Evening journal., 1891-06-24
BARDSLEY'S CONFESSION
But 1t Did Not Amount to
Much as Such.
HENRY H YARD IMPLICATED,

The Closing Of the keystone Bank Ruin
ed Him-Admitted Loanlng the State
Funds but Denies Having Proflted by
II Single Dollars Worth.
PHILADELPHIA, June a. Bardsley's
confession" yesterday practically con-
fessed nothing that has not been made
public through the columns OF the daily
press. 1t was more in the line OF de
fense of his own conduct, giving in detail
his transactions 1t bristled with figures
intended to show where every dollar be
has been accused Of misappropriating has
gone. The charges 10 which he has pleaded
guilty-loaning the public funds at inter
est and specializing with themhe frankly
admitted but he emphatically denied that
he had benefited by his transactions TO the
extent Of dollar
Henry II. Yard Implicated.
Bardsley said that it was through Bank
Examiner Drew's plausible statements Of
the keystone banks condition that he had
deposited his money there. He further
charged that Drew knew OF the banks
condition and was under obligations to
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bank. for money loaned and for valuable
fayors received. Bardsley implicated Hen
~ II. Yard ia his transactions by stating
that it was through him that he loaned
money TO banks.
According to Bardsley's statement his
present plight may be accounted for by
trusting too much in the statements Of
others, and can be epitomized Ia his own
words on telling the history of his depos-
its in the Keystone bank.
His Defense.
Il did not get the money and / have
never got any part Of il, and it is still in
/ the bank or should be there | knew that
the closing of the bank meant great loss
/ to the city and state and personal destruc.
| tion 10 myself ! therefore made every ef-
/ fort to sustain the bank and it's closing has
resulted in my absolute ruin.n
1t was learned last night that over $500.
600 Of the missing state money was de
posted in the Farmers and Mechanics
bank Investigation shows that this money
was deposited in the names Of Bardsley
and State Treasurer Boyer.
More Trouble LIKELY.
This may drag the state treasurer into
the affair and more trouble is expected
| EApeflo nave u1etuAtItQ AuplntF AhCl
against Bardsley. They find that he die
take oath as state official and that oath Il
now certified to on his bond given to tn,
state. This may make his sentence ten
years longer.
Frauduiently Added wanamaker's Name
Investigation also shows that beside
holding the stock in the Keystone, oyeris
sued by the dead president, Lucas, Post
master General Wanamaker's name is ais
on the books Of the bank as a stockholdei
In his evidence before the councils com
mittee Mr.. WanRmaker said that he neve
owned any stock, and that he never he'll
except the overissued shares, which he car
ried as collateral for money loaned, no
knowing the stock to be fraudulent. |
is possible that President Lucas, beside
overissuing stock in his bank fraudulentl
added Wanamaker's name TO the list o
stockholders for effect upon other stock
holders
When Bardsley had concluded his state
ment District Attorney Graham move,
that sentence be suspended. The motion
was granted, the sweltering audenc
surged into the street. and Bardsley wa
taken back TO prison in his carriage