Evening gazette, Wednesday, September 23, 1896 · page 8

 

 

 

 

 

ITHE EVENING GAZETTE

 

 

BABBS lBT A BBBB MAN

'Philadelphia’ 3 Ex—City Treasurer Re-
leased'From Prison.

BADLY BROKEN IN HEALTH.

His Pardon by Governor Hastings Said to
Be Due to His Illness——The Story
of His Sensational Downfall
.and Crushing Sentence.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23. —-Former City
Treasurer John Bardsley, who was pardon-
ed by Governor Hastings last night, was

. released from the Eastern penitentiary
shortly after noon today.

NeWs of the pardon was conveyed by
the warden to Bardsley and the document
which made him free was shown him. It
was expected, but the prisoner had been
disappointed before, and when he saw the
coveted paper he was overcome by emo-
tion. Although he had served more than
five years’ imprisonment, the former treas-
urer did not ask for immediate release. He
desired to arrange his affairs as far as he
could before he walked out to breathe once
more the air of the outside world.

Bardsley is a physical wreck. He will
be taken to some quiet place in the coun-
try, where he will rest for about three
months. ,

History of the Case.

The case of John Bardsley, formerly city
treasurer of Philadelphia, at the time of
his trial and conviction attracted almost
as widespread attention as that of John
Y. McKane, not because there was any
similarity' 1n the cases of the man liberated
from the Eastern penitentiary today and
the man in Sing Sing, whose friends are
trying to have him liberated, but because

. both were powers in a political sense. Both
men held high places in their respective
communities, and both were reduced from
wealthy and respected men to convicts.

The pardon which Governor Hastings
signed for Bardsley was the result of t 6
second application made to the board of
pardons. The first application for his re-
lease was made on Nov. 8, 1895. It was
signed by some of the most prominent men
in Philadelphia, and also by eminent phy-

sicians, who gave it as their judgment .

that longer incarceration of the ex ity
treasurer would kill him

Thau application, however, was unsuc-
cessful, but Bardsley s friends were not
discouraged.
of trying to convince the state ofi‘icers that
the prisoner had paid the penalty for his
offense and in May of this year again ap-
plied for his pardon. The second applica-
tion bore the desired results.

In that application it was declared that

Bardsley was really the victim of .unfortu- .

nate circumstances. There are many per-
sons in Philadelphia who have always
thought so, although the real reason that
Governor. Hastings signed the pardon was
said to be in consideration of the man’s
health. Bardsley only a few weeks ago, it
was reported, had a stroke of paralysis.
Bardsley’ s political friends have always
maintained that the money which he mis-
appropriated has been returned to the city.
The municipality, they said, would never
have lost a penny nor would Bardsley
have been disgraced had it not been for the
failures of the Spring Garden and Keystone
banks. Evidently that was the view of
the case taken by the board of pardons,
for their recommendation of his release is
largely based upon those facts.
A Crushing Sentence.

The amount of money which Bardsley
was accused of having misappropriated
was $339,000. Of this sum $39,000 was
part of the funds of Philadelphia and the
remainder funds of the state. His trou-

. bles followed immediately after the two
banks above mentioned had closed their
doors. The trial began on March 20, 1891.
and three months later he was sentenced
to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of
$237,530 and costs. His downfall was the
result of an investigation by a citizens’
committee at Philadelphia.

Bardsley was elected to the common
council of Philadelphia about 25 years
ago. He was regarded always as a man of
integrity and a person in whom the people
of the Quaker City had the utmost confi-
dence. He .was known as Honest John
Bardsley. Until 1888 he held the office of
chairman of the finance committee. At
one time he did a thriving private business
as a part owner of the Bradford mills. He
got deep into the game of politics, and in
1888, when he was nominated for city
treasurer, he began to be involved finan-
cially by lending money, and soon it be-
came rumored that his credit had been
undermined to some extent. This state of
affairs . continued to grow worse each
month after he assumed the care of the
city’s funds and in 1890 took a more defl-
nite shape for the end that was near. The
Barings’ failure in London that year pre-
cipitated a run on the Keystone bank, at
Juniper and Chestnut streets. The bank
had on deposit $399,314.82 of the city’s
money. The bank, however, did not close
its doors until March 20, 1891, and about

the same amount of city money was on

deposit.

