The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-16
RARpsLEY,s sTEA1INGs.
Report of tho Committee Of Experts-A
story of Unexcelled Crime.

story of Unexcelled Crime.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 15.-The ex-
perts appointed to investigate the ac-
counts Of John Bardsley, late city treas
urer, have made detailed report to
the mayor, in which they say they have
endeayored to discover the total
amount OF money received each
year at the State desk in said
office, the share thereof belonging to
the State and to the city and the amount
of expenses and other items deducted
therefrom, SO that the net efficiency in
the accounts of the late treasurer may
be definitely ascertained. Arecapitula-'
ton OF their statement shows:
Net amount due to the State, $685.
6O2.05. Net amount amount due TO city,
81, ,OOS,940. Total balance due to the
State and the city to be accounted for
$2,594,551.
Credit:
/. Deduct amount OF deposits in yari-
Gus Banks to May 80, 1891, S9l9,6 9,679.47;
balance s., ,674, ,S7S.4S.
2. Deduct Keystone Bank due bills
S025, 900; balance $749, ,S7S.43.
8. Deduct Keystone checks paid by
Mr.. Bardsley in excess OF $4S7 ,564.32 in
city fund account, Sl96, ,043.10.
Total net deficiency in Mr.. Bardsley's
accounts, 1858, ,S35.SS.
Their report continues.
"In addition to the deficiency of
S553, ,S35.3S the interest which Mr..
Bardsley received from various banks,
firms and individuals, together with div
idends on stocks and securities in which
he invested with public money IA COM
plete list Of which will be shortly sub
mitted to you) amounting to at least
$225, 600, should be added, making
grand total, of money misappropriated
Of SITS, ,sS5.3s.
This account thus stated is an ex-
hibit ofNl Bardsley's deficiency to the
city and State together. 1t is not in
tended to represent an account as be-
tween the city and State. There are
some differences which will likely arise
when such an account is made and with
which we haye nothing at present to do
in showing the total amount OF money
misappropriated by the late Treasurer.
In such an account there may be q
slight reduction in the amount actually
chargeable to Mr.. Bardsley.
AS to the above credit OF $925, 900, rep
resented by tho Keystone Bank due
bills, we find moro or less evidence Of
payments made from time to time by Mr..
Bardsley to the president of fhe bank,
which may make this amount. The due
bills are irregularly numbered and
dated, and this, in connection with the
fact that we have found four blank due
bills in sheet uncut under blotter
under Mr.. Bardsley's desk, creates a fair
suspicion OF their genuineness. 1t will
be impossible to prove whether these
due bills are genuine, and whether the
money was actually paid into the bank,
and II genuine, what disposition was
made thereof by the bank officers, and
especially whether any of it was paid
into the bank, and if genuine, whether
any of it was paid back to Mr.. Bardsley,
until we have full and free and uninter-
rupted access to the books, papers and
accounts OF the bank.
Assuming these due bills to be genu-
inc and honest evidence of actual pay
ments mado to the bank, which have
not been returned, it must not be for
gotten that they do not represent de-
posits in good faith, by Bardsley as a
public officer in the usual course Of bus
Public money to which he had no
title, was taken by him and handed
over to tho keystone Bank or to its
President for no legitimate reason or
purpose, but apparently for his personal
advantage and to obtain a higher rate
of interest there than he received at
the other repositories.
Mr.. Bardsley's private memorandum
book shows that he was paid by the
Keystone Bank $1,000 each month,
commencing in tho month Of January,
1889, and continuing regularly to Sep
tember, '90, ,makingato total ofS2l, 900. This
sum was regularly paid in addition to !
interest which he received on
State money loaned or deposited, and
appears to represent per cent on the
limit OF S400, 900 Of the city deposit.