Telegram-herald., 1891-07-12
own STORY
~ GIT cotScIIs INVESTIGATION


~<LtaiA, July 1.-THE sub
nnlsttse Of the finance COMMITTEES Of
we csky cogncit that is inauirinx into
ne feuare Of the Keystone national
oank and the Affairs Of ex-city Treas
erer John bardsley held . protracted
session. Friday afserpoon- The main
WITNESSES were Robert NJ Mewade.
e1tJ ed1ser q the Public Ledger, VIII
Szem v. hckean. editor in chief Of the
paper, and Postmaster General
Woanaksr.
~ AeWade was the FIRST witness.
ne snld h answer 70 questions that he
~ent g the county prison June Is and
sesvAwed the imprisoned ex-city
Seseprer. Bar6siey talked freely and
nnneood that the interview was for
y9eneatSon- After McWsds had written
- - flxst statement he said consul
t.s'on wss held between Mr. Mexican,
nlnself and other member q the edi-
sos1nl foFcs Of the Ledger. and after
mb eeHherstion and discussion II was
aeeioed not 70 publish IL because 30
STRONG reference, unsupported BY facts.
- made TO certain people.
NJ mexican was not sworn He
eaA0 that - editor Of the Ledger he had
ehaEHe Of the interview which Mr.. Nc
wade had obtained. He said that be-
eaune the statement implicated q num-
ner q rsputsoie citizens IL WA decided
that II was not proper TO
yubhsh II It was locked up
IN the ONCE fire-proo safe,
end had. 80 far as he knew. never been
out Of the Ledger Office until brought
20 the conmittee-room now. No MEM
Der Of the committee had ever seen it:
Ia fact. DO one except the three editors
OF the Ledger had ever seen IT, Both
interviews were submitted to the COM
mittoe.
IL was decided by q vote Of to Q TO
- once listea to the public reading Of
The stateueptA Mr.. Mcwsde. being
familiar With the manuscript. was
anked to read the papers Much that
Bardsley told to Mr.. Mcwade was after
ward Incorporated in the statement he
read In court when called up for SEN
tence June - and which has already
been Published. In these Bards-
ley sGAin went over the story Of the
Keystone bank and stoutly maintained
that Ne put the $3.50 600 in the bank,
bat did not know what became Of IL
any more than he believed that Presi-
dent Msrsh got it. Bardsley said that
Bank Examiner Drew had been heavy
borrower from the Keystone bank and
was eonpletely under Lucas and
Narsh's thumb
In p~~~rvl ee, IoSvs Wsr.croLsv IA r,1s-
ley said that Marsh told him that he
knowingly held overissue shares of
bank stock and demanded 500. 900
for them and upset the plans for re-
organization Of the bank, then
Barvlhley said he advised Marsh
20 engage counsel and make
= demand on Wanamaker for the
ovsrissued shares. - he was guilty OF
= crims In holding them Marsh re-
tainsd Mayor 6ulsberger and John
OJohnsen - his Council snc they
mado . demand on Wansmsker which
h refused wsnsmaker's position
was that the Lucas estate should
pay him 1000. Marsh S25.ooo
and the bank s25.o0o The law
yers then notified Mr.. wanamaker
that IL the fraudulent shares were not
delivered to them by . specified date
they would resort to legal measures 10
get them The shares were then turned
over without delay. wanamaker had
made threat that he would see Comp.
troller Lacey in Washington and have
the bank closed before they expected
L. In March, $780," said Bards-
iey. MARSH came 20 me
and said Wanamaker wanted
roo, 900 1t once. Marsh told him that
be did not have the amount on hand
and wanama<er told him where he
could get H. Two days later Marsh
came 70 me saying that wanamaker
wss persistent and must have the
money. I loaned him the money and
WsnsmaIser got IT,"
Postmaster General Wanamaker en-
tered the room while Bsrdslcy's state
meut wss being read In answer 70
questions he said that he never
plsdgud the overissued stock after
he vas told il was an overissued
and Il was out of his hands at the
sfme. He did not know II. II. Yard
ond never had met Mr.. Lucas but once,
end that vas IT m interview about the
overfsaued stock Al TO the story
told By Bsrtslcy 20 Mcwsde tina,
Ne had threatened 20 close the
hank unless he was paid for the
ovuriauoed stock. aud that Law.
yer Su1sbuyer and johnson had
1eced In TO return il. Mr.. Wanna
= - - -XI1 ~ - 1,f~.
6Srv3s1ey's statement that Marsh OBJ
1nined nom him 600. 600 for Wanna
,naher in March. 1890. he said was alb
eDlusely untrus and without the slight
"a lonndssions and invfsed the com
uissec 70 inspect his books
ur. Wanamaker was then informed
~ member Of the committee that
lrrinr an examination Of the stock.
hook OF the Keystone bank they
"a found $500 shares OF stock
A. his name IN addition 10 the
z sra shares which he testified
Rs<3 ben given him by Lucas 10 use
- eo1lssersl for deal IN Reading
eeock. -swhen I appeared before this
eummitsre befare." said Mr.. wana-
esnher. IL confined myself principally
=, the business Of the firm in my deals
Win Lucse In Reading. did not sup.
49, the COMMITTEES wanted 10 hear Of
private operations
IN regard 70 the stock which has been
e...,a IN his name, $50 shares Of IL Mr..
0,n.mnker said. was held BY irwin 4
ro1.nd hls bankers. ~ collateral
49, -~-..,.-ed a 20 = coo shares Of stock