The sun., 1891-06-17
BARDsIET AND THE SCHOOL FUND
The City Experts Trace the Disposition
ofthe Nissine SAAH,0oO.

cfthe Nissine 9AAH,00O.
PHILADELPHIA, June 16-The report Of the
expert accountants showing In detail what ex-
City Treasurer Bardslsy did with the t445.000
that he embezzled from the school fund was
| submitted to Mayor Stuart yesterday. and By
him forwarded to the Councils investigating q
committee to-day. Tho report fret deals with
the item OF $25,428.23. the balance OF the
school appropriation for the school year end
Ing juno 80. 1890. 1t says;
"on May 81. 1890. the bank account Of
John Bardsley with the Keystone Ma
tlonal Bank kept In his individual name.
appearsto have been overdrawn sl5.026. 80 I:
on May 81. 1890. Mr. Bardsley deposited
In said bank Cheek from State School De-
partment. balance eoiapprorrlation. OF t25,42S.23.'
thus cancelline his overdra't OF $l5,928.80 and
giving him q credit OF s9.501.9s. Against this
balance Of S9.50l .93 and other moneys subse-
auently deposited By him he drew checks
amounting to si2,27s.9i. thus exhausting all OF
the school appropriation fund. which had been
deposited by him.
"As to the item Of 100000 on account OF the
school appropriation for tho school year end
Ing June 80. 1891. Mr.. Bnrdsley appears to
have received for the above amount: Check on
Farme q and Mechanics National Bank. $780,
900; check on tho People's Bank. t250,0O0:
check on Fourth Street National Bank. $780,
600. Total. $420.000.
Tho first stated amount. 100000. was de-
posited on Jan. 8. 1891, by John Bardslsy In tn,
Third National Bank to the credit Of his rri-
vate account. and was used by him to repay
100000 which he had taken on Dec. 23. 1890.
from moneys belonging to the highway ac-
count.
AS to the second above mentioned amount
OF $780, 000 the check was deposited on Jan. 6.
1891. to the credit OF John Bardsley in the Peo-
pies Bank. Against the amount so deposited
the stubs OF his check book show that checks
were drawn for tho purpose indicated. rs fol-
lows: Check 8. dated Jan. ~, 1891. State
Treasurer's account OF tax on personal prop
srty.' $4,000: check 0. dated Jan. 20. 1901.
loaned to G. D. H. $4,000; check TO- dated
Feb. 26. 1891. to pay the State $4,000; check
II, dated Fob. 26. 1891. to nay the State $l0.-
900: check l2. date March 25. 1891. for the
For The s.,s nssK Il Tts asI'a .256 y i''i
As 10 the third toned am ount Of $780,
sG i Dsss saea shssk to- the s' Esa
John l'ardsey. Treasurer. certificates OF de
:s SSs s s ED 2s S s'sS Se cS
"nk 10 tS 81
Trsasurs! Csr.!fss's @ q 22G & foF $4,000; sppsH.s;
to him Doc 81. 1890. BY the Third Ma
tiUnnl Bank: said lonn being secured to tho
bank by 9 colateral notes OF Robert Glendin-
ming 4 o. and certain shares OF stock Of the
Met iopoinan Traction Company OF New York
The Law Department Of the. city is on tho
track Of .ome, OF .'ohn Bardsley's stealings.
been hard at work in the interest OF the city
on Bardsley's defalcation. and havo learned OF
sl0O.tWO which he has in one Of the banks OF
the city. This is In the shape 81 $50 shares OF
Chicago West Side Railway stock. now in Ios-
session Of the Farmers and Mechanics Ma. |
tienal Bank. City Solicitor Warwick filed a
bill Of equity this morning to recover the stock.
which. 1t 10 alleged. was purchased with tho
tax payers money.
Some time last year Bardsley purehased 1.5oo
shares OF tho Chicago West Side Railway. |
which ho Deposited at the bank az collateral |
ior loan Of $4,000: It u stated that rart Of
the loan has been repaid. There u.s. however.
now $50 shares Of the stock IN the bank. which |
stnnd clear to Bardsey. 1t l. claimed that |
the bank has claim against Bardsley which !
REQUIRES settlement.