Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-11
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
CHURCH AND SOCIAL SENSATION
IN KANSAS CITY.
Transcontinental Railroad Freights
Testimony of Ex-Banker Fish
The American Turf.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIoN. |
The Ex-President of the Defunct Marin
Rank Examined as 81 Witness

Bank, was COnllnueU To-Day before the
referee at the Ludlow-street Jail on behalf
| of Davis, the Receiver of Grant & Ward TO
| discover whether any tracts of land and
buildings owned by Fish were purchased
| with money secured from the defunct firm.
Mr.. Fish was stubborn and testy. The
| first question was as TO a number of lots
owned by Fish in Chicago. Fish said they
were purchased by him during the past
| three years, and became angry when asked
| if they were purchased with money got
from Grant & Ward He blurted out once
or twice, i" Don't ask such d-n foolish
questions" When questioned regarding
his stock operations with Grant & Ward,
Fish answered: Il had thousands and
thousands of dollars worth of stocks
stolen from me-" He was very vigorous
schemes Il bought stock in a
mine from Grant & Ward said
the witness; " but that was swindle.
bought and paid for many mines which
only existed in the imagination of Ward
/ was induced to take hold of the Ward
smelter, but Wards brother told me they
never had a smelter" "How about the
Mono mine?" witness was asked. The
Mono mine was one of Buck Grants" was
the reply. THAT was id swindle, too.
| The individual next door WARD can give
you valuable information on these
things" To other questions he replied
" Why don't you examine the great man
next door," We'll replied counsel,
You issue a subpoena duces tecum, and
Wen bring him in. Just bring him in,
and he'll get black eye and a broken
neck" shouted Fish, and he looked as if
| he would carry his threat into effect. The
examination was adjourned indefinitely.
| STATEMENT OF THE EX-BANKER
New YORK, June 1Oth.-Ex- banker Fish,
of the late firm of Grant, Ward & Co.,
writes to the World certain facts which, in
his opinion, show that others were as
| guilty or as silly as he. He says: | not
only do not charge Grant with any guilty
knowledge OF what was going on in
Wards office, but on the contrary, | am
satisfied that he did not know anything
about it. His letter, however, did, at the
| time, lead me to suppose that he knew
! about the Business and that it was Just sat
isfactory to him. No one expresses any
surprise that Grant should be humbugged,
and he is let out on the ground of not
| being a business man. The General and
his sons spent a considerable portion of
their time in Grant & Wards office,
while | was very seldom there, probably
not more than one hour in the aggre
gate. Now, while Ward deceived all of
the Grant family, as well as many other
acknowledged capable business men. is
it very surprising that l also should
have been deceived? Up to the day the
Marine Bank failed ! had no doubt
whatever of the genuineness of the
| alleged Government contracts. Ward
has admitted upon examination before
a referee, and also told several parties that
| | never knew anything of the fraudulent
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| ing of the banlA does it look as though it
would have been intentional or premedi-
| tated. when | and my family owned one
| fifth part of the capital stock, and which
instead of selling at 175, which could readily
have been done, my family and myself are
| called upon to pay an assessment of $50, 900?
And does it look probable that | doubted
the genuineness of the contracts when
allowed my brother to invest in them,
thereby losing all that he was worth. some
$780, 600? My sons means were also in
veste in them, besides those of many 9TH
| ers of my relatives and friends, and all at
my suggestion. And finally, would it not
have been the hight Of folly for me to have
every dollar of my property in such a shape
as to be liable to seizure? Even the bal
ance of about 500 600 in the bank on the
day of its failure, and every dollar that l
| was worth is gone, and | am obliged to de-
pend upon my children for SO per week
to pay my board here. | made an assign
ment of all the property | had in the
world
Transcontinental Railroad Freights.
New YORK, June 10th.-The announce
ment from Chicago that the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
had given the required ninety days notice
Of withdrawal from the Transcontinental
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| with The percentages recently awarded was
the first intimatiOn that railroad people
here had of the business transacted at the
| Denver meeting of the association and ex-
cited much interest. Your reporter saw the
| acting freight agent of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe who said Ninety
days is long time, you know, and in my
opinion the matter will be amcably adj
| iusted before the time expires. The over
| land roads are in no condition to engage in
another fight just now business is too dull.
| don't believe the withdrawal is final"
| Another California freight agent said the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe people had
acted Toolishly in agreeing upon an Arbi-
| tratiOn Committee and then Directing to
their allotted percentages. The recent list
of percentages gave the Union Pacific 40
per cent. of the freight business, and the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, with its
| connections % per cent. The latter part of
| this month the busy season sets in, and
| heavy shipments of dry goods to the Pacific
| coast will be made, and all the roads will
| come in for a share of the freight At
/ present the Sunset route Is scooping about
two-thirds of the entire California business
| At the Central Pacific office Huntington's
| representative would neither affirm nor
| deny the official character Of the Chicago
!, /
Southern Pacific from the Transcontinent-
al pool, but admitted that it was probable
that they were dissatisfied with the allot-
ment Of the percentage to their road. 1t is
| learned that the TranScontinental Asso-
citation meet in Chicago tomorrow to dis
cuss the latest phase Of the difficulty. The
representatives of all the overland roads
| will be present and action Will be taken to
prevent the dissatisfied roads from with
drawing from the pool.
a Bit of the Past Recalled.
New YORK, June 10th.-"Colonel Jew
| EFT" so called who was a San Francisco
auctioneer in 1919, turns up ag ain in
| Newark, the Colonel, claiming as usual
distinguished political honOrs. Refer
ring to the attempted peace negotia-
tons at Niagara during the war he says
| they were prevented by Stanton and Sew
/
stood the South was ready to recognize the
Union, if Unidentified for its slaves. The
Sun, noticing the above, says: The truth
| about this matter is that neither Stanton
nor Seward had anything to do with it.
Lincoln alone acted to prevent the nego-
tiation, as we think, without previous con-
sultation. Dana continues: Lincoln did
not like Greeley. He evidently thought
Greeley put himSelfi in an unenviable posi-
| ton by proposing the negotiations"
Murdered in Mexico.
| PHILADELPHIA, June 10th.-Particulars
| have reached here, via Laredo, Texas, of
the murder Of Paul Holden and his young
son George, of Philadelphia, Superintendent
of Nellecillo mines. While in transit from
| Villaldama and the above named mines,
their conveyance broke down, and the
| driver took it to the nearest ranch for re-
pairs. When he returned he found both
father and son dead. Holden was shot five
| times, and had his skull crtlshedG He had
discharged two barrels of his revolver. His
son George, who was shot in the neck, had
| discharged three barrels of his revolver
The object is supposed to have been rob-
| berry, though neither person had money on
his person. The authorities of Villaldama
are making efforts to capture the murder
ers. As yet there is no clue.
Sensation in Kansas City-An Ex-Convict
| for a Clergyman.
KANSAS CRY, June 10th.-A sensation in
| church and society was created here to-day
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