Then, on May 8, the Spring Garden
bank closed its doors, with $144, 000 of the
city funds on deposit. Bardsley on May
30 resigned as city treasurer and a day or
two later failed in business. Two days
later he was arrested for misappropriating
funds and lending public moneys. His

~ ball was fixed at 825, 000. He was indict-
ed on June 8 and sentenced on July 2. He
entered the penitentiary on July 8.

Tried Wholesale Poisoning.

LEWES, Del., Sept. 23—11 cabin boy on
the British steamship Dulwich made an
attempt to kill the captain and officers.
The boy had been reprimanded for pilfer-
ing and in revenge placed red ocher in the
coffee served for supper. The poisonous
stuff was discovered before any one drank,
and the boy was placed in irons. The Dul-
wich sailed for New York with the boy
aboard.

Holds Dongola. Again.

LONDON, Sept. 23.—The Standard’s El
Hefir dispatch says that Wad Bishara has
reoccupicd Dongola. A Home dispatch to
The Standard says that in consequence of
the occupation of Dongola by Wad Bishara
the governor of Massaua has ordered the
garrison at Kassele to be re—enforced.

Fatal Derrick Accident.
BUFFALO, Sept. 23.-—By the giving
away of the leg of. a derrick that was be-
ing used to hoist stone at the foot of Por-
ter avenue this morning Martin Dudack,
‘aged‘21, was instantly killed and Martin
Heller and John Kurker fatally injured. '

Wrecked In Lake Michigan.
ALPENA, Mich” Sept. 23. -'—-The schooner
Badger was driven ashore by the northeast
gale. The crew was taken off by life
.savers. The beat is a tetal loss.

A lvertise in the Ginsu

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THE LEADYILLE BIOT.

Five Persons Known to Have Been Kill-
ed—Ouiet Reigns a‘t Present.

LEADVILLE, 0010., Sept. 23. —Five dead

‘bodies lying at the morgue and half a

dozen wounded and damage to the amount
of $25, 000 are the visible effects of Sun-
day night’ s lawlessness.

It is believed that when all is knowu
the list of dead and injured will be con-

siderably increased.

Everythin is quiet now, the camp be
ing practical y under military rule.

The fifth name Was added to the death
list at 6 o ’olock last evening by the discov-
ery of the body of Michael Daugherty on
the ground near the Emmett mine, where
he fell in the attack of the rioters upon
the Emmett while flushed with their vio—
tory at the' Coronado.

There were many people in upper win-
dows and on house roofs provided with
night glasses, who, In the brilliant moon-
light, saw the attack on the Emmett and
the repulse of the rioters.

These watchers say the first volley from.
the mine was delivered at close range and
that many of the attacking party fell be-
fore the fire of the defenders.

Despite the presence of troops and the
unusual quietness of the streets there is a

very uneasy feeling prevalent, it being as-
serted that there are 500 Winchester rifles

in the hands of the strikers, whose repeat-'

ed threats against the military are recalled
with alarm. "

It is the general belief, however. that
there will be no further trouble unless the
managers begin importing miners.

“The men who did the work Sunday
night are a set of cowards,” said a mine
operator. “We learned last night that
they had a meeting, and three men were
detailed to shoot down Mr. R. B. Esty, the
manager of the Coronado, on sight. They
will never do it. He has walked through
the streets to and from the mines, and,
though they have railed at him, they never
dared to touch him. His courage has been
wcnderful throughout these whole trou-
bles. We can never hope for a settlement
of this trouble until the governor places
the camp under martial law, and thus
overrides the local authorities, courts,
sheriff and mayor. The camp has been

under a reign of terror and all officers of

the law have been intimidated. No pun-
ishment can be imposed upon offenders
except through a military court, and un-
til this is done we need not hope for
peace.”

