The sun., 1891-10-29
|NR, 0UAY'S MEMORY is DIM.
rur KEYSTONE CERTIFICATE
IT, m.. m REPAY A POLITICAL LOAN

spRs TIE kEFs1oHH 0n1A
yIs 70 REPAY A POLITICAL LOAN
Senator Says He Cave .
~. mr. no, 900 for Discount for Use Z.
..c.mra,ru OF 1850, That He faid the
x... With y Cheek, for which He Has
y.,.ser, aud That the se,sss Certificate
A Re,mburse Him-But He Can't
..urhat Bsrdsiey Haa to no with Ht.
r,,-o,uncu. Oct. Ex-senator Quay talked
.,,ce to-day about his connection with yohn
p.rdsey's certificate OF deposit IN the hey.
zone Bank for $s.S77. The first time was at
o,clock this morning. He got up from his bed
~ his home In Beaver and answered re-
,orter's ring at his door bell When ne saw
sho Democrntc circular he said his recollection
n tho details Of the transaction was indisunct
hrt he was satisfied that tho date OF the
..ni0cate given in tho circular was wrong
IA mid so because the transaction had oc.
.u,red, as he remembered. within ten days OF
,ha election OF 1880. and the certificate was
S.ied In October. Ho had no doubt that he
s,uld refresh his memory By the Beaver
Tanks record this morning. Seating himself
=. dssk, the seuator meditated for few mo-
mop:s and carefully scanned the circular.
Then he wrote out this statement:
"In October. not November. 1880. gave .
,ots to gentleman representing the Repub-
ican City Committee Of Philadelphia. for
$4,000 upon which to raise that amount OF
money for the campaign OF that year. OF what
wns done with IL know nothing personally.
eycept that tho note was afterward returned
10 mo csucell d. paid. as understand. BY the
Rspubican State Committee. The Bardsley
dnft Is for tho amount OF the note less
tha discount / have forgotten the de-
tails but pksume that Bardsley pro-
cured tho discount Of the note for the
holders, taking certificate OF deposit
IN his own name. which wns forwarded to me
for endorsement. and that deposited the cer-
tIocate here. and sent my check for the $4,000
"a Philadelphia. The gentleman whom the
noto was from can. and have no doubt will.
explain tho transaction. know nothing Of
Bsrdslcy in 1t. except that his name appeared
;pconnection IN with the certificate. and had no
communication with him then or since upon
tassubject"
Nr Quay then called his son. Dick. to come
down stairs. and together they ransacked the
dnsers OF the desk to find the cancelled check
which figured in the transaction.
"Igenerally preserve my checks" the Ben
stur said. after fruitless search. "and am
nhsaed that I con turn this one up in the
morning to prove what have said"
Senator Quay was again seen at his Beaver
home to-day. He said that he had found tho
check for $4,000. and that he had been ex-
amining the books of the Beaver Bank. and
thinks It likely that the date Of the certificate
{ oidsposit as given by Hensel. was genuine.
/ BE Hssaidthst since last night he had discovered
that the date on the certificate. Nov 20. was
presumably correct, Hesdied:
: "Ihsve very little recollection Of this trans
haation. know thsSI gave q check for $1,000
fe the campaign. and . note for $4,000 Mr..
Bsrdslsy had nothing to do with this matter
unless be discounted the note for the people In
Philadelphia. as know nothing personally
about Bssdsley's connection with this mat
tss have no doubt the men to
.Etam 4 gsyA that note can or
ushsps already have explained the whole
'ndar Idon't remember the time for which
Asnote was to run. but I notice that the dis
count taken out with three days grace would
aaks II appear that the note was Q four
nodths' one at q four per cent rate. Mr.. An.
anrs can explain the time Of payments. The
nAI gave was to gentlemen connected with
hscampaign'of 1880"
Inquiry was made at the Allegheny National
Bank regarding the date of the certificate Of
Deposit made out In favor OF John Bardsley BY
he cashier Of the Keystone National Bank OF
fMladelphia. but the bank refused to give the
date unless authorised by Mr. Quay. A tele-
gram to the Senator brought this answer:
i have no objection to the giving up
dthe date Of the certificate by the Allegheny
Bank. Upon examination Of the books Of the
Beaver Deposit Bank. I find the certificate was
dsposited on Dec. 8. and the date given by
Kerr is therefore presumably correct. and the
connection can only be explained BY the Phila-
delphia people. have found the check. My
recollection Of the details Of the affair Is in
distinct"
When the despatch was taken to ME Mont
somery. the assistant cashier. he said the
certificate was received at the Allegheny Ma
tonal Bank on Dec. 4. to be forwarded to Phlla-
delphia for collection.
EitbS,-nigh{, e, IN conference with David Martin
q Phigdelphia. At first they were inaccessi-
Sls aIt Quays presence was denied. La;
siet adhered d'"igApehhl I" hls S first statement: s
e. l!s took an envelope from his pocket and
shess q La aSts eses sheet
nined copy of the keystone certificate OF
d Nnnslt and the endorsements published to-
usS; SI;anu anu tho other bore the fol.owing:
( ", ,tns certificate was passed by tho Keystone
ilal!ognl Bank on or about Dec. or y. 1880
ivnI iAvsIedlt ior tho same was made until Jan. ~,
S sn o T0 ss asPGsss W. rth fni iiSa sSsss
,yanes I,yares on the margin Of the slip: 5000 less
The reporters inquired where this memoran-
AVN Mm came from. but Mr.. Martin interposod an
%USction U.on to this question, saying IT Was only
uWccsssary TO know that Mr.. Quay had
w.. II you have any doubt as to the truth
TTuMlned IN this paper" sold Mr.. Quay, wire
St III tsNcvor OF the Keystone Bank of Phfl6-
%%nia SSgnnia tonight That will probably satisfy
Tho Dspatrh lind. Rep. which has been
WI Hearty In Its support nf the Republican
49, 49, Tickets this fall, In commenting In the
SSwntng UPON tho Quay -BardsleY certificate.
4 S,tnee Sn,n eedlt1ral upon Public Funds and Party
y, TnSethsr In the certificate Of deposit to Sen.
Geaay now exhibited. he was dividing with
Etx EstSepTetor T personally or merely obligng the
cut tw ~ saalnpaien Committee. the fact stands
H. onoanSpicuously ~ all the same that the condi-
M. I 81 tnlnfs under which such transactions
4 Ene n cannot be Terminated too soon. Chairman
iresas SSes not establish By any means eonclu-
ssss against dssnator 4rsy PersSnslly ss
SssSenna sSnaif%Sn 1SsL. Kerr and Senator Quay
psta MtaSsh SatET VII weigh with thousaHds & yoteEs
party In this state State GSt and the 70 mHnipStators mar S
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