New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30
WARD CRIES CONSPIRACY.
THE TELEPHONE STORY IMPROBABLE.

,,,to.dav niqht in the Luo low Street jan because
warden Kicrnan could get response to his knocking
-, the doors of The TUmbs after o'clock yesterday
~.,nc ~ returned with Mr. Kiernan to the Tombs at
,,oo, In the afternoon his counsel W. Bonfke Coch-
r,n visited him and long consultation was nelu, III
rhioh Thomas F. Grady later took part ward h"d
:. or tbc nervousness which affected him whcn ne
,oard the verdict guilty pronounced, and as the
d,v wore on he found himself N comfortable anu
,bio,orhical mood. He said that from an carry p"r'
., tbe trial iu ging from he rhlings ana 'he adssio
of certain evidence, especially tie draniauc re'i'" "
Az tisb winch he contended was outside the ISSUE nc
.v,ec,cd an adverse verdict Late IN the AFTERNOON
Ward made the following statement TO a Tribune IT,
porter: ,. uo
mes of evidence and that the inn rotable story "i
Thc teel hone cOncoeted out ot siit VI st'S a,
nv ,nonth closed b1t nevertheless leei conhoclt
tit time and full inv estigat OF tue BUSINESS o
Grant a. Ward will convince the puDhc tnat What Whao
have already said a5out the disposition ol tue ohSs
., the firm i true and only hope that these VINO nave
taken what does not in law belong TO them W'l nc Ge
a. t,rn the same 80 that those who lost may be mace
yLo,c. have done all could to this end and now
leave it to those who are empowered by Jaw 10 ace III
the matter to- do the rest ,s hoe st"rv and feel
snr that some one will act in tie matter ana suOW
them up will not complain Out trust 'ha' 'iine WIN
,eu what am now restricted from showing. AS " a9
onreal in my case tnat rests with nv attorneys
mean 10 bear whatever may come with brave heart
lfie
=; ,bo minds of publlc which has for the past year
and half been saturated with the vindctiyc stories OF
my enemies.
While Ward was making this statement at the
Tombs James d. Fish at the Murray Hill Hotel
Assistant District Attorney Purdy had taken the
morning papers Fish and he had then learned for The
first time that his former partner had been convicted
Mr. Fish did express any Nindictive delight over
the news said Mr. Purdy; - he said that he had no
yindictve feelings toward Ward. All he complained
of was that Ward after the old mans conviction had
NOT come out boldly and made it known that the old
,nan believed implcitlyn the Government contracts
When Mr. Fish first down from Auburn. he said
70 me- why have you brought me hercf Nobody Will
believe me- told him he would be believed and to-
day when took him the papers the tears came into his
ewes and he expressed a deep pleasure over the
thought that the jury believed his story That thought
has seemed to make almost man of him and has
pyen hin ht pe The old man is pretty good humor-
ist He is the secretary of the chaplain at the Auburn
Prison and that secretary takes down the answers oi
new prisoners who arrive there and ncrroGaed by
the Chaplain One question to the new arrival Are
Won guilty or guilty Il hope sad the old man
to-day with grim kind OF smile that Ward Will DC
cent to Auburn should like to there look up into
his face and record his to the question, Are
You guilty or not guilty f''
Mr. Fish will start for Auburn with Deputy Warden
Bowie at 1890 a. m., to-day. Mr.. Purdy says.
W Bourke Cochran said OF his clients case: " We
shall ask no stay of proceedings and favOrs OF any
kind from the Court General Tracy and myself will
roner tomorrow and determine our line OF action
You NAV safely say that shall appeal and that the
motion Tor new tnal will probably be made on Sat1r
day. when Mr. Ward is to be sentenced although that
court terra incogDita" Mr. Cochran expressed the
decided opinion that Ward would have to go ouside
this count to get Justice 50 suppose he had to be
- 4; III loois.
But better on this indictment than any other Cen
e,al Tracy and myself are glad there agree
meat ; We preferred that to disagreement From the
that conviction was forgone conclusion
aad sole aim to take such exceptions as would
enable us to 60 TO the Court of Appeals"
District-Attorney MARITIME was naturally happy over
The result of the trial lie said The preparai for
the trial involved labor than is generally known
and it takes off great responsibility from the office to
lave the verdict finally rendered N our lay0r do
think there any likelihood of new trial There
were few exceptions taken that will probably Rave ser
Gus weight before the General Term.
" Shall you try Ward on otter indictments" "
That will largely depend on the sentence. II
Jnige Barrett takes the view that the full penalty il
deserved and sentences Ward years State
Prison, it is probable that shall not try him an
other charge Ii would he necessary II We did so, to
keep Ward in the city for couple OF months, as II
would take several weeks to prepare properly for such
a trial II the full penalty not gwen, it may he
in the interests OF Justice that another ctartc
should be tred would try 10 stlect case ii posi-
be that would keep all this long testimony about
Grant Il Wards financial dealings"
Warden kieInan has brought down tempest about
his ears because lac took Ward to the Jail Yesterday
morning aud did not return him To the TOmbs until !
noon The warden banged away at the doors on the
Frankln-st side OF the TOmbs at 1870 and then
went around aud pulled Warden Firms private bell
There was no answer. Finn declares that Kernan |
shoulh have pulled the bell on the FranIin-st side |
away over Elm-st Tue former bell at the main
entrance has been removed because everybody used tc
pull it aud keep the doorman on the jump. hicnan |
visited the DlstricAttOTneys Office and told Mr.. Mar
time that he could not get the TonIbs with his
pfisonernd was therefore compelled to take him TO the
Jail not satisfied with your explanation" said
Mr.. MARITIME. will not say anything further to you
but will communicate with tue Sheriff the subject
Mr. Purdy furious the matter. lie tried 10
find Justice Barrett, but could not. The matter will
be put before him Tomorrow said Mr. Purdy, and
.he will undoubtedly sift it. When heard of it |
thou hit at OF Genets escape. There some
thing wrong. Ward has 81 OOO.OOJ slowed away aud
have good deal OF faith in the story that he has
large amount OF property in diamonds and other jewels
He shut up suddenly in the Tombs that he did
not have time TO attend TO certain dispositions of
property. That Ludlow Street Jail business will be
United States District Attorney Dorsbener
LETT the m %S.,nSy,e S;ty yesterday tor tor, twOdays
about the promise in the editorial columns of " The
Star that additional tables relating to the Ward and
Grant business would be published. that the expert
employed by him able to devote all his time to
that duty and that the publication which had been
promised for Yesterday would be made at other
time. Mr.. Dorshtimers alleged revelations in " The
Star" have become the subject of great amusement
among the lawyers engaged in the Grant Ward liti-
CATION Mr. Holt the assignee of ard, said: There
j. nothing new in the publications The whole matter
l. taken IRON tie printed evidence in the Holt
suit" Charles H. Butler. Mr. Hollis partner laughed
and said Why, Receiver Johnston told me that he
passed q whole day with Mr.. Dorshemcr WHO pro-
fesscl 10 have discovered something new and sum
>norcd him to his Office. Mr.. Johnston told me he
failed to see wherein the discovery lay"
G. w. Bangs SAID gOod-naturedly Mr. D0rsheimer
seems to be having real nice time of it, Let him 90
and shake things up: he doesn't TO have any
thing new but he appears to enjoy 1t aad it may give
Ihe Star a boom. | have seen all his fig be-
fore; they have been published; he has rcarranged
them ttle-that is about all there is OF it fail to
Fee where the revelations come in Yet, it's a good