Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-16
BARDSLEYS PLUMBER
What He Did With a Half Million
of the School Fund.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT At WILMINGTON
Crowds Hurying to Sheepshead
to See the Suburban.
THE BRAZILIAN PARLIAMENT.
BARDsLEY's BIG STEALING.
What He Did with the Half Million Do
lars Belonging to Philadelphia.

What He Did with the Half Million Dol
lars Belonging to philadelphia.
PHILADELpHIA, June t6.-The report Of the
expert accountants showing in detail what ex-
City Treasurer Bardsley did with the s445, 600
that he embezzled from the school fund was
submitted to Mayor Stuart yesterday and by
him forwarded to councils investigating COM
mittee today. The report il as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, June Is 1891.
Hon. Edwin s. Stuart, Mayor of Philadelphia:
Dear Sir: In compliance with the promise in
our report to you Of the 18th instant. to furnish
statement showing specifically the disposition
made by Mr.. Bardsley Of the sum of S445, 42S. %.
received by him on account Of state
appropriations to the common schools of
Philadelphia, but which he failed to pay into
the city treasury, We report as follows:
balance Of the school appropriation for the
school year ending June &c. $780,
On May 81, 1880. the bank account Of John
Bardsley with the Keystone National Bank, kept
in his individual name, appears to have been
overdrawu sl5,92630; on May 81, 1890,
check from state school department,
balance of appropriation, SIS, %,
thus canceling his Overdraft of SIS. 926. 80 and
giving him a credit of S9,50l.93 Against this
quently deposited by him he drew checks
amounting to Sl2, 27s.9l, thus exhausting all of
the school appropriation fund which had been
deposited by him.
Second. As to the item of $4,000 on ac-
count Of the school appropriation for the
school year ending June 80. 1891, MIR. Bardsley
appears to have received for the above amount:
Check on Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank. $4,000; check on the Peoples Bank.
ESQ. 900, and check on Fourth Street Ma
tionsl Bank, $50. 900; total, 1920. 1000.
The first stated amount, $4,000, was de-
posted January 8, 1891, by John Bardsley in
the Third National Bank to the credit of his
private account and was used by him to repay
go. 900 which he had taken on December %,
1890. from moneys belonging to the highway
account
As to the second above mentioned amount Of
s250, 900. The above check for $3.50, 900 was
deposited on January 5. 1891, to the credit Of
John Bardsley in the Peoples Bank Against
the amount so deposited the stubs Of his check
book show that checks were drawn for the pur
pose indicated as follows:
Check 8, dated January IL, 1891, Estate treas
urer, account on personal property" $4,000.
Check 9, dated january 2s, 1891, ''loaned to
G. B. H." $4,000.
Check 10, dated February 2s, 1891, ito pay
Check II. dated February 26, 1891, "to pay
the state" $4,000.
Check 10. dated March rs, 1891, '.for the
state" $4,000.
Check Is, dated April O. 1891, 'for the state, y
$50. 600.
Total $780, 200.
As to the third mentioned amount Of S15O, 000
In lieu of the above check the Fourth Street
National Bank issued to the order Of John
Bardsley, treasurer, certificates Of deposit
226 227 and 228 for $50. 600 each.
Certificates 2T and 22S, amounting to
s10O, 900, appear to have been deposited in the
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank to the
credit Of the commonwealth, being Endorsed
For deposit to credit Of commonwealth. H.
X. Boyer, treasurer"
Certificate 226 for $4,000 appears to have
been used by Mr.. Bardsley as a partial pay
ment on account Of loan of 800 900 made to
him December 81, 1880, by the Third National
Bank, said loan being secured to the bank by
the collateral note of Robert Glendenning l.
Co. and certain shares Of stock Of the Metro
politan Traction Co. of New York city.
Yours tfply,
ISignedl TAYLOR FAUScE,
LAWRENCE E. BRowN.