New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-11

he continued Colonel Mcclure has been to see me
about having Magistrate Bob Smith appointed as one
Of the fellows Mr. MayOT, answered, i cannot
appoint him for Colonel Mcclure l do not want 10
appoint that man, anyhow but II you want me 10 do
IL I'll name him.
Mayor Filter wanted to obliee Colonel Mcclure
and Taid 30. Then / agreed to appoint Major Smith
Not long after that he sent for and told that
Bill Singerly wanted Richard J. Lennon. Democrat
appointed mercantile appraiser. and that he had
promised to do what he could for him. lie asked me
TO make his promise good said that would vote for
Lennon afterward learned that Mat Quay pushing
Al Crawford for the place and that the Auditor General
who was Quays man. would support Crawford Strong
pressure brought to bear on me by Quay and his
men-Porter Martin and others-but l held to my
promise Quay, however pulled Sngerly and got
him withdraw Lennon, promising him to keep SlOO,-
600 Of the state funds continuously In the Chestnut
street National Bank. Sneerly came to me t~lce
QGay's pledge was kept. l dld so al4d SlhgefH iaS
that money there
II. II. Yard knows. and ought to know, no one
better than he, where great deal OF those missing
funds have gone. He was In the pool Or Whatever
YOU choose TO call IT, with Lucas and Marshall I an
lowed ovedraw his account TO the tune OF over
100000. And, mark you, that overdraw TOOK place
during the the bank, when the directors ana
my elf scraping together every dollar mat we
could lay our hands on to meet the demands OF tddt .e
think he did receive some Of the Ksyst2nes none M
socond interview said THE Inquirer has been very
%fd and rdicnlous in some Of the charges which it has
made Elverson has no reason 10 at'acH 81 me 10 OF bS 40
every tasOn to be the other way, ana coaid stop II
send him the word Mcclure keeps up p5s ms tha i
{t form ~ Strict Investigation should strike
in his direction Ms record would astOind the com
munity. Look at 'Bllr sngerly. There's another me
newspaper for YOU AS S2G %o! sre more ' men than
one who got money OF the city treasury. o,oon,
There Is one thing that you must explain clearly
| /. hov nd yyhp
say yon pu into the KeysiGne ,nk t5 dro hills viii tell
:" tod you yesterday that the due Dins WI" u"
d." .TnSy won't do anything of the kind. they may
s,o" @ ruSIIc what was done with who got IT,
There is q rumOr t:at it divided among prOHlnenl
politicians and that some business men so' S"'''
VI That's too absurd 70 answer. deposited it and
don't know what became Of IT, gave MdI.1 ,.,dI
money time to time, receiving IN return ccItc'
Vi SI Viii ieu everything. Why, man, don't know
! that Won't get nnch Consideration If ! keep any
| thing back Everything however, depends on me
arrangement with the Judge lou moT e, the GdSes ,,S
! mcnt or their decision already prepared. Alt'r IN
arrnments by counsel have been mado on both side;
deliver, his sentence, matter how ar0nS tle arg u,
mens used may have been NO% now saemey Ge Ei viii e be
long-t may take an hour or an Mour udrc Sre foSN
me fo that length OF time, espec ally when am de1
ing with figures ne could nor 90 IT, & cneu ibeG u iI
reading tho Judge Will say that be wishes to examine
The statement and defer sentence. lie will then MY
! 4 and is explanations will yOu will find, cause a
considerable reduction to be made IN my Sentehca'
The Judge VII re Wilson, 4g tb are KIN So tbat o. te
| miIlt be no slip up in the arrangement II had
good Prcsbyt cTian or t%o;" he added with smile
Nv IN Il oercd report spec Is truly Wilson ought to
help You wasn't he Of the three judges who bor-
ro%'5 No. ''i 10 WAS bot 80 judg, borrowed city
| from ME. Two Of them did borrow, but II was SIate
money. loaned them. They were A5hinead anu nm
Mr Mcwadc cxplalned that it was afterward learned
that the money loaned the judgs was IN me m natg.e @ o
an advance of salary. My. McWate I'd that Bara =
lty expressed desire that rmc on st' NlrIl '"L'
rSai 1Sde the County Prison, where he was AT that
tine, Instead o Cherry ll.l his pre@cnl ao,n M halI &
| rGunfy prison. he having head that a prisoner who
had charge OF the library would be discharged III
H. Il Yard. who is awaiting trial a charge of con
spircv with BardSlry, next called put he dq ot
ron1t that the committee had power to subpoena WI
ncs-cs would be appealed TO the supreme 99urt. o.o
During Mr.. McWadcS reading 9i BHcsIos St@'T en-.
