New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-21
DENYING BARDSLEf'S STATEMENTS
WITNESSES BEFORE THE PHILADELPHIA IN
vEsTIGATING COMMITTEE.

vEsTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Philadelphia, July 2o.-Another meeting OF the Couii
ell committee that is inquiring into exCy treasurer
Bardsley,s manipulation of the funds at his disposal
and his connection with the wrecked keystone bahA
was held this afternoon An affidavit by Judge L. ~
Fnletter was read He denies that he ever haa any
PERSONAL political or business relation with Bardscy
except that soon after Baroys election he borrowed
81 900 and repaid It when the note became due Inc
report of the committee Of three experts, synopsis
of which was printed last week. was presented.
The first witness was Samuel B. Huey, counsel for
the estate Of John @. Lucas, late president OF e hey
stone Bank Mr. Huey read statement showing mat
the Indebtedness of Mr. Lucas to the bank at the tne
of his death In 1850 was 1851 000 not S1OOoOoo, as
had been printed in the newspapers. ms mdeD'ed-
ness no said had been settled by the widow MI
Huey said he first Of the oversue OF 2lo SHARES
of keystone stock which Mr.. Lutas pledged to Mr.
Wanamaker on March 6, 1891, having learned OF tne
existence Of the stock from President Marsh Lucass
successor He said that Marsh stated that the GER
tfGates were all genuine in that they had been resu-
larly taken from the certificate book and signed by
the officers of the bank, but that when stock which
had been sold brought in for transfer ana new
certificates issued the old certificates were not always
cancelled but were sometimes thrown into drawer
and used again. If occasion required, and that ollls
doubtless was The way in which these certificates hed
by Mr. Wanamaker had been used. OF course nc
added Mr. Wanamaker knew nothing Of this and there
was nothing on certificates to indicate any irrcgu-
larty.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure, Editor OF The Times posi-
lively denied Bardsleys charge that he was 10 pion'
by advocating in his newspaper the sale by the CITY
of gas works. and Of the South Mountain water schee
Mr. Mcclure said the single grain OF truth IN baiuS
ley's reference to him that he dd request thas
Magistrate Smith be appointed as one OF the collectors
of the delinquent taxes which rec Is retained MS
reason being that Smith In poor health by reason
of his suffering from wound received during the war;
and he wanted TO help him.
resolution was adopted that the committee meet
July o. and that the presidents and cashiers OF 'c
Farmers and Mechanics Third SEVENTH Chestnut StceV
and Peope,s National banks mentioned in the experts
report as paying interest TO Bardsley on deposits VI
city and State funds, also the editors OF te eMsPdP
which paid 40 per cent rebate on state dnVeruSlH'
and Auditor General Thomas McCammant, Win WHOM
Bardsey is alleged have divided the reoae DC SUI
pOenaed.
pittsburc. July 2o-Ex-state Treasurer Lvsey
nositivev denies that he had any business or OTHER
transactions with John Bardsley, tue cohvlcte9 Ireas
urer of philadelphia Mr.; Llvsey was seen todas ',o
asked IL he any explanation TO offer In reeu 70 tu
ALLEGATION that appeared In the investigating NOni
mitfee's report in which 1t stated that on SUP
Of Bardseys bank book entry had been dlscoVere1
Ia the effect that the eAStae Treasurer had been pau
$500 for certain kindness to me- (EaiusIe4b VIZ
Iivsey REPLIED Yes, the mention OF my hhIo
in fhe committees report ! cannot understand no"
NAV name came to appear on the stub OF Bardsle!
check No, have no statement TO make neVei
received check from Mr. Rardsley ana inc enuy.
that appears I'm the book so far as am concerned, Is
false without even shadow of truth"