Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-19
Against the Beaver, Pa, "Star" Begun
Yesterday Morning
BEFORE A JURY OF REPUBLICANS,
The Prosecution Gets in all It's Evidence and
Rests Its Case-Quay Says He Wouldn't
Know Honest John" on the Streets.
Other Evidence Adiuced.

/ ureWS, IL. Nj. laruSley, receiver OF Tue
keystone Bank, Hamilton Disston and
L. J. Fsunce, of Philadelphia.
A. j. Barr and James Mills, defend
| ants in the Posi- libel suit, are also here
/ getting points. 1t was nearly II o'clock
| when the case was called and the work
OF securing q jury begun. After con-
! siderable time had been spent the clerk
announced the following as the jurors
| selected j. 0. Baker, Wm. Ii. Bricker,
| jefferson Bickerstaff, G. w. Calhoun,
| G. DiCkeY, Geo. Gray. Ellsworth Hazer,
Frank Hite, John Jackson; Maurice f.
| Rhodes, Charles StrObaCk, John Z.
! Snyder.
Court then adjourned for dinner.
| After ad djournment there was Considera-
! bic talk about the constitution OF the
! jury. Frank Hite is the only known
| Democrat and the majority are active
| Republicans.
When Court resumed in the afternoon,
! the District Attorney opened the case
| and after reading the article from the
| star said he expected TO show that the
certificate was used in payment Of leg
| itimate loan Senator Quay had made TO
the Republican Committee Of Philadel-
phia, and that the .Oau had been paid
back in full less the discount, that Soma
| tor Quay had only casual acquaintance
with Bardsley and that the article in
| the Star was false and malicious.
David Martin, eX-ColleCtor of Internal
| Revenue OF Philadelphia, was called and
testified that he received from Senator
| Quay his personal note for 80, 600 upon
- io1n AF
! needed for the campaign. The note
was not discounted at the time, aud
/ Senator Quay gave him for the commit
tee check for $4,000 on the Deposit
Bank of Beaver.
Bardsley identified witness at the
bank and put his name on the back OF
the check. At that time Bardsley was
city treasurer and his standing had
never been questioned. BardSley got
| the note discounted and gave him cer
tlficate OF deposit for the proceeds which
| he took to Washington and gave to SEN
! ator Quay.
w. r. Andrews, Chairman Of the Re-
| publican State Committee in 1883, was
next sworn and testified that he had
paid Senator Charles A. Porter $4,000 to
| lift the note temporarily given to the
| Committee by Senator Quay and the
note was afterwards mailed TO Senator
| QUAY in Florida. When Senator Quay
was called intense stiffness came over
the room.
After being sworn the witness cor
roborated the testimony Of all the wit
nesses who had testified before him, an
swering all questions promptly. he
! said in the campaign of 1889, the Phila-
delphia City Republican Committee
needed $4,000. He gave $1,000 and his
note for $4,000. This was the same
note referred to by the witnesses, and
the only note given in the transaction.
They failed to get the note discount
| ed and he met them again and gave
| check for SO. 600 on the Deposit Bank OF
Beaver. At the time he gave the check
| he told them that he needed the money
for another purpose and that they must
! replace IL with the proceeds OF the note.
The note was not discounted until after
| the election.
Later a certificate OF deposit was
given him for the amount advanced by
check, and this he sent to the Beaver
bank. The certificate was then pro
duced, and the Senator said he would
not like to swear the signature was his.
Il have since learned" said he with a
smile, that it is not my signature. 1t
| is a good imitation"
After the jury had inspected the GER
! tifcate, Mr.. Quay was asked II he was
acquainted with John Bardsley. He
said he had met Mr.. Bardsiey, bu the
| aid not think he would know him on the
street.
The States Attorney then read from
| the paper alleged to contain the libel
ous matter that portion of the article in
which itiwas charged that Mr.. Quay
had shared in the Bardsley steal, and
he pronounced the statement false. The
| Senator said he had been unable to hnd
the note,which he gave TO the Philadel-
phia Republicans 10 raise money on. he
had probably destroyed IT.
Replying 10 a question OF the defense
he said the Philadelphia Republican
Committee had frequently drawn on
him and he expected them to do II
again. In the croSS-eXamination the
| Senstor said he complained by tele-
graph TO the Keystone Bank authori-
ties when the certificates OF deposit
made its appearance, because it had
been stolen, photographed and published
all over the State. 1t was in trust in a
! United States bank and they had no
right to show il. The matter was still
beinr investigated. Senator Porter
corroborated Chairman Andrews testi-
mony.
Robert NJ. Yardley, receiver OF the
keystone Bank, identified the certificate
OF deposit, and testified that the name
OF NJ. s. Quay did not appear in any OF
the transactions in the books OF the
bank.
Cashier Stone, Of the Beaver Bank,
testified that Mr.. Quay had Sll, 1851
on deposit on October 81, 1889, and slI,-
a3s. A. on November ,.
Mr.. Buchanan then read several edl-
,orials from the star, referring TO Mr..
Onay. after which the prosecution rest
ed its case.
Robert Ritchie then outlined the case
for the defense, in which he stated they
nroposed to show that the publication
complained of related TO matters proper
for publication and that the article was
nnhIished without malice. The electro
tvna Mate of the certificate had been
rsreiyed from the Chairman OF the Dem
ocratic Stste Central Committee. The
court here adjourned until tomorrow
morning.