Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-18
GRAHAM ORDERED UP.
he Must Produce the Bardsley, Livsey
and McCamant Letters.
MORE BANK OFFICIALS TESTIFY.
All Disclsim Using Any Shady Means to
Secure State Deposits.
no ONE RECEIVED INTEREST FOR THEM
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. /,

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 1.-THE State
Treasury Investigation Commission met
again this morning and resumed their in
ouiry. General Lilly was the first witness
examined. He testified that he was con-
nected as director with three banks-the
First and Second National, of Mauch Chunk,
and a bank at Shenandoah. The First
National at Mauch Chunk had S11O, 900 of
State funds, and the Second National $780,
600 of the State funds No consideration
was paid for the deposit. He, however,
said that he was one of the State Treasur-
er's bondsmen, and had asked for the de-
post, and had used his influence as such to
secure it,
Asked if he did not believe the law re-
lating to State deposits should be changed,
he said that he did. He had always regarded
the law as faulty. State Treasurers, he
said. had always got rich out of the Office,
and instanced State Treasurer John N.
Bigler, who, he said, "was not worth a dol
lar when he took Office, in 1849, and after
four wears he retired with $500, ZOO"
A STANDING BoNDsMAN.
He had been on State Treasurers' bonds
for years, having been on both Quay's and
Iivsey's, and said he believed that all the
bondsmen went on the bond for the purpose
of securing prestige and with the desire to
assist some one. Neither Of his banks had
ever made any contributions to campaign
funds. All the deposit was in cash and
could be drawn out at any moment
President Singerly. of the Chestnut
Street Bank, was the next witness. Mr.
SinCerly testified that his bank now had
$500, 600 of the State funds on deposit. No
interest was paid to anyone on account of
the deposit and no arrangement whatever
was made regarding it. 81 met Captain
Hart in the corridor of this hotel, he said,
''and told him that Governor Pattison was
connected With the Chestnut Street Bank
snd thought we ought to have deposit.
He agreed with me and said we should have
it. We did not, however, get it until after
Captain Hart's death. !"
f'Has YOUR bank ever made any contribu-
tions to the Republican campaign paid in
consideration of the deposit?" asked Cap
tain Skinner
''No, thank God," replied Mr. Singerly.
"Have you individually made any such
contribution, asked Captain Skinner, Sin
consideration of that deposit?'
''No, sir" replied Mr.. Singerly, ''but 1
have to go down into my pocket once in
while and help the boys in the Democratic
party to secure an honest count in Philadel-
phia"
PRESIDENT KERN HEARD.
William H. Kern, President of the Peo-
piles Bank, testified that his institution
was State bank and had large amount of
State funds on deposit. He was on the
State Treasurer's bond and had been for a
number Ofyears. That had, however, never
been used as a lever to obtain deposit Of
State funds, nor had any inducements been
held out to secure it.
do, asd e 4l,oN1 1,o 1fTo-
suggestions as to the change in the present
system. His bank gave bonds to the amounj
OF Sl,O0O,000 as security for the State deposi;.
He considered State bank as safe deposit
as a national bank, and said that he would
not pay interest on State deposits. He
stated that he did not believe that any bank
would furnish Government bonds as secur-
fly. The $ll, 900 which, as State Treasurers
bondsmen, they had to pay, owing to the
Jamison and Delamater failures, were paid
out OF their own pockets and were not in
pies Bank.
General Lilly was recalled and asked by
Representative Fow if he paid the $ll, 900 as
a state Treasurer's bondsman, made neces-
sary by the failures of Jamison and Delama-
ter. He replied that he bad. He had re-
which he was connected. He gave his per-
sonal note for the money, which was still
held by the banks.
DIDN'T INFLUENCE BOYER.
Director Harry Bumm, of the Peoples
Bank was then called and examined and
cerroborated the testimony of President
Kern. William C. Bullitt, who was next
called, testified that he was one OF State
Treasurer Boyer's bondsmen and had gone
on his bond simply through his personal
friendship for Mr.. Boyer. He had never
used any means to receive asdeposit of State
funds, but previous to Mr.. Boyer's election
he had met him and said to him that he
should investigate the standing OF the banks
and deposit the State funds in none but the
strongest financial institutions.
These were all the witnesses in attend
ance and rgeant-at-Arms Hunt was then
called up. At the last meeting Senator
Monaghan offered a resolution that District
the commission with all the letters which
hnd passed between Livsey, McCamant and
Bardsley, and Sergeant-at-Arms Hunt was
asked If he had called upon Mr.. Graham
and made the request for the papers.
GRAHAM MUST PRODUCE.
After being sworn, he replied that he had,
and District Attorney Graham had replied
that the committee would have to furnish
him with list of such papers as they
wanted. He could not come before the COM
mission to-day, he said, as he would be out
of town. At this Representative Skinner
arose and said:
at is most important that this committee
have possession of these letters. under
stand that they are most important. They
were placed at the disposal of the Investi-
eating Committee of Councils of this city, |
anu nave DOen seen anu Teau Dy NUMBER
OF persons. / understand that these letters |
have been copied, and L also understand |
that District Attrrney Graham did not pre- |
sent all those letters to the court 1t is most !
important that we should have them, in |
order to go on with our Investigation in |
Harrisburg tomorrow, and therefore move |
that the Sergeant at Arms be sent to the |
District Attorney and summon him to ap-
pear there at 3 O'Clock Saturday next" This |
was agreed to, and the Sergeant at Arms was |
so instructed.