Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-01
IN sing sing.
Ferdinand Ward Receives His Sen
tence to Ten Years Hard Labor
in the Penltentiary
The Scathlng Remarks Of Judge Bar.
rctt as lie Sealed the Doom Of
the Noted Swindler.
Greatest unsetticr OF the Age OF Public
Confidence IN Moneycd Institutions
iichind the nars,

NEW York, oct, a. Ferdinand Ward,
smiling and perfectly sclf-posscsscd, came
INTO the crowded courtroom this morn.
ing to receive the sentence OF the law for
one of the many crimes which he had
committed In the world OF finance The
sheriff aud the warden of the 1.ud.
low street Jail accompanied him
Throwing OF his ovcrcoat with an easy
air he bowed TO and shook hands with
his counsel. After some other matters
had been disposed of Gen. Tracy OF
Wards counsel moved that the Judgment
In the action be arrested and that the de-
PENDANT be granted new trial, stating
various reasons therefor, District Attor.
new MARITIME then moved that Ward be
sentenced by the court. Ward aroscand
stood,
IL FRONT on Inr pAR
by the side OF his counsel. His face was
pale but determined lie did not finch
ns Judge Barrett pronounced the SEN
tcnce, but stood uumovcd while the court
passed upou his head the words ot con-
domination. The court room was hushed
aud an almost impressive silence fell
upon the several hundred men who
watched the prisoner with fevcrish eager.
ness. Judge Banctttthcn said.
Ward YOU have hocu nyictcd 10y ap mtcl
ligcnt and conscientious Jury, ~ the Whup az
MINI Ma fair and in,nnrtiai trt 'rb,
NAV wore ,n, ~ rnrnfnltr I,iertrd ma ca,nr
10 the trlNl OF your cn'e with apparently az
prcindiccd minds. The cour, guarded an your
rshiH 9hd privilege from nlrlngemcnl " tie
c coa :" van hnG GU no actcn,H Yog oif"ra no AZ
tense 10 tht Gcts. tIs only 10 mnt0r lor con
lecture Why 50 ihlelilYeni q Jury Should have
n,, vu NIX, s' In t,',, tht WI ,"r.o nii, M,
known. ihc iurors nrcdoJ moi 10 nave ieu
their seats. on inc contrary your ease has
no,. tIara,, .,,, w., n,vs hn1s ngt e6iy ~,
! fcndc,i hy yonr coun .ci ana an adrtss a thnl
limit aud scholarly ns any one ever hoard in
/ ms court ionn' MA9 mVar 10 VOW u.tv"h.'
TX" i,r, probnbiy lria(1d M Id tidrnont br,
cmsa u was afraid that ln some way 20 might hr
accused OF pellE mhNcnSt9 ~ pop
Xxx con,iSfan JoVbtfal bn,e n,liins
Ia say TO you IA mo way OF hou,liy,
hcr1ntc lnlnk y would 9e NNNitl ueHiesn.
an, t HMM, }S, trli ~ ii' eif,e ttirb
! have been brought agamH YOU 10u eocm 10
experience no romurae over lhc crlmt nnl
, nptrIM VIM" NV Wn,n,r, , 6aVc HIM.
| more 10 uneeiio public confidence In
moucycd mtumiione than any other
NM ,.t ,,tr, 81 ,,,, y,, ,,s, INK
/ S@if nnronSntant for t66 sins YOU haya com
mltcd, rms lcmg Tie ncl, must blmps
o2h,enl ill",n WIN piG'oNn,inb ,,y ''n'g','
/ Gnrd IN t,o sfato'a prison "a nara Ianar f1r Tic
] period OF ten wears
Not muscle Of Che prisoners lace
changed while these scutl,lng remarks
were made. lie bowed his head but did
not trcnF)le or show amy evidence Of feel
1 Ing. Ward was surrounded by bis friends,
! lie put ON his ovorcoat, took his Derby
hat, aud left the courtroom accompanied
( by his keepers. Ward was taken ituu
the courtroom 20 the shcrln's Office,
whittier District Attorney MARITIME soon
followed, The latter had consultations
with Sheriff Davidson and II was decided
that Ward should be taken TO Sing Sing
| by the first train from the Grand Central
depot. The time for lis departure was
2:S0 p. IN. During the time intervening,
nearly three hours, Wards movements
were kept secret, but IL was understood
that he was being accorded the privilege
OF attending TO some private affairs. lie
was not returned TO the Tombs, and War
den Finn turned over his effects, CON
tanned In two large satchcls, to friend
who came with au order from Ward.
Ward was taken 10 Sing Sing prison on
the 2i30 p. m trnin, He was accom-
panied by Sheriff Davidson and Warden
kiernan.
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