, 1876-03-16
The Grand Jury Returns a Batch Of H.
dictments in Minor Cases.
How the Milan DlstilIery Got Rid
of Its Crooked Goods.
Messrs. Cook, Glover, and Campbell Had
Nothing to Do with Wards
Removal.
WARD, J. ..


WARD, J. Q. .......
cohssAtsoI WITH TUE GOVERNMENT 1A~fEfs'
AZ lo O'CLOCK 5estoEday morning tho Hon.
ss"pef =. ""sa taounsoo sao STAIRCASE OF inc
eues-,1'usa .o oo'!a'us nlo euse1oa .oo oldttact
A1@o.noyn oa'oe' II *aa nos inc afss tame that
!t. W." Hso mouatou taoeo ssA1s aaa ontcrea
tuas ol1oo: oos IN sao o'o umea no "a!ked up
w1th q brisk atep, nud went into tho ofdco With
pleasant nod to whosntoover hs met In those
days he vAs Uuited stateB District Attorney, and
b,s h.l,ts WV. na.thodIc.f F,nn, IN MI, -
"H,.N,..N .o aa.u ,a. '4oa' ~ eusn -
no npp1Aoo A.aootA 70 n'o nall' aoa lEom ~ 70 ID
he gave audtoooa to scose of neHspapcr mon-
His saanoo With journalists vaa fearful aud
wonderful, For m houx be raa olpouont oyo,
thJno. tl.t h.nnonod IN tho 1llinos Ts.Is,,tnr.
s..s~. s ~. ES- 1s~ ~ ~ 1"e .o6'e'~su1o
81" 4la'to.a ~ eon6'so'' Aea' "noo 10 %" too
sopo1loRaA mouth open and qnent!on coming
up the ropottogiai throat, another incident 1m-
roedia,olv au9aos.ed itaolt to Nj. Ward. which
,1,..d ~. ,.nortor3,, ,,,r.h I'D ,,o,t hat, 49,.
e'oeo" NV Aoto' se4'.A Uoa~N "ao "ous naA-"h5
oo"n aao foposto1h' thEoas' ha fhore stnek.
But the boya all liked Ward, and hla ofEcs was =
stamping ground for tho best repostorisl talent
in tho.c dnva, and vhnn thu ,,cr. c.mo that tl,a
49, .aaS'n.t.xa;, n;...is. A..ass- ~. s~s s 'ao
auee' so'ees" 10y ~, ns'otua5 5 nau osou
removed 8osmno RFtee fea upon the 1ournalis-
sympathy for him. conueoted with tho hona that
hia .nrrca.n- xou1a ~ a., o,,.1,v -ooa fs1te.
d. - ~ 1.,.;n 49, $500 ar,t >. w., e". y. wv"
90 ~ 40 goteng my neas ont OF Ma.a. P" "as
his standing joke of "Doa'e SAY you got any
thInu firm ma passe<1 ,ntn a hv.x,o,a
And A. r. w.rd .,or1v a,ccrdad liza a,,,,-
Aua ~ A. "aa a4o"3 e.eo'asu As S'alt"
was chso1tly greeted by TRIBUNE reporter, but
It was noticed that tho old elastic stpp that char
aotor1zed Ward In hiB official daYs was Rono snd
that he had lost tho ancient look that botokcned
vss' collected, and iii that, but ho fat that ho
was visitor to his old ha11pta aud no lonoor
District Attorney.
Judge Bangs Wal In tho ofaco aud welcomed
conversation, The two gentlemen onterod tho
private room, where theY were 8oon followed b7
Mt. AYor Lii. Doutele, and Mr. Doxtor. Ward
opened his femA1kn by Htatips that confessed
thfoyee and poriurcss had boom boforo tho Grand
jury and hsd tried to impicato lin ia their
crookodnees and tseachery, aud that ho did not
proposo to have bis name and fair famo black-
enod by an indictment If
FA1n AND HONEST ExPosl11oN or n1s AYYAms
oonTd nrayant it.
"GontIemeu," said he, "in the cou1po of an
an}uonn publlo life I NAV hhyo boeu Of aomo INA
to somebody, md do not propoeo at nv time Of
ito TO have ny reputation aworn AWAY, md what
ueetulpess | may kayo DESTROYED by }ho esuT az
have mol only committed wilfnl and delIberate @ n1
perjury but Who have psld tnoneY to eocuro nv
downfall, and yho have sworn q eonpsss thas
that coming to Yor iu this wsy Is sono,bina u% nm.
nresednntea. 1 know Thai man whoso nsac a. !,
6eforo tho Grand jury has 20 rights until tue
div OF bis t,laj, but In thlg ttme Of torror md IN
arc falling on oyery stdo. rlon the noonlo Of thc
cnnnirv ara rtsndtnU snbaes n tbn sri,1.ncn ~ ~
corrnnf,on thst esch fiay brinua forth, ssy IN
suoh ! tino an Innocent man must boseoch hi ibat a.
10 nave eome opportunity 70 Wara gu the threat.