Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-05
VERY BAD SHOWING
FOR BARDSLEY Is MADE BY TIE EXPERT
ACCOUNTANTS.
He Has Not Only Taken the Funds Of the City
Taxpayers, Bu. MsapprOpriated the honsy
Deposited by Contractors Under Bonds
to Do City Work-S:ate Funds
TO be Inquired Into.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 4.-The
report of the expert accountants who
have been investigating the accounts OF
ex-City Treasurer Bardsley was trans
mitted to City Councils this afternoon
by Mayor Stuart. The work OF the ac-
countantS has embraced the acts OF both
the city and State, but the report only
deals with the former, as the investiga-
ton into the condition of the State
funds has not progressed far enough to
be made public yet.
The report is an extremely voluminous
one and gives in detail Mr.. Bardsley's
accounts with the various banks. AL
though the work Of the experts has
been kept a 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 Treasnrer's Office there was on
hand S32, ,317, COS. so belonging to the city.
OF this amount the books Of the City
Treasurer show that there was on de-
post in the Keystone bank S437, ,554 80.
This sum is claimed by Receiver Hard
ley and Band Examiner Drew to be
wrong and that the banks books show
the actual deposit to have been $685.
$50 10. With the exception Of this diff
ference between the books Of the City
Treasurer, and the Keystone bank, the
experts found the funds in the City
Treasury to represent the required bal
ance 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, in
dicates the true balance of the
city in the Keystone to be $685.
Os5.O5. This balance is shown
in the report by figures to be the correct
one. Bardsley had been carrying as
cash in the City Treasury Sl96, 043.O5 OF
worthless checks drawn on the Key
stone bank. In some way not yet detin-
itely known, he raised this amount in
cash and substituted it for the checks.
He then went to Bank Examiner Drew
aud asked that this amount be charged
to his account as City Treasurer in the
keystone bank and credited TO his per-
soDal account. This, Mr.. Drew refused
to do.
The only other evidence OF criminal
act of Bardsley with the city money is
a mis-appropriatOn of $50, SIC. This
money belonged to the contractors
under bonds to the city, and Bardsley
withdrew it from bank on his personal
check and used it to make up part OF
the Sl9G, 900 that he required 10 make
good his balance at the Keystone.
Whether Bardsley can be held liable by
the city for this money is disputed
question, many claiming that the city
has no vested right in it.
The report states that for the years
1889, 1890, and 1891, inclusive, Bardsley
collected taxes for the State amounting
to 81, 242, sS7, and that the same was
duly deposited as required.
In conclusion, the report says: 1--WE
further report that an investigation is
row in progress which will reveal the
disposition made by John Bardsley of
State funds by him received, the partlc-
ulars Of which will be embodied in re-
port at the earliest possible moment"