, 1885-11-01
TEN YEARS.
The Space of Time for Which
Ferdie Ward
Will Absent Himself from the
Home Circle,
Because He Was Too Free in
His Disposition.
TEN YEARS.
Sentenced.

Sentenced.
NEwYoRK. Oct. 3l.-Ferdinand Ward
smiling and self-possessed, came into tn,
crowded court room this morning to re.
ceivc the sentence of the law for the
many crimes which he has committed in
the world of finance. The sheriff and
warden Of Ludlow street Jail accompanied
him. Throwing off his overcoat with a
lazy air, he bowed to and shook hands
with his counsel. As he looked around
the room he saw a few familiar faces.
The jury by which Ward had been found
guilty was not present in a body, but n
number Of jurymen occupied seats in the
court room. The box, however, was not
empty; it was occupied by court attaches.
limbs of the law and others, who had
dropped in to hear the Little Napoleon of
Wall street sentenced. The court clerk
was promptly on hand with his assistants.
The judge, however, was late and did not
arrive until twenty minutes after the APP
pointed hour, when the machinery of the
law was set in motion.
The district attorney arose and said,
Ferdinand Ward, the prisoner at the
bar, has been found guilty of the crime
with which he was charged. Counsel at
the last session of this court gave notice
that at this time a motion for n new trial
would be made. | move that the motion
be made at this time
Gen. Tracy, of Wards counsel, arose,
and in a low tone, scarcely audible ten
feet away, said: ''The defendant, Ferdi-
nand Ward moves this court that judg-
ment in this action be arrested-first, on
the ground hat the facts stated in the
second count of the Indictment don't con-
stitute a crime; on the ground that the
defendant, being a director of the Ma
tional bank and the evidence charging
him with procuring unlawful certifcation
Of his own check by that National bank,
this court has no jurisdiction of the sub
ject of the indictment. The bill of excep-
ton upon which defendant asks for new
trial reads as follows:
First-ln charging the jury hat there
was sufficient evidence to convict.
Second-In charging the jury on sew
eral propositions to which, upon the trial,
exceptions were taken and noted on behalf
of the defendant as appears upon the
minutes of the trial.
Third-In refusing to charge the jury
on several matters requested by defendant,
to which refusal exceptions were then and
there taken and noted.
Fourth-In refusing to advise the jury
to acquit the defendant, and to which
refusal the defendant duly took excep-
tons.
Hfth-In refusing to direct the jury to
acquit the defendant, and to which refusal
defendant duly excepted.
Sixth-In refusing to direct the jury to
acquit the defendant on the ground of
variance between proof and Indictment,
and to which exception was duly taken.
When Gen. Tracy finished District
Attorney Martin made this motion: 81
move Ferdinand Ward be now sentenced
by the court" Ward arose and stood in
front of the bar by the side of his counsel,
his face pale but firm. lie did not finch
as Judge Barrett pronounced sentence,
but stood unmoved while the court poured
upon his head the words of condemnation.
The court room was hushed and an al
most impressive silence fell upon the
several hundred men who watched the
prisoner.
Ward, you have been convicted by IN
intelligent and conscientious jury of the
crime of which you have been charged,
began the judge, directing his gaze upon
the prisoner, who stood before him.
you certainly have had a fair and i'm
partial trial. The jurors were most care
fully selected and came to the trial Of your
case with apparently unprcjudiced minds.
The court guarded all your rights and
privileges from infringement to the best
ability. You were convicted because you
had no defence, you offered no defence to
the facts. 1t is only a matter for %coniec-
ture why so intelligent a jury should have
taken 80 long time to decide your case.
If your case had been hat of a person
wholly unknown, the jury need not to
have left their seats. On the contrary,
your case has had the benefit Of more than
careful consideration. You have been
most ably defended by your counsel and
an address as brilliant and scholarly as
any ever heard in this court
room was made in your defense.
You were not convicted on popular
clamor. The jury probably delayed in its
Judgment because they were afraid that
in some way they might be accused Of
being influenced by popular clamori which
tended to make the conviction doubtful.
| have nothing to say to you in the way
ofhomily, because | believe it would be
wholly useless. You have shown your
self to be wholly Indifferent throughout
the trial ofthe charges which have beer
brought against you. You seem to ex.
perience no romorse whatever over tn,
ruin and sorrow which you have brought
to hundreds of people in this country. Yot
have done more to u%nsettle public conf
dencc in moneyed institutions than an!
other man of this government, and yet
through this entire trial you have shown
yourself to be wholly unrepentant for TIN
sins you have committed, This being tn
fact, | must simply content myself will