Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-03
GIVEN UP TO GLOOM
.,,o ,qg SOLs COMPANIONSEIP OF BIIg
AM RSNORSB AND REGRET.
~, Treasurer Bardslsy, Who was Guilty Of
= w.is,sucs in Ofica Sentenced to Fltesn
y,us Solitary Confinement in the Psni-
tntiary, and 10 Psy Heavy Fins.

,nr1PHIA, PA, July 2.-John
p.r5sIey. ex-Clty Treasurer OF Philadei-
Mia. was brought into court this morn
20 before Judge Wilson, to have SEN
ta9ce passed on him for the confessed
line Of loaning. speculating with ana
.oirinp interest on public flnds en-
I'D I'D 10 his care, as the chief fduciary
" ~ ,be municipality. AS on the prevl-
VI occasions that Bardsley has raced
V'S curt. when he was brought in this
morning he was not placed In the oock,
n,,f was allowed To SIT beside his counsei
~ rbe space reserved for members OF the
bar. oI,o Int
A.iagv hut in the course OF his address
ia MED BardSley's contention MADE
- his statement TO the court week
that the ex-Treasurer had not mis-
'-nronriated dollar. Mr.. Graham
sso,ved that by Mr.. Bardsley's own
s,stemeut ne must have at least misap-
,,roorIated the sum of $500, 900, as that
pr'6nnt was required to be made good
- his sureties according to their bona
y the State and city. Mr.. Graham
,racticallv admitted that BardSley S
feclaration that he placed S945,OOO In
The keystone Bank, taking due .oliiS
sor the money, was true, and that the
money was deposited in tho bank.
Although not able Us yet to specincaily
show where the money has gone MI
Graham said that Bardsley's embezzle-
nent would amount to between S4Oo'OUO
AMI S500.0OO, s.,,
Mr.. Alexander, counsel for Bardsley,
ra,,iewed the statements made by his
cIfent and appealed to the court Tor
mercy ON the ground OF Bardsley's plea
of guilty and his past services TO the
ciry. Mr.. Alexander said that Bards-
lev did not get a dollar of the money he
mt in the Keystone bank, and that
within six months It would be shown
who did.
while his counsel had been speaking
Bardsley had sat with bowed hea1,
nervously tracing imaginary llnes Win
The back of a pen upon the table before
him. With the exception OF his brother
in-law. not one of the hundreds
of friends that Bardsley had a
wear ago were present when ne
arose to receive the sentence OF the court
As Bardsley got up Judge wilson me-
toned him to be seated while he GeilV-
cred the lecture. When Judge wilson
smoke of the past friendship between
himself aud the man awaiting his sen,
tence. Bardsley's hands opened ana
SHUT convulsively and his lace nuS4cu
and paled, and his head sank on us
breassa YFdrq2GRssf q2GRssf Re could find nc no
! an .f,-,, Tor Rardsley'S malIeas1ASo,
10 G5ehtiSsure from ms aDusc OF MS Official
position, the prisoner almost collapsed
and seemed to about to sink to
the floor from his chair. Nevertheless
before Judge Wilson had concluded and
ordered him to arise to receive sentence.
Bardsley had completely regained his
cOmposure and received the words that
sends him to prison for Is years with q
StOicism that was almost Indifference in
its utter absence of any emotion. The
sentence Of Judge Wilson was thai
BardSley undergo 10 years solitary con
tinement in the Eastern Penitentiary
and that he pay fine in the sum eQua
TO the amount of his embezzlemen
arising from the transactions to which
ne had pleaded guilty.
District Attorney Graham places The
the deficit az $3.50, ,S35.3S, which Is S3S,
600 more thar Bardsley admitted in his
own statement. This amount will b(
reduced by payments to be made by H.:
suretieS, so the amount of the fine will
not be determined until after the exam
inatiOn Of the accounts shall be finished
Bardsley returned to MoyamenSing
this afternoon, and it is expected thai
he will be taken TO the Eastern Peniten
tiary tomorrow, where he will be
shaved OF his beard and be given q
stripped suit, and thereafter be known
by number.
Judge Wilson was seen after passing
sentence on BardSley, relative to the
amount of the fine, and said it would be
about $685.