Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-23

contempt. Simon Muir became Yards
surety.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20-A meeting
of the Bardsley Investigating committee
Of councils was held to-day. ut which
an affidavit of Judge Finletter was read
stating that he had never had any deal
ings with John Bardsley, but had bor-
rowed $1,000 on note which Mark II.
Davis, Mr.. Bardsley's business manager
in the Bradford Mills Company, had
discounted for him in a bank. This note
was renewed and finally paid. Judge
Finletter, who is out of town, offered to
come before the committee if wanted.
Samuel B. Huey, counsel for Mrs.
Lucas, wife of the former president of
the Keystone Bank, gave testimony con-
firming Mr. Wanamaker's statement re-
specting the over-issued stock held by the
acknowledgement as collateral. After
Lucas died, Huey came into possession
of memoranda showing loan OF $4,000
on the stock dated in 1856 In 1858 he
wrote to Wanamaker about it. The
latter replied that he had no interest in
the loan, but had obtained il for Mr..
Lucas, using the stock furnished by the
latter as collateral. Mr.. Huey said that
when he went to Washington to get
Wanamaker to help the banks re-
organization Wanamaker asked Marsh
whether he had told Huey that lie
claimed that this stock was All overissue.
Marsh admitted that he had not. He
subsequently, told I1uey that these
shares held by Wanamaller as collateral
| should have been Cancelled, but were, in
.of -. ~ H..
rangement with Wanamaker to redeem
them. There was nothing on the certiii-
Gates TO indicate that they were an over
issue or reissue.
Col. A. X. Mcclure read long state
ment denying that he had ever received
any stock for advocating the South
| Mountain scheme or the sale of the
citys gas works in his paper, or that he
had received anything Of value for adj
voeating Bardsley's election or had any
knowledge Of the management of tho
city treasury other than that open to all
\ citizens.
Edward Irvine, a clerk for John G.
Lucas, said he often signed certificate.
Of stock at the request IF John G. Lucas
but knew nothing about fraudulent
stock standing in his name.
w. w. Goodwin testified that before
Mr. Bardsley became city treasurer hi
was in deal with Bardsley to buy
Gas improvement stock ia company tina
has contract with the city to maxi
gasl and he produced the notes, checks
&c., relating to that transaction, III,
deal was continued during Bardsley'.
treasurership, and ultimately Mr.. Good
| win, haYing paid his notes, became pos
sesscd of the stock used as collatera
therefor. Mr.. Goodwin has contrac
for making gas meters for the city.
Stories evidently well authenticated
have been current in Philadelphia tn
past few days setting forth that 'lIones
John l}ardSley the imprisoned thief i
suffering with parosis.
District Attorney George S. Graham
takes no stock in the theory that ex
Treasurer John Bardsley is sufferin
from paresis and was insane when h
committed his pcculaiions. ut is per
fcctly absurd Mr.. Graham said yester
day, for any one to imagine that Bards
ley was insane before his arrest or d
any time.
II had an intimation that his lawyer
. would spring the insanity dodge whe
the trial came up, so took the precau
ton TO have Bardsley examined befor
the trial. He was put through
thorough test bytwo eminent specialist
Of Philadelphia, and the physicians bot
agreed that the man was perfectly sane.