The miners deplore the whole mattei
and seem disposed to lay the blame upon
outsiders—radians who have flocked to
the scene of trouble.

Destruction of the‘Coronado has finally
aroused the law abiding citizens to take
steps for a summary treatment of the
trouble hereafter. Yesterday a meeting
was held in the opera house and a docu-
ment presented, which had- 200 signatures,

' which is practically an agreement to stand

together to protect life and property. In
short, it is a vigilance committee.

There is a rumor afloat that John Au
burn, president of the Miners' union, has
left the city, and ofi‘icers and citizens
unite in saying that many familiar faces
have suddenly disappeared.

DEATH OF 'A SONG BIRD.

The “'orld's Greatest~ Wagner-Ian Soprano
Passes Away at Hamburg.
HAMBURG, Sept. 23. —Frau Katharina
Klafsky- -Lohse, the prima- donna, well
known in the United States, is dead.

 

Frau Katharina Klafsky- Lohse was born
Sept. 19, 1855, at St.” Johann, Hungary.
She was a pupil of Marbhesi,‘ in Vienna,
played in small parts at Salzburg until
1875, and in 1876 married Herr Lohse aI
Leipsic and became in the same years
member of the Stadt theater, in that city.
Later she joined the Wagner troop, undei
Angelo Neumann’ s management, and la-

 

KATHARINA KLAFSKY.

ter still she became a member of the Ham-
burg theater company. «This was in 1885.
Fran Klafsky’s first marriage was dis-
solved in 1883, and in 1887 she was mar-
ried to Franz Grove, who died in 1892.
He was the first baritone at the Hamburg
theater.

The greatest roles of the late prima don-
na were Fidelio, Isolde and Brunhilde. in
which she distinguished herself in this
country under the management of Mr.
Walter Damrosch. She was engaged by
Mr. Damrosch to make 40 appearances in
this country during the coming season of
opera under his management.

Frau Klafsky was generally admitted to
be the greatest interpreter of Wagner so-
prano roles in the world.

Here Is Spain’s Version of a Battle.

HAVANA, Sept. 23.-—Volunteer troops
to the number of 75 and 12 cavalrymen oi
the Reine battalion set out from the vil-
lage of Calabazar,’ in Havana province,
and at the farm of Lage they were attack-
ed by 500 insurgents under Castillo and
Delgado. In repelling the attack the
troops caused the insurgents a loss of 100.
Spanish forces from Arroyo Narango then
re- enforced the volunteers, compelling the
insurgents to retreat. They left 11 killed
on the field. The troops report that they
suffered a loss of 31 killed and 5 wounded.
It is reported that both of the insurgent
leaders were wounded, Castillo seriously
and Delgado slightly.

The Czar's Visit to Balmoral.

LONDON, Sept. 23.—The Globe insists
that the visit of the czar and czarina to
Balmoral must be wholly of a private na-
ture and devoted to quiet enjoyment. The
paper condemns any attempts to induce
the czar to interccde in behalf of the Ar
menians and says that any welcoming ad~
dresses 'will be in bad taste if they are fla
vored with references to current politics.

An American ‘Ship Aground.

SHANGHAI, Sept. -23.—-—The American
ship Luzon, which left New York on May
12, has run aground on the bar at W-oo
Sung. -It is probable that she will be
floated after she has been lightened, buI
she must be drydocked before putting to
sea again.

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THE TLBSB MYSTERY.

Fatheerculpates His Son, Who Is
Then Released on Bail.

 

 

STATEMENT MADE IN COURT

 

Shooting of the Elder Flesh Still an In.
extricable Tangle to the New York
Police Anthoritles—A Novel
Theory Suggested.

 

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NEW YORK, Sept. 23. .-—“The facts stand.
My Willie could never have done such a
thing. I did not see it. All I know is
that I heard the shots.”

Such was the. statement which Benno

Lewihsdn, counsel for William Flesh, read
in the Harlem police court today, purport‘
ing to have come from Arnold Flesh, who
was found with three bullet wounds last
Thursday night at his apartments in the
Hotel Peteler, One Hundred and Twenty-
thlrd street and Lexington avenue.

