New-York tribune., 1898-11-22
SENATOR QUAY INDICTED.
MISUSE OF PEOPLES BANK FUNDS AL
LEGGED.
S,z-r BILLS PRESENTED RICHARD r. QUAY ALSO
pEFENDANT-TRIA1. NAY COME OFF
ON WEDNESDAY.


x,trsdrIphia Nov 2l-The Grand Jury to-day
presented TO the County Court true bills of in
h,ctment against United States Senator NJ S.
Orav his son. Richard r.. Quay and Benjamin
HAYWOOD. ex-State Treasurer. The bills
charge the defendants with conspiracy with
1obn s. Hopkins the late cashier OF the People s
Rank for the unlawful use Of the moneys Of the
hank in the purchase Of stock and conspiracy
With Horkins in the misuse Of State funds
on deposit in the Peoples Bank. Hopkins
committed suicide by shooting in March last.
subicc; to the presentation of the indictments.
ns,rict-Attorney Graham appeared in court and
asked for permission to withdraw the attach
r,ert obtained for the appearance before the
Grand Jury Of William Montgomery, cashier Of
,he.Anegheny National Bank of Pittsburg and
s,snhen B. Stone. cashier Of the Beaver De-
nost Bank. Of Beaver. Penn.
The District-Attorney stated that he had de-
.,red to present to the Grand Jury through the
Two cashiers named certain evidence in the suit
seainst Senator Quay and others. but as this
matter had now passed out OF the hands Of the
Grand jury their presence would not be needed
until The case was brought to trial He intimated
that he would then demand their appearance
es witnesses and would also insist upon the
nroduction Of certain books and papers Of those
banks.
The Court granted the District Attorneys
r.,uest and the attachments for the cashiers
were ordered cancelled.
CHARGES IN THE INDICTMENTS.
The true bills returned by the Grand Jury
are Ave in number. The first charges NJ. S
Quay with conspiring with John s. Hopkins
for the unlawful use Of the money Of the Peo-
IN, ba haS nd Of
OF various corporations for the account and
benefit and profit OF NJ. s. Quay.
The second Indictment charges VI. S. 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 Indictment charges benjamin j.
HAYWOOD NJ s Quay and Richard r. Quay
with conspiracy TO convert to their own use
500 900 OF the public money OF Pennsylvania
on December l. 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 Ben
3amin J. Haywood with conspiracy. together with
John s Hopkins. William Livsey. William B.
Hart Henry x. Boyer, John W. Morrison. Sam
uel NJ. jackson and Charles II Mckee. on
March 2s. 1895 who. it is alleged, intended
unlawfully to use. and did use TO make profit.
certain large sums OF money Of the Common
wealth which had been deposited in the Peo-
pies Bank by the several State Treasurers. OF
those named. Messrs Quay. Liysey. Hart. Boyer,
Morrison. Jackson and Haywood had been State
Treasurers. succeeding each other in the order
named.
The fifth and last hu charges benjamin J.
Haywood as State Treasurer. with unlawfully
loaning 100000 Of State money which. It
IS alleged. went 10 Richard r. Quay. and also
with receiving pecuniary benefit from the de-
post of State money in the Peoples Bank.
Senator Quay. with his SON. Richard r. quay
arrived here from San Lucie Fla. to-day. where
they went over week ago They declined 10
discuss the indictments found against them
The Senator and his son were for some time
closeted with their counsel. II is probable they
Will appear in court tomorrow to plead to the
charges contained in the indictments, and. as
District-Attorney Graham will press for an inn
mediate trial. there Is likelihood Of the case
being called on Wednesday,