St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05

MATTHEW g. QUAY.
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. BY
advice of their attorney they declined
to discuss the case. Mr.. Haywood is in
Montana and Mr.. Mckee in New York.
The warrants were made out on Sat
urday at the instance of District Attor-
ney Graham and on the affidavit of
Charles F. Myers Of the district attor-
ney's office. Myers is a detective and
acted on information furnished by Thorn
as W. Barlow receiver Of the Peoples
bank. The affidavit on which the war;
rants were issued is as follows: Charles
F. Myers, being sworn according to law,
doth depose and say that Matthew STAN
ley Quay, Benjamin J. Haywood Rich
ard r. Quay and Charles H. Mckee and
other persons to this deponent unknown,
did unlawfully combine, confederate,
conspire and lgree 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 and
agree to and with each other and divers
persons to this deponent unknown, and
to and with John s. Hopkins, deceased,
formerly cashier of the Peoples bank of
Philadelphia, corporation duly credited
and existing under the laws of the COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania, to unlaw-
fully buy and sell stocks. that is, shares
of stock in divers corporations, and did
nnlawfully use and employ the moneys
of the Peoples bank, within the county
of Philadelphia, and within two years
last past"
The district attorney said: II propose
to have hearing as quickly as possible
and to produce at that hearing all the
facts necessary to binding over. Some
of the facts will be reserved until the
time of trial. If the state Of affairs as
represented to me Is true 1t ought to be
exposed. This rottenness ought to be
shown up, no matter upon whom 1t re-
fleets. 1t is not my practice to speak in
advance of the trial of a case, and will
say nothing further as to its merits. 1t
was brought to my knowledge on Fri
day. Although Mr.. Barlow Is assistant
district attorney, none of these facts was
given me by him. He always kept his
duties as receiver entirely separate from
his duties in this office. When sent for
in connection with evidence we sought,
he cheerfully and willingly delivered up
what was in his possession"
James McManes, formerly president
of the defunct Peoples bank, said he had
known the warrants were to be issued,
though he had nothing to do with the
action. He asserted ignorance of any
transactions justifying 1t. Mr.. McManes
added: Senator Quay and his son, Rich
ard, both had their personal notes dis
counted at the bank, the last Of which
matured after the bank had closed its
doors. These notes were all promptly
paid when due, and neither Mr.. Quay nor
his son is indebted to the bank one dollar
that know of. My feelings toward Mr.
Quay and the other men are Of the most
friendly character. Mr.. Quay and had
our differences in days gone by, but they
were patched up long ago.
The Peoples bank suspended business
on March "a and it presently developed
that Cashier Hopkins had committed
suicide At that time the state had or
deposit in the bank $685. 900 and the city
$52 900, but the institution was insolvent
President McManes agreed to make goot
the amount of liabilities, and most of II
has been paid.
The news struck politicians of al
shades of faith like thunderbolt, and
- To-. III,
discussed throughout the day. Secre
tary of the Commonwealth Martin knew
nothing beyond the newspaper state
ment. The affair acquires additiona
significance from the fact that 1t come
in the midst of one of the most bite
campaigns ever fought between Qua.
and his opponents involving the question
of his reelection to the senate.
Senator Penrose spoke freely about tn
proceeding. Il presume Senator Qua
will not m Ike any statement at thi
juncture," said he, regarding this las
$500; dasta dly attack of his malevolen
mics thong he doubtless will in tn
proper way and at the proper time. Their
is, however, no reason why l, as his col
league and ersonal friend, should be 81
lent After tied assassination of char
acter has en- almost the sole weapo
of attack e nployed by Senator Quay
opponents Cor several years, and tn
methods pursued have been augmente
IN viciousness and vindictiveness as the
tutility has Ieen demonstrated. AS tn
last despairng effort of unscrupulou
conspirators comes this brutal move
the opposition, which they have had upc
their program for weeks, with the DEF
perate hope that 1t might in some wa
aid In the election Of Democratic legi
lature. The people of Pennsylvania ar
above all things else, fair and just, ar
believe that they can be trusted to S,
through the sinister motives animatir
the small coterle of disgruntled, defeat,
politicians, who are responsible for tn
sensational resort to the courts. In dl
time there will be complete expositiC
of the true inwardness Of this latest a
In the drama of character assassinati,
30 conspicuous feature OF Pennsylv
MIA politics."