Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-04
BARDSLEY'S FATE.
FIFTEEN YEARS. SOLITARY coNFINE-
MeNT IN THE pENlTENTtARY.
Alan n Fins-who Got the Money He Put
Into tho Keystone Bank
His Deficit.

PHrLApx1pHuA. July 2.-Ex- City Treasurer
John Bardsley was sentenced this morn
ING by Judge Wilson to fifteen years soil
tary confinement in the Eastern peniten-
tisry and TO pay fine equalling the sum
to which he pleaded guilty.
The fact that Bardsley would come up
for sentence to-day was not generally
known, 80 that when District-Attorney
Graham arose 70 address the Court and
ask that sentence be passed upon the pri-
soner there were not more than nitV peo-
pie in tho courtroom.
The District Attorney spok but briefly. but In
the course Of his address he denied Bardsiey =
coptent.on made In his statement TO the Court
week ago thnt the ex- Treasurer had not misap.
propristed dollar. Ar. Graham showed thh'
by Bardsley's own statement be must nave ms
appropriated at least $780, 900, as that amount
was required to be made good by his suretes
according 20 their bond 70 the state and city.
Mr.. Graham practically admitted that Bards-
leys declaration that he piaced Ny4o,uVo IN ,he
Keystons Bank, taking duo bills Tor the money,
was true and that me money was depos''eu III
the bank.
Mr.. Alexander, counsel for Bardsley, reviewed
the statements made by biz client ana apPeaieu
20 tho Court for mercy on the ground OF Bafus-
leys plea OF guilty and his past services 10 the
2r. Alexander said that Bardsley did not got a
dollar OF the money he put into the heystone
Bank and that within six months IL Would DC
shown who did. 81,
Sir. Alexander vehemently declared that his
client had not stolen dollar but that he had only
pleaded guilty 10 the statutory offence OF loan
ing speculatng with, and receiving interest on
Inc hubble funds Never With bis consent, said
Mr. Alexander, should Bardsley appear before
the Investigating Committee OF Councils 10 test-
~. but II ut any time the District Attorney de-
SIRED any information or assistance his client
was willing TO aid him.
NO FRIENDS now.
With the exception OF his brother-n-law not
ono of the hundreds Of friends that Barcsiey
had a year ago were present when he arose 10
receive the sentence OF the Court.
Tho eentence OF Judge Wilson was that Bar IL
lev undergo fifteen years solitary confinement
in tho Eastern penitentiary and that ne pay
fine In a sum equal 70 the amount OF his en-
bezzlement arising from the transactiohs 10
which he had pleaded guilty.
Distri,,t- Attorney Graham places the defclt az
s553. $40 3S, which IL $3S, 900 more than Bnrds-
lev admitted In his own statement. This amount
will DO reduced by payments 10 be mado py hs
sureties, 40 that the amount OF the nne VIII hol
he determined until after the examination VI
| the accounts shall be finished.
THE STRIPED SUIT.
Bardeley was returned TO Moyamensing this
| afternoon, and IL Is expected that he VIII DC
| taken TO the Eastern penitentiary To- morrow
| where he will DO shaved OF his Deard anu De
| given n striped suit and thereafter be known
| by n number. 49,
Judge Wilson was secn after passing sentence
upon Bardsley relative 70 the amount oil the
| fine and said 1t would be about e23',o3o.