Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16


issue. But while this was going on Marsh
was still frightened and he said to me one
day: II John Wanamaker is going to tell
Lacey l. II be ahead of him and tell the
whole. business mvself' That afternoon
he took q train for Washington and made
clean breast OF everything to the comp
troller thnt night. After he left Mr.. Lacey
that gentleman hurried from his home
after his lawyer, with the intention of
having Marsh arrested in Washington.
Unfortunately he could not find his lawyer
anywhere, 50 he allowed Mara.. to go home
TO Philadelphia, but tclegraphrd that night
TO Bank Examiner Drew, ordering him to
close the bank on the following morning.
McWade-"ln statement which you
overheard Marsh make to me-you may
remember that We were sitting in the state
clerks department of the city treasury al
the time--yor- must reeullect what lie said
about John Wanamaker blackmailing the
bank and being responsible for its pre-
carious condition2n
Bardsley-''t do. certainly. Let me cx-
plain TO you what sort OF borrower John
Manamaker was, and how he borrowed.
Here 8 an instance; In March, 1890, Marsh
came % me IN 4 great idget and said that
John WanamalSer wanted s200, 900 from the
hank, and must have ii right away Marsh
added that he told Wanamaker that the
bank had not that large amount Of money
To spare, had not ii on hand, in fact, and
Wanamaker said to him that He knew
where to get it, Marsh said to me that
Wanamaker was good customer of the
bnnk anyhow, and he wanted to oblige
hiin told him that | could not do any
thing for him. Two DAYS afterwards lie
returned and said that John WanumalSer
was persistent and must have the money.
that he knew the bank had not it. but il
would lend it that the bank wouldn't ask
ittt kt,N -
rect whatever Wanumaker would agree to
give. let him have the money, and John
Wanamaker got it,"
POLITICAL "REMINISCENCES.
Bardsley also talked great deal about
his connection in the past with several
prominent Philadelphians, and blamed
Them for tho stand they had taken against
him. He said, when was candidate
for city treasurer | called on Colonel
Mcclure and told him everything of my
past life, and said that if he would say so /
would withdraw lie said Go ahead.
The Times will be for YOU But he weak
ened afterward. You remember the
scheme to get the gas works from the CITY.
Well, Mcclure was in that Mcclure was
to get big block Of the stock for his advo-
cacy in his paper, and he was not to pay
cent for il. Mcclure was also III number
of other schemes
Regarding the payment of $500 to Hugh
Mullen, Bardsley said THE mayor
wanted Mullen appointed mercantile ap-
pralser and William NJ. Singerly wanted
Richard j. Lennon appointed to the same
place. Afterward learned that Mat Quay
was pushing Albert H. Crawford for the
place, and Crawford was the auditor
generals man for the place. Martin and
Porter and all Quay's people were work
ing for Crawford and the result was that
oyertures were made to Gingerly to draw
Lennon out of the fight. He was promised
that II Lennon was taken out, 100000 of
state money would be placed on deposit in
the Chestnut Street Bank. This was done.
Lennon was taken out of the fight and the
100000 is i'll the bank now Crawford got
the place, and Mayor Ftler got angry at
what he claimed to he broken promise"
LOANS TO JUDGES.
Bardsley then paid Hugh Mullen $500 to
redeem the promise to the mayor. II. II.
Yard, he said, got a great deal of the Key
stone Bank money. He was in the pool
with Lucas and Marsh, and Marsh al
lowed him to overdraw his account 800, 900
even when the run on the bank was
going on.
Widener and Elkins, the traction mag
mates. Bardsley said. never sold him any
traction stock or had any dealings what
ever with him.
McWade asked Bardsley if Judge Wilson
had ever borrowed money from him as
county treasurer. He said no, and on
being asked what judge had borrowed
money, lie answered III a whisper, Fin
letter and Ashmann The money, he un-
their salaries; they did not know whether
he was lending them state moneys, city
moneys or his own.
The remainder of the statement was
simply a long story of Bardsley's troubles,
given in his own words, with numerous
comments, all of which contained no new
facts.
YARD NOT THERE.
ii. II. Yard was then called. He did
not respond, and communication was
received from his counsel stating that his
case had been appealed to the Supreme
Court.
The committee voted to instruct the city
solicitor to take measures to compel Yard
to obey the order of the lower court and
appear before the committee.
MIR. wANAMAKER TEsrIFGEs.
Postmaster-general Wanamaker, who
had entered the room while Bardsley's
statement was being read then stepped
forward and requested that he be allowed
to testify.
~ have,n said he, ''been anxious to ap-
| pear ever since the question was raised re-
garding the stock Of which previously
testiiied.n In answer to questions he said
that his interest in the Keystone Bank
arose out of his acquaintance with Presi-
dent Lucas and his brother when they
were young merchants. lie stated that he
never pledged the oyer.issned stock after
| he was told that ii was an over-issue, and
it Tas cut OF his hands at tue time He did
not know IL. IL. Yard, and had never met
Mrs. Lucas but once and that was at an in
terview about the over-issued stock
He was asked to give an account of what
transpired between him and Marsh at
Washington, and replied that Marsh asked
him to aid the bank, and he declined, say
ing things must take their course.
Mr.. Wanamaker said thar tile balance
belonging to his firm in the keystone
Bank at the time of the rim was $4,000
and when it closed il was much larger.
| The last money received from the bank
was about n yenr before the bank was
closed and the last discount was obtained
| in October, 1880.
| RARpsLEY's STORY DECLARED FALSE.
As to the story told by Bardslev to Nc
Wade, that he had threatened tc close the
| bank unless he was paid for the overissued
stock, and that Lawyers Sulzberger and
Johnson had forced him to return it, Mr..
| Wanamaker said il was absolutely false.
Granville Il. Haines and Samuel b. Huey
came TO Washington To see him about the
| ovcrissued stock and lie told them that
they must settle for it, and if they did not,
in Justice to himself he should inform the
| comproller of the currency After the
bank closed he gave up the stock. Bards-
| ley's statement that Marsh obtained from
him 100000 for Wananlaker in March,
| 1880, he said was absolutely untrue and
without the slightest foundation, and in
vited the committee to inspect his books.
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