New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
THE COURIS.
WARD AND HIS FRIENDS LIVED WELL

WARD AND HIS FRIENDS LIVED WELL.
ALUNCH-ROoM BACK OF HIS oFFICH-FREQUENTERS
OF The FIRMS PLACE OF BUSINESS.
George E. Spencer, the former cashier OF
Grant Ward, through the fundamentally OF Chares
b. Alexander tue counsel of W. ,. Warner gave before
Referee Cole yesterday an account OF the once
habits OF the firm Ward and OF the callers at
the famous Office No. walst Mr. Spencer first tes-
titled in answer to questions put by Mr.. uorn-
blower, that POTTER d stymus received in all
S5O637 from Ward for furnishing his houses.
Mr. Misunderstanding have you traced tho furni-
o. -Anyw6ere else A.--YeS. SIR; MT. Fish's rooms.
Did MI. Wai furnish Mr. FlShs room Ayes. sir
the amount which went into Mr. Fshs room, under that
heading. was S4,9lO.
up the cross-exaninaton. Mr.. Spencer testified that
Grant and Ward first occupied loom near Dominick
Dckerman's rooms at No Wallst- There was a lunch
room back where L. s. Grant. jr, had HIS desk.
Mr. Hornblower-A convenient place that.
Mr. Speucer-Weli, we had good lunches
Mr. Alexander-You and Mr.. Ward and Mr. Green
then. had your desks in one room ., -, ...o.,oo
Mr. Spemcer-fes SIR Mr. tlsh WonIl can Vccasio i
ally think an average Qf once Week ne uadt
short calls Buck Grant was not IN inc once ucn
he away in California ana Me1leO anu III EhiCpo
while we had the Oice upstairs. The General had MS
Office Oh the seventh floor; he would stop IN on ms way
M ant his way downstairs In the afternoon ferdl-
nand Ward there constantly. Tue General ala not
call every day. Grant Ward moved TO mo basement
nOor where they were when thcy iaed ne oIneo was
divided three parsone for customers one Tor the
rear, on the Broadway side could not LOOK into the
room; could strangers 90 In or out u y Grant
ira cesk was the strangers room; also that OF f. d.
Grant and OF Mr.. Smith. the Exchange partner.
Mr.. Spencer said that Ward, when be hrst met him.
lived modesty In Brooklyn. member Of The Brook
yn Club ana kept horse, hired by tne month When
he moved into the Perrepontst. house in 1882 Ward
becan to live in fine style. his expenditures became
large he entertained in expensive style there and In
Stamford when he failed he had fifteen twenty
horses in Stamford in Brooklyn, four five SER
wants IN both places and purchased works Of art liberal
ly and also diamonds.
Mr. Alexander-A bout what time did gentlemen con
neetsd with the city government come INTO wards
office I A.-After the firm moved down stairs one
who aiterwari became member ofthe city government,
had som. Jersey cattle in common with ward ana Il,
used 10 drop In about that. Colonel Grant was there
every day. Mr. Tappan called freqnentlyi lie was al
intimate social friend OF Mr. Ward.
Mr.. Alexdnder-Wcre not the Eric RAILROAD people
among the frequenJers OF Grant Wards ONCE A
Il. W. Spencer
Q.-NOt Mr.. Atterbnry the attorney OF the Eflet A.
/ never him there.
Q.-Any Nickel Plato peoplef Al don't know.
QIs not true that representatives OF nearly every
great undertaking appeared therei A.-TLerc were a
great many representatives, OF railroads. etc. Inc
Chicago and Atlantic and the Dry Dock had dealings;
there Erie matters. Nickel Plate came In the las
month OF the firms existence by Grant Wards max
ing loans on the roads bonds.