The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-29
TEN YEARS FOR WARD.
THE WALL STREET NAPOLEON
Found Guilty Of Larceny In the First De
gree. aud His Sentence Fixed At
Ton Years Penal Servitude
The Testimony Taken
oa Yesterday, Etc.


Ferd Ward was resumed to-day, with
Fish on the witness stand.
Ques'ion--"W&s that the end of YOUR
acquaintance with wArdg"
mot quite; have had conversations
with him sincs with respect 10 his
transactions with our bank and with
myself. He came to sse me st nv
| rooms over the hark three or four
days alter the fsilure, and ha said he
could not help il; he said that [ had
besn his best frienu; told him that by
his cecsption aud weschsry he had
ruined me, r0ned my fatty, ruined ths
hank anc destroyed reputation which
had been y years building; in
my indisnatton raised chair and
ne crouonei on the floor, cryiny, don't
hurt me; told him IL hs were not
sach contsm ptabla, hppocriticaI
sneak l would Kill him; he crouehsd
on the floor like whipped cur; told
bin he had better commit suicide,
hsng himself, drown niLuself, poison
himself, shoot himself, or 10 IL In eny
way, 40 inst the world would be rid Of
| his presence"
Ward smiled safcasticelly as Mr.
Fish described the scene. The witneSn
wss not psrnitted TO tell how much no
| put into tho firm OF Grant Il Ward.
This examination OF Fish then closed
| Resolving Teller John Ill. Carr, of
the Marine Bank, VISA sworn. He
said:
On May 5th, Ward deposited with
me, > check for Sl50,u0O signed by Will
lam IL. Vanderbilt; he then asked me
70 Withdraw acaecS OF $4,000, saying
the check drawn against Ii,
would nos be presanted; I refused, but
MIR. FiNh ba0s pe to hold IL aud 20
treat = rs adepo,it; ths $50 600 check
CAME naok; ms aftornoon OF the sane
day Ward came in with check for
S7l 600; on one occasion, by order Of the
pr1sideol, carried eheck OF Wards
6s cash"
George j. Chambers, stenngrapher in
the caae of Holt against Wsrser, and
George Spanccr, cashier of this firm of
Gran q Ward, were examined briefly
bpt their testimony developed nothing
new. The prosecution then rested.
Counsel for defense tlen moved that
the Stase be required To elocg on which
charge in Tho Indictment they intend.
ed to ask the jury for conviction,
T6e motion was denied temporarily.
Rx-Judge Cochran thsn opened for
the defcnse. He Ssid that his client
had been bounded by the press, by
financial men, and by members of q
prominent family, but The jury had
only TO cnnsider tbe evidence, aud ren.
der verdict accordingly. Mr. Fish, he
went on aud stated, was pot resp0n-
sible Witpess, and this was the frat limo
I that a convict waS called to the stand
10 TESTIFY against a prisoner Ia the court
ofever auo ternliner. Fish was 8 con-
Wet, and his condition when sworn in
"a witncss prevented hie being liable
for peijnry, or nDythirg1ets than muir
der.
"Fish comes hero and, animated by
venom, swears to anything that comos
into his head, and, being utterly irre-
sponsible, he knows he cannot be- held
Responsible II he tesiiiied 10 try ana
send Ward to prison; he Is probably
working FOX u pardon, by makiug
Ward the scspeg0st; in 1882 the bank
WAS in u'1icuties, and Fish's testi.
muDy could not be onuaidered without
oorr0boration; y verdict 0fRuilty was
Impossible on the letter OF March 20,
1854, Ia which Fish said TO Ward that
hiB troubles were too much for him
Fish waa continually soliciting Ward
for help"
Mr. s. Warner, who had entered the
room during the remarks OF tho law
Yer, WAS then called to tho ssand for
the defense.
He testined that ha knew Ward ami
rocogDiaed the check Tor $7l, 800, which
he haG received in the ordinary course
ot businese; after certitlcation by tho
Marine bank " was Gopositod IN the
American Exchange bank. On cross
examination, Warner said that he had
received the check ia Wards private
office, and rt the time be had with
him the obligations on which
tho money was due; tse amount
WAS tho profit on certain
Investments with Grant & Ward on
lgOvernment contracts. The wisuesg
could not iomemher the forms Of she
obligations, but the money was due
on tbat dsy (Mny 8, 1881. Tho dlffar-
once que on The Investment resulted
IN his getting ths check for Si,Sl0; all
tho contracts woro made direct with
Ward in his private Office; on Mrv 4
ho received a contract iCr Y much
larger sun, than S7l,s0O, which only
Represented she profit on tho old
Transaction. Mr.. Warner did rot
know ns TO WHIST the contracts were,
but thoughtthat possibly he had some
In his possession.
Jdiien T. Dsvieg, the receiver for tho
firm OF Grant & Ward, next testified
that ne took possession OF the assets of
Grant " Ward on May 4, 1881. He
had psr,iol list of securities Of tina
firm, which were found In tha Baukets'
safe Deposit company, which place the
witness had visited IN company with
| U. =. Grant. jr.; be did not
know tho vSlue OF the saourities
and could not toll TIA nsmUs OF the
parties who bad brought suits against
them, 30 proet was tholf number;
some OF tho securities had been de-
ltvcret 10 their owners on th0lr nav.
Ing the loans for which ,hoy had bsen
pledged, others ware yalneless, and
othors were awaiting dlspo9al hy tho
direction OF the o uri; the $4,000 IN
hie hands, OF the Buffalo Il New York
railroad bonds, claimed by both sena-
TOR Chhiico aud Reooisor johnson,
OF The Marine bank; Benja-
MIN Fish also claimed tho
..mo bonds, and i've wore deltyorsd TO
hin nv order ~ the courts In one pack.
aie where l25 bonds should havo bcep,
~ wero lnnnd TO bs misstde; ho haa
iound W0 In tito offl o, In taxi
wac overdrawr.
Tho assignment OF Grant & Ward
wa. here offered ia evidence.
william Z. Smith testified thst be.
twoen May : aud May 8, he had
been negoilaidg loans l6r tho flrm of
Grant q ward, but did not know what
becsme OF the money realized. Ho
o. uiu not approximate tho amount oi
the loans made by tho iirm hctWcon
tho dates mentioned. 1Ia was the rep
rasenta'ivo of tho Hrra on the Stock |
ExchaOge, aud also knew James u.
This witness virtually closed the
case Tor the defense.
General Tracy offered 10 allow tho
Jury 70 test whether or not one could |
nae ,he telephone and another stand.
Ing by him could tell the ,oices.
Ase ryo . Spencer was eallsd TO the
a1und nothing nnAy To thn Inail rnnnv |