The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-22
NJ. s. QUAY INDICTED
PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR nfITSr
ANSWER TO FIVE TRUE
BILLS RETURNED
MISUSE OF STATE FUNDS
Peoples Bank Scandal Revived nv
Action of Grand Jury-Richard
p. Quay, the Senator's Son, and
BENJAMIN j. Haywood, ex-State
Treasurer, Are Included in the
MISUNDERSTANDING Silent.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 81. = The
grand jury today presented to the
county court true bills of indictment
against United States Senator NJ. S.
Quay, his son, Richard P. Quay, and
Benjamin J. Haywood, ex-state treas
urer. The bills charge the defendants
with conspiracy with John S. Hop
kins, late cashier of the Peoples bank.
for the unlawful use of the moneys of
the bank in the purchase Of stock, and
conspiracy with Hopkins in the mis-
use of state funds on deposit in the
Peoples bank Hopkins committed
suicide. by shooting, in March last.
Subsequent to the presentation of the
indictments, District Attorney Graham
asked for permission to withdraw the
attachment obtained for the appear
ance before the grand jury of Cashier
William Montgomery, of the Alleghe-
ny National Bank Of Pittsburg. and
Cashier Stephen B. Stone of the Bea-
yer Bank of Beaver, Pa. The district
attorney stated that he had desired
to present to the grand jury, through
the cashier named, certain evidence in
the suit against Senator Quay and
others, but, as this mntter had now
passed out Of the hands Of the grand
jury, their presence would not be
trial. He intimated that he would de-
mand their appearance as witnesses,
and would also insist upon the pro-
duction of certain papers of those
banks
The court granted the district at
torney's request, and the attachment
for the cashiers were ordered can
celed.
FIVE BILLS RETURNED.
The true bills returned by the grand
jury are five in number The first
charges NJ. s. Quay with conspiring
with John S. Hopkins for unlawful use
of the money of the Peoples bank, In
the purchase and sale Of the stocks of
various corporations for the account,
benefit and profit of NJ. S. Quay.
The second Indictment charges NJ. S.
Quay with conspiring with John S.
Hopkins to unlawfully buy and sell
stocks, knowing that the said Hop
kfns was cashier of the Peoples bank
The third indictment charges Benja-
min ]. Haywood, NJ. s. quay and
Richard r. Quay with conspiracy to
convert to their own use $780, 900 of the
public money of the state, on Dec. l,
1895, when Haywood was the state
treasurer of Pennsylvania and also
with the use Of the 100000
The fourth bill charges NJ. S. Quay
and Benjamin j. Haywood with con-
spiracy, together with John S. Hop
kins, William Livsey, William B.
Hart, Henry K. Boyer John w. Nor
rison. Samuel NJ. Jackson and Charles
H. Mckee, on March 20, 1898, to I'M
lawfully use, and did use, to make prof.
IT, certain large sums of public money
of the commonwealth which had been
deposited in the Peoples bank by the
several state treasurers. OF those
named, Quay, Livsey, Hart, Boyer,
Morrison, Jackson and Haywood had
been state treasurers, succeeding each
other in the order named.
The fifth and last charges Benjamin
j. Haywood, as state treasurer, with
unlawfully leaning 100000 of state
money, which, 1t is alleged, went to
Richard r. Quay, and also with receiv
ing pecuniary benefit from the de-
post Of state money in the Peopi4's
bank.
Senator Quay and his SON, Richard,
arrived here from Florida today. They
declined to discuss the indictments Of
the grand jury. Both the senator and
his son We're for some time ci2seted
with their attorney. 1t is probable they.
will appear in court tomorrow to plead
to the charges contained in the indict-
ments, and, as District Attorney Gra-
ham will press for an Immediate trial,
there is likelihood of the cause being
ohlled for trial on Wednesday.