The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-25
CROOKED FINANCIERS
Startling Developments in the
Philadelphia Affair.
TREASURER BARDsLEY A PRISONER

Charged with Misnppropriation of
City Funds-Perjury and Forgery
Also Alleged-On the Track Of the
Fugitive Bank President - The
Kennedys' Bail Doubled.
PHnADfLPHIA, May 25.-City Treas
urer Bardsley was arrested late Saturday
night by Chief of Detectives Wood, as
sisted by Detectives Miller and Tate.
He is sick in bed, and two detectives are
guarding the room in which he lies.
The facts that led to the arrest were
brought out during the day at the
mayors Office. Accountant Taylor
Faunce, one of the three experts ap-
pointed by the mayor to overhaul the
books of the city treasurer's office, called
upon the mayor with the startling intel
ligence that discrepancy showing a
misrepresentation of funds had been dis
covered. Half an hour later all three Of
the experts called upon the mayor to
verify the first statement. The misap-
preparation had taken place by draft
for $39, 900 on the Third National bank.
A Prisoner at His Home.
On investigation Mayor Stuart and
City Solicitor Warwick established the
fact beyond doubt that the discrepancy
existed, and the warrant was at once is
sued.
Mr.. Bardsley lives in beautiful and
sumptuously furnished house, newly
erected and decided to his wife, near
Wingohocking station, Germantown.
Chief Wood served the warrant, but as
| Mr. Bardslcy was very i'll it was decided
to keep him in the custody Of the sheriff
at his house. He will have q hearing at
the central station this afternoon.
Bardslcy's Perjury.
City Treasurer Bardsley has in the
keystone bank, outside of his Bradford
mills account, $6j7 ,O80.74. OF this sum
$780, O,60G.65 is deposited to the credit of
John Bardsley, city treasurer" $780,
sol SO to the credit of "John Bardsley,
special," and S25, T6o. "a city money was
placed in the bank on March 90, the day
its doors were closed, and has been set
aside. These are the official figures
given out by Receiver Yardley, after
careful inspection of Mr.. Bardsley's
accounts with the bank. The amount
OF money to the credit of the city, ac-
cording to Receiver Yardley, shows
John Bardsley's sworn statement of the
citys account with the bank to be in
correct.
When asked if Mr.. Bardsley had a
state account he answered: "There does
not appear anywhere on the books an
account of state money to the credit of
John Bardsley."
Is BardsIey a Forger, Too?
Cashier John Hays, Of the Keystone
bank, makes the declaration TINT never,
to the best of his recollection, did he sign
the due bills which City Treasurer
II I L. l.,I1 i,
Of state money. According TO ordinary
bank customs, the cashier signs all bank
due bills. Mr.. Hays says that never to
his knowledge did Mr.. Bardsley put that
sum Of money into the bank. Receiver
Yardley and Bank Examiner Drew sup
port Mr.. Hays by declaring that the
books of the bank show no record of the
money ever having been received, or of
the due bills ever having been issued.
Says Marsh Is Hiding Near by.
Mr.. Riley, the burgess of South Ches-
ter, is sure he has located the where
abouts Of Gideon w. Marsh. Burgess
Riley says that the Keystone's missing
president is hiding in the Hyland house,
q summer hotel at Thurlow. The Hy-
land house is run by the two sisters of
around the hotel. "There seems TO be
no doubt that Marsh" said Burgess
Riley to a reporter, sis in that house at
Thurlow. On Monday afternoon well
known business man of this place was at
the Hyland house, when closed car
riage drove up to the door. President
Marsh stepped out of it. The business
man had delivered goods frequently at
the Ridley Park home of Marsh and are
well acquainted. He and Marsh greeted
each other pleasantly"
After President Marsh.
NORFOLK, May 25.-A telegram was
received here late Saturday afternoon
from United States Commissioner Beck
with, of Newport News, asking that a
Marshal be sent there for the purpose
of arresting President Marsh, of the
keystone bank, of Philadelphia, who,
twas reported, was there trying to get
passage to Brazil in the mail steamer.
United States Commissioner II. s,
Aclziss, of this city, prepared a search
warrant, and it was turned over to a
deputy marshal, who took the steamer
Louise, of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road, and left for Newport News. A
late dispatch from that place gives no
further particulars of Marsh, but states
that two detectives and the United
States marshal went out on the Brazil
ian ship. They may be set ashore at
some point outside the capes, and il
Marsh is on board he will undoubtedly
be set ashore with them.
Bank Ofhcials' Rail Doubled.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-Francis w.
Kennedy, president, and Henry II. Ken
nedy, cashier of the Spring Garden Ma.
tional bank, had final hearing before
. Magistrate Wilhere, and were held in
$4,000 bail for trial. This is double the
amount of their former bail. 1t was
promptly furnished.