Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-04
A CAMPAIGN DODGE.
Warrants Issued Against Senator N.
S. Quay and Others
For Alleged Misuse Of State Funds. Charges
Are Laughed at.

HAYWOOD and Chas. H. Mckee OF Pitts
burg, law partner of Lieut.. Gov. Lyon.
They are accused OF conspiracy, with
John S. Hopkins, formerly cashier of
the Peoples Bank, to use pubuic money
| 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 Jeromen held them in
$4,000 bail each for hearing, ait noon
next Thursday. David H. Lane, the
Republican leader, became their bonds
man, and this afternoon. they re-
turned to the seashore. By advice Of
their attorney they declined to discuss
the case. They will come back to the
| City, Wednesday, so as to be in time
| for the hearing.
Mr.. Haywood is in Montana and Mr..
| Mckee in New York. United States
| Senator Penrose, who was with his
| colleague, this afternoon, spoke freely
after the latter's departure for Allan
| tic City.
| Il presume Senator Quay will not
| make any statement at this juncture
said he, regarding this last dastardly
| attempt of his malevolent enemies
| though he doubtless will in THE proper
| way and at THE proper time. There is,
! however, no reason why L. as his col
| league and personal friend, should be
silent.
Attempted assassination of char
acter has been almost the sole weapon
of attack employed by Senator Quay'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 I'M
scrupulous conspirators, comes this
brutal move of the opposition, which
they have had upon their programme
for weeks. with the desperate hope that
it might. in some way, aid in the cleo
ton of Democratic Legislature. The
people of Pennsylvania, are above al
things else, fair and just and they can
be trusted to see through the sinister
motives animating the small coterie
of disgruntled, defeated politicians
who are responsible for this sensation
al resort to the courts. In due time
there will be complete exposition of
the true inwardness of this latest act
in the drama of character assassina-
ton now SO conspicuous a feature of
Pennsylvania politics"
The warrants We're made out, Satur-
day, by Magistrate Jeromen at the in
stance of District Attorney Graham
and on the affidavit of Chas. F. Myers
OF the district attorneys office. Myers
is detective and acted on information
furnished by Thos. w. Barlow, receiv-
er of the Peoples Bank
The affidavit on which the warrants
were issued. is as follows:
State of Pennsylvania city and county
QUAY Qua Beniamin J. HavWo WOOL Richard *
Quay and Charles H. Mckee and other
persons to this deponent unknown, did
unlawfully combine, confederate, con-
spire 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 and
agree to and with each other and oivers
persons to this deponent unknown. and
to and with John s.. Hopkins. deceased,
formerly cashier of the Peoples Bank of
Philadelphia, a 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 stocks in divers corporations. and did
unlawfully use and emplay the moneys
of the Peoples Bank, within the county
Of Philadelphia and within two years
All which deponent OH information ana
belief says Is true, and further deponent
saith not. CHARLES E.. MYERS.
Sworn to and subscribed to before me,
this 30th day of September A. d. 1898.
]. NJ JERMON. Magistrate.
District Attorney Graham said that
from evidence in the shape of letters and
no f,,r IN, ,iY,,b o &c
duty to begin proceedings. He said: Il
propose to have a hearing as quickly as
possible and to produce at that hearing
all the facts necessary to a 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, it ought to
be exposed. This rottenness ought to be
shown up, no matter upon whom it re-
fleets. 1t is not my practice to speak in
advance of the trial of case and I will
say nothing further as to its merits. 1t
was brought to my knowledge, Friday.
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 connec-
ton with the evidence we sought, he
cheerfully and willingly delivered up what
was in his possession
Mr.. Graham expressed a firm determi-
nation to vigorously proceed. James Nc
Names, formerly president of the defunct
Peoples Bank. said he had known the
warrants were to be issued, although he
had nothing to do with the action. He
asserted ignorance of any transactions
justifying it.
Mr.. McManes added: Senator Quay
and his son Richard both had their per-
sonal notes discounted at the bank, the
last of which matured after the bank had
closed its doors Those notes were all
promptly paid when due and neither Mr..
Quay or his son is indebted to the bank
one dollar that / know of. My feelings
towards 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 news struck politicians of all
shades of faith like a thunderbolt and a
variety of explanations were given and
discussed throughout the day. Secretary
of the Commonwealth David Martin said
he knew nothing beyond the newspaper
statement. The affair acquires additional
Significance from the fact that 1t comes
in the midst of One Of tho moot hfffar