Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-26
AEEATRSTN NEW YORK.

AFFAIRS In NEW 1ohh.
Warrants were issued in New York on
Saturday by the q. S. authorities Tor the
arrest of John C. Eno, late president OF the
Second National Bank, and James D. Fish,
late president Of the Marine National Bank.
Two deputy marshals armed with the war
rant for Mr.. Emo visited his house IN the
afternoon, and after parley with the SER
want succeeded in entering. The ladies' OF
the household confronted them III the nall,
and declared firmly that the deputies
should not make the search, at the same
time protesting that Mr.. Emo was not in the
house. They sent for policeman To put
the intrudcrs out, but when that official ar
rived he declined to interfere. Various de-
laws kept the marshals officers in the parlor
for an hour. Then they searched the house
from bottom 10 top, but could find no trace
of their man. II was rumored, among other
things. that Mr. Euo left his house on Fri
day night under the very noses OF the de-
tectives, who saw him go without the least
SUSPICION. 1t was said that during Friday
evening two gentlemen and four ladies went
out in Il party, and that Mr.. Emo was one OF
the ladies.
Mr.. Fish was arrested shortly after mid
night upon warrant issued by United
States Commissioner. He was not taken
before magistrate, and is in the custody
of the deputy marshal who made the ar
rest.
The warrant was issued upon an affidavit
made by Augustus Serbia, the national bank
examiner. He deposcd, after careful ex-
amnination of the books Of the Marine
Bank that President Fish had msappropri-
ated funds belonging to the hauk 10 the
amount of 81, Ill 900. This was done be-
tween March l andsMay 6, 1851.
Ferdinand Ward has improved in health
since bis incarceration. He attributes the
change to the rest and quiet of the Jail and
his freedom from tormenting creditors. Mr..
| Ward authorized the announcement that
neither he nor his brother would have any
statement TO make for three or four days,
but at that time he would publish state
ment. He said II can assure the public
| that my intention to bring to light every fact
| it is in relation to my business transactions,
and when l do so it will be backed by evil
dence that can be proved beyond doubt
But until have fully prepared myself |
had rather not speak"
What is equivalent in some respects to q
statement is contained in Wards affidavit
| 10 INC WITH vi IeeCclNcI Julldu L. DIf ~
against w. s. Warner, in which he says
For long time prior TO its suspension
said firm was insolvent, and known to me
to be usolvent. During said period carried
on transactions with various persons for the
purpose of obtaining money, in which in
substance, l represented or intimated that
or my said firm had opportunities to en-
ploy money and make large profits thereby
| ;.,I bnr ,,ariols IF tirpa in nnantipn upit IN
government and city contracts, and mining
and other speculations, by means of which
| obtained from various persons loans or adj
yances of money upon agreements that my
said firm would repay the same with addi-
lional sums called profits at short periods Of
time, which so-called profits were usually
percentages upon the amounts advanced
equivalent TO interest at various excessive
rates, varying with different persons from
two 10 twenty per cent. a month"
On these transactions, he says, Warner
paid him about $6,000,000 and he paid
Warner about s., 10000 and when the firm
suspended Warner held similar contracts
purportng to show that the firm owed him
more than 50 ,500,000 He says that short
time after the transactions began Warner
received back the entire advances be haG
made in such transactions, and then began
to leave bis fictitious profits to be reinvesteG
until he developed large apparent indebt
edness to himself Then Mr.. Ward says
"On several occasions applied to Warner
to accept two per cent. a month as profits
instead of twenty per cent. a month, bu
said Warner refused TO do so, threatening
TO draw out the entire amount claimed tc
be due him unless further similar transac-
tons were carried on on the basis Of profits
of twenty per cent. a month.
Ward frankly admits that there were nc
contracts and that there were no methods o
investment He says that Warner never in
quired what the contracts were or made any
attempt to ascertain anything about them
and had his contracts drawn SO as not tc
show the amount of profits paid.
The West Side Bank, which was dis
covered on Friday to be the victim of Teller
Hinckley's defalcation, suspended at 1.3(
p. IN. on Saturday. President Geo. Mason
says they closed because the American Elk
change refused to clear for them. He said
further that they had plenty of money tc
stand the run all day, but he wanted &c
treat all the depositors fairly. The books
are being inspected by two bank examiners
THE CONFEDERATE HoME.-Owing,
doubtless, to the unusual heat for this sea,
son Of the year and the inopportune select.
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