New-York tribune., 1891-09-16
BdBDSLEY WILL NOT TESTIFY.
CASES AGAINST McCAMANT AND LlVEzEf
DROPPED IN CONSEQUENCE.
nm e,vs THAT NO INDUCEMENTS ARE OFFERED
HIM TO DE 1LENT-GLENDENNING CO.
ARRESTED FOR AIDING BARDsLEY'

ARRESTED FOR AIDING BARDsLEh'
mill, ,o,rhio scnt 15.-Iudces Fell and Gordon in
.ho C-rninaI Court. to-day heard evidence against
.hs banking and brokerage firm Of Robert Gehuenhi"s
4 70 ON the question Of their criminal naDui| "I''
ovCity Treasurer John Bardsley In the uhla"lu oo'
version of public money. it the conclusion Vi t0
evidence warrants for the arrest Of Robert Uonucne
and George H. HUM, comprising the rl' were isSueu
and boIl was fixed at $40 900. IL at once ehUeo'
C,rinc 10 the refusal of ex-City Treasurer John
p,rlslev TO testify the Distrct-AttOney was COM
pelled for the present to abandon his ease ae@iS'
Audit,r General McCamnnt and state Cashier LVeHey'
The cOnrt decided that the evidence was not su"cehO
70 warrant the arrest for conspiracy, OF the pSue'
nj the different National banks that are alleged 70
have paid Bardsley interest.
In opening the proceedings, District Attorney Ora
ham stated that he had taken his present course DC
cause lie wished to have a judicial opinion upon the
evidence and because he cOuld bring Johh baius'y
into court as a witness a writ OF habe3s corpus
Mr. Graham first presented the evidence against Auu-
tor-General MeCamapt and Cashier Livezey, Inc hrs'
witness called was John Bardsey, ex-Cty .Ie'isurcf'
He was brought from the Eastern PcntentaH 10
testify but refused to be to answer any qnes
tions lie stated that his selfrespect would not all w
him 10 do either az he had been malgned and ne pup
lie made to believe that his word was Valueless'
Finally Bardsley consented TO be sworn but to every
question Of the DistrctAttOrney but he declined
to answer. The question lie answered was tuaC
no inducements had been offered him by any one to
maintain silence.
In the face OF Bardseys absolute refusal to say any
thing the DistrictAttorney compelled 10 abandon
the presentation of his evidence against tho Auditor
General and Cashier lvezey. The only additional
evidence he had consisted of checks and letters in
the handwriting OF nvezey and McCamaut He read
from the stub of Bardsley's checkbook number Of
checks drawn TO the order Of Nc and L,' and then
read letters to Bardsley corresponding in date from
McCamant and Lvezey, thenking the former for Ger
tain favors. In conclusion Mr.. Graham said IL do
not make application in the case against NcCamant
and LIvezey this morning there is evidence on
which your h0nors can act.'
The position taken by the pstrct-Attomey in the
case against GlendenninG d Co. was based upon the
act OF tho Legislature that makes it criminal offence
10 aid or abet city county treasurer In the I'M
lawful conversion of the public funds. In this
case. only one witness called, Charles II. Beam
the loan clerk Of Glendenning Co. The evidence
Of Mr.. Bean simply repetition Of that which
has already been made public. IL was shown that
Glendennng & Co. borrowed $4,000 from Bards
ley In little more than six months and had bought
and sold some 100000 worth OF stock for him.
After the evidence had all been presented, and at
the conclusion Of the address OF Mr.. Graham and
counsel for GIendennng Co., Judge Fell announced
that In the opinion of the COuTt. the DistrctAt
tOrney had evidence enough 10 warrant his proceed
ing further and directed thai warrants be issued for Mr.
Glendennng and Mr.. Huhn. Both gentlemen, who
EX- President Francis w. Kennedy and eNCashler
Henry n. Kennedy, Of the wrecked Spring Garden
National Bank, were 10 day sentenced by Judge hut
imprisonment each. for crimes committed in cOnnec
ton with the wrecKing Of the bank.