New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-05
FERDINAND WARD IN COURT.
HE ENrERs.A PLEA OF nor GUILTY.

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nv sis eoanss! General Benjamin F. Tracy, IL the
Cy ZIP ~ nTcr and Tormuer, before Justice Barrett
yssterday He had been brought there 70 Piesr "
y,o ;nd;cfment recently found against MN. ms
;ndictmsnt charges him with grand larceny IN .do
arst degree sd AYERS that he stole divers bonus
Of the Quilted States OF America OF nu IUry nm
known. and a more particular dc he
sorpt0n whereof Of $780, Boo ooo and divers
other bonds and obligations and ValnaDie secutt
fiss Of number, kind and descrlpsTp d 10 o ane
Grand jury unknown OF tne XsrHo National Bank
u des 95 pstGs itV Of P NeSw-YorSS
Assistant DisIrict-At'orDey Ambrose II. Purdy IN
his affidavit on which the charge wa ,arcen,es of
trick and device from the Marine Bank IL 1854 as
f fell F Ma2eh U.s. $1SocS and April TO-
100000. Their method is described thus
The said Fish was president of the Marine BANK ana
said Ward would bring TO him notes drawn Oy Wildly
tnonsibe persons and that said notes purportod TO
have collateral security ior e Cause Ibsse note,
to be placed the regular envelopes hs werS would
the bank to contain 70 s a apon the books Of the
bank for the amount purportng to be contaeg ~ ever
envcopes whereas In truth and In fact no
wsre ~ the envelopes and the money was obtained
wholly without security and converter 10 'no u'' "a ~
said Ward and Fish. NJ, o
Ward stole from the bank 800, OOO aud on May .,
stole two promissOry notes each for 20 wv, nauo
by Inc ieS SSsSeS y aa the NewYork Lake Erie
WestoTn Railroad Company and that on April 22
he stole from the bank 80 shares Oh ,1c RnaIo
On the I'd or Sd of May Ward stole 81 800, O99 OF
United States bonds and railroad securities uhSyS
we're i'm a canvas bag and had been placed by Ward
in the bank as security for the moneys that Grant
Ward owed to the ba1k. These allegai,ie9ns are
made information and bellef derived rom t; ai
examination Of the evidence procured on t9s trlal
of James ID. Fish in the United STATES SIrcu.'
Court and from conversations had WIN 'hs VIII
ATTORNEY MARITIME asked that the prison.
er be required to plead to the inaictne ths
sd GensT answered TT'cy 70, aii hm stV
Mr.. MARITIME asked that the case DC Tra seS
down for trial on noxt Monday, bnt Generai iTacy
ment. 1t was agreed by both lawyers that they
would be ready to go on on June 10, ana MI
MARITIME asked that meantime eto ,dv pr fbo sheriff
Jnstice Barrett SO ordered, and Ward was taken
back to the Ludlow Street Jail. ,-;o-r
The Grand Jury continued yesterday to review
the evidence taken on the trial of James D. Fish.
Some of the testimony gwen at tnat oo VIZ ~ DC
aana tasfn several De,Irs indictments will be-
found The Grand Jury will continue the investi-
cation.
WHY KINDT COMMITTED THE BURGLARY
Justice Barrett yesterday sentenced Gustave +.
Kindt, otherwise known as frenchy, 70 SIN
years in the State Prison; on his plea of guilty to
burglary in the third degree, second offence lie
then tempeIed justice with mercy by SUBSCRIBING
10 fund raised on the spot for the destitute aqgn
brok en- into the warehouse OF leather merchant IN
the Swamp on the night of May n and carried on on
property worth 1858, had a plthui story TO tel.
fe stood before the Judge with tears in his eyes,
and said that after being released iroln prison;
where se naa sGrte for T esN Weeks in Central Park
while vanly looking for work. AT last he OBTAINED
work but he fell sick and lost It, when ne recov-
cred he met his daughter IN the street. she was
unable 10 give him food, but was suffering Tor the
want of it herself, and her babe was gnawing cry
crust. In desperation he had COMMITTED me o9r-
IN v.
His counsel James NJ. Brady, pleaded Tor him. ana
his daughter with her infast in her arms sat near
Justice Barrett said that this was not case in
which sympathy shculd be xtended TO the prisoner
cte The feelings of those who had heard the facts
of The case. The prisoner was an lntelngent man.
He had not gone out to steal bread III order to keep
his family from starving, but had dehberaiely
planned burglary. St,l he would not give INN
the full penalty. The penalty for first offence was
five years ana for seconq onenco nUe S oOi' ''''
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ACTIVITY IN ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
The Incandescent Department Of the American
Electric Manufacturing Company has been placed
in charge of W. j. jerks, late manager lor 'n ae
Edison Company of a similar department at
Rrockfop Mass Ii is also announced that the
American COMPANY has entered recently into an
nQreement with the Edison IN regard 70 TINS par
ticular department of electric lighting. Inc actVny
in striking contrast to the stagDatlon II general
business enterprise. Within few DAYS tne
os,;cas m this city has made several contracts for
building central lighting stations here, three Oh
these contracts made this week aggregathg
$200,0OU
TIE DEFICIENCY IN Blk. PHELPSS ACCOUNTS
Commissioner of Accounts Sbearman said yesterday
that the examination of the District Attorneys Office
had not been concluded and the report upon 1t would
not reach the Mayor tor at least week IL was st'eo
that the Investigation would show that there was an
apparsnt shortage of over $4,000 In the accounts OF
DlstrictAttoruey Phelps, but that his friends made
good the sum. a friend of his said Soon alter MT
Phepe died It was ascertaned that he had deposited
to his own account certain surls public money whch
the entries in the books OF his once indicates mao zen
received in satisfaction Of forfeited bail bonds IL had
been the custom of the predecessors OF Mr. Pheps II
appeared TO receive special fees for arguing state
eases on appeal aud tins extra compensation was OD-
tanned from the forfeiture fund. Mr. Phelps argued
large number of appealed cases, but never made
for travelling expenses other disbursements.
He could have made claim for the whole amount ana
on presentation 10 the proper persons IL "oud nave
been allowed" :.
pared however. but made the alleged deficiency ana
the sum was transmitted by Mr. Phelpss successor MI
Rollins 10 the City Chamberlain on February 20,
1881 ACCOMPANIED with the following letter go
al herewith transmit TO you the check of Nr. 5. w.
Kncvals for 90 It has been received this day
by me from the personal representatives OF the late
Attorney benjamin X. Phelps accompanied by
statement which also inclose, and by when II ap-
pears that tho above aamea was the balance due
from Mr. Phelps TO the city and county at the date oil
his death on account OF forfeiture recognizances."
The statement referred TO in Mr.. Rolhnss letter
shows that MIR. fbepS fecelNeu III MS tciui VI oiO
$50 1877 AS as tic proceeds'of forfeited bail bonds
The amount 81 600 retained by Mr.. Phelps Tor extra
services in tie early part Of his term OF ONCE was
allowed
CHAnBER OF COMMERCE. ON EARLY CLOSING
Otto G. Mayer, Henry II. Rogers and Henry
Steers were elected members OF the Chamber OF Com
merce yesterday. James W. Elwen, chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign Commerce and Revenue Laws,
read report which was adopted, recommending that
imported rags should be dsnfocted at the port Of ship
ment, the disinfecon to be certified by the united
6aes Consul copy OF the resolution was ordered to