The record-union., 1898-10-04

selves and Are Admitted to Bail.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 3.-Warrants
were issued to-day for the arrest Of
| United States Senator M. S. Quay, his
| son, Richard S. Quay, eX-State Treas
urer Benjamin Haywood and Charles
| H. Mckee of Pittsburg, law partner of
LieutenantG Governor Lyon. They are
accused of conspiracy with John S.
Hopkins, formerly cashier Of the Peo-
pies Bank, to use public moneys for
| their own use. Hopkins killed him
! self last March shortly before the
| banks failure.
| Senator Quay and his son came up
from Atlantic City as soon as they
heard of their intended arrest. They
promptly surrendered themselves, and
Magistrate Jermon held them in $4,000
bail each for a hearing at noon next
| Thursday. David H. Lane, the Re
| publican leader. became their bonds
man, and this afternoon they returned
| to the seashore. By advice of their
attorney, they declined to discuss the
case. They will come back to the city
on Wednesday so as to be in full time
Montana and Mr. Mckee in New York.
United States Senator Penrose. who
was with his colleague this afternoon,
spoke freely after the latter's depart
ure for Atlantic City.
Il presume Senator Quay will not
make any statement at this juncture, %
said he, regarding this last dastardly
attack of his enemies, though he will.
doubtless, at the proper time There
is, however, no reason why I, as his
colleague and personal friend, should
be silent
Attempted assassination of charac-
ter has been almost the sole weapon of
attack employed by Senator Ouay's
opponents for several years, and the
methods pursued have been augmented
in viciousness and vindictiveness, as
their futility has been demonstrated
As the last despairing effort of unscrup-
ulous conspirators comes this brutal
move of the opposition, which they have
had upon their program for weeks, with
desperate hope that it might. in some
way, aid in the election of a Demo-
cratic Legislature. The people of
Pennsylvania are, above all things, fair
and just, and they can be trusted to
see through the sinister motives ami
mating the small coterie of disgruntled
defeated politicians who are respon-
sible for the sensational resort to the
courts
I'm due time there will be a complete
exposition of the true inwardness of
this latest act in the drama of charac-
ter assassination, now SO conspicuous
a feature in Pennsylvania politics."
The warrants were made out on Sat-
urday by Magistrate Jermon at the in
stance of District Attorney Graham,
and bn the affidavit of Charles F. N.Y.
ers of the District Attorneys office.
Mr.. Myers is a detective. and acted on
information furnished by Thomas w.
Barlow, receiver of the Peoples Bank.
The affidavit on which the warrants
We're issued is as follows:
State of PENNSYLVANIA, city and
county of Philadelphia, S.: Charles
F. Myers, being sworn according to
law, doth depose and say that Matthew
Stanley Quay, Benjamin j. Haywood,
Richard S. Quay and Charles H Nc
! Kee and other persons, to this depo-
nent unknown, did unlawfully combine,
! confederate, conSpire and agree to and
with each other and the said persons
unknown to use the public moneys of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for
! their own use, and also did combine,
confederate, conspire anad agree to and
| with each other and divers persons to
| this deponent unknown, and to and
with John S. Hopkins, deceased, for
merly cashier of the Peoples Bank of
! Philadelphia, corporation duly ere
ated and existing under the laws of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to I'M
| lawfully buy and sell stocks, that is
! shares of stocks in divers corpora tons,
and did unlawfully use and employ the
moneys of the Peoples Bank, within
the county of Philadelphia and within
two years last past. All of which de-
ponent upon information and belief
says is true. And further deponent
saith not CHARLES z. MYERS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this day, thirtieth day of September, A.
D. 1893. J. NJ. RUSH JERMON,
Magistrate.
District Attorney Graham said that
with evidence in the shape of letters
and papers furnished to him. he be-
lieved 1t his duty to begin proceedings.
He added: IT propose to have a hear
ing as quickly as possible, and to pro-
duce at that hearing all the facts nee
essary to a binding over. Some of the
facts will be reserved until the time of
the trial.
Mr.. Graham expressed a firm deter
mination to proceed vigorously.
James II. McManes, formerly Pres
ident of the defunct Peoples Bank, said
that he had known the warrants were
to be issued, although he had nothing
to do with the action. He asserted ig-
norance of any transactions justifying
| it.
The news struck political circles of
all shades of faith like thunderbolt.
| and a variety of explanations were
given and discussed throughout the
| day Secretary of the Commonwealth
David Martin said he knew nothing be-
yond the newspaper statements. The
affair acquires additional significance
! from the fact that it comes in the midst
| of one of the most bitter campaigns
ever fought between Quay and his op-
ponents. involving the question of his
reelection to the Senate
The Peoples Bank suspended bust
ness on March oath last, and it pre-