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PHuADkErHTA. July a. John Cards
ley. ex-eity treasurer OF Philadelphia.
wr.s brought into court 81 10 - IA BE-
fore Judge Wilson 90 hare sentence
passed npsn aim for the confessed
crimes of loaning. specializing with and
resolving islssest ga public ftod.-in
trusted - his Gaze a. the chief
judiciary oficer % the municipality.
The sentence of the court was that he
undergo hfteen years solitary eonnns-
ment N the Eas l. IN psnitentiars and
% pay . iiae equalsng the sum to which
be pleaded guilty Of misapplyiag.
The fact that Bardsley would come
up for senteaee was not generally
known. 50 that when District Attorney
Graham areae to address the court
and ask that sentence DC passed
upon the prisoner. there was
not more thaa fifty people in
the courtroom The district attorney
spoke but htiedy. but in the course of
hi.s address he denied Bardsley's con-
tention. made in his statement To the
coart q week ago. tina, the ex-treasarer
had not misaPpropriated = dollar.
Mr.. Graham showed that by
Bardsley's own statement he must
have II least misappropriated
the sum ~ ssse. 900. as that amount was
required 70 DC made good by his sure
ties. according TO their bond, To the
state and city. Mr.. Graham prac-
tieally admitted that Bardsley's
declaration that he placed s954.
900 in the keystone bank. taking
due-bills for the molay, was true, aud
that the money was deposited in the
bank. Although not able as yet TO spe-
officially show where the money has
gone, Mr.. Graham said that Bardsley's
embe=zlements would amount 70 be-
tween shoe. 900 and $500, 900.
Mr.. Alexander, counsel for Ba-dsley,
reviewed. the statements made by his
client, and appealed to the court for
mercy ON the ground Of Bardsley's plea
of guilty, and his past services to the
city. Mr.. Alexander said that
BardsleE did not get n dollar Of
the money he put into the Keystone
bank and that within six months 1t
would he shown who did Mr.. Alexan-
der veht mently declared that his client
had notlssolen a dollar, but that he had
only pleaded guilty to the ststu-
tory d1rense OF leaning, specu-
lating with and receiving interest
on the public funds Never with his
consent. said Mr.. Alexander. should
Bardslet appear before the investi-
eating committee of councils 10 testify,
but If az any time the district attorney
desired any information or assistance
his client was willing TO aid him.
While his counsel had been speaking
Bardsley had sa. with bowed head,
nervously tracing imaginary lines with
the back Of pen upon the table be-
fore him. With the exception of his
brother-in-law. not one of the hun
dreds Of friends that Bsrdsley had
year ago were present when he
arose 70 receive the sentence of
the court AS Bardsley got mp Judge
Wilson motioned him to be seated
while he delivered the lecture and
words OF admonition with which q
Judge usually prefaces his SEN
tences- Judge Wilson's severe
words caused Bardsley the most
palpable distress. When Judge Will
son spoke of the past fri endship be-
tween himself and the man awaiting
sentence. Bardsley's hand opened
and shut eonvulsivcly, and his
face flushed and psled and
his head sank upon his breast.
As Judge Wilson proceeded and
plainly said that he could find no palli-
alton for Bardsiey's malfeasance. and
that his offcnse was the more open to
censure from his abuse Of his official po-
sition, the prisoner almost collapsed and
seemed about To sink 10 the floor from
his chair. Nevertheless before Judge
Wilson had concluded and ordered
him 70 rise and receive his sentence
Bardsley had completely rcgained his
composure and received the words
that send him to prison fifteen
years with stoicism that was
almost indifference in its utter
absence of any emotion The SEN
ience of Judge Wilson was that
Bardsley undergo fifteen years solitary
,onfnement in the Eastern peniten-
tiary. and that he pay fine Of sum
equal IN the amount Of his cmbeszle-
ment arising from the transactions to
which he had pleaded guilty