New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-17
A WARRANT FOR WARMER
or,,pp IMPORTANT ARRESTS EXPECTED
o,,,e WATCHING WARMERS HOUSE,
pEPo rrrrnrrp TO GIVE HIMSELF UP TODAY

teenthst.' on tuc '"7 r,olfth and Thirteents SIS
oio " lily no glanced at urstory' nv
onoosite. whose front door Is lido
e,h, Of stone steps with iron rallhs' Sorco black
eoon a second man joined the man WIN i,b tho ferce
,ns,ache and finally third The h,n ",ioI IIomes;
,nst,che was United states Depu'S ni. ,Ionces was
- on which hc was bestowins MS vor
the mousse VII W. a,dence OF William .. wa
inc nus % oo,se OF the deputy marsha -,
h'r' nv a., fact that he caIiiou
~. ,o.ts, m order Of arrest lot n, Arter
-, ~, ,,roccedings in the United states 0 Ct
,on nontbs had passed since the laHuio " -
I'D ,ne oxposuSes resulting from tho Peoui,
methods Of Ward had been oec'ueu ."av ot,ons 70
be summoned 10 E'e -"
the celebrated firm.
- -. ,,orshal Holmes and his companions waited
1870 opposite the house OF funpretending appearances
,u : N m Then he made an inquiry at 'no "0I9o
IA a,ncd that Mr. Warner was not at hoine' W
:. "a n M Mr. Warner had not eniereu nlS no"o0'
tho Iynx-eycd deputy could discover anu 'hen "o
-.vo mn his vigil. with the Intention Vi re'u
9 a. m. to-day and arrestins MI "aruei
.hopId make his exit from the house.
uarror and party of friends went on yachting
zen Yesterday, unconscious OF the Impending
- Of the United States Court The party returned
~ ,,o c,.v abont D. n but Warner did not go W hi'
80 Il had been in the air for three weeks Vh"' P'0
oedIpcs we're going on regarding lhoict'heptS "e"'
h, Mr. Warner had no apprehensiohs IN tne in"''oi'
~, no said that he preferred to give himself up Openly
On broad TO the mandate OF court hc 'nou
- unted and so he quietly kept away from Deputy
s,.r,hol Holmes The deputy's fierce mustachc had
.rroad a warning in Mr.. Warmers household.
.overal weeks there have been rumors that Walter
y,ns,oD the receiver of tho Marine Bank, had been
,rohnc deep into the wonderful memoranda OF feru'
A Ward and the check-books OF the
Hr, arm Of Grant & Ward, and had finally arrived
conclusions which, to his mind, formed OASIS Ior 'ho
ipui,e of suits recover moneys alleged 70 Delons
% the Marine Bank director OF that pahA sa'u
,v davsoco to "A TRIBUNE reporter that Mr. johnston
~, s,nd,cd the whole matter and had "got 1t down
Go ~ 90 that when he moved 1T would be with "oil'
doanea purpose Mr. Johnston himself has evidently
baen moving. For week 1t mas Oeeh elNcu
ont at his office over the old Marine DahA
that he was out of the city, but would DC DacA yes
t,rday Several persons who know Mr' johnston
face reasonably well that he has not been OUT Oh W
city in this period has been busy here making MS
0rsnarations for an attack upon Warner and others
The others toward whom his attentions are said TO nave
heen directed are the directors Of the Marine Bank
Whom Mr. Johnson began to look up Warmers relations
n h firm OF Grant Ward he discOveredso he statesthat
inst before the failure two checks one for sooooo inc
other for $4,000, drawn on the .darine BANK h"u
naSsed directly from Ferdinand Ward to william D
warner On the basis OF this Mr. Johnston said 10
and see where that Sl3O,O00 went 1t passed osten-
sbIv 20 Mr. Warner Il do not pretend to say that he
has the sum; others may have been behind
him. am after these persons, ana
intend to proceed through Mr. Warner nist'
From all that could be learned last night ME- johnston
had been CARRYING out these theories in securing an IN
dlctment against Warner and following 1t up through
the United States DistricAttorney with an ofder Oh
arrest gentleman acquainted with the facts SAID
,ha Of
from Washndton.
Tho most pertinent charge in the proceedings is
sajl To be that of coiusion with Ferdinand Ward IN
dyertlng to their use money belonging
10 the Marine National Bank. The theory on "hicn
this charge supposed to proceed that warner was
conscious that Wards contracts were fictitious ana
that he knowingly took money belonging TO the Marine
Bank when he accepted the checks that corporation
Another phase of the proceedings based on the famous
transfers of property by Ward do Warner the morn
Ing OF May :, 1884 the day after the
failure Ward has testified that he was 80
lost to his selfpossessiOn the night before that
under the influence OF choral and barely knowing what
be did he transferred TO Mr. Warner personal and real
estate amounting about 100000; this included lots
in Iewisave., Brooklyn, worth $4OOOO the house No.
81 Pierrepont.st. Wards home $4,000; haf-nterest
in the Booths Theatre property and property in Harlem
and elsewherewOrh $2S50O0 and the Connecticut prop
erty $50 O00 besides personal property worth $4,000
return these deeds and transfers Ward received
from Mr. Warner $563 900 in Grant & Ward Obligations
profits" Tho present proceedings on Mr. John
part seek the recovery Of all this proT erty on the
charge OF duess, usury causion aud fraud. Whether
Mr.. Davies as the receiver OF Grant Ward. has a
hand in the proceedings simply bides his time as a
spectator and awaits the result would not be as asccr
tanned last evening. The whole proceedings have
been carried on with an air OF
uystery. It was positively stated on
good authority that Mr. Warner not the only one
against whom Mr.. Johnston had proceeded 1t was
that other OF arrest had been issued and
that deputy marshas abroad seeking the objects Of
those The indications pointed to some at easI OF Tue
directors Of the Marine Bank
Warmers friends took the matter with extreme com?o
sure They said Warner had had intimations of What
going on hut he had gone OF discourse iota
consequence One OF these friends having his attention
called to the that warrant had been issued
against Warner, said that "he discredied the posi-
biy, any theory Of the evidence taken existing
that anything could be found to sustain either warrant
'or indictment, but that Mr.. Warner having heard
this rumor, mad intended presenting himself to-day
about at the Office Of the United states Marshal
for the purpose Of nqurng the truth Of the
and meeting any charges which might be made against
hm." The charges, Mr.. Warmers friend said, we're
frivolous aud Nh Warner would defend himself In any
judicial proceedings with the same determined spirit
the excellent results. Mr.. Warner had never had
any connection with the Marine Bank except that
checks that bank had been paid to him. he had
had no connection with Grant Ward except to buy its
obligations over the counter. Mr. Warner, he stated
was fully prepared to meet any charges against him.
There was speculation among those directly
Interested in Grant Il Ward matters 10 the nature
Of this at this particular junctGre, its bear
Ing upon the trial OF Ferdinand Ward and It's tendency
TO divert from MaYor Grace that abundant atten
ton which has been directed OF late to his Grant
Ward transactions.
Mr. Warmers friends hoped last evening that Deputy
Marshal Holiness fierce mustache would interfere
win Mr. Warmers appearance at noon to-day at the
ofice Of the United States Marshal.
friend OF Mr.. Work said last night: 81 am sure
neither Warner Work will be disturbed over
Inc order OF arrest for any connected with these
complications. barring the fact that such
agreeable They and their counsel long ago gave the