monts Mr.. Wanamahcr had entered the room ,l4tIs
and Lad taken a seat In a cnar wincn Iu ,',.l
squeezed I'm front of the spectators. lie Hs,enCu a.
;putlycly 10 the reading, maintaining a grave ue
moanor throughout the numerous laughs tAat were
raised az the expense OF the newspaper men oiu oIhcL
! mentioned by Barg3icv. iii, gravity was disturbed.
however, and broad grin Illuminated ms face AZ
| Darl-cy's intimatiOn that "a goOd Ple.oyrnah OF
! Nso~ mCht influence Judge Wilson hvorbly .n ms
| behalf. - on as Nnhcs' MEiSh NaS u.,P'lG' a.
! o. Committeeman IIammet called attention ~ Nr.
Wanamalcr's presence, and said he hoped That g'he-
| NAV you'd next be heard from .., ... .,o,,. 10
| speak when Chairman Van Osen SAID: " MF N"ha-
! maker YOU have been invited here. ,
! Wr Wanamaker said Il beg pardon; ! received
! roouest TO appear He had meanwhile been rummag-
ing i'm hi, pocket, and finally produced Clerk EGks en-
formal notification to him to appear today. lit 9HlN
! - have been anxious 10 Appear snce the og was
thrown upon the question OF the stock. was a- IN
timgtcd 10 members Of the committee tnat ,t .b'
anX1us 10 appear and thu it was probably tha' inns
Wr ilar,Tat asked What Influenced you in taking
! such an interest in the Keystone Bank - Ito,
Mr. WtGawSeraWlat hsge 81 most , + on DEnear g Ii' in
! the paper Mr. McWade has just read. | have -tppe'
Mr. McWade on his way out OF the room WIN @ ms o G,' N
ment- IN h, hands and asked him TO keep them Ae'e III
order that may refer 70 them .,.4.,
Mr.. Wanamaer then in response 70 tne % e0,''S IN Mr.
Iucas wfo with bis brother. a young merchant
in Markest lie came to me one ai,ernr'T M Ioo Hn,
81 900 which did When moved TO 70 IN TiiTeSaI ,f IN n
lisheI opposite my store interested yself in L..
Mr. Ilammctt "Dfl You place any Of those % I'5iS iS
been thrown upon their legality y
Do ycu know II. II. Yard''
Il have faint recollection that have met him;
I don't believe however, that would know MN IL
ut has been stated that YOU qgarrelled with the
widow Of Mr. Lucas tl Is that TT true e.. -
Please state what took place when Mr. Marsh vis-
itcd you in Washington" ,..,.o o,o,. o,c,oc,, IN
fhe evening II, sid tat he had been t1 SEE Mr Lacey
AID informed him that there was more Key stone sI2
|
| 10 know whether. If the bank was reor,
ganlzed would take stock and assist it. '2il 2
lin no. lie said What win You do to ASST thS
bankg' ! had no rason TO assist IT, and tod nm !
would not do anything. lie asked What WIZ Il, DC 9e
done ! said ! did not know let things take thlr
course. The whole Interview Pasted about hNc MN
utes Mr.. Marsh apparently felt that because ot my
Old interest In the bank he could get me 70 assist mem
I think be came 10 me at Washington WIN that
idea felt that ! In delicate position, ana 20
.What was your balance in the Keystone Bank at
the time ~ the run lat December2'
less than 40 900 II tire bank had closed then thai
vouId have been our loss. so You can sec that had
confidence IN the bank 10 put much money In it after
VIZ" When was your last loan from the hank?'
@Porhepe a wear before the bank ailcd.'
This concluded Mr. Hammet's questioning.
THE CHRISTOPHER PEST IN THE SOUTHWEST
Kansas City. No. July 1O.-Henry Smith, Of