The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-22
SENATOR QUAY INDICTED
True Bills Found Against Him by
the Grand Jury.
CONSPIRACY THE CHARGE
Unlawful Use OF the Moneys of the
Peoples Bank by the Republican
Boss OF Pennsylvania Mis-
use OF State Funds.

Philadelphia, Nov. 21.-The grand
jury to-day presented to the county
court true bills OF indictment agsr.st
United States Senator NJ. S. Quay. mis-
son. Richard r. Quay. and Benjamin J.
Haywood. ex-state treasurer. The bills
charge the defendants wi.1 conspiracy
with John s. Hopkins. late cashier CT
the Peoples bank. for the unlawful use
of the moneys of the bank IN the pur-
chase Of stock. and conspiracy with
Hopkins in the misuse of state funds on
deposit In the Peoples bank. Ho: ,kins
committed suicide by shooting in March
last.
Subsequent to the presentation II tie
indictments District Attorney Graham
appeared In court and asked for per-
mission to withdraw attach nents CT
tained for the appearance bef, re The
grand jury of Cashier william Mont
gomery Of the Allegheny Nati) )nal lark
Of Pittsburg. and Cashier Stephen Il.
Stone of the Beaver Deposit bank of
Beaver. Pa.
The district attorney stated that h..
had desired to present to the grand Jury
through the two cashiers named GER
tain evidence In the suit lglins. Sena-
tor Quay and others. but as th's matter
had now passed out Of the nan Is g the
July tntiT pTSstDtt Woutu y u Dc
needed until the case was orJugh, to
trial. He intimated that he would then
demand their appearance As witnesses
and would also insist upon the produC-
tion OF certain books and papers of
those banks. The court granted ne dis
trict attorneys request and the at
tachments for the cashiers were ordered
Cancelled.
The true bills returned by the grand
jury are five in number. The first
charges M. s. Quay with consplring
with John s. Hopkins for unlawful rse
OF the money of the Peoples bank In
purchase and sale of the stocks of vari-
Gus corporations. for the account. bene-
fit and profit OF NJ. s. Quay. The sec
ond indictment charges NJ. 9. Quay With
conspiring with John s. Hopkins to un-
lawfully buy and sell stocks. knowing
that the said Hopkins was cashier of
the Peoples bank. The third indict-
ment charges BENJAMIN J. Hayw ,od.
NJ. 3. Quay and Richard r. Quay with
conspiracy to convert to their own uses
500. 900 of the public money of the state
on Dee. 1. 1896. 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 8. Hopkins.
William Livsay. william r. Bart, Hen
ry X. Bower. John w. Morrison. Sam
uel NJ. Jackson and Charles III. Mckee.
on March IS. 1898. unlawfully to use and
did use to make profit. certain large
sums OF public money OF the comm Dn-
wealth which had been deposited In the
Peoples bank by the several state
treasurers. OF those named McssIs.
Quay, Livsay, Bart, Boyer and Mo-ri-
son. Jackson and Haywood had been
state treasurers. succeeding each ether
in the order named.
The NTH and last bill cnarges Benja-
min ]. Haywood as state treasurer With
unlawfully loaning 100000 of state
money. which IL Is alleged went to
Richard r. Quay. and also with receiv-
ing pecuniary benefit from the Jerosit
OF state money in the Peoples bank.
NJ. s. Quay. with his son, Riclard r.
Quay. arrived here from San r.ucie.
Fla. to-day. to which place t'ay went
over a week ago. They declined 10 dis
cuss the indictments found against
them. They were for some line clos
eted with their counsel. 1t is probable
that they will appear In court tc -mor-
row to plead to the charges contained
in the indictments. and as District At
torney Graham will press for an imme-
date trial there is likelihood OF the case
being called for trial on "Wednesday.