, 1869-11-26
fR0M nETsGtT.
Attempted Fraud Upon the Gov
ernmolt.
Ease OF the Unittd States W, E. B.
Ward.
Verdict Of $6s,o0o Against wsra
Colyte1 sadenes y Tia cA.cae, T


District Of ,Aieh:Yan- ''.-.>.
THIS Was m acttoo bsongh: By sht Uaite4 S.atei
a4sinst Captain Kcer B, Ward, 10 recover xAs,N,0
II d interest from 1883 Is Euney received b7 War
which equitahly he1anfed 70 The United States,
The case VIA tsted November SIS, before Judge
WineJ and : Jury, and verdict WA rendered II
fASor Of The Untted States Tor 30, ,c91. Sc.
The ns1eTial facts Of The case arc a faIoNl:
Ia 1sS7 Ard ISIS, the Detroit 4 Milwaukee Ra1
roy Company imported ccnsilef2ole quantities el
rairo ad itco, .rd Tot berg abe 10 pay sae 11!ez
THEREON, the company executed oonda 10 .hs
United alAtts for the pas tnenl Of snca dnt,es. To
ndEee WAEd Au1 otntsA to beeame kurerIes on
tntte oofds, the r1Arusd company, IN 1857, hy
1eio.ntcu OF its Directors, aRrcea IL pay ans per.
Eon, or peIs1ts, WbD would furnish such secur,ty
FL $50 E<r oHHu~ a. 4 eohmt.slop. Ward and
ono ober became t1ins Euret!es on band4 to the
arount Of aboor sie.ooo IN 1851: and Ward aud
th'ts ofhefs became JotDl lnretes In 1s5s for aas
Ssa,oe0 more Tae comnsason anove constitutes
the clstm set up BY Ward. The MI ray coupapy
became embarrassed AID failed to pay lite larger
part Of the duttea secured b. said konts AL tns,
susetes except NarA becane insolsect. In 1859
t"0 hoffE1ees, covtltug the entfrf road and
1rcp7t,' Of the railway company, were forec!osed.
eLd TIC roau Al proielly borsttln By the boad.
holders. who o1GxnlzeI = nfp COMPANY { he ptt.-
ent oLt) By the name OF tue Detroit 4 Mi!wau-
lee Rd,frfad Coz psnI. This difference Of nane
unst be ohstTyed,
Tneueh the sess company. OF co1rse, under The
iefeciosuIe. acquired tie property .l:scnarSed
OF NE unsecured tebts Of tue oM company, yet
there setms to tave been Al understanding
Ct counsel which was cnbotted IN stipulation n.
the tine OF the ioff clo4ure, though nsger
nld tn the caufe, tbat certain of the ebss Of the
Old Tu'fsrny compau! should be ossumcd by The
Few railroad COMPANY. AEolg these wefe tho
debt fus dotiea due the United Sixtcs and also rhe
etAlm oi said surcties Tor coDnllassons
Hut the new company Refused to rrcoKu.ze s1d
A11Pufattens- The5 It'd, however, assume the debt
due the Ehited s'a1es, carried 1t upoa thetr hooks
and fecrrea 1t By mortgage made tn Move nsey,
1sel; md, between thai iiue antl April 1856, paid
about s, 06o u7ontt Ward't ttaim ,ea. ,e,ef u.s.
arts<I br the nen company.
The new company we're. nuwe<er, very much
embarrassed, and WsEd became very aux,oas tu
be relieved OF h.s Liability. uls principal Wa
wholly irresponsible, his CO su1sies .Asolvent, and
biz otlJ protection #As IN the yaiuntas; assuHp.
ton OF shc neT company.
In Ar1,l, 1865, Ward solicited tie .atErad company
10 empower E.M 10 make Hn ntr.r OF compromise
to the Uttsed S.aea Al this tlale there WA 4
d'ttfeoce al TO the amount due On the bo1ir-.he
GIFTED States claiming $ss,eeo and ia.crsss and
the railroad coupauy clatnlng that only &76.o .otu
and Interest We1e due
The company accardicEly verbally Authorized
Wn1d 10 ctIer the United Sia.ea sum rot eteeeI.
iE1 $so.bo1 In full Compromise Aai settlement 70:
the bonds, That compromise nnd tetilra eat uiso
II be canceiment of any claim TINT Nart ml;h.
set up on scconnt Of his commissions.
AIMED With this authority, aud ,rdh fu'I roleer
10 eF<r, "n kAoyty the ratfrtud company, not ortr
sso.tc0, Ward wailed upon Hon. Alfrrt Russell.
seen Chitd s!ates Attorney ut Detroit, "aud
Af8tNH that hp ~ hAen srfr ha r,rs
sotIething IN relation 10 those bonds; lhl. they
Fetc goltg 10 have sone norey that could be up.
Piled to TINT purpose. aud thst th-y woatd do
something ii reatIon trereto.' Ward then ofsf-
cd 10 pay $ssGG0 IN fun conlpE0u,tse. ue uot only
HbnlIy concealed fton Mr. Russell uhnt the con.
pahy AS willing 10 pay, but, In order to uts!ca
h:r, Ward sh!A htr. "that the company WAS apt
10 he Behind Hhto n 'uc5 YRS to be p1,d out"
HE, II the Crtlcd SLa!eA &uul1 accept hls ofef he
ucntd q ht ssa tIa cut Att Urn toetes, whether
the rA1lntaa cuIIpant furnished any mouey or
Let!
Ward hbo cadc a prominent po'n: that, Ia va
r1eus WAYS he Cnl,ed statss had lost all right to
held the suletfes cn such turds-
These rerfesentAt:a OF Ward we're succesgSal.
a-u, un Nary Il, 1853, Nj. E1sse ttausmlt,e. such
effrr to Washington, ncd, eh the qr0ttnds o5uc<
sts'<a ty Ward, reconnepdec It's acceptance.
The a11ar eeug tins well on foo!, Ga the 1,ets
Gay Ward called On the Pfc.iiett OF the rail, "a
company AMI Hsked him 10 give hiw. In writing,
'hr terms Of The PROPOSITION te nad been author
t@d 10 naSe. Tue lolowtg mute Has thsu VIII
ten'
DE1Kolr L MILWAUKEE, n Il. Co.,
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We hive had m thr saEtsct nj ~ @ INV nnn1a
dae The Eni,ed Stats, am autanr xea
10 taJ, thaf. Il Jou can pr1dace the settle
y Il 81. ~, M, uta Sanestmee! o. tetn for
icrcy. thst sutn IL t:cide xnEr ,cTTTr.s ava avs
c.slm yon rn} Lave against The company on &C.
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