The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-05
THE EXpERTs' REpoRr.
Tho Condition of Bardsley's Accounts Re
ported to Council.

ported to Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 4.-The ro-
port OF the expert accountants who
have been investigating the accounts Of
ex-City Treasurer Bardsley was trans
mitted to the City Council this after
noon by Mayor Stuart. The work Of
the accountants has embraced the acts
OF both the city and State, but the re-
port only deals with the former, as the
Investigation into the condition OF the
State funds has not progressed far
enough to be made public yet.
The report is an extremely yolumin-
GUS one, and gives in detail Mr.. Bards-
ley accounts with the various banks.
Although the work OF the experts has
been kept u secret, still enough OF it
was made public at the hearing Of
Bardsley last week to foreshadow the
report made to-day. The report shows
that on the 21st Of May, according to
the books OF the city treasurers office,
there was on hand So, 2,3l7 ,6o8.50 be-
longing to the city. 0fthis amount the
books Of the city. treasurer show that
there was on deposit in the Keystone
Bunk ST57 ,55F.3Z. This sum IS CEItmeU
by. Receiver Hardley and Bank EXamin.
er Drew to be wrong, and that the
banks books show the actual deposits
to have been $639, 9,2G9.
With the exception OF this difference
between the books of the city treasurer
and the keystone Bank, the experts
found the funds in the city treasury to
represent the required balance to the
credit OF the city.
Continuing, the report says that an
analysis Of the Keystone Bank balance,
whether the same be made from the
balance shown in the books of the bank
or those of the city treasury, indicates
the true balance OF the city in the Key
stone to be $628, ,0S5.05. This balance is
shown in the report by figures to
be the correct one. Bardsley
had been carrying as cash
in the city treasury $l96,04S.05
ofworthless checks drawn on the Key
stone bank. In some way, not yet deh-
nitely known, he raised this amount in
cash and substituted it for the checks.
He then went to Bank Examiner Drew
and asked that this amount be charged
to his account as city treasurer in the
Keystone bank and credited to his per.
sonal account. This Mr.. Drew refused
The only other evidence OF criminal
act of Bardsley with the city money is a
misapprehension of .s30,57G. This
money belonged to contractors under
bonds to the city and Bardsley with
drew it from bank on his personal check
and used it to make up part of the
$4,000 that he required to make good
his balance at the Keystone.
Whether Bafdsley can be held liable
by the city for this money is q disputed
question, many claiming that the city
has no vested right in it. The report
states that for the years 1889, 1890 and
1901, inclusive, Bardsley collected taxes
for the State amounting to $4,242, ,SS7,
and that the sum WAS duly deposited as
Sreanired.s n 3 ~ .+s ~ kstjj Nj :, Z
In conclusion, the report Says: ave
further report that an investigation is
now. in progress which will reveal the
disposition made by John Bardsley OF
State funds by him received, the par
ticulars OF which will be esnbodied In q
report at the earliest possible moment" +"