The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-04
WARD IN STRIPES.
The EX-Banker Passes Into His
Lonesome Confinement.
A SCATHING SPEECH
Delivered By the Judge in Sentencing
Ward to Ten Years At
Hard Labor.

New YORK, October 31.-Ferdinand
Ward, smiling and perfectly self-possessed
came into the crowded court room this
morning to receive the sentence of law for
| one OF the many crimes which he had com.
| mitted in the world of finance. The Sheriff
and Warden Of Ludlow street Jail accom-
panied him. Throwing off his overcoat
with lazy air, he bowed to and shook
hands with his counsel. AS he look ed
around the room he saw few familiar
faces: The jury by which Ward had been
found guilty were not present in the body.
but number of jurymen occupied seats in
the court room. The box, however, was not
empty. 1t was occupied by court attaches,
limbs OF the law, and others who dropped
in to hear the Little Napoleon" of Wall
street sentenced.
The Court clerk Vas promptly on hand
with his assistant. The Judge, however,
was late and did not arrived until twenty
minutes after the appointed time. When
the machinery OF law was set in motion a
persistent lawyer arose and asked for a
stay of proceedings in the case. Judge
Barrett tried in gentle way to persuade
the lawyer to wait until later in the day.
but the latter was So earnest and bound to
have his own way that the Court was COM
PEELED to listen to the lawyer then and
there.
ASKING NEW TRIAL.
When the matter had been disposed of
the District Attorney arose and said
Ferdinand Ward, the prisoner at the bar,
has been found guilty of the crime with
which he was charged. Counsel at the last
session OF this court gave notice that at
this time motion for new trial would
be made. move that a motion be made
at this time.'
General Tracy, of Wards counsel, arose
and. in low tone scarcely audible ten feet
away, said: "The defendant. Ferd;n:' -
Ward, moves this Court that Judgment il.
this action be arrested.
'First-That the facts stated in the Sec
ond count OF the Indictment do not consti-
tute a crime.
'Second-On the ground that the de-
fendant, being director of National
Bank, and the evidence charges him with
procuring unlawful certificates of his own
check by that National Bank, this Court
has not jurisdiction OF the subject Of the
indictment"
The bill OF exceptions on which the de-
fendant asks for new trial reads as fol-
lows:
First-In charging the jury that there was
sufficient evidence to convict.
Second-In charging that several propo-
were taken and noted on behalf Of de-
fendant as appears upon the minutes OF
the trial.
Third-1n refusing to charge the jury as
to several matters requested by the de-
fendant, to which refusal exceptions were
then and there taken and noted.
Fourth-In refusing to advise the jury to
acquit the defendant, and to which refusal
the defendant duly took exceptions.
Fifth-In refusing to direct the jury to
acquit the defendant on the ground dwarf
ance between the proof and the Indictment,
and to which an exception was duly taken.
PASSING SENTENCE.
When General Tracy finished District At
torney Martin made this motion: "Imove
Ferdinand Ward be now sentenced by the
court
Ward rose and stood in front OF the bar
by the side of his counsel. His face was
pale but firm. He did not blnsh as Judge
Barrett pronounced the sentence, but stood
unmoved while the conrt poured upon his
head the words OF condemnation. The
court room was hushed and an almost i'm
pressive silence fell upon several hundred
men who watched the prisoner.
Ward, you have been convicted by an
intelligent and conscientious jury OF the
crime of which you have been charged"
began the Judge directing his gaze upon the
prisoner, who stood before him; "you have
certainly had Il fair and impartial trial.
The jurors were most carefully selected and
came to the trial OF your case, with appar-
eutly unprejudiced minds. The court
guarded all your rights and privileges from
infringement to the best of his ability. You
were convicted because you had no defense.
You offered no defense to the facts. 1t is
only matter for conjecture why so intelli-
gent Jury should have taken SO long
time to decide your case. If your case had
been that of a person wholly unknown, the
Jury needed not to have left their seats. On
the contrary your case has had the benefit
of more than careful consideration. You
have been most ably defended by your
counsel and an address as brilliant and
scholarly as any ever heard in this court
room was made in your defense, you were
convicted on popular clamor. The jury
probably delayed in it's judgment because
they were afraid in some way they might
be accused OF being influenced by popular
clamor, which tended to make the convic-
ton doubtful. l have nothing to say to
you in the way OF homily, because l think
it would be wholly useless. You have
shown yourself to be wholly Indifferent
throughout this trial OF the charges which
have been brought against you. You seem
to experience no remOrSe Whatever over Ine
ruin and sorrow which you have brought
to hundreds of people in this country.
You have done more to unsettle public con-
fidence in moneyed institutions than any
other man of this Government, and yet
through this entire trial you have shown
yourself to be wholly unrepentent for the
sins you have committed. This being the
fact, I must simply content myself with
pronouncing the sentence OF the court,
which is that you shall be confined in
States Prison at hard labor for the period
of ten years"
HOW WARD TOOK THE SENTENCE.
Not muscle of the prisoners face
changed while these scathing remarks were
made. He bowed his head, but did not
tremble or show any evidence OF feeling.
Ward was quickly surrounded by his
friends. He put on his overcoat, took lis
DERBY hat and left the court room, accom-
panied by his keepers.
Ward was taken from the court room to
the sheriff's Office, whittier District Attor-
nev Martin soon followed. The latter held
q consultation with Sheriff Davidson, and
it was decided that Ward should be taken
to Sing Sing by the first train from the
Grand Central depot. The time for its de-
parture was 2:3O o'clock. During the time
intervening (nearly three hours) Wards
movements were kept secret, but it was
understood that he was being accorded the
privilege of attending to some private az
fairs, He was not returned to the Tombs,
and the warden turned over his effects, con-
tained in two sachels, to a friend who