New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-28
FERDINAND WARD AROUSED
TIRED OF BEING MADE "sCApEGoAr."


WENT. NE wILL-MAYoR GRAcEs PRoflIs.
perd;nand Ward sat in large, easy chair IN
Sis comfortably furnished room in Ludlow street Jan
as,.u,av and looked in a sad and absentminded man
ssr ont through the grated window upon numoer oi
small children who were playing and singing inerrnS
upou the opposite side OF the street.
.rhere ia picture OF innocence and happiness" nc
.ai to TRIBUNE reporter pointing to the prancing little
ones Turning around in his chair In nervous manner
n. continued: "No one will know the load that
have been carrying for the long weary months tnat
Ihaye been within these walls have heard ana reau
many statements that have been made IN reference W
nv dealings in the firm Grant & Ward that have re-
Hsctcd IN q most damaging manner on my character.
Under the most biting criticisms have kept sti ana
uttered nothing in reply to my accusers IL the many
things that been said were true wouid anu co
have no word of complaint to utter but from my own
Knowledge OF what I have done. 1t has made me
shudder at times to read OF the dcbasing and
mean things that I am said to have done
statments which have not the slightest foundation
IN fact am down it is and in no position TO ask
ayors aud only thing that is left Tor me Is Jusce
This is what want aud crave The position that oc
cupy 10 not known. The facts concerning my ACTIONS
have never been gwen to the public l have not yet
had an opportunity Of clearing myself from the UNJUST
,mputatous that have been cast upon me-
al have suffered much, and have been comparatively
left suffer. 1t may DO that the stngs Oh con-
science have made others suffer In secret,
Il
the arrows of degradation have been directed.
The pressure that put upon me to DO this or
that to go there one thing or another ior
the benefit of others has been enormous inc time Is
coming when will be able TO do ana say something ior
INV own benefit. Since my imprisonment nave peen
,ahoring ALI knew for the benefit OF the creditors
~ Grant & Ward For eght months worked by day
and by night make out statement that would snow
the condition the affairs of the hrm at the time Oh he
failure Tue statement that made wlich showed tno
httuV ralQ
tons with Grant & Ward, tho amount oil money
that was advanced by him and the amounts that
were Maid to him as profits, given 10 Mr. johnson.
receiver Of the Marine Bank and Mr. Davies the re-
eeayer for Grant & Ward. This statement shows wh"t
was done with every penny that eane TO my hahus
while the firm OF Grant & Ward existed. Mr.. Davies
has written that the Indebtedness OF the firm was
SIC 900 and that S11 100000 OF this amount had
been paid, leaving balance OF $5,OOoOoo Ihese are
round numbers Now, the impression has gone forth
that absorbed this $5,000,o00 that 1t went into my
racket for my Individual benefit" 49,, 80,
Does your statement show what was done with this
WHEN Is % Grant 5G %STG "'
81 beleve it has never as yet been ascertaea WHAT
the iawiu % Ss proved nsurous and unlawful but
have shown in my statement clearly and there can be
mo Sa ,. % GS'F the e. 70 se
settled will think cover ss Tsor is onHG that
the Indebtedness is still larger am ready permitted
to 10 the aid G0Ef Sy % G s creditors
In In the recovery Of money that may have
SiIleeuly 70 accomplish this makes difference
what may become OF me- will continae to unti the chd
II be Illegal claims against Grant War were peesssu
the amount mignt reach 500 100000 6nt
sr. are any people ,Sp SsG cn T n se receiver and
ask that they be paid l have been aad am o now con
demned because have not made public the statenent
tSati Ihave not because aid not think
that it proper for me in the posi9n thst occ1py
rcceiysr. ana / believe that It is MS duty TO
10 so and do not understand why Il has not
r. Sa. not been DONE but have given the credit
cr it. There is one his oegts; geta thg rss Tbrrs "
stain upon my and family That nust DC rrlI2nea
with the facts That made millions out of the Grant 4
ward transactions did not and to-day s nU Torta
laid TO my 1t not right There are others VINO
meut which s.e extent is my Jnstlnea,ion' Is not
male public will lie compelled 10 give IL out IN lne
st tsa has been brought against will not he able
10 show my position Ihavebcen under cloud long
enongh and is only justice 10 myself mat u snouid
he knawn who shared the profits with Grant 4 Ward
The books Of the @ show evfT ssd to Scie
Of Grant Ward for per cent ana IN addition was paa
eot in round numbers 1 remember IT, 100000 In
profits lie says that he made nothing out ol tns nrm
M abatement taken from the books VIII SHOW He hods
notes of the firm $50o00 Udt this does not approach
bid the firm OF Grant Ward ever hage anything to
do with the fund o $25o000 given to General Grant
ana held in trust by MessrA Morgan Hoyt ana
Yes but part of this money wa: lost & 6 Mr. Moyt ia At
one time loaned Grant Ward about SZI,ooo on & eaI
ranst which he held securities worth 20 per cent more
fban the loan This understand. was part OF the trust
money The loan paid on before the failure OF urans
Ward and since then held cent of the money
10 my knowledge. General Grant knew nothing aooat
the business of Grant Ward. Hc had no knowedge OF
lis affairs III I'could gone 10 see him. after lhe
fanrc and explained 70 him from the books the nature
OF many transactions. he would, believe, have been
satisHed aud would not have recorded the unayoraDe
opinion of that he did But be- ike every one else mas
bamed me for things that never did Ligbt however,
will sooner or later be thrown on my TRANSACTIONS ana
strange things be cleared up may he crushed Dut
sno not csad Other people have had their day, ana
save suffered but there Is end to everything, ana
ferdinand Ward will be heard from In MS own ocha