Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

been Endorsed by him. and they could never
have been used. OF the-e shares he had nb.o-
luteiy no knowledge. The neat block of 200
shares each was dated -four ~oeks earl,er-Feb-
rnary y 1876. he WAS director In the Girard
Trust Company, aud Lucas came 20 him and
asked him TO obtain him loan Of si0.0oo on
the stock.
Il have been just foolish enough. !" said Mr..
wanamaker. AL my life 10 do these things.
and got the money on the stock and gave ID
n him. A considerable time asterwari il was
paid on by the Lucas estate and they got the
stock back
Mr.. wansmaker also presented the commit
tee with letter from John G. Lucas dated NAV
-. 1856, Enclosing . check 20 pay the Interest
on this loan. OF the other unused ave blocks
OF stock, said Mr.. wanamaker. my impression
is that Mr.. Lucas at fret intended 20 ssh for
larger loan aud % issued Thorn. II was never
used, however, as IL could not have been with
out my Endorsement | know Of no other stock
but remember that ten years ago, when Lucas
was securing control Of the bank, be came 20
me and said he did not want people 20 know
VINO certain stock belonged 70. and for q time
ne placed some IN my name In regard 20 Ger
tincate No. 0. which Was transferred by II. n.
lard 10 Scudder a Dignam of Trenton. that 10
par, OF inc stock ON which the .oan from the
on,ro trust Company Was secured, and after
the Lucas estate got IL back is was very likely
p1 ~ x over 70 lard again 10 raise money on.
MI Wanamaker then again went over nj
some length the Transaction In READING in
nnien yohn [. Lucas was a partner, and said
that when the settlement Nas made President
Marsh admitted, In the presence OF three wit
nesses, that the Lucas estate owed him els, 600.
Inc TACT that some OF the certificates held as
collateral by Irwin Toland were dated after
Lucas death, he sRid WIS due 60 the fact that
the brokers would not handle them while
IN dead mans name.
An closing his testimony Mr.. wansmsker read
Aetters from Controller Lacey and Assistant
Secretary Nettleton 10 show that he had never
innnenoed or delayed the appointment for an
instant OF q receiver Tor the keystone Bank.
LErrER FROM BaRDsIFY
Robert Alexander, counsel for John Bareslev
was close and interested listener 20 the ,e.t,-
mony given by Mr.. Mcwade. Immediately
ioi"wing the hearing Mr. Alexander was
called upon AZ his office and was asked il he
naa an! information or intmation from Mr.
bsrd.iey concerning the statements made by
Mr.. McWade.
Mr. Alexander, in reply said: I'm view Of
inc TACT thai will leave the CITY tomorrow and
wiz oe absent Tor ten days and will have no op-
pot.uhits 10 confer with my client think. in
.,,N 70 NM VII submit for publication .
euer winch received from him some days
ago IL was written ON Saturday yulyx The
letter Was not intended. / should saw for pub-
hcation. IL sas a confidential commuuic.uon
anu was hastily written, without knowledge of
tile form or character OF the .tnt.ment t,.,sv
made public by Mr.. Mcwade.
lou remember 1 told YOU Ncwsde cana
mere ms friend and old friend and said he
came not from the paper, but simply in a
friendly way, and IN answer TO NV question.
said he would treat the visit in that wsy.
told him would not talk with him at al ON
any subject unless lac would give me his word
that 1t was not for publication. He aid aftsr
the many years Of our friendship that he sim-
ply came ~ friend, &c.
| we mad a conversation such as any two old
friends would have and talked freely about
many people. 1 told him that would say in
my statement all I knew about other people.
out would not repeat the gossip had heard
about other people. I told aim some OF the
things had heard, but told him very plainly
that did not know Of the truth Of sny Of the
things we spoke Of
IT now appears that he left me and wrote
out lot OF stun. What il is do not know.
nor have seen any Of it, or heard what IL was.
ne may have put words in my mouth that I
never uttered or thought Of.
Now, what shall do? What had you better
Dor NilI you please give il your Thought and
attenton and take such steps a. you see proper
do not want TO be made the medium OF put
ting out lot Of trash or gossip to the injury OF
any man or men. and I hope nav be SHARED
from being made the avenue Of such work.
| JOHN BARDsLKY"