New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-09
Mr.. DoRsHEIuEEs COURSE WITH wfRNEG
HOW TIE DIsTRICT-ArTORNEN's ACTION Is RI
GAEnRn-CAN MAKNER EG CnNNICIrnl

HOW TIE DIsTRICT-ArToRNEY's ACTION Is RI
GARDRD-C,N WARNER BE CoNvICTrD3
The Grant g. Ward business is ccntrng just
now about W. s. Warner, and the public manifestations
in this direction generally attributed TO Mr. DORIS
heincrs activity Hc has plunged into the midst OF an
order of and has plunged Out again. ana his mop
skp-and.jump proceedings have been the subject oil
amused comment and deri5.vc criticism among al Tie
lawyers in the litigation whether hostile or friendly %
Mr. Warner. No can take an initiative step or make
any movement in Grant & Ward matters without Had
ipg himself in the blazing light OF criticism from ths
abIest lawyers In the city.
Mr. Dorsheimer," said of them, has already
been forced TO retreat from position. is matter
of extreme doubt if he is wholly amiss DO his present
course This statement based the question Of
the guilt or innocence Of Nh Warner bat sUpy on Ae
question a how he Is 20 be reached. do not think
the United states statutes can touch him
This view prevails in the DiStrichtt ,rucy's Office.
one Of Mr. Marines assistants said saturday iu
order to bring Mr.. Warner into Inc jurisdiction Of hr
United states Court, II is necessary 10 prove al Ic.
such collision is there There Is ne r.douht,
according to evidence IA the H0lt-Warnrr euit which
has been Dir DorsAeneI's sole guide That warner az
hr,t had actual stock transactions win Ward. I'm
that the Government contract bn mess came W %
have believed the contracts Warner might have conc
without asking any questions after NE CoYGiAn h
rre - M evdenre go far IN that effect Warner can
swear he did not and that he never knew that the
contracts were not real. Even granting That Warner
knew that the fictitious, Is there any evil
/ dence then that lac went into the business 10 de
| fraud the Marine Bank | don't how
that can be shown. Did Warner know OF the use Ward
was making Of the Marine Bank There Is no evidence
that he did The trouble is that the bearing 81 the
United states statutes il limited and ~ they stand do
not how they be tortured into covering
Warmers case We glad here 10 see Mr. DOIshcucr
press the matter, but even IL he gets Indictment
which Doubt don't see how IN the world Mr. Warner
can convicted of any hing under the United STAT
| banking laws. Now you readily see what Will De
the result if Mr. DOrshcimcrs proceedings fall through
as II seems to me they must Mr.. Warner Will Ou Of
court an innocent man and Mr. DOrshclmcr VIII have
! the credit OF having done IL ALL"
/ When Mr. Warner arrested, Receiver John
! ston and the Dstric-AttOrney's Office were ~
! work night and day. 20 sec IL they could
| mako out case in which to indict Nj Warner The
conclusion had been reached that the most That coud bc
done would be prosecute him for mlsdcmeanOr the
extreme penalty OF which wOnd be years lmprison-
ncut and fine Of ~ 900. The action OF Mr.. Dors-
heimer put stop this. AMI the Dsirct-A tDrney
office will keep it, activity ia Grant Ward matters ~
Allowance until the result Of the proceedings ia the
United states Court is arrived at This Is the intOrt-
gathered from one in close relations with Mr VI H.
tine MIR. DOrshcmcrs action IA spoken OF a. b!ud-
/ erbus ana a boomerang" affair by the lawyeT- in
Grant d Ward matters. Mr.. HOrnDlOwer, one Of Tie
attorneys Of Receiver Davis has expressed fdcctOu5
opinion which going the rounds OF tAe inner circles,
| and it " The only conceivable reason Tor Hr.
! DOrsheimcrs proceeding against Mr. warner IN tie
United States Court is that Mr. Warner dcfraudcd an
| ex-President OF the Unlt0d states.