New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-09
WARD MAKES A CONFESSION.
WARMERS GAINS TAKEN FROM OTHERS.

4
lie and inner history OF the WardWarner
tract business. After few preliminary questions re-
| cardng the Ward-warner contracts General Hubbard
took up subject Of the transfers OF property made by
Ward to Warner on May 7. 1884. the day of Grant &
Wards failure, asked Ward to give the details Of the
transfer Ward settled himself back in his chair aud
| began:
On May in the evening about 80 o'clock Mr.. Shop
herd my counsel e1os came to my house. No. II Pierre w
wished to see me Mr. wSr. had been my SGgnse
hun r Shepherd Went aH0P put and eegF.pSsd
him. Between and 10 o'clock Mr.. Work arrives and
Wood, clerk Of Mr.. Warner. came. Mr. Shepherd was
there Mr. work told me that there we're certain out
wished me to transfer certain property OF milne iu
change for these. II would not make the transfer
Mr. Work had always been my counsel so consented to
mako the transfers They made an effort TO get blanks
but Mr. Shepherd objected to going until morning
General auSbard3will you give tho details TTscsarons
there were other parties interested IN Mr. Warner who
Q-Was there anything said as to what they would do
II you made tho transfers AIR. Work said that If
made them there would be no trouble with the parties
Odd Mr. Work say who he was representing A.
Q-what interest did you understand that he repre-
| sented-Mr Warner or Grant Ward or BOTH A
Both-
,,Q-Dd you, tho next day make the transfer to
Q-wherei AT the office of Mr. Shepherd, in the
| same building where Mr.. works office between
aud 10 There present Mossrs. Work Warner,
banded me a lease TO sign, which [ did and 1t was
nckno wledged before Mr.. Wood. think. AS notary.
Mr.. Alexander here formally handed over one paper
wherein Ward his wife, IN consideration OF 100000
conveyed to Mr. Warner certain lots IN Kings County
The do filed In the Registers office In Kings
County on May 8, at 1890 a. M second conveyance
consideration $4,000 disposed OF the Pierrepont~st
property In Brookyn the third. In consideration OF
$685., 900. conveyance of one-ha interest in the
In diam
ave-, between One-hundredandtwentieth and one-hun
dredand-twenty drs,s sts., filed at 0:l5 on May ;
fourth the transfer Of tho Connecticut property
| filed In Stamford in consideration of 100000.
| General Hubbsrd-Was Mrs. Ward present when the
| papers were executed A.-NO sir.
| Mr.. Alexander next produced paper whereby Ward
transferred, IN consideration OF $4,000, all his
personal and household property TO Warner
| General Hubbard-Did you sign this the same time
ACKNOWLEDGING IT, although can't recall the circum-
| stances about this particular paper; MI
| Odd you read the papers Al did not Ihey
handed 10 the In a bundle aud signed them with,
looking at them Mr. Warner Warn r Issrs.ax ASKER Ser
70 sign the papers. gave me u S 20 MINI h,m
papers which had IN my pocket ms was record Oh
my transactions with various parties and with nun lie
that the papers, and US sald that nc wanted
them. told him wished to keep them a. there were
other matters In them besides his lie then consulted
with Mr.. Work, came back aud said that he must nave
| the papers then gave them 70 him.
Ward examined carefully four and one.halt sheets OF
foolseap handed to him and Identified 1t as his pocket
| edition OF the ward-waruer contracts
| Odd Mr. Warner say why ne wanted the paper J
| Ale aud not knew that Warner knew that the
paper was the only memorandum bad aud as soon as
lie demand, IT, after consulting Win M WORK, knew
| that Mr. Work was In Mr. Warmers interest.
| Q-Nhen did Grant Ward suspend A-On the
| morning Of May IT, the morning went to stamford
| Odd you know then mat they were going to sns-
| pend .-tAfter thinking Whel-No. SIR ,s 49,.
| ODD you know whether or not they could get
through the day Al knew they could II the Marine
49, Az, pa, 20 ,o ~ ford A = erpected ther
would be good deal OF trouble hatday with the Marine
Bank aud wShed 10 avoid the excitement which would
o'"Wnrn did you nrst hear Of the farre Al read
It IN the evening papers ON May o. etneT ON 'ns cars
Q.-where did you set of the train A-Bgfore got
TO he depot vent over 10 a sar and
driven 10 BROOKLYN. | got out at Love Lane, wont
dd not Enow would be trouble and did not
General Hnbbard-what did you get for the convey
anees before described AThe papers have already
testified 10 dnebi, coupons etc ,.,,,,.-y o,b,.e
| Q-Wero these delivered on May ! YES slr
dwrs ney divided up 70 correspond TO ob s9s
cannot say whether one or more represented any Que
oEuow long have you known Mr. warneri A. (after
long thou ghtl--f thnk since late Ia 1852. 49,, a.,
have given the subjec: much thought. but can't tell
Odd you know his occupation thsu 40 SIR
| Dor what bis business haa oeeh Oel'''' A'-"O'
General Hubbard once more took up tho Ward-"arner
contracts referring particularly to the TWO forms In
| -, o,,o,s - a,I d" cert,ln sto.k transactions -
| pooi "an'~eu -,.,..d ,ho ,or,n ~ tb.so
and asked "Who drew or orislhA'eu tne Aoi" VI ''
| coptrastsip
WI sa,d that he should have to refer TO par
toular contract so he was allowed TO pick out one
General Hubbard asked Who devised or Invented
| -. -. a,a ,o,tp
| 49, >, . -, 49,, ,h.r answered "Nop
| Ward paused moment ana theh answered. NJ.
| n How dld Mr. Warner OF any one know what figures
~, m he mat in the contract A.-To answer that
49,, =, .g ,nt aanarate transactions Mr.. Ward dyed
,nIo he izmonse DISPLAY sheet Of figure,
and nshed up a sample contract trans
action, wherein there was duo Warner
October 20 1883. 100000 IN tnht case MI 20
say. II have 500 900 coming due on October 20
What do :" would sly .oo can gEe yo ou
que Oil iVr % satver the 500 900 contract and
| would hand him the check for $1,000 mus there
thsre would be SIS, 900 renyested. Ihat was the ma