The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-17
WARD, SCHENCK & co.
sCHENCK GIVES WARD a POWER
or ATTORNEY.
wizard Introduces n Friend-"Our Proposed
Guu Bu-iues-"- Cbiet Engineer Wood NJ
the Navy bargains with Norman wizard.

"a.
the form Of power ~ attorney purpori ing 70 be
signed by Gen. Robert &. Scbenck. American
Minister to England, bv which he, Wizard, was
created the agent Of Cen Schsnck to Transact
private business for him, both Ms an agent md
as his business partner, In collecting claims
against the British Government, for considcra.
ton to he divided pro rata between Schenck nnd
wizard, aud that by the use Of that document he
succeeded in inducing MIR. J. n. Hays. agent Of
Mr.. MachadO, To connde a claim Of fbO!WO to
the Joint care Of Wizard and Schenck. aud that
such claim has never been accounted for. not.
withdrawing repeated demands I'm writing have
been made by Hays and Nlachadu.
The following Is certified cory. of the ORIGINAL
draft Of the power Of attorney from Robert {.
Schenck to Norman Wizard
Know all men oy ses, presents Cha, l. E9ee5, ,t C.
made constituted, and appointed. aud by those pres
ents do make constitute. and sppont Norman NiarI'
ami In my place aud stead to sisn my namc. snn
taising TO the Establishment or PROSECUTION Of the bs
mes. OF manutactnring ORDNANCE according to the ~
%crd and 'seii are Jointly irtcr,stcd 6y tke crms Of
accrsin written contract Between us entered into ON
pertaining nc organization OF joint stock company
the PATENT. Wa The JOINT property Of the iaii Wm'd
aud schencs ., such companv, or ne nnrna,r OF
sid attorney iul power and authority to do ani pcr.
ana Necessary to he done in and Shout The premise.
fully. to all intent- ana PURPOSES as might or could 90
attorney shall lawfully do OF cause 70 be done by virtue
In wines. whereof lhave .nereunio set my hena aud
seal the went, third day " NAV In the year one thou
llvered 10 the presence u -
WIZARD INTRODUCES FRIEND TO scHEScK.
The following letter, written on sheet OF pa
per with tho following heading Forteth Con
gress, United States House OF Representatives
will be read with suggestive interest:
wAsmvoroS, y. G.. April. 1902
desire to Introduce to YOU MI Henri l.. stu1rr.
who the most intimate relations with Mr. Greeley
sired to Introduce to you here watch we relied on
snpon,mcnt Mr. siaart il desiror. 81 getting your
Vows Of the action ct the Ordnance tonriitee and IN
be kind enough to answer his inquiries as lhope no
% npS S SSps @n u % Se Sir %
ar, You WI carn is 9lrrady iauilisr WIN ne lbs aud
NoRMAS WARD.
N. D.-The envelope In which the above letter
was received bore the following inscription In
print.
x HHa.T on sccF sosacK NJ e. p Ts
House, \. Y. To Introduce n l.. stuart. Wv.
This letter was never delivered by Mr.. stuart
and would never have been heard Of bad u not
been for the atrocious ingratitude, troachery,
and slanderous living under oath OF Wizard
beginning of an attack aud defence Mr. stuart
Is fully prepared to make decisive.
CurEF ENGINgrR wooD PAYS wfARp's BOARD.
Chief Engineer W W. W. wood entered into
an arransemeut at the luton Square Hotel, New
York, In ls,3 with Norman Wizard fwhO paid
hts bills NJ the hotel q that time, ~ Nilrd often
bDastedl by which he made n contract In writ
y
royalty Of 5000 each for steam boiler attach
inent, to he placed on the boilers OF eight new
steam -iutiis ut war. th~n ordered to be con-
structed, e construction and app'ic tlon 81
said attachment 10 be m de under the direction
OF WARD and Wood, IN the workshops. ana At
the expense Of the Government. THIS contract
was hawked about New York, and offered to
the writ"rof this for a cash advance OF $500,
and was drawn bv gentleman connected with
tho Union -qu re- II gel whose name viii he ~
the service Of an investigating committee II
In ls,3 W. W. W. wood was APPOINT
ed Chiet Engineer ~ the United states
NAVY Norman Wizard claiming to have
secured his appointment through In controlling
influence with the secretary Of the Navy, ari nm
ing that It was only > friendly act toward de
seniority ~ not by intelligence, fitness, honesty.
and Ia tinsl was entitled to the position. In
proof Of T. Is Nr. Wi ri sent message to CHEF
kindly action ~ his chllf The foregoing com
tract, made at Mon square Hotel, was pertect-
ed ana signed bY Chi"i Engineer wood on the
part Of the Government aiter Ward , kindly
llbors IN aiding to secure his apr ointment to u
position almost wholly heyOnd tine conirpl Of
the Secretary Of the Navy, tie Chiei Engineer
being confirmed by the senate. and only ie-
movable 70, tue President. That the Secretary
OF the Navy has suffered grieVou,ly Tor the acts
Of chief Engineer wood there con he no doubt.
a. the following facts vii show 10 1875 Chief
Engineer wood appointed nm examining board
OF three engineers Of the navy. under his own
superinteudeuce, to test TIVE Wizard steam boiler
attachment, Is II WIS called.
