Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
Five True Bills Found.

The Grand Jury Of Philadelphia Co.
on Monday. presented 70 the county
court true bills Of Indictment against
United States Senator NJ :. Quay. his
son. Richard r Quay. and Benjamin
4 HAYWOOD. ex-Srate Treasurer The
bills charge the defendants with con
-plracy with John : Hopkins. late
cashier OF the Peoples bank. who killed
himself last March. for the unlawful
Use OF the moneys OF the hank N the
purchase OF stock. and conspiracy with
dnpkIns in the misuse Of State funds
on deposit IN the Peoples bank
Subsequent n the presentation Of the
indictments District Attorney Graham
appeared In court and asked for permls-
son 10 withdraw the attachment OBJ
tanned for the appearance before the
Grad Jury Of Cashier William Mont
gomery, Of the Allegheny National
bank. Of P.tt-burg and Cashier Steph-
en- b Stone, of the Beaver Deposit
bank. OF Beaver. Pa The district at
torpey stated that he had desired 70
present to the Grand Jury through the
two cashiers named certain evidence
IN the suit against Senator Quay and
others. but as this matter Is now passed
out Of the hands of the Grand Jury,
their presence would not Le needed IN
III the case was brought % trial. de
lntimated that he would then demand
their appearance as witnesses. and
would also insist upon the production
Of certain books and papers Of those
banks. fbe c0slt ggaEted the district
attorneys request and the attaehHents
for the cashiers were ordered cancelled
The true bills returned by the Grand
Jury are five in number. The first
charges NJ 5. Quay with conspirlng
with John ) hOPkln5 for the unlaw-
ful use Of the money or tbs Peoples
bank in the purchase and sale OF stocks
Of various corporations for the account,
benefit ana profit Of NJ. 5 Quay.
The second indictment charges VI. ;
Quay with conspiring with John ).
Hopkin5 70 unlawfully buy and sell
stocks knowing that the said HGpEins
was cashier Of the Peoples bsnk.
The third Indictment charges Ben1am-
IN J. Hay wood, NJ S. Quay and Rich
ard r Quay with conspiracy TO CON
vert 10 their own use 800 900 of the
public money Of the State on December
/ 1886. Rbsn Hay wood was the State
Treasurer Of Pennsylvania, ard also
with the nse Of the slO0, 900.
The fourth bill charges NJ 5. Quay
and Benjamin J. Haywood with con
spiracy together with Johu S. Hopkins,
William Livsey, William Z. Hart.
Henry K Boyer, John W Morrison,
Samuel NJ Jackson and Charles II
Mckee CH March %, 1893. TO unlaw-
fully use. and the bill asserts tuat they
did use 10 make profit. certain large
sums Of public money Of the Common
IL IL. a Yr..1
the Peoples bank by the several State
Quay, Iiysey. Hart. Boyer, Morrison
Jackson and Haywood had been State
tTfaguTers succeeding each other IN the
order named
Inc nftn and last bill charges Benjhm
IN D. haywood. as State Treasurer
win unlawtully loaning 800, 900 OF
state money winch II Is alleged went To
hnHarh n Quay, and also with recelv
.ng pscun.al3 Dsleft from the deposit
y! 7late money IN ms EeCpise bank
Judgs oVfapp Is holding conri
ana II Is expected tnat ne VIII
preside wnen the cases shall be
called Mr.. Graham Will, upon pleas
D.Jlg entered, ask the court 10 hx an
cary day iOs Ile ttIaL
40 inllcGnvnr was presented against
Charles II ML Kee. who was one uf
cne original defendants in the con
splracy cases ana District Attorney
Graham declined To explain this omis-
sion.
u can only say" saia MF. 9sghpm
that Mr Ackee nas not been indi"t
ted and CnaJ there wiil bg 40 more
bills presented 10 the GraEd Jury AZ
JnIs tnzaLLsr.