on
the following Wednesday under IN assumed
name. Lawrence, the assistant cashier. de-
clined peremptOrily. He said whatever he
had done had been at the direct command
OF Lucas and Marsh, and that he had never
prOtited TO the extent OF one penny by the
Justification of the books of the bank. He
is already under a large bail, which was fur
nished Dv his father-in-law, and he did not
contemplate leaving his bondsman in the
luTch. He had decided 10 face the music
and give the committee all the information
In his power. John BaTdsley was present
at that very important interview and i'm
DlOred Marsh and Lawrence TO go away uu-
til he could arrange" matters. Bardsley
never appeared to have contemplated flight,
but fully expected to have the bank Teor-
ganized and to come out Of its entdngle-
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