New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-28
FISH MAKES WARD VINCE.
@HE CRoUcHED LIKE A WHIPPED PUPPY
THE Ex-PREsiDENT DESCRIBES WARDS CONDUCT
WHEN HE wHIRLED CHAIR OVER HIM.

up part or the day. the president OF the Marine Bank
had the witness almost wholly to himself from 10
a. III. TO 6 p. M, when an adjournment taken. The
most striking incident Of the day occurred when Mr..
Fish with heightened voice and cenched st rected the
history OF the interview between hnsel lland Ward IN
ROOD the Marine Bank few days failure,
when lie denounced Ward aud advised him to commit
suicide.
Mr. Fish arrived from the Murray Hill Hotel 10
o'clock ana took seat with Detective Cosgrove in the
last of chairs in the Court OF Oyer and Terminer
Buck Grant again sat Justice Barrett and Ward
buried his head in his papers more near his brother
William at the long table.
James II. Fish, who proved to he not Marine Pank
Fish, but the stonograp who reported the Fish trial.
first identified his work. Paying Teller Benjamin Fish,
recalled said that May 3, 1884 he had received two
Grant e Ward checks OF s750.O00 and S250,000 and
they charged up. This left Grant Wards ac-
count overcharged $2O,525. He read of list Of the big
and little checks deposited Mt the Marine Bank by that
firm from April 26 to May 3, 1884, in amounts from
$500 down So and then found that Grant Ward
creditors the bank follows, In 1884: April 20,
S30O,G06; April o. S59,50l; May 2, Ssoi,700. Mr..
Nleo wished disclose the secret arrangement regard
ing Wards special account, hut was prevented.
Samuel b. Cornell. tho bOokkeerer OF the First Ma
tIonal Bank showed by the books that May g.
and THE 4th Sunday Wards balance at the bank
was only $22l3 9s That balance had gone to the re-
ceiver Of the Marine Bank Wards account with tho
First National Bank opened June l, 1881.
ahead OF him with savage gaze at Ward. who keIt on
with his books and his papers. his profile presented TO
his former partner and look Of quiet Indifference Un MS
face. Mr. Fish first asked by General Tracy II the
letter from Ward Oh May s. 1884, promising to make
deposit the Warner checks tue olly one no
then received.
Mr. Fish, do not remember.
General 1acyDd you not receive at least six letters
| FROM lir Ward on that day ! Al DO not remember
| tnat did.
is not true that from January 1882, the Marine
Bank financial troubles A-No sir
calling on Ward to help tue bank ont Of difficulty
A-N1, sir was simply calling on INN 10 return inc
money lie and lis partner haf borrowed or me-
General Tracy introduced series of letters from Fish
| to Ward which the witness identified his Tho
| first one, dated January 4, 1882, ran:
| MY DRAs Mr.. WARD: You must arrange matters a
| little bv yourself I was away yesterday. you knew.
Mr. Meiggs the Bank Examiner was here. and Is acre
now. closely crtclslns everything; suspicious about
mind do not know how to enter mp Elizabeth
City and Norfolk bonds while lie Is here- mean Ior tue
| $500. Yours, III confusion, j. d. FISH.
Fish sail lie had got loans OH mining stock this
time sometimes alone sometimes Jointly with Ward
letter OF August 80 stated that the bank Vas SlSlO0o
behind in ts Letters OF December IL ana Sep
tember ,, l5s2, read respectively;
We are $4,000 debit this morning. Get in all the
money you to-day, by hook or by crook or by any
| other honest method.
| Icanuot 20 away from the hank to-day. We were
debtor bank this morning $4,000 and have all can
do keep right side up Where is General
Grant cannot he get some money from the u s. bk' Tor
Mr.. Fish said the bank behind because OF money
! loaned Grant Il Ward; he denied that Erie was the
cause. on December 10, 1882, he wrote:
Let know II Colonel Grant cannot get IN. say
$4,000 or S2OO00-If than that 1t would be we'll
Let us gather all the mOLey we can. Let me Know Ny
YOU can convert more OF these Missrdri Pacific 3ds
rash 10, either for the bank or myself you had
| better do sO-wo want money.
