New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
MARINE BANK TRANSACTIONS
MORE OF MR.. DABoLDs REVELATIONS.
wARp,s CANVAS BAG-PRErARING FOR VISIT VI
THE BANK EXAMINER.


THE BANK EXAMINER.
James n Fish has apparently become accustomed
to n position as defendant ana 1B nveiy ana & oa1y
of deneanor in the court room; ne tai an tat;nS
care of his finger-nails. The long examlnaio@ @ S I
the witness Dabol on the particulars Vi as to
by the bank and the minute quesdShy qesd ~. y1tsrest
financial transactions have exhausted tne
&c snectatoTs and comparatively few now attehc
fbe sessions of the court Henry W.. Cannohi, .no
Controller Of the Currency was - ideutfv report
of the affairs of the Marine Bank on aprh @f'
1884. .,-.s +,. cros.-
examination of Nathan %. Daboll, the former as
sstant cashier of the Marine Bank de lnqiirodt
as to loans which had been the snb1ecI OF onn @
examination A payment by Ward OF Po,o1;tU ,;t .s Uus
March is was dwet on for long time Inc Wltneo' f @
said ST. O45 of the amount was IN pay IoO % 20 n
terest on prior loans was b9nce Ia p certificate
Of dep0sit was made out 10 President lsu' ~ ~
Clark was proceeding to ask the witness Soou
csTlier loans to Grant e. Ward. when DisCrlcl.A.C-
sonev Root objected He said that only certain
loans were tho subjects Of the indlctme9t, anu ~
would be impossible to go into every ioaii WIN n
Grant 81 Ward till mass OF unnecessary ant 20 tbe
fus,no matter was introduced into the case 10 iie
Confusion of the Jury Mr.. Clarke said tnat otheI
loans than those referred to IN the inc
Judge Benedict said that while IN crlinai I US,
where the intent was part OF tne crime, ht T
of other criminal acts OF the same she 70 accent
introduced it would scarcely be possloe 70 ao9Ipr
evidence from the defence to show tnat sIiil o'ni
transactions were correct. -. Lo,, on,
The witness was asked about a canvas oag; ~ \
parently containing securities whlch MI wa "
had in the bank. The witness SAID
Mr. Ward said to me day will send or come Hnn
Gov that ha9 to-davD said IL don't know what you
mean" lie said You don't don't you 7 ana sn0Wvu v
mo in the vault bag which he said belonged 10 nun
lie came later with one or two and could see
that there apparently bonds III lt
The witness afterward said that the time oil TINS
occurrence was about May l, 1854: -.
District Attorney Root conducted Drle1 e1alni-
nation after Mr. Clarke was through with tne VII VIZ
ness Mr. Daboll testified to the change ln 1no
manner of transacting business about fepruaIy 10;
before which time notes of Grant ~ ward nooIseu
by Mr. Fish had been used on loans, but after that
time the collaterals were to be deposited. Inc VIZ
ness said that Mr. Fish would frequently say 70
lin lust before the loans came: - mere VIII oe
coming to the bank tomorrow sucn anu Suon @
amounts on such and such accounts, ana Iie ioan ;
envelopes would be made up in that way: Against
the objection of Mr. Fishs lawyers the witness was
allowed to tell that of those whose names appea[e4
as the sgners of notes of from $2O,OOO 70 Y4ouvo,
one was the bOOkkeeper, another a vlerh anu /"
third a colored messenger of Grant d Ward.
Assistant Disinct-AttOrney Foster theh % nskeu
about preparatirns that had been MADE Dy FRESH
dent Fish for an examination OF the Dank IndS was
made by Bank Examiner Meigs about Septemperr l,
1883 While the Examiner was at the bank Mr.
Fish said that there would be securities sem uoWh
tn cover the contract loans of Grant d. Ward.
large amOnnt of securities was sent 10 the oauk
and the loan book was altered so that as security
for the loans there appeared not only the notes OF
Grant d Ward indorsed by Mr.. Fish, but also ral-
road boads, stocks and other securltles. Inc
ties were brought to the bank late In the day ana
put in the envelopes so that they could DO iouuu
the next day by the Examiner.
The trial will be continued to-day.