The Portland daily press., 1883-02-14
A Druggist Cured.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Which Has Probably Been Trumped Up
to Defeat Senator Fe ry.

Which Has Probably Been Trumped Up
to Defeat Senator Fe ry.
New YoRK, Feb. ia Washington srecial
mentions report that Senator erry is to be
arrested on alleged charges of crooked 1inan-
ciai transactions in which Boston parties are
interested. The Chief Justice of the District
of Columbia, however, through whom the mat
ter would have to pass, is stated as knowing
nothing of the matter.
The story, which is not credited by Senator
Ferry'S frie nds, is said to have. originated in
Boston, as follows. when Senator Ferry
business failure was announced lawyer nam
ed George Z Smith, of Boston, was engaged 10
visit Grand Haven, Mich, to look after five
notes, each in the sum of $1,000, which had
besn drawn ostepsibly by the order OF the 'Ot-
tawa Iron Company in favorof I. White and
indorsed originally by I. White and Ferry
Brothers. These notes, SO it is said, were put
on the market at Chicago, asd thence sent on
TO Boston, where they were Endorsed by Mar
Gus p. Norton, broker, in order to negotiate
the same. Mr. Smith, the attorney, the story
goes on, upon reaching Grand Haven, was sur
prised to learn that there was no such firm as
the Ottawa Iron Works, although there is
firm known as the Ottawa Iron Works Com
pany, of which Senator Ferry is president and
holds majority of stock. The treasurer OF
the Ottawa Iron Works Company repudiated
these five notes as fraudulent and so did Mr..
Tom White, an aged uncle Of Senator Ferry.
Consequently Mr.. Smith came to Washington,
and last Thursday met Senator Ferry at the
Capitol. He says that Senator Ferry left him
at the door of the Senate but instead of re-
turning as soon as he had voted, this being the
latter's plea for going into the chamber, went
ont by another door. After waiting half an
hour Mr.. Smith left the building, and next
day, having seen Senator Ferry, threatened
prosecution unless the money paid on the notes
should be forthcoming Not being satisfied
with the Senator's action Mr.. Smith returned
to Boston and, after confulting with his client,
took the train last Saturday evening for Michi-
gan, for the purpose, 1t is said, of having re-
duisition issued. AS prima face case has to
be made out before the Governor would issue
the reouisition ior Senator Ferry's arrest it is
not believed that any such proceedings
can be granted on the apparently sllm testi-
mony in the matter.
AS vet it does not appear who has been vic
timiZed by the alleged fraudulent notes, nor Is
there proof that Senator Ferry issued or had
ANYTHING TO do with the paper. 1t is claimed
that the notes and signatures are all in one
persons handwriting, but there is nothing 10
show that these were written or authorized to
be written by Senator Ferry. Bat 1t does ap-
pear that the difference between these alleged
fraudulent notes aud a note on which judg-
ment against Ferry & Brother was confessed
in the United States Circuit Court at Detroit
last Saturday i6 such as to be recognized by an
ordinary business man.
A Boston lawyer representing a Boston bank
here, which has claim against Senator Ferry
of Michigan for $1,000 draft as to which
some Irregularities are said to exist, offered
Yesterday sell the draft TO Congressman
Hubbel, Ferry 8 bitter political opponent for
the face. Mr.. Hubbell inquired if the draft
was not considered worthless. The bank law
yer replied that il was, but that Hubbell might
make il worth as much to him. Hubbell re-
plied that his opposition 10 Ferry was entirely
political, aud that Ferry had his deepest sym
pathy in his present pecuniary misioltunes.