The sun., 1891-06-10
BARDSLEY PLEADS GUILTY.
HIS COUNSEL PREPARING A STATE
AENT THAT MAY BE STARTLING.

Mayor Stuart Nearly Ready to be Sent.
PHILADELPHIA. June 9.-Ex-Clty Treasurer
John Bardsley. stood up before Judge Wilson
In the new Court House to-day and pleaded
gully to the seventeen counts In the three bills
" indictment upon which he was arraigned.
Tho charges t6 which he admitted his guilt
are: Loaning public money as public offlcer
Investing public money for private gain and
entering into an agreement to receive interest
between the District Attorney and counsel for
Mr.. Bardsley the Court decided to hear the
evidence on Tuesday. Juno 90.
Bardsley appeared crushed. broken in spirit.
and hid his face from view while in tho dock
! OF criminal court before he was called to an
| swer the charges. 1t was a few minutes before
~ o'clock when tho sharp voice OF Crier Hart
called out: John Bardsley, s,and up"
| Bardslsy started at the sound OF his name.
| His hand dropped from his face He rose
from his chair. Hs acted like a man dazed
and bewildered He took step forward and
seemed to tottef as though he was faint He
stretched out his right hand and CROPPED
| about for support. He took another stop for
| ward. and thon by supreme effort drew him
self together to await his nrraignment.
John Bardsley," said Crier Hart, your are
| charged with loaninG public money as public
| officer. How say you. guilty or not Ruilty?"
AH0 blOWly TulS6u ulB u6uu anu QluL-
| tered. guilty"
You aro charged with making An agree
ment for interest on public money rs public
officer. How say you. guilty or not guilty ?"
Again he lifted his head and almost whispered
| guilty"
TO the third charge a like answer was made
by the prisoner and then. while arguing for a
two weeks delay IN the sentence MIR. Alex.
| ander said:
:" am preparing a statement for Mr.. Bards-
ley. and 1t will take me all Of that time to get
1t ready" This caused a sensation and re-
newed the rumor that the ex-City Treasurer
intends to mike clean breast OF everything.
When the subcommittee Of councils that Is
Investigating the affairs Of ex-City Treasurer
Bardsley met this afternoon the first witness
called was Mark H. Davis. Secretary and
Of 1hH Brsdfo5d Ms compspy
Bard;lsy and Nj; Davis ssssiiIed that HATH from ~
had a me s5
suspect that this money did not be-
s4s 70 br5ss'Y a. sF hsa si aEss sysn En
ni$ssS ssss55 ,ps S: =
and James Dobson. HIS bondsmen. On the
day RHrse d the best
MI. Leonard testified that be had only been
could be legally entered. He resigned inme-
The city has filed bill in equity against tho
tss S s TAKING
son ss Who was @ tie next Witness a 70 an
swer the questions OF the committee about the
Bradford Mills pending proceedings against
. sfss Rassdas Snse S.s ss n.ss s sn..s
criminal charge for altering the banks books
and, and he Tas Wsrnsd against saying anything
he tnss soshins q BasdsIsss - s5sn:ss.lea:
S Sssss xssn sso John ny Ssas 81! sss qsS.ssssaa
him hia to make @ some % aIterations u in up6s i5s
personal PEI. ledger t. t. c9yer % an oyerdraft From
cont nued to make these alterations. " The y ne. e.
Lneas drew checks on the bank when he had
During the run On the bank in December
Last ns s1 t the that .hs
from ht anS hs Sasb Sd kn9w Syd he Uttered I'm
hse entres S AND the ke the sss
rse;or Iss sS Of banks haa hat sGa ,Se 'eS a.a
Sey da h. da ssed s nsnt0a Ss siotd it
@sna a' lie 'Hsy never knew until sH Just Just bsors
the bank was closed Of the oysr-issued stock.
I0 never knew tnhI tne 5OV0T0m0nt OFFICIALS
although he saw Bank Examiner Drew or his
thsrs uess sves ds Of tn. bank
brother Of the dead President. testified that
nshS hs ais Ms
hsy sad s Sse o vi ho eoud Ras bat
bank was offered In the event Of its reoreanizn-
tion. testified that no spent three weeks exam
Z vas %i.es q trial balance shee. was taken
thing to do with the reorganization. On this
Ills attention was attracted BY sHE; the names Of
persons unknown to M him as business men who
Sc hs
about sigo.no and he asked who these people
oS Se hi should
During, ihe, session Committeeman EttinR
erreiRned Mr. Wanamakers private aeeretary.
The speech elected the frst applause WHICH
ns nsS d Fiat
he$ any s4dss HEanst MI
ins; q ths sasassto1n Of @ shS F5ssidsnt and
the Treasury Department In the case Of tho
Keystone National Bank; wa. not completed
It will bo finished o-morrow. The document
will be n long one and Will contain copies OF
tS
Of his reasons for each step taken by him in
the case.
The Comptroller will not say anything at
present for publication relative to the reply his
statement will contain to the Testimony Of Ex:
fully posted as to the actual condition Of the
bank prior 70 his otilcial report Of Jan; "a de-
over. that the Comptroller will liatly contradict
!he Examiner on this point and say ,,D under oe,h
amiper Drew before Jan a. Mr.. Drew has al
ready said that ne kept no copies Of those par
tienlar communications Which .hs Comptrollsr
is looked forward 10 with much interest, as 1t 10
ex xpected to add new features to this celebrated
rass 1t Is not likely that Secretary Foster
will be nbs to sign the COMPTROLLER g statement
and mail 1t to Mayor Stuart before Thursday.
PROF. DWIGHTs FAREWELL.