New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FERDINAND WARDS ANSWER.
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FERDINAND WARDS ANSWER.
pENY1Na FRAUDULENT INTENT AND ALL xNowL-
EDGE OF FIsHs STATEMENTS.
Ferdinand Ward has filed his answer to the CON- tho
flaint Of William n. Bingham. upon wn, Ct th he
Jail for these many weeks. The defence is usnry.
s S0%g sa Ssv ,:s'%S s ns
Grant, jr, William c. Smith ana James Jane sdce and
and charge, that Ward with the s NAM ann
tiff that his firm Of Grant & Ward had an opp",
tunity to make rss a% 0Snnscts or
s SanSlns m0 nsS that Se was taking
orders or assignments for money due tncremmo sa
ticment with the Government through certain in
fluenccs that the firm had determined 10 lou some
intimate friends into the business una, o ,ns Nav
lss1. the firm declared itself nsovent; and that
the plaintiff then learned that the representations
n '.ssv to ~ the |" amount a% mt 81 $l7544 40. ~
The answer denies all knowledge Of statements
made by Fish to the plaintiff or OF their tasty or
fraudulent intent or whether the plantlii PAID any
money on the faith of such statements The answer
asserts that the sum of 50 900 is made up Of three
r. cssr n oft OF sac4
G and delivered to SO enc 600 s az ,se s sac
date and maturity, and drawn, made payapio ann
Endorsed in the same manner rs the no'cs 10y
SJ 600 ard two receipts made By the ifii tc ~
Neison rapnan for $50, 900 and $4,000 fespcc-
lively each dated April ~, 1881, and con,ain'ng
TO s te mere ros steIsd ' py The dc"
s9S SDo' ts %s dSeissS fsh by ths r 70 be
discounted and without any consideiaiOn peSlhe
naii or received liz The ii,n therefor; that tisi,
heofe the notes had any legal iiicsp,icl nuorsou
,r,it MIN Samuel bingham IL pay hp 8, per cent
month ipt the loan and iyigeatance Of TIE ,nuieH
secuted W the notes that the Two no'ei ,of T3oUv
teibts % appan weie rat AID Parcel q tit,te'i
SIMILAR eeeifls qihaip,ns t9sAhtt 10 he sp'n N.Y. ~
Hoii liti,i, that The defendant Naih. frltiph NM
p2.tHpi aRi Nsuiieiis AGREEMENT Win larran, Us
,,ss 6li, II I. pes eeNi Il niuph iUt the Nse ~ NE
pghp, that fanihe nhshq NM ,, p' ~ Ea'i a
gnluIalni " has1 been pah W uifNi "a Nh'ut
that J. Nelson Iapga and ng' ne pia,h.ll,I IT,
toaart Of !" he State ~ NiwforA, asaps, The DC
PENDANTS ~ hi EUR @ oSs w " the consent "S
ConniyanCo, pnyity and procurement VI 'ho pan"
Yin IN this SUIT
HIS PARTNER PUT HIM IN THE TOMBS,
John Hoffman,, a pedlcr of iowory at Scran-
ION Penn bought goods To the amount OF about
500 from Charles Stpsich IN last July; st'pslch
gave himself out as wholesale dealer from New;
York. llolimann paid half IN cash ana una
hni in note in,orAca sh Sy the '"o ro lice
that the goods which no had bought were stolen
property and that Lo must return the INTO the owner
Fearing he, might be involved IN some serious us
difficulty Hoffman, visited the various persons TO
whom he had sold the jewelry and induced them 10
return il. lie was then enabled TO return to me
police almost all that he had bought from S,l9sicn
following story TO u TRIBUNE reporter Yesterday
lilo had been for some time IN the tewclry trade
when William Stevenson and himself went into
gehh%ensSp p S%d So% ssoo II. con-
%Se s a4S pI p% in $780, the
the shop aud gave the partnership the dement, oil
his experience. Schwcnsen had often taken articles
from the shop for the purpose of selling them, ana
accordingly last July, when Schwensen was IN the
country Stpsich thought that he would DO the
same thing. For that purpose lie selected almost
The entire stock IN trade, and went away. When
Schwensen returned he procured warrant foi MS
partners arrest On his return Stlpsch found that
a warrant had been ISSUED against him, and thought
ii more expcdicnt to leave the city for Time. he
turning however, he was arrested on August IL
aud is now awaiting 5al he asserts ar pe, ia
partnership, and that the title which he conveyed
10 Hoillnann was perfectly good schwensen says
Stipsicb was only an employee
ANNIVERSARY OF ST. AIMS CHURCH.
The thlrty-third anniversary of st. AIMS Protes-
cant Episcopal ohnch West %,S
with the centennial of the conservation OF Bishop
Seabury, the first Prot esant Episcopal bishop OF
day. ST. AIMS Church was established in October,
1862, the first service beng he d IN the New-lork
University building. III was brought INTO pelil9 10
furnish pastoral TO the adult deaf
iutes of this city, ard pioneered all church
work Of this kind throughout the country.
In his address the Rev. Dr. Gaaudet called atten;
tion TO the following facts; The endowment 1und
of $50. 900 " as completed July T. and the income
is now available for the support of the church.
The SUN OF SO 600, with accrued interest TO me
amount Of s 500 %, which was 6cqucalied TO the
church By the, wills of the Misses ~, Mary and
debt has been paid of and the mort gage reduced 10
100000. which bears per cent interest ,
Of other parishes will help TO raise this mortgage
for three reasons First, Because consecrated prop
crty has been brought back TO the church
Second, Because this Is free church. mnstering
10 those Of moderate means Ih,rd, Because we are
doing an important general work IN takingpostotal
care OF the adult deal mues OF THIS city ana Vicih-
ity"
being deaf ilutrs and the children of deaf mntes,
30 coniirniatIOns-D beng deaf mutes ~ marriages
. couples heing deaf mues and 20 burlols 4 Of
deaf miitos There are 53S cOInmnnicants-1O0 Of
whom are deaf mutes. The expenses for parish
purposes during the year have been 81 l00O3
TIE TROUBLE IN IiAMiLTON COLLEGE.
Professor Theodore W. Dwight Warden Of the
Columbia, ullppe aw sroul who IL chairman Of the
committee appointed tU Investigate the trouble
existing between the president aud faculty of
Hamilton tolleee, saia Yesterday, TO a im99iNi
40 decision had been reached. our examinp-
tom" he continued, hns been very thQiuuFli
The ehaHes made ~ ne faculty were sibhiittt, 70
handed 90 ~ writing. Then each rtQfpssui wac
examined orally oh The rhaiees ~ The Written
statement aud ,ile president we alse esanipel
orally 90 his paper lis testimony 10 INV hpint
transcribed nv the stehoaiarhesl The examination
has gene over ihe lhlep Aeaisp liesileh' l,aihes
admihist atinii, u 10 not rinhdhp that the com
,uiitee viii meet again Nnll lhe tail vacation ~
The eoege IA December
SMALLPOX ON sHIPBOARD,