Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-27
GRANT GIVES EVIDENCE.
Testimony in the Marine Bank Case
Taken-NO Relapse.

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Testimony in the Marine Bank Case
Taken-NO Relapse.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Col. Fred Grant
looked quiet encouraged this morning.
He said: "Father rested quite we'll last
night He did not sleep very much, but
he looks quite refreshed to-day. He ate
well, and has no pain nor uneasiness. If
he is not better he is certainly much
easier"
Said DR.. Douglas after his visit to Gen.
Grant this evening:
The General slept continuously until 1
O'Clock this morning, and after that ftfully
until O'Clock. He took food as usual to-
day. Between and 3 O'Clock tho
General, Senor Romero the Mexican Minis
ter, and myself drove four miles through the
park, one milo less than yesterday. The Gen
eral rested after his return. though there was
no apparent fatigue from the drive, and then
hrs deposition was taken in the case against
President Fish, of the Marine Bank This
lasted an hour, and there was no evidence of
the General having been exhausted by the
examination. lie Is quite as well to night as
he was last night. which is remarkably good,
because these two last days have been eX-
tremely depressing to every one. The Gene
RAILS pulse and temperature tonight are
about as low as they ever were. There Is no
particular change In his thrOat's condition.
DR.. Barker was with me to-day and DIR.
Sprauy was Win me yesterday.
GIVING THE TESTIMONY.
In the trial to-day of ex-President Fish
of the Marine Bank the deposition of Gen.
Grant was taken at the inValid's resi-
dence, by consent of the counsel of both
parties, before Jas. Horace Fish, Notary
Public and the stenOgrapher of the court.
The counsel present were Stephen G.
Clark and Edwin G. Smith for the de-
fendant; District Attorney Elihu Root
for the government, and Clarence A.
Seward, Gen. Grants adviser. Col. Fred.
d. Grant, U. S. Grant, Jr., and W. A.
burlington were also present. 1t was
about 4:aO O'Clock when the
counsel arrived at the house.
The General had just returned
from his drive. 1t was agreed between
the counsel that the testimony of the wit
ness should be taken, subject to obiec-
tiOns, to be stated at the reading thereof
in court tomorrow. The administering
of the oath was waived, the deposition
being taken with the same effect by con-
sent of the counsel. The examination
lasted about three-quarters of an hour.
The Generals memory as to the details
was detective, but whenever the counsel
seemed particularly anxious to get an
answer the witness tried to connect the
event or date with something
else that occurred about the same
time and thus get at the answer desired.
He was plainly anxious to tell all he
knew. His evidence was given in a per-
fectly calm manner, without any show
of personal feeling against any one. He
told all he knew about the firm of Grant &
Ward, even to the circumstances of his
entering the firm. Once or twice
the witness was asked if he was
tired but answered that he
was not. When the examination was
concluded short chat ensued between
the General and the lawyers. In the
course of 1t Gen. Smith remarked that
he thought that the patient was looking
quite well. "Well2r said Gen. Grant,
somewhat slowly and seriously, II know
that l am very sick man, The particu-
lars of the testimony will first be made
known when the evidence is read in
court tomorrow morning.