New-York tribune., 1885-03-17
LOANS TO GRANT e. WARD.
ASSISTANT CASHIER DABoLL CR0ss-ExAMiNEoh

ASSISTANT CASHIER DABoLL CR0ss-ExAMiNIo NE
GARDING THEM.
Nathan D. Daboll assistant cashier OF tne maino
National Bank for fve years before lts Pni -
the only witness yesteraSy srSo a one so Of the de-
tendants counsel, crossexanned Ine & miIuUSv hmsY
throughout the entire session, and kept hn ouSy
bank nix 70 show that the loans to Grant & Ward had
been properly made. The witness told OF ihslue,
that rSeeyS ward early r caed % the %
ness into his room and said that there tlius. u 20
thereafter different method pursued as 10 loans
to that firm Loans must be made @ ony On ths drm
ties Ward who was present, said tnat the I'll hlil LII
I had plenty of securties-iOads OF them. lnelr
tIansac tions with different banks were, however,
large and they might be compelled IL any u" eD e OF
other banks. They did not want TO he bolhereSH S
with handling the securities and sending them oaek
and forth to the bank He said that the frm woulG
set apart certain securities for eacn loah, MlCn 'o
they would keep for that purpose somethhg was was
also said about the time of payment anu the Soh "
tracts" which Grant d Ward were suPposeu ~
be interested were mentioned. Some suDsequent
loans were treated according to the Suggestions VI
Mr.. Ward. .u;o,s
loans to Grant & Ward, some on real and some on
nominal" securities, which Judge Benedict IN
torpreted to mean no secuIites me 20 Mr Fsbs
confidence in Ward, that securities 10 Tue aiouns
of $3.50, 900 had been deposited TO cover loans
generally and that MIR. Fish himself did not make
the entries alleged to be false. The loan BOOK, IN
which entries We're made Of the amount Of the
loans the persons 10 whom made, ana the secur,ies
deposited. was kept entirely by the Witness. MI.
Clarke brought out that Mr. Fish might never
have seen the loan book and might even nave oeon
without knowledge OF its existence. !ne Siron tro
acknowledged the receipt Of severa! notes IRON
Ward addressed to " Dear Nathan lelNr was Us
also identified, dated April 90 1854, addressed !"
Mr.. Fish, sayings:
You have in the bank s2ssooo OF the wheeling Lake
Erie and Western Railroad In loans In the foiowing
names; s. Green $4,000 d Green SoS ooS cr1 =, ~
s5so6o SsH siSH tosS sass have received loan On
these and and It EOn T let Fred have 'ho T. wv WASp Gn0
Do this. I'D y
The last two words were in Mr.. Fishs hand
writing. Mr.. Root at one time objected to Mr..
Clarke's method Of cross-examinins the the witness
but the questioning was continued. Ihe tilai VIII
20 on to-day, Mayor Grace has been subp@naed
as witness for the defence.
REAL ESTATE MEN ON THE NEW PARKS
At meeting Of the Committee on Lens;
latlon of the Real Estate thl1nN Exchange apa tha
question of the new parks came mp on the re-
port of the majority of the subcommittee. The
report deals chiefly with the difficulty created %. py
the recent constitutional amendment limiting the
issue of bonds by the CITY,. 1t gives opinions Oh
eminent lawyers on both sides; and also refers TO
the bill prepared by Mayor Grace and the appoint
ment of commissioners. 1t closes follows:
The time permitted your committee is TOO limited to
allow justice to be done to subject involving interests
nor your committee feel themselves at liberty 10 re.
discuss the matter far IL has already been dccldeu
By majority OF the Legislature ana ii-
dorsed by Of the highest standing and experience IN
respectfully submits that the influence OF the exchange
should be committed to either side OF the contro
veTsy.
The report was accepted. Frank s. Allen. one OF
the Committee. submitted a paper containing his
views IN opposition to the majority report
Many persons have called on Mayor Grace and
assured him that they highly approved his new
park bill, and others have written to him TO the
same effect. Tomorrow conference with the
Mayor will be held OF the City Hall TO perfect the
details of the mass meeting TO be held at Chicken
ing Hall.
CHECKED IN HIS wOULD-BE WILD CAREER
Robert Pearce sat In the rotunda Of Castle Gar
den Yesterday as grave and meek as good little
New.Engand SUNDAY school boy rather than
brave Indian and buffalo hunter as he had set out
TO be- lie was waiting patiently until his iather;
a farmer living at North Aoans, Mass, should
send money to pay his fare home. In the meant time
ms good Samaritan, Secretary Jackson. Will pro-
yIdt nim with bed, board aud such other comforts
AZ he NAV need. The lad Is only tbTtc en- years OF
age but his mind had been wrought 70 a high
mi ch OF daring by reading the exploits of Buffalo
Bill Texas Jack" and other praiIle braves, and
then he stole $50 from bIs father to give
bIm start In his new life. companion, Two
wears oder than he, aud whose name he refused to
disclose met him at Springfield, where they each
bought a pistol ana bOwie-knife. These ugiy
weapons together with the rest OF their money
tbey deposited IN satchel aud then came on 10
NeW-York arriving at the Grand Centrai Depot on
sunday. fhen Roberts companion took the satcnel
and sad he would mud place to board until they
went Vest he companion forgot 70 RETURN ana
Robert was sent to Castle Garden.