Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-02
WARD SQUEALS.

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He Says He Has Prepared q State
nnent OF the Transactions Of Grant
g. &Ward, Which Will be Given to
the Public Shortly.
NEW YORK, Sept 2s-The Tribune this morn
ing prints an interview with Ferdinand Ward.
IN which ne says The position that occupy
Is not known. The facts concerning my actions
have never been giveu to The public.
| have not yet had an opportunity of clearing
myself IRON unjust imputations that have been
cast upon, me. l have prepared a statement
that VIII show the name Of every person who
had any husinessFeatiOns with Grant & Ward
the amount OF money that was advanced by him
and the amounts that were paid him as profits.
This has been In the hands of Mr.. johnson,
receiver Of the Marine bank: and M. Davis,
receiver for Grant & Ward, for months. The
statement should be made public by the receiver,
and | belieye 1t is his duty SO to
90. | do not understand why it
mas not Deen done. 1t IS not my fault 1t has
not been done but have been given credit for
II. II Is believed by every one who has no ac-
quaintance with the fact thatI made millions
out Of Grant and Wards transactions did
not and to day am not worth a dollar. / am
made the scapegoat and everything is laid al
my door It's not right. There are others who
must be held responsible for their actions. Il
the statement which, to a great extent, is my
lustl1cation, is not made public, I will be com.
pelled to give 1t out. have been under a
cloud long enough and 1t is only Justice
to myself that it should be Known
who shared the profits. The books
1.-THE flrm show every transaction. There is an
account OF Mayor Grace. He used to discount
the paper OF Grant y Ward for per cent. and
In addition was paid 100 per cent profit on
every 81 GOO he advanced. He got in round fg
ures 100000. He says he made nothing out 81
the 1rln. Ny statement, taken from the books
VIII snow that he holds notes of the firm fol
$4,000, but this does not approach his profits
DelleYe II has never as yet been aseertained
what the lawful Indebtedness of the firm is. as
there are many claims that will
be proved usurOus and unlawful, but nave
SHOWN IN my statement clearly, and there can
De no dispute oyer 1t, to whom paid $1,000
and this. with several loans that have already
been settled, will, think, cover everything. III
the legal claims against Grant and Ward were
pressed, the amount Of the indebtedness might
reach $4,000 900, but there are many people Who
VIII hesitate long time before they will present
tnelr Claims to receiver and ask that they be
paid. Gen. Grant knew nothing
about the business of Grant
Ward. He had no knowledge Of its
affairs II could have gone to see him after
the failure and explained to him from the books
the nature Of many Transactions, lie would,
think; have been satisfied and would not have
recorded the unfaVOrable opinion of me he did.
Duf ne, like many other people, has blamed me
tOr things that never did. Light, however.
whatsoever or laterb thrown on my transactions
and strange things be cleared up. | may be
crushed but am not dead. Other people have
had t1elr day and have suffered, but there is
an end to everything and Ferdinand Ward will
De neard from again in his own behalf"