The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-27

FERD WARDS TRIAL.
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New YORK, October 26.-The
Herald says that it has received as
surance from trustworthy source
witness-stand all he knows concern
ing the transactions ofGrant h Ward
and the relations of the firm with the
Marine benk aud the relations of the
latter with all persons, corporations,
or institutions involved In the Grant
IL Ward speculations, (contracts) and
business generally. This kind Of in
formation is very much needed at
this juncture for there has been more
reticence and more screening of per-
sons in this Sc than is wholesome
ana IL will be greatly TO the public
advantage if Mr.. Fish, who has now,
at least, nothing to lose, may speak
out.n
This afternoon District Attorney
Marlin opened the case. lie said
Ward had been indicted for larceny
and he read the statutes covering the
crime. While the district attorney
was speaking, Jane ID. Fish, with his
custodians entered the court room.
He glanced at Ward and was removed
to the private room, where he remained
until wanted as witness. The dis
trict attorney said Ward on May 9TH,
1884, in this citv, presented a check
for S7l 800 to the Marine bank, drawn
against check for $4,000 OF the
! First National bank. Ward re-
ceivcd the money from the Marine
/ l.,I. pbn Qnl ,hanl xpua mot
honored by the First National bank.
aud Ward was guilty of grand lar
ceny by procuring 81 900 ON IL from
the Marine bank. The jury must re-
member that Ward was not on trial
for running General Grant and send
ing him broken hearted o the grave,
or for sending to the state prison for
ten years a gentleman highly con-
nccted in banking circles, but was
merely on trial for grand larceny.
James ID. Fish was the first
witness called. He leaned over
in his chair and glanced savagely at
at v ard, who lowered his eyes.
Wards counsel moved that the jury
be dismissed on account of the state
ment of the district attorney regard
ing q eneral Grant and Mr.. Fish. The
motion was denied.
Mr.. Fish said: 81 am &C years old
and now convict at Auburn state
prison, to which | was sentenced for
ten years at hard labor. | saw the
che k handed to me on May 3, 1884.
1t was handed Inc by the paying tel
Ter. | directed it certified after
went to the telephone aud rang up
Ward"
Question-"Is the prisoner here the
Ward you mean?'
Mr.. Fish Cleaning over again)-"l
would like to see him. Yes, that Is
the man. (contemptuously) Contin'
uing the witness said: 81 said over the
phone: Ward, have your check here
for certiiication for S7l 800 against al
uncertifed check for $4,000 Ward
phonod back that it was all right aud
certified 1t. saw Ward Oh
NAV 9Th about 9 o'clock. He came
in Monday morning DO ore business
hours aud asked for the Withdrawal
of certified $4,000 check because All
1881, 900 one against which the former
sum was drawn had been Withdrawn
Mr.. John ii. Carr, the receiving teller
was present and instructed him Il
withdraw the check. When the ok
changes came in ! found that thu
$Sl, 900 check which Ward said wa
withdrawn VS. presented and pait
ly the bank. rang Ward up an'
; told him. He said II was strange bu
that IL would be all right and he wa
too busy to come to see me then.
On cross-examination witness salt
he did not know that Wards accoun
had been overdrawn on May B, 1888
to the amount of 100000. II kncN
: that Ward often had his general a,
s count overdrawn. but Ward told IN
y money was deposited ON the Gran
d Il Ward account. On April II, 1881,
!, told Ward that it seemed to me MOI
y that affairs were drifting In a way
could not understand. Mr.. Carr, I'll
second teller, had charge of the cas-
account. On May expected War
all day, according TO his write
promise, to make deposit to r
Iieve the 49,, 600 check which d
ime In though he assured mo ii WI
ithdrawn. We waited for Ward
the bank on that day until o'cloc
Ward had promised 10 raise Il
money and | understood he was tr
ing to borrow it on the 9th OF Ma
1 was pressing him hard for mon'
as the bank needed II In order TO &
through the clearing house on tn
Monday morning. May 3rd | wro
Ward to "gst In all you can aud hol
TO see better days" | meant for hi
TO get all the money he could and
Monday morning he deposited Z
Vanderbilt check for $4,000 viii
was credited to his personal accoul
| do not know that nj that time II W
extra herd for Ward TO borrC
- money on the 10 ,lrit o. he had. |
not remember ever soliciting loa
for G rant Il Ward ON thar securiti
though believe once went TO Sell
mans. II was because i could ina
better terms. At that time the N
rine bank was carrying load for :
Erie company and | wrote to Wa
that would leave If the bank was !
relieved of some of It's securiti
which other banks wor
hardly accept. Ward think becal
director in January and was one
the time tho bank failed. was
member of Grant n Ward.
Counsel then read the follow
letters:
ID Fish, Wall street
MY DEAR WARD-Life is short
we have II often quoted TO us. 4
Erie business and some other matt
is altogether to much for me.
carry an immense burden that
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