Evening journal., 1891-07-11
BARDSLEY'S STORY OUT.
He Makes Some Grave Charges
Against Wanamaker.
WHICH ARE PROMPTLY DENIED.

The "Confession" Charges That MT. WAN ,
amaker knowingly Held the 0verissued /
Keystone Bank stock aud Demanded /
500. 900 for IL.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE Bardsley |
investigating committee held another ses-
sion in the afternoon, at which Postmaster
General Wanamaker attended and testi-
fed concerning his transaction with the
Keystone bank, and the statement made
by ex-City Treasurer John Bardsley TO
Editor MoWade, Of The Ledger, was for
the first time made public. 1t proved TO
be an interview between McWade and
Bardsley on two different occasions at the
prison. In II Bardsley again went over
the story Of the Keystone bank, and
stoutly maintained that he put the ta3O,OO0
in the bank, but did not know what be-
came of 1t any more than he believed that
President Marsh got it, Bardsley said
that Bank Examiner Drew had been
heavy borrower from the keystone bank
aud was completely under Lucas and
Marsh's thumb.
A Charge Against wanamaker.
In regard to John Wanamaker, Bards-
Icy said that Marsh told him that no
knowingly held overissuea shares OF
bank stock, and demanded 100000 for
them and upset the plans for reorganizing
the bank. Bardsley then said that he adj
vised Marsh to engage counsel and make
demand on Wanamaker for the over is
suedshares, as he was guilty Of "A crime ia
| holding them. Marsh retained Mayer
Sulzberger and John G. johnson as his
counsel, and they made a demand on
| Wanamaker, which he refused Wanna
makers proposition was that the Lucas
estate should pay him $50, 900, Marsh S25,-
OOO and the bank S25,OOO The lawyers
then notified Mr. Wanamaker that II the
fraudulent shares were not delivered to
them by a specified date they would resort
to legal measures to get them.
Wanamaker's Alleged Threat
The shares were then turned over with
out delay Wanamaker made a threat
that be would see Controller Lacey in
Washington and have the bank closed be
fore they expected IT, In March, 1890 2
said Bardsley. "Marsh came TO me aud
said Wanamaker wanted 5000, 600 at once.
Marsh told him he didn't have that
amount on hand, and Wanamaker told
him where he could get IL. Two days
later Marsh came to me, saying that Wan
amaker was persistent and must have the
money. l loaned him the money and
Wanamaker got it."
Philadelphia Editors Accused.
! Bardsley also talked great deal about
his connection in the past with severa
! prominent Philadelphians and blamet
them for the stand they had taken against
him. He is accredited by Mr. McWad,
with having spoken Of Colonel Mcclure
, of The Times, and William Singerly, o
The Record, in the following terms:
"When was a candidate for city treas
, urer / called on Colonel Mcclure and told
I him everything in my past life, and saic
I that if he would say so would withdraw
He said, Go ahead. The Times will b,
for YOU But he weakened afterward
! You remember the scheme to get the "a,
) works from the eityi Well, Mcclure wa,
in that. Mcclure was to get big block
Of the stock for his advocacy in his paper
and was not to pay cent for it. McClur'
was also in number OF other schemes"
Hugh Muilen's $500.
Regarding the payment Of $500 to Hugh
Mullen, Bardsloy said: 'The mayor want
ed Mullen appointed mercantile ap
praiser and William L. Singerly wanted
Richard J. Leunon appointed to the same
, place Afterward l learned that Quay was
pushing Albert II. Crawford for the place
and Crawford was the auditor generals
man for the place.
, Martin and Porter and all OF Quay's
people were working for Crawford, and
the result was that overtures were made
, to Singerly to draw Lennon out Of the
fight. He was promised that If Lennon
, was taken out 10000 Of state money
would be placed on deposit ia the Chest
, nut Street bank. This was done. Lennon
was taken out Of the fight, and the 500 O0C
is In the bank now. Crawford got the
place, and Mayor Filter got angry at what
he claimed to be broken promise. Bards
ley then paid Hugh Mullen $500 to redeem
the promise to the mayor"
Yard Got what He Wanted.
H. H. Yard, he said. got great deal Of
the Keystone bank money. He was in the
pool with Lucas and Marsh, and Marsh
allowed him TO overdraw his account Sg0,-
, 600 even when the run on the bank was
going on.
"Widener and Ellsins, the traction mag
mates" he said, never sold him any trac
tion stock or had any dealings whatever
with him. McWade also asked Bardsley
, from him as city treasurer. He said no
aud on being askei what judges had Dor.
rowed money he answered Ia a whisper
"Finletter and Ashman." The money, he
understood, was simply an advance on
, 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 Would Not Appear.
: H. H Yard, who was then called, did
not respond, and a communication was
received from his counsel 81 ating that his
case had been appealed TO the supreme
court. The committee voted to instruct
the city solicitor to take measures 30 oom
pei Yard to obey the order OF the lowei
, court and appear before the committee
Mr.. wanamaher's Statement.
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. "Ihaye," said he, "been anxious
to appear ever since the question was raised
regarding the stock Of which l previously
testified"
: In answer to questions, he said that hi:
} interest in the Keystone bank arose out ol
3 his acquaintance with President Lucas and
his brother when they were young merch
ants. He stated that he never pledged tn,
overissued stock after he was told il was
sn overissue, and it was out Of his hands