Mr. Fish Missouri Pacihcs belonged to the
| hank 4 letter % March 20 1855, said:
We want money If you can get some. 1 don't care
! what 1t costs.
on September this written:
| Private. strictly Oniientia
We 0nly $1,000 creditor On clearing house this
| morning We must rut ourselves In coed condition at
To put ourselves ali right before lie makes his
| Want TO he that way by tomorrow j. ID. =.
Letters OF November > and were:
We voted to pass resolutions apply for der 0sits.
details etc. to MI IN after with form OF bcni Debtor
! bank this morning, FI67,oCO o.
suppose we can stand it day longer, but am afraid
there Is trouble aeaL am not at all ambitious ID
into tho Erie, and au sorry that he said thing
about IT, II yon Know OF some acerhtaoe h man Stq
| can iud place for him.
ward returned the compliment By writing to Fish
| February II, 1851 while Fish replied
How do We stand this morning at clearing house
| p. w.
| sol 900 debit. Is II not disgusting J. d. =.
| Fish wrote to Ward March Il, lSSl
Pcasc let Mr. D0ty have check for S26.l72 30 for the
tee yohr accSlnt is over Sj3iO9 o.. IAN very gid
| that Nr Morgan Will nave that deposit made. II will
| do power OF good.
| The "oyer" meant overdrawn," Fish said. Mr..
| Morgan was the from whom money was borrowed
Tor the Booths Theatre property IIe chairman Of
the finance committee OF the Equitable Life Assurance
| Society.
| Mr Fisis pcn March 2s. 1884. went as follows:
don't thnk will b. best for 10 ask sclisnan 10 20
niS aicras r's5 on which We conII borrow something
This constant strain aud annoyance Is wearing me oit
With the Iank OF Couluiercc do anything II th!N
this way tho situation will he not oHly serious
lido not think sesman would let me have the money,
| ana do not want To be refused
| Mr Fish said Le spoke OF our coaterals" because
he was talking to Ward. lie meant Grant K Ward col
lacras. On April II hc wrote Our affairs seem 10 bo
drifting a conon entirely beyond my understand
| ing and oar comprehension" Mr. Fish said lie under
stood that during this time Ward was trying to get de'
postors for the BANK ho supposed tic bank perfectly
good Regarding the resolution on Government deposits
Mr. Fish said that passei because Ward represented
that chance hal been repeatedly rendered t' mo
bark; 1t Wards scheme; Mr. Fish never cared fer
| the deposits; thoy applied FOR at least
OF the following letter Mr. Fish said stiny: &" Mr.
that gentleman there read It's in his hahIwrtlng
and he nodded contcmpuousy at Ward. who had writ
| ten April II. 1851:
How do We stand this mOrnins' lho"e to ,b get the
| 100000 to-day. u "N''"'
The answer was" $IGj 900 credit to-day-set In all
the money.
The following correspondence Of March 3, leSl' ana
| Mr. FIsh's G. plantations caused coinmoiioh'
MR. Fish, . ,,.-.,.... ,,..., ,,,,
DEAR SIR: How do we stand at Clearing uousc TINS
morning Shall give Spencer Sl3oooo to-day OF shai
beg oil aud keep 1t IN bank VII be dowa soon;
We were debit bank 100000 this morning Can't let
Spencer nave all the money that is due nu-remcmDer
the story and the canary bird Spencer cannot
let money rest one moment when ho has chanre u
draw. - 70
General Tracy-Do You mean, Mr. Fish, that the
Marine Bank played the Ot the canary while Elc and
spencer were the cat
Mr. Fish-Wcll Mr. Spencer woull draw money
General Tracy repeated his question decidedly Mr.
Fish replied:
Our account was short and Spencer wonh draw
nrompty ; aud so it would with the canary II the
cat was near-it would be lad for the bird. Laughter