Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-11-26
FOUND TRUE BILLS.
Grand Jury mt Philadelphia Indicts
senator Quay, His SON and Other
Parties for Alleged Conspiracy to
Misuse state Funds.

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Parties for Alleged Conspiracy to
Misuse state Funds.
Philadelphia, Nov 22.-The grand
jury yesterday presented to the county
court true bills of indictment against
Senator NJ s. Quay, his son Richard
and B. j. Haywood ex-state treasurer.
The bills charge the defendants with
conspiracy with John S. Hopkins, late
cashier of the Peoples bank, for the
unlawful use of the money of the bank
in the purchase of stock, and con-
spiracy with Hopkins in the misuse 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 appeared in court and asked
for permission to withdraw the at
tachment obtained for the appearance
before the grand jury of Cashier Mont
gomery, of the Allegheny national
bank, of Pittsburg, and Cashier Stone,
of the Beaver Deposit bank, of Beaver,
Pa.
The district attorney stated that he
had desired to present to the grand
jury through the two cashiers named
certain evidence in the suit against
Senator Quay and others, but as the
matter had now passed out of the
hands of the grand jury, their pres
ence would not be needed until the
| case was brought to trial. He init
mated that he would then demand
their appearance as witnesses and
| would also insist upon the production
of certain books and papers of those
| banks. The court granted the district
| attorneys request and the attach
| ments for the cashiers were cancelled.
| 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 the unlawful
use of the money of the Peoples bank
in the purchase and sale of stock OF
various corporations for the account
benefit and profit of M. S. Quay. The
second charges NJ. S. Quay with con-
spring with John s. Hopkins to un-
lawfully buy and sell stocks, knowing
| that Hopkins was cashier of the Peo-
pies bank. The third charges b. j.
Haywood, NJ. S. Quay and r. r. Quay
with conspiracy to convert to their own
use $780, 900 of the public money of the
state on December l., 1885, when Hay
| wood was the state treasurer of Penn
sylvania, and also with the use of the
100000.
The fourth bill charges M. S. Quay
and b. j. Haywood with conspiracy,
together with j. S. Hopkins, William
Livsey, w. b. Hart, H. K. Boyer, j. w.
Morrison, S. NJ. jackson and C. II. Nc
Kee on March 2S 1898, unlawfully to
use and did use to make profit certain
large sums of public money of the
commonwealth which had been depos-
tied in the Peoples bank by several
state treasurers. OF those named Quay,
Livsey, Hart, Boyer, Morrison, Jack
son and Haywood had been state
treasurers succeeding each other i'll
the order named.
The fifth bill charges B. j. Haywood
as state treasurer with unlawfully "
loaning Sl00,0 of state money which
it is alleged went to Il. r. Quay, and
also with receiving pecuniary benefit
from the deposit of state money in the
Peoples bank.
Senator Quay, with his son Richard
arrived here from Florida yesterday
They declined to discuss the indict
ments. The senator and his son were
for some time closeted with their coun
sci. 1t is probable that they will ap
pear in court to day to plead to the
charges contained in the indictments
District Attorney Graham will press
for an immediate trial.