The statement, Mr. Lewinson said, Was
written last Saturday, shortly after Police
Captain Haughey announced that Mr.
Flesh had made a statement to him indi-
cating that the son did the sheeting. The
writing was that of the wounded man.
The signature was simply “Papa. "

The lawyer said that it had been carried,
as Mr. Flesh directed, from the Harlem
hospital to the brothers and sisters of Wil-
liam Flesh, being intended to exculpate
William from all complicity in the affair
in their eyes.

When Magistrate Kudlich read the state-
ment and heard Mr. Lewinson’s plea, he
released the young man on $5,000 bail and
set the case down for a hearing on Sept. 30
at 9 a. m.

“The suspicions against him, in view of

the father’s statement, made when he did}

not know whether he was going to live or
die, are not sufficient,” said the magis-
trate, “to warrant further imprisonment.
If there is any one around here to furnish
$5, 000 bail‘, the young man will be re-
leased. ”

Bernard Loth, uncle of William Flesh,
stepped up quickly enough and offered to
go bail.

“Are you responsible?” asked the magis-
trate.

“Oh, yes,” replied Captain Haughey.
“Everybody in Harlem knows the Loths.
They could be responsible for more than
that. ”

“Pardon my ignorance,” said Magis-
trate Kudlich, “but I never heard of
them.”

Young Flesh became so excited on his
release that he forgot to go back to his cell
to get his effects. -His eyes fairly danced
with joy, and he talked about everything
except the shooting, a r. l his mouth closed
like a trap whenever that subject was

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An Impenetrable Mystery.

The proceedings seemed to satisfy all
those connected with the case excepting

the police, and for them the mystery sur-
rounding it remains as impenetrable as
ever.

When Mr. Flesh told Captain Haughey
that he did not try to commit suicide, that
he had been shot In the back, andintimated
strong-y that his son could tell all about
it. the captain thought he saw day-light.
He ho,
very nervous temperament, would. suc-
cumb‘ to the strain ‘and make a clean
breast of it. The father’s statement ac-
cepted by the magistrate shatters the po-
lice theory, and they are in the dark again.

Lawyer Lewinson, who, himself: is a
member of the firm of Joseph Loth & Sons,
silk ribbon manufacturers, had a theory as
to the shooting today which he told in
court. The police think it apretty stiff
one, however, and are inclined to believe

that there are some curious facts behind -

the fray which those concerned in it are
trying to keep secret.

“The day on which the shooting oc-
curred,” said the lawyer, “was the Jewish
day of atonement. Young Flesh is a very
devout Hebrew, 'and, thinking that it
would be a propitious occasion to fix up
the differences between his father and his
father’s relatives, the Loths, he went to see
his father and asked him to cease bother-
ing the Loths. In my opiniOn, Mr. Flesh
has an insane delusion that he is entitled
to one-quarter of the Loth millions be-
cause he is a widower of one of the daugh-
ters. He has been worrying the family so
much about the matter that they finally
prohibited him from coming to their
house.

“William, however, was friendly to both
parties, and, though he lived with the
Loths, he frequently visited his father. I
believe that while arguing with his father
about the family differences he became so
excited that he lost all control of. himself
and tried to commit suicide.

“The father tried to thwart his attempt,

and in the struggle received the three
wounds. This would account for the

wound in the back and the one in each'

arm.”
Explosion Under a Cable Car.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Passengers In a
Broadway cable car were shaken up and
badly frightened by an explosion when the
car reached One- Hundred and Eighth
street. Nobody was injured. It is sup-
posed the trouble was caused by some per-
son placing on the track an exploder such
as is used to explode dynamite cartridges

in blasting. All the windows in the car,

733:9 broken.

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OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 23. ——On the rec-
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John Kearney, who was convicted of kill-
ing Farmer Agnew near Lindsay recently,
was granted a reprieve, and his sentence
has been changed to one of imprisonment
for life. The culprit is a mere boy, almost
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