TIM PATENT noItvR ArrAcnNNNr
TN = OK. ~. lshF, w lhfd made a contract bN
which ne assigned hall Of what he claimed
a. MS patent steam boiler attachment, includ
ING all patents issued and 10 be issued, to II. l..
stuart. stuart To- have entiGe charge Of the bust
ness, John a. B'ssett to aCt as agent in taking
uut all ua'cut.. Ward aCrceineto simply attend
10 peitectng ard applying tho attachment I'm.
der Stuaits direction. A. usual Ward failed to
pay anS a teution to his part al tn agreement.
and having oot med S5Am immcdi itch
commenced hi, usual tactics by irving TO
beat stuart and his f--ociatc, cut IT their money
and interest ~ his PRETENDED patents. ON cX-
found that " lar had never applied for a patent
IN thl' country anc bad never filed c.N"lt
even. bu' bad sold on false pr'trnces tha- which
he hai not and colld not have. Us Mr.. > ulit
ana his associates learned through the follow.
Ing, received by Mr.. Bis.ett from Gc lrge liasrl-
me- OF the lntcin "a mai Patent Once, 6
Souih1mptD "a luldUu- thauctry lane. london.
II heinc a pn' of the commissioners u = tents
Lourn II, publ she'd In llnNo ON, oct -. l-1y, y re
2,@d. Undrr the head # Patents wAlcu have
become void, No. ,ioi
t Gc1rre ,la' ncr4a''. , Patent ter, one
Of ,i1dD ..n cnii n .rr fr IN i",ye',',,' ot "a
a. t,r, y..' ia lng5' ter rr.ye.i: C is 'n1
nrratGf, n ,hc T. ~. in' rr n' .'rsi.
sgacS to Ma iryH e1r19a b. >qna a %
temporan -i'ling 10 tne CO 81 Nes York. LlIlcd
Da'ed i7u october, 1890
Woods commission reported unanimously IN
favor OF " iard's pretended invention. anl wood
inmedi4t J. entered INTO contract with vi lard
nll tho steam vessels Of the United States Wv.
Wizard 10 receive a royalty Of 5000 each, mas
Ing total 81 nearly half million dollars slln,-
W. mo Or T. s. o. winch was To- 20 e. Ihlef
Engineer " W. v. WOOD on the sly (as WARD
has rspeaitdl} uss rtcdl and other sums 20
Murtagh, whom VIII claims + hls partner in
Tue trourietorshin Of the Ndtipn0l R,TnihnclH,
OF Washington, Wimd'H assorted interest being
sluO, AMI Others. $HlO0 h We already been
paid L. Wi nd tor these attachments, and hut
one att chmcnt mas been placed on boiler
tn OF tine tennessee. with John Itohch'- new
en"in - The II 81 I 1900 for the Twelve new
sloops WAS p,id nearly "A wear ana hall since.
WIZARDS HtI11ED WEALTH,
The latest phase of tins nefarlpus transaction
between wood md " iHrd promises to Involve
MI Niiitm J.. llunt and the South BOSTON Iron
COMPANY lAlger's Gun Fuuuur,l In the manu-
facturr 90 steam Diler3 and Miari 0l steam
hpilcr 80 camcnts under the supervision OF
Ihrt IIgihcer ". W. ". Wood and Norm an
WARD, who has ASST med nj I'M boosted vast
property To- MIR. ". l.. Hunt, who has gone d II
10 a large amount for Wizard. and given his note
IN set lrmrnt 81 claims against wizard to the
amount u $1,000 pu the basis Of five cents on
the dollar, .s a poor debtor. lucluding patents,
some II which riahtiully belong to others, while
he Is making AN effort u got through nix
TuptcN hy paying five cents ON the dollar. Mr..
liant aud tho South Boston Iron Company have
Aconilact TO build the boilers and at achmcuts
foT three United States vessels, aud are now
erecting boiler shop In connection with their
Gun nd ludgcwHy Battery Foundry, l.. 5. n
Engineer Whitaker In charge. Here Is an open-
ins Tor senator Cragn, Cnal man of the Senate