The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-10-22
MORE oFwARD's DHvLTRY..

MORE oF}wARD's DEvILTRY.
Further Developments in the Case Of the
Nav York swindler--s Samples OF His
Book.keeping- Col. Grants Letter. n
In the statement recently made BY Ferdi
nand Ward, which purports to be an OK.
nos,1re Of the dealings Of that firm and q
! the men who made money BY them, some
interesting and new matter. Ward declares
that the ST, 900, 900 which he says w. 8.
Warner got out OF the firm was, in his
oninion divided among a number OF per
sans. He SAYS Mr.. Warmer in making on
investment and receiving in return therefor
n receipt, would have had that receipt split
nm into nine other receipts, each OF which
would be signed by Grant g Ward. When
these receipts, or promises to pay, were re-
turned for payment they would bear the
endorsement or initials OF certain parts.
He gives these sample entries OF pay merte
to some OF these persons. IN n \.
j. McNamee,s 1884, $40; Chsrles NC g
Nance, $50, $40; z. G. Clark, $1ll,54O;
CPB. SRI 466; Hooker, $4,000; j.,
s52o. $40: Joseph s. & Son, S31, 900; We,
S144,64O: +, B. W., y$S4, 600; W. A. II.
S34. $50; {. r, S66,OOO.
C.P. B. and r. F. W. are Charles i.
Britton and Frnnk F. Wood, two OF the
creditors preferred in Wards assignment.
+, w. W., r. GU, B.L. II. are i. w. VIII
merding, +. C. James, and B. L: Herrick.
W. A. II. is probably to be read w. a. p
or w. A. Parrington.
OF Fred Grant, Ward says land proudces
Grants receipts for the securities) that ne
borrowed the securities OF the firm to bor-
row money on, and invested the money
with the firm, receiving the fabulous. profits
on it, rs well Ms on money otherwise
procured. With an intimation that the
''contract" buiness was not unknown to
some OF his partners, Ward produces
this letter: Il SIS "A - IN, f{igs :, -
NEW YonK, May II, 1888. Dear Fred: I
am going to Philadelphia to-day, to be back
Tonight. II have same contract CONTRACT
underscored] money coming in tomorrow w
and want to reinvest it. Don't forget it.
81 ~, Yours,
's&i y BUCK.
!. Mr.. burlington, who is counsel for the
Grants, snid: 4 Ei.3tl ~ ~
Col. Fred kept o minute account OF all his
transactions with the firm, and what Ward
clusively. A short time ago Ward was
claiming that Col. Fred had taken out
$25O,OOO. Iasked Col. Fred about it, and
received this letter: s, a ,aa ~
COL. GRANTS LETTER. 5r.
New YoRK, Oct. 2. 1sS5.-Dear Sir:
Your letter asking me about q rumor that
Ward has stated that he paid father $780,
O00in excess OF what he Qather) put in the
firm OF Grant & Ward, and paid me $780,
900 in excess OF what I paid deposited
! with, or loaned to him (Ward), has been
received. AS to fathers account, have
only to say that he putin the firm ofGrant
& Ward 100000 OF his own money, and
deposited there 100000 OF my mothers
|. $40, 900 belonging to the fund raised
in Philadelphia to pay for the house
3 East Sixty.sixth street, $4,000 from
sale OF the Long Branch cottage built while
father was president, $500 from the
snle OF EAnglo-Amcrican bank stock that
mother had owned some years, and $10,-
900 from savings from her income and all
advances that father had given herr, and
$3.50, 900 he had obtained from Mr.. Van
derbilt. ..5fI ~ $500 'il5,35g
My fathers expenses were about S $4,000
a month, 81, 600 OF which he allowed my
mother for maintaining their home $500
he gave in charity, md $500 he kept for
his own tlse, but gave most OF this away in
presents.
My father's income and profits outside OF
the firm OF Grant & Ward latter the $780,
900 was raised) was greater than the
amount he spent. Father made no in.
vestments while in the firm except those
he left with the firm, and Mr.. Ward had
charge Of the securities. -
AS Tor myself, took from the firm OF
Grant & Ward about 49, less than put
in. What did take out was paid as prof.
Its to those whose money was using, ex-
cept so much as it took to, support my
family in a becoming way. Ihad IS 900
when ! first knew Mr.. Ward, now I owe
$500, 900 through his treachery.
have nearly every check ever drew id
my life, full history OF every TRANSACTION
ever entered into, and il ANYBODY who
has any right to inquire into my affairs
wants to know about any or all Of nv
transactions. my books are open to them.
II you see fit to make public my transac.
tons with Ward, do so-there is nothing
wish to cover upon the contrary, l would
like everything known. i:G3, = - -
have done nothing am ashamed Of
except that 1 dealt with such men as FisI
and Ward, and there is nothing l am sorry
Tor except the suffering which has befallen
innocent people through my confidence III
Gheso men, was not a member OF the
firm, but believe / could have been do
ceiyed just as my father and brother were
mad been one Of the partners. can truly
say that regret that did not occupy thu
pace my father had in this firm, for / be
leye his disease was brought on and hi,
death hastened by the treachery Of tbes.
men. Very truly your friend IS 8 i
i3..kJ
Mr. burlington said he had crossed II On,
the amount lost because Coll Grant :haf
mistaken: the amount Tho: money which
Col. Grantput into the firm was distribnt
ed as follows; H.. ' = t ',us
Col. Grant. S57, OOObfrs. F. D. Grant m,
Mrs: Cramer.... 1900 s. Grant n ph'w. i. 00t
H. IS :5 M.asaary i, 0o9 -.
II q this money Madary got back St. 900
ana q. Grant SO, 500. The loss ,droy,
MA Maaary crazy. Col. Grant drew out Sic.
IVY as profits leaving q loss OF 500, 900,
y Mr. burlington said that Col. Grant;
rage at the time Of the failure was somo
thing terrible. He did not care Tor b;n.as;
but only for his father. He ga id: sJtcns
100 900 lives to build up his renutat;on
and l$ now it Is NIL undone by this scoundrel.
II would have gone hard with Ward ii Co,
Grant had met him. Ward feared fth;s
and had powerful deputy sheriff accom-
pany him in order to protect him. & We '.
was a great coward. When he came ~ Ar,
Purrington's office, soon after the failnre
he said, tearfully: - go = - =
Do you think the colonel win nnnnd 3
deserve to be pounded This sherif II J;
pretty strong and he'll defend me. ~
Murder at Big Stone fyity ~, I. ~ MI. VII