New-York tribune., 1885-03-24
EVIDENCE AGAINST FISH.
TUE DEFENCE TO BE BEGUN TO-DAY.
A., THE WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION tx

.,Y rUY WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION h~
AHMED.
The nrosecution, which has for nine DAYS pech pen
.eer;na testimony to prove that James u flsa
vwsnsed the funds of the Marine National BanS, oi
hcb he was the president. rested its case yes,G;t ;t
day The defence will probaoly oat G rest of this
week and perhaps the whole OF anotnef 1ts woeh, h
bank Examiner Serbia, in answer 10 qieiS qpi 5o of
yeuots onn 49, ~ ITnion Dry Dock company STOCK
which had been deposited as coIiatSIaI toi 3%a
of S160 900 TO Grant'& Waru: M the Xgitness ss 10
tbe crossing off of the entries OF these shares III 'o
books of the bank a .,,o di,oc+ors said
.hat Ia did not know of Grant & Wards speciai aG
connt or of apy large loans without collateral. n9
did moi recognize the names of Doty, Spencer anu
Armstrong. He knew that Grant " ""iu
money from the bank. -, .oorea fra
Waiter n. Mallory whose name has appealeea ife re-
auently in the trial as the sgner OF s,och Ne is
large sums. was next called as witness no o,nrS 90
yonno man with dark mustache. lie was = $3.50 O1ti
for Grant & Ward and is now emp0yeu III sto SS
Conn. He was with Grant & nnn1ed war; i his sigma
tnrs to notes but said that he had never deposted
any collateral OF negotiated the notes ne stenfo t
tham at MIR Wards request and gave tne hotes W
him He knew what he was signing when ne pu9
his name to she notes. but he do not k1Uw amy
thing about 100000 in Howe Machine 8Iilpany M R%aty
stock which was spoken or ln the hoVoS ii0 AN0"
General Grant and Mr.. FISH -, -, &c +ba
Edward IL. Doty, another of the signers OF Ine
notes which the contraGt ios1s os Er"nt e. Ward
He was secretary and treasurer OF tme arndhu hnao
and Wyandotte Water Companies, all Oh ,,tol mnUsJl
frst mort gage bonds were deposited as COZ d
for ioans of the Marine Bank 70 Graht @ a,u .
He had signed notes for Mr.. Ward, put oiu M ioe
know tine amounts. He knew Armstrong "nose
name was also freely signed to the notes. ALlh
strong was the colored porter of the hrm ana nad
now left the CITY, The witness thought tne coioIu
man was now employed on parlor car. Inc VIII
ness gave the notes TO Mr.. Ward WITHOUT any III
George +. Spencer the head bookkeeper OF Grant
g. Ward and now employed by receiver DaVles
testified that he also had signed stock NOTES ios
Mr Ward but did not know what was done win !on
them He did not deposit the Armadaie Wa%toI %
hnnds which were said to have been left at the
bont ne security for one of the loans to him. =,
Gmasa H. Scoville of the firm OF ocOVHIe
e. Co, was one OF the directors re ne
had not heard OF the oyeruIaa.e n, r,due
Of Grant q, Ward, though he knew that they were
borrowers He did not remember the names ne % oi
Doty and Armstrong He had been unable, on % ac-
con9t of his business, to give much tune 10 tne
banks affairs. lie had supposed that waiter II ID.
Mallory whose name was signed TO notes was ouh tl
neoted with the firm of Mallory Brothers tne
steamship owners He thought that Mr. Fish had
borrowed money which the witness UNDERSTOOD was
IN he mt into Government contracts. lie dlu hol
know that Grant & Ward paid the oanK more Ihan
6 per cent for loans. Ar srs. inn
Assistant Cashier Daboll who was the hrst I'M I'M
nortant witness for the prosecution, was also lne
iost He gave further evidence about the exami-
nation of the bank mace by some OF the dIec.ois q
few weeks before the failure: Assistant DlstrIoo
Attorney Foster then said have the pleasure;
which know is participated In Dy tne CouI! anu !
iury of announcing that the Government rcsus l's
case.n The defence will begin this morning