Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-13
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A Gene Sucker.


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4 Gene Sucker.
Oneof General Grants partners In the
arm a. Giant & Ward has been convicted
ana 4waits sentence. It is Mr.. Fish, the !
president Of the Marine bank, which was
broken by the collapse Of Grant h Ward.
Mr.. Eish, like General Grant, maintained
that he was innocent of any knowledge of
the fraudulent character Of the business Of
Grant d Ward. General credence has
been given to General Grant 3 claim in this
reGard, because be is known to be baby
in business affairs, although believing him
self to be a financial giant. The
jury, apparently, did not credit Mr..
Finh's claims of innocence and ignorance.
They thought that the, ex-president of a
New York bank needed to be credited with
greater astuteness than an x-president and
gsnsral OF the United States !; and doubt
NJ they were right /; for 1t takes greater
1nCWledge of business affairs at least, to be
! bank president than . general or states
man or the very limited order Of states
Asan, at least, to which General Grant be-
longed.
Mr.. Fish seems 10 be philosopher.
He has been good liver and has Bs-
thetic tastes. He has been devotee
Of the drama, and literature and art. He
has been thorough man Of the world, and
finding himself now in cell, accepts the
situation with q calmness that speaks
better for his sense than for his sensibility.
Probably he will not be 30 contented when
full appreciation Of the situation reaches
him. 1t can hardly be that one who has
been accustomed to .ale sBratihcation OF
exasF desire n. bir- life, can meet the con-
finement and deprivation Of o prison with
acontented soul for that would show a
greatness Of soul not common to man, and
rarer still to the malefactor.
which is, however, assuming ttat Mr.
Fish Is malefactor as the - So says
tA he 8 says AHt ssat sssatimSsny Il 3 to to his v;ex
Of the matter. The Marine bank, for in
stance, which he ia convicted Of having
wilfully defrauded, was largely owned by
him, and his position and fortune in lift
were bound upin it. It is not readily to bt
believed that he Intentionally ruined it. II,
says that his partner Ward deceived hin
and induced him by false representa- ion,
to give Grant and Ward the credi,
which destroyed his bank. He saw,
further that he thought General Grant
knew all about the mysterious contract.
which were the basis of the supposed pros
perity of Grant and Ward. And Mr., Fisl
has Invested himself of all his property. a,
Grant has, for the benefit Of his creditors
II is quite possible that both stand on ,
level, as the deceived of the young scam,
Ward, who is supposed to have his stoleT
gains hidden away, and who lives in prison
awaiting his trial, in the utmost luxury.
The Judge in the trial of Fish would moi
let evidence be introduced as to his goot
character Every bank president, he said
could prove his good reputation else h,
would not be a bank president. Tha
sounds well, and seems to be the truth
and yet the different positions Of Grant ant
Fiah, slpposing them to be equally the in
nocent victims OF Ward, their partner
20 to show the value Of reputation in secur
ing acquttal. No one believes Grant t.
have been Intentionally guilty of wrong
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