New-York tribune., 1885-07-09
FERDINAND WARDS CHECKS.
..,uvry DRAWN TO W. S. WARMERS ORDER.

CTNETY DRAWN ~ W. De "AN' o''
., AMOUNT OVER $4,000, ,OOo-wARD TO
TESTIFY oS JULY 22.
nrho LAWYERS made another effort yesterday to
,.oces OF Ferdinand Wards property in the suit Of
-. r. Holt the assignee OF Ward to set aside Wards
snsfers Of property TO William g. Warner Tho great
OF the day consisted Of ninety checks signed ly
% ,s,veen January l. 1883. and May 5. 1884, made
,,e with three exceptions, TO ". 8. Warner, nearly
p =, them drawn on the Marine Bank. few being on
usrst National Bank. The ioIal OF the checks
vas s6.19i,51o
1.vrer Hubbard conducted the examination before
y.,erse Hamilton Cole Lawyers Green and Alexander.
= Baugs and Hornblower all took hanc In the pro-
a,,,rs which went on despite the protest OF +. n.
manga who could not be present
bright young man. John II. Perciva, who had
,sn clerk with Davis. Work McNamee, first took the
chair and stated positively that lie knew all about W. g.
warmers signature paper with the signature was
handed to him The bright young man turned seversl
comrexons and then confessed tiat he was III 'he ""
He departed ia peace.
George E. Spencer, the cashier OF Grant Ward, was
co more called to the chair. Before him was
caced a pile Of rectangular papers. He had seen them
before He up carefully and said; recos nize
This as check for $ls750 the First National Bank
drawn by ferdinand Ward, made payable TO ". o.
w.,ner Ard signed by Ferdinand Ward" The date WAS
February s. 1883. The check had passed the Clearing
House Then one by one Mr. Spencer identined eghty-
nine similar checks all but two OF which were drawn on
tne Marine National Baok; these two were dated jan
nary aud 25, lss3 The only other diierences-asioe
from dates aud that checks made out on
July 81 and August TO- 1885, were payable TO Geose f.
epencer or W. g. Warner. and one OF October l. 1883
60 snencer or Ward These three signed Grant d
ward" Au the ninety had passed the Clearing House
and had been indorsed, w. 8. Warner" The total
amount of the checks was SC, ,l9447o.
Mr. Spencer was interrupted in his labors after he had
rNsOo aplr mi w -.
warmers stenographer called TO the chair. Hei
looking young man. He besitated many OF
Mr. Hubbards questions, and his memory proved sadly
defective He hao hardly taken his seat when one OF the
LAWYERS wished TO fix the date OF adjournment Ex-
,n the case until fall If this we're done. he said,
spiue else would have TO take Ills place. Mr hup
bark sar possipc Mr. Ward Is Wiling and prepared to
testify n the council in the criminal proceeones oo"
sent understand that they are willing" ,
lir. Green-Have you any idea whether Ills tesunony
cen be taken In day
Mr. Hubbar-Oh no; 1t will take severa but as he is
wiling to testify think he ought to have all the 'iie
necessary. and now. too Nv, ,, =, o,,osd Tho
1t agreed that If Mr. Ward could DC prooaced' inc
slrnographer Woods attention was then calicc 10
tnnde of papers lie recognized hem lie had seen thenl
before; hr did nst say what they were; the b0ny oi
them written IN bis 1nos weis "nsr than
specimens OF the famous Government contracts sir
Hubbard I'd wanted to one ss dated ss March M 90 sss which
tbe figures $1,000 occurred and another OF MAY e
figures and dates were IN WaFnett -.
Wood said: wrote the body of these at Mr.. Warmers
request. sometimes wrote In the hgnres a, the ssne
fine. Sometimes Mr.. Warner, sometimes MI. "ork'
gave the figures" - A., o.
Q.-Did Mr.. Warner never tell you what the papers
we're for 7 A.-What do you mean 40, ,
p.-What did he say when he gave you tne papers,
Al don't remember; don't remember in whose hahds
the forms were. cu . o ,,a In do,a,e
Odd he give you forms 10 HI out or u" ho
"o.NDo yon remember that the forms were changed
Al don't remember the circumstances OF H. although
4 remember there several different forms.
O-Dou't remember who gave you the iori1s Whcii
they were nrft changed A.-NO. don't know where
any of the forms gave them to Mr. Warner when
had written them out. saw some siter ,hey were Ts
signed. YOu have some OF them mere. uiu nsi IaAA
much with them about them. .
Odd you have interest In the contracts Al
Odd you take them on Mr.. Warmers recommenda-
tion A. Il took them my own Judgments just from
what Mr. Warner Mr. Work had said.
Q.-How did you judge there was great pront OH
them
Odd you make a profit A with disgusp-No!
Mr. Hubbard then tried TO make the senographers
meaning In lettor he handed him. lie thought II might
then sick at home and he had gone TO see NM lie
could not say definitely there no date; he Thought
so because the sentence occurred have lust come
from MIR Warmers house" Lawyer Alexander checked
this statement and then Mr.. Wood read the letter III
an undertone to the ofci-l gtenograpLer IL ran: =,
have Just from Mr. Warmers hOuse ana can
10 say that everything Il arranged Tor the business ior
60 morrow. Both the were the % and 5t for
The latter lot they will take S350OOO same
before Mr. Work told me To say 10 you that they had
arranged that in settling up the papers OF the otn II
necessary the difference could he taken In due DIS pay
able the 5th instead OF money Differences.
Truly yours, FRANK r.. MOOD.
Stenographer Woods memory grew so weak that he
was allowed to rest