Evening journal., 1891-10-20
TO SUMMON BARDSLEY.
He Must Appear Before the
Pennsylvania Senate.
TREASURER BoYERs EXAMINATION

The Senators Decide to Hear His Case
First ON Account Of the Illess Of His
Mother-Ths Taking Of Testimony Be
gun At Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG, Oct 20.--A large party OF
philadelphians accompanied the philadel-
phia senators to Harrisburg. the party
included Mayor Stuart, District Attorney
Graham, Francis B. Reeves, Experts
Faunce and Brown, Chairman Van Osten,
Of the council committee; Attorney Rufus
+. Shapley OF counsel, for MoCamant and
Boyer, and all the accused magistrates ex.
cept Neall The magistrates came up 10
be investigated. and the others came up in
obedience TO subpoena of the senate, bring
ing with them the books, papers, letters
and testimony in their possession relating
TO the Bardsley investigation.
The Attorney General Obiects-
The senate me< in the senate chamber at
4 o'clock Lieutenant Governor Watres oo-
cupied the chair. Mr.. Finn stated that
when the senate adjourned on Thursday
afternoon the case Of Thomas McCamant
had been called for investigation, but In
view of the fact that State Treasurer
Boyer's mother was very sick and her son
was liable TO be called TO her bedside at
any time, he moved that the Boyer case be
taken up first This brought the attorney
general TO his feet with the statement that
the understanding with the senate com
mittee and the counsel for the accused had
been that both cases would be heard to-
gether, and with that view he had brought
evidence and prepared plan Of inyestiga-
tion which would be somewhat disarranged
/ IL the two cases were Investigated separ-
ately.
To Hear Mr. Boyer F1rst.
Mr.. Hall, Democrat, offered an amend
ment that both cases be taken up at once.
/ This amendment was advocated by Messrs.
Ross and Heron, Democrats. Mr.. Goblin
was opposed to trying the cases together,
as was Mr. Grady, and on the call Of the
yeas and nays Mr.. Halls amendment was
lost-yeas o; nays, 20-a strict party vote
Mr.. Flinn's motion WAS then adopted.
To summon John Bardsley.
Mr. Hall offered a resolution that that
pert OF the answer Of the accused which
denied the jurisdiction OF the senate b.
oyerruled, and declaring il to be the sens'
OF the senate that all questions Of malfeas
ance and nonfeasance in regard to the Of
fetal acts OF the officers were the prope
subjects OF the present investigation.
Mr.. Ross offered a resolution that tn
attorney general be instructed to use hi
best endeavors TO secure the attendance Q
! John Bardsley, aud IL was adopted.
= Mr.. Heron then presented the repoi
a Of the senate committee appointed to COZ
: fer with the attorney general and counse
D The attorney general, after saying he wa
here not as a prosecutor, but at the inviti
tion Of the senate merely TO assist in IL
investigation, called for the production G
the books and papers connected with th
investigation Of the Bardsley defalcatior
The documents were brought into the ser
! ate chamber, and the attorney genera
called for the immediate production OF th
, letters OF William Livsey and Henry X
t Boyer to John Bardsley. IL was then
1 o'clock and an adjournment was take
until 8 o'clock.
BardsIey and McCamant.
Experts Vollmer and Faunce were e,
amined to show the interest received b
e John Bardsley. It was shown that 5000
200 were received by him in one year, {
, which 100000 was for city moneys IN
3 object of Attorney General Hensel in in
g Producing this testimony is to show tina
about the time Of the monthly payment q
interest Bardsley's bank stubs indicat
that he regularly sent checks for differen
+ amounts TO the auditor general.
As the funeral Of Mr.. Mehard membe
e OF the senate, takes place today, the senat
Z adjourned TO meet on Wednesday mornin
az 10 o'clock.