New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-28

those t ns in those letters and beside those
had from Grant Il Ward q regular ln"nVnNs So 80
nent which set forth the Pro1ts od ae rant about
the success of the firm several times any e So f
was phenomenal ] was seldom ihttne on nn ~
Grant & Ward, while the General was aHioSe
aIways there and heard all the talk ana business
which went on, and he always occupied wary, W
private office, where Often saw M Nn" we're his
assistants to get these contracts; anu ,iouIIa t
surely that he could not but know positively wHat
he was tai king about when he SAID. thlhK the
Investments are safe Further, my letter was
not 10 Grant & Ward but to General Grant per
sonally marked private. and was hIen1e99 ~
n confidential matter between Ms, and II looked 10
n conference between as being older ana more
conservative than the young men who were running
the business, with view to assuring ou'Sei'''
that we were working on solld oas!s.
DID WARD VISIT GENERAL GRANT,
A STORY THAT HE LEFT THE JAIL on MONDAY
WARRANT FOR his ARREST IN CRIMINAL
ACTION.
Ferdinand Ward is not the quiet and con-
tented prisoner that. according to the statements OF inc
officials OF Ludlow Street JAIL he seems to be- But te
stories of the great majority of the attaches of the
sherif's office have to be taken with plnch OF H.
credulty when Sheriff Davidson arrived at the jail on
Monday afternoon there considerable display oi
mystery but the reporters Informed that MS a-
pearance was simply due to his tender regard Tor bis
prospective guest. Mr.. Fish. When at p m, inquiry
was made regarding Sherifs Heightened stay the
keeper who attends the door at night said with great
show Of honesty that " the sheriff went away at
o'clock"
TRIBUNE reporter was informed yesterday that the
visit OF the Sheriff did not continue until O'CLOCK TOT
Mr. Davidson Ward and Mr.. Shepard left the Jail at
4:SOp. NJ. went TO Feischman's eating house a NO
SIG Grand st. and there entering coach were dfNeh
ND town The reason for the drive was the mteNc"
with Mr. Fish published in THE TRIBUNE on Monday,
and the object of II was to talk with exPresdent
tarIf 41,ar ftaTh Il "a
In position to know for Monday he had an impor-
tspt communication to make TO Ward and sent dispatch
asking for an hour to be set when he could see the
prisoner The boy arrived With the dispatch abo"t
o'clock and was informed that d" Mr.. Ward was very
nuch engaged with his counsel and could not see any
one for some time" A little while afterward Lawyer
stillman called and was told the story; sometime
afterward Mr. stilnaD called again. and. amer snort
conference IN Wards room Deputy Warden Herman
retired apparently satisfied These suspicious calls
and answers led the who sent the dispatch to lie
strong thread to the gate posts of the carriage en-
trance 10 the iail and then tn wait for developments
Shortly after o'clock found the thread broken ana
the paddock the outside gate Al o'clock reporter
ohanc,d to have opportunity TO look INTO wards
rooms and found that while there was every evidence OF
q busy day they were tenantlesS
When sheriff Davidson was asked bya TRIBUNE re-
porter Yesterday If Ward the jail Monday, he sad
He did not But If he had and had been with him 1t
would have beeu perfectly right have the power TO
20 out with my prisoners II SO choose. The proprietor
az the eating house at No $40 Grand St declared that lie
had never seen the Sheriff; yet his neghbor
saws the sheriff visits the place often win one or
Two bnou compauons When the reporter asked one Of
IN oic' of the iail II the stOry that Sheriff Davidson
and Ward had gone ont together on Monday afternoon
ner and observed: q" cant say anything that
Deputy Warden Herman denied the story ahs2utel ara
yet admitted that he had not been III the jail al the after
,.,--.- Loo
IN. Monday afternoon mill $40 Yesterday lnorhihE ny
EeepcI. Mcclure. Herman and Heating. When they
wee asked whether either the sheriff or Mr. SAepard
passed them to 20 ont INTO me Siioet ulIl- thg nS
ihcy we're on watch they an agreed in reply ing: No.
rate Through which Sbeilh Davidson conducted Wand
wero opened except to admit the priSo"-'H OF
Ward was apparently so well contented with his
actous the day before mat ne did NOT III, ~ %
,nornt,,r convcT,afon with Warden Bowling during
which many cigars were smoked; but attempt was
made taR about either Fish or General Grant A.
go Mr. Ward called hut only remained al hour ana
haf aud then away with sad expression ON her
face Al 10 o'clock Thomas /. siiiIm9n called ana re-
manned in earnest consult sion viii We prisoner ui
il 80 Al $50 H. sidney Green arrived ana remained
with hi. hrother-ln-aw al me Afternoon Ian an noIi
after Mr. Green came william ;; "afI was "thni'eH.
When he left the Jail al 3 80 O'Clock, he SAID: nave
been IN Philadelphia since last saturday ana have not
had an opportunity to converse WI. my DiotITI 't any
length There Is no news that can assure You
about any statement that Ferrinnd L. preparing.
P,eyio To hs arrest he engaged in collecting some
fnemoraulums with Assignee Davies and he has simply
sisted ;hat DIR Newmau's call was IN the Interests OF
General Grant was present e., at the interview" and not
An attempt made 10 communicate with Ward carly
IN the afternoon but without any other result than 10 c
referred to Mr. Stllman. who cOulu tell all about the
F,sh and Grant matter" Mr.. stiman called upon:
bnt he replied To- all questons have nothing to say
United States Commissioner shields Issued warrant
yesterday for the arrest OF Ward on criminal charge
THE affidavit on which the warrant is based is made nv
Bank EKminer Serbia II is the same as that IN Tue
case ID Fish. with these additional words: Ana
ai9nt further complaining charges that erdad Nard
aforesaid all the times hercnbciOre mentioned was
present aiding abetting, melting. cOunselng ana pro
curing James D. Fish to commit the offences
aforesaid in manner and aforesaid, he the said
Ferdinand Ward then and there intending to iDine and
defrand the said Marine National Bank Of Newl ork for
his own use benefit and advantage. The warrant was
given To Chief Deputy Marshal Curtis 70 serve on Mr.
Ward or the sheriff The law makes aiding and abetng
q bank his misaPprpprlatOn OF 1uhus PUNISH
able 10y five TO ten years imprisonment.
few minutes after D. Mr. curtis called at the JAN
and served the warrant the deputy warden ~ VAS
given 10 ward. took IL. and after reading H. sld
that he would show it TO his counsel soon atterWmd
his brother. William 5. Ward, again called. Few |
minutes after O'Clock Lawyer Sman called ana con-
ferred with his client about the warrant.
The reporter talked with several prisoners IN the ]a
last night aud informed by Of them that they had
seen Sheriff Davidson and Ward leave the jail about 45Q
MONDAY afternoon, and back at 1880 When Nara
went out two entered bis rooms and followed MIN
will some papers.
SPECULATION ABOUT JOHN c. ESQ.