The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26

hOrneT 1. OdSJle, ibSqr 10 u it'S'
burg lawyer of considerable distinc-
ton He is a partner, in professional
practice. of former Governor William
A. Stone, and the Prohibition nominee
for Judge OF the superior court. He
has been making a most vigorous can
vass on the stump ever since the open
ing of the campaign, and challenges
the contradiction of the startling
charges he has made and reiterated a
dozen times.
State Funds For Penrose.
During speech delivered in the
court house in Harrisburg on the
evening of September 90, Mr.. Castle
stated that bank near Pittsburg, Of
which he was at the time a director,
and for which he was solicitor, re-
ceived a state deposit of 100000, un-
Ter an agreement that $4,000 of the
amount would be loaned to Senator
Penrose. That was in 1897, and the
money was used by the senator in
paying the expenses of his first cleo
don to that office. Mr.. Castle added
hat the interest not having been paid
promptly the loan was called, and i'm
nediately after it was paid the de-
1osit of the state was removed. Sena-
or Penrose at first denied the state
ment, whereupon Mr.. Castle supported
i by a chain of evidence, and the SEN
ltor admitted the principal point, but
asserted that it was purely business
affair.
In a speech delivered in Greensburg
a few days later. Mr.. Castle charged
hat a bank in Pittsburg had secured
a state deposit of the amount of $780,
300 in consideration of loan to for
ner State Senator William H. An
irews, now delegate in congress for
New Mexico, of $4,000. The note was
indorsed by Francis ]. Torrance, a
Pittsburg politician, and secured by
bonds of a New Mexican railroad
which Andrews has constructed on
paper. Another Pittsburg bank had
osen offered the deposit on the same
.erms, but declined to make the loan
md failed to get the money. Replying
% the letter of the bank official State
Treasurer Mathues wrote as follows:
81 am of the opinion that there
are already too many repositories
in the west and too much of the
state funds are deposited there;
and at the present time | do not
feel disposed to increase the same.
II, however, | shall change my
mind | will be pleased to take into
consideration the bank you are in
terested in.
VERY respectfully yours,
Wv l.. MATHUES,
State Treasurer"
Soon afterward, however, the money
was deposited in another bank, which
loaned the money to Andrews,
This charge was vehemently denied
~ Penrose. Andrews and the newspa-
)er press supporting the Republican
andidate for state treasurer, Mr..
olummer, and its author denounced as
, falsifier and defamer
The failure Of that bank-the Enter
lrise National, of Allegheny-onlyl last
Wednesday, and the suicide of its
,ashier, confirmed every statement
made by Mr.. Castle, and showed even
! worse condition of affairs-a more
reckless and vicious use of state funds
than he had intimated. 1t disclosed
he startling facts that the bank had
leen supplied with $7S2,000 of the
unds belonging to the people Of Penn,
3ylvania-$50, 900 of which was de.
posted In it by the present machine
state treasurer, Mathues, only the day
)efore 1t collapsed-that 100000 OF
his deposit was represented by
worthless bonds of New Mexico rail
Bull" Andrews, former machine state
chairman, and was loaded with an ad
lltiOnal 100000 note signed by ma
:hine politicians who are striving fol-
he election of another machine state
treasurer, in the person of ]. Lee
Plummer.
3uIlding sreweries With State Funds
In speech delivered at Titusville
IN the evening Of October 10, Mr.. Cas-
lie declared that brewery had been
organized built and brought to com
pletion with state money taken from
banks favored with deposits In con
sideration of such favors This was an
Allegheny county enterprise, in which
william II. Andrews was also con
cerned OF it Mr.. Castle said:
"A bunch of state politicians had
themselves incorporated, and with
out land or financial timber of any
kind issued bonds. These bonds
were placed in a bank, into which
state deposit had been turned,
and with the proceeds they built a
brewery
After certain time their prop
erty was turned over 10 a brewery
combine and the politicians pock-
eted the proceeds"
At another meeting Mr.. Castle told
of the organization OF bank in Pitts
burg, the principal assets of which was
a state deposit 1t was called the
MortooCo noplyfnos coroDopu on1