The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-16
REFUSED TO TALK
CONVICT BARDSLBY BROUGHT
AGAIN INTO COURT.
HE WAS WANTED AS A WITNESS
But Declined Posi- lively to Answer
Any of the Questions Put to
Him-Said he Had Been
Ma igned

EHllADELfHIAt bSDs AOs --4no spectacle
of a convict ex-oity official appearing in
court as witness and number OF
prominent and influential citizens as de-
PENDANTS is very rare indeed
When John BaTdsley was brought into
court yesterday, handouffed and in charge
Of Warden Cassidy, 10 be used, II posi-
BILE, in aiding justice in getting hold on
other wrongdoers, 1t was generally ex-
pected he would act the part OF a clam,
and so he did.
That the District Attorney was greatly
perplexed at his refusal 70 talk was fully
attested to by that gentleman this
morning
In opening the proceedings before the
court the District Attorney narrated the
fact that his assistants had repeatedly
called on Bardsley in prison to obtain
testimony, but never were successful
The Distriot-Attorney then announced
that the Commonwealth had subponaed
Glendenning Sc Sons, Auditor General
MoCamant, William fl. Livesey, cashier
IN the State Treasury, who was not pres
ent, and the officers Of the Farmers and
Mechanics, Third National and Seventh
National banks, selecting those banks
blS blStlASl- AbIOInoJ GOuClulou, IN
which there could be no question as 70
knowledge as to whose money Bardsley
was being paid interest upon
Here the name Of John Bardsley was
called. The clerk offered to swear him,
but he refused He said: "Tbe public
have been taught to believe that there is
no value in my word whatever. / have
been maligned and have got to-day
thop I haap Nv
however, IN view of all that has been
said and done, will not permit me, under
any circumstances to give testimony in
this court" "
Judge Foil reminded him that he could
refued to answer qustions, but he only
insisted that he would not be sworn.
The District-Attorney insisted that he
should be sworn.
Judge Gordon-MF. BHrdsley, It is
your duty to take the oath administered
70 you. You are citizen subpnnaed
here regularly, and It is your duty to
take the oath. The other matters will
be determined when they are reached.
Mr. Bardsley-If your Honor says 80
will take the oath, which he did.
''Do you know Mr.. McCamahtH" "a de-
cline to answer any questions at all. l
have simply been sworn out of difference
TO yonr Honor, because you think it is
my duty"
After a number Of other questions had
been asked Bardsley, all of which he de-
clined TO answer, he finally said: ~
have declined to answer any questions
My mind has irrevocably been made up
and no inducements under the circum-
stances can prevail upon me. It is use
less for Mr.. Graham to further distress
me"
Bardsley was then dismissed from the
stand.
The Glendenning case was next called,
and after lengthy examination Robert
Glendenning and George H. Huhn, con
stituting the firm of Glendenning 81 Co.,
were held in $4,000 bail each for court
on the charge of having aided and abett ed
Bardsley in his conversion Of the public
money. Bail was entered in their be-
half.
The cases of the three bank presidents
were then taken up.
Mr.. Graham said II was a question in
his mind If the presidents could be In
dicted, as the law of conspiracy did not
cover the case, and he wanted the opin-
ion from the judges sitting as to whether
the presidents of these banks could be
indicted for paying interest.
81 submit TO the court" said Mr.
Graham, that this question as present
ed in my own mind is one of immortality
and not of crtminality, and if the court
agrees with the thought in my own mind
should feel 1t my duty 10 recomm end
that no further action be taken and that
no warrants be issued, feeling that there
is not sufficient In the law of conspiracy
to warrant an arrest -
After the court had retired for q space
of ten minutes they return ed and read
their opinion, In which they decided that
no action would lie as against the per-
son paying interest.