New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-14
FISH AND WARD UNDER THE SAME ROOF.

Thaver. w. Van Norden, John Sloane and Y. Nj
Williams.
FISH AND WARD UNDER THE SAME ROOF.
THE NEWCOMER NOT ANXIOUS TO MEET THE
oTHER-BAIL FOR FISH REFUSED.
James d. tishs cell in Ludlow Street Jail IS NO
Al which Is at the southern end OF inc secohu tot
aud faces on Ludow-st. 1t rs one OF inc Hsh,eoe
cells IN the building me iur i, no ;nSicaion
that he will seek to furnish his quarters ID better
STYLE lie rather asoDIshed the officers oy rslI a
$50 a. M. yesterday. At O'Clock no ave a.
hearty breakfast of fish steak, chops eggs esIee
and rolls. Keepers Powers and Flynn had charge
of the corridor upon which cell No Al opens Mi Iii
Fish said Keeper Powers has been cpeerIui Al
day. He Las passed good deal of the time IN walk
ing in the corridors and in reading the newspapers;
He letter this morning ana IRE c s
trast Mr.. Fish's appetite with that OF ferdinahu
Ward who eats a little milk and crackers or some
thing Of that KIND" at frequent intervals ana sees
So far as could be learned the
former partners have not met each other
in the prison although they VIII occupy tne same h,s
table whenever Ward takes his meals out Oh DIS
cell. lie generally has his meals sent to hin, 1.
In conversation YESTERDAY Mr.. Fish said that ne
presumed the ny had ioowed 10 dtS Ward as
cradle VILLAIN and liar " aud declared that WARDS
word was not good for anything under any cia-
cumstances" He had not seen Ward since MAY .,
1884, and did not wish to sec him; tie hopea
Ward would keep out of his way. lie added tnat
"the true inwardness of the case would drop OUT
some time" and his own innocence De csIa9s s9t
Dlstrjct-Attorney Root and Assistant District
Attorney Foster received many CONGRATULATIONS
yeste, dav on the successful result OF the flsh ul
Stephen G. Clarke, of Mr.. tlshs counsel, asKeu
judge Benedict IT, admit his client 10 pan. lie ue
sired Ire said ask for new tria and nad served d
on the District Attorney notice OF MOTION, 70 DC
argued on the second Thursday OF May Tor such
trial and in arrest of judgment. lie Thought thaJ
Mr. Fish was entitled TO be admitted 10 bail unIll
higher court had passed upon the exceptions taken
on the trial. Mr.. Root said that tins was certainly
not a case in which bail could properly be asked
The defendant had been convicted OF an onenco
which was punishable by from five to ten years I'M
pIisonment.
Judge BenedctThe matter OF hail after CONVICTION Is
always matter of discretion with the court The de-
PENDANT is entitled to be admitted to bail ~ matter
rght and in this feel 1t my duty TO decline 10
take bail.
Mr. Root was asked. while the Fish trial was in
progress. when ard would be tried. lie said tina,
Ward was not then in the control OF me Uhlled
States authorities. Deputy Marshal Henry Is,
Curtis went 10 Ludlow Street JAN Yesterday ana
repeated a demand which he had previously made
for the possession of Wards person under bench
warrant issued Nv Judge Benedict on an Indictment
found few months ago. charging Ward "ith alH-
ing Fish in his misapplcation of the funds OF the
Marine Bank. The penalty is the same as IN the
Fish case Warden Kiernan refused to yield pos,
session of Ward, but gave ccrtlhcate that warn
IN custody under orders OF arrest nom Nle
by j. Nelson 1appan to recover SSOo,-
600 and William Brigham 10 recover
S4s, 900 He also certified tnat he had the Dencn
warrant from the United States Circuit Court which
il TO bp served on Ward as soon as he IL released
on the orders of arrest. He certified mat ne ma
refused 10 deilvcr Ward because he was held unGer
an order to the Shend by the Supreme court. Inc
certlfica, e was re AIMED by Marshal frhardt, 10
show chat there was danger of Wards escape
from confinement between the conflicting jurlsdlc-
tons of the state aud National authorities.