The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-06

Ssnes o. Flsh. Ez-Prssident az the Marine
Hank. New York. On thu stand Ia the
Ferd ward TriAi--A Little Light On some
of enc J.stter's Queer Transact Iona Judge
sBarrstt Protects the Witness.
NEW YORK, October 27.--At 3 p. m.
yesterday the twelfth Juror In tho Ward
trial was obtained. lilo ID Simon wecl,
fancy goods dealer. District Attorney
MARITIME opened the case for the people.
while he was reading the statutes, dcdn-
Ing grand larceny, James d. Fish was
brought into court BY his custodians aud
was given q seat within the bar.
Upon the conclusion Of Mr.. Marines
definitions. General Tracy, for the De.
Tense, moved the discharge Of the jury
on the ground that the District Attorney
had made an illegal and unwarrantcd
statement IN regard 10 what the prosecu-
tion intended 20 show regarding Wards
guilt. Judge Barrett denied the motion,
and Mr.. Fish was called TO the witness
stand for the prosecution. When told TO
look upon the prisoner, Fish turned aud
glanced savagely 1t Ward, who lowered
his eyes and grew rcd In the face and
nervous.
Assistant District Attorney Purdy pre-
scented a check Of ell 800 TO Fish and
asked II he recognized H. The witness
Identified II as check made BY Ward
and certified by the Marine Bank lie
said that when he received the chcek he
telephoned 10 Ward.
GLOW about that check for Ell ,etvfn
Ward replied, cts AZ right; senc It
through; the money Is In the Fl"t
National Bank"
r,.i. ,a...,,,,<.,, <.a.xo,s 49,. ,hocL 10 ~.
certified. This was May 5, 1884, aboct
p. m. Witness also identified check TO.
$50, 900 which Ward had deposited Mar
3D., against which he had obtained
certified check on the First NatIona
Bank, aud which he had then withdrawn
telling Fish that the check had not beef
used. An hour later the certified checs
was presented for payment, show:rA
that Ward lied, and used the check.
Fish teIcphoned Ward, who repied:
ut is very strange; can't understand
itr
General Tracy cross-examined the wit
ness and endcavored 10 show that he
must have known that Wards account
was overdrawn at the time these checks
were certified. Fish stated that Ward
held an exceptional position, statements
OF ovcrdrafts were not made in his case
had no doubt he knew that the account
was ovcrdrawn $4,000 on April 18th;
that ovcrdratt was never made good;
witness could not remember having on
his own trial given a different cxplana-
ton OF the certiication OF the Ell, 500
check; he admitted that Ward pror,scd
TO come over TO the bank and make the
check good. Also, that Grant & ward
checks were sometimes, by his insi' nc
tion, carried as cash and made good ~
the next day.
General Tracy produced letter fro =
Fish 10 Ward dated March 10th, In which
he says:
We carry an immense burden that other
bank would, and collateral- that no other
be relieved OF some OF II, shall leave.
Witness declared that he never thought
the load Of coilaterals absolutely danger
Gus. BY, ~ shall! leave" he meant, re-
tire from the bank, because the business
was too annoying. Ward told him there
was $4,000 in the First National Bank
% meet the Ell, 500 check.
NEW YORK, October 27.--Judgc Bar.
rctt took his seat In the crowded court
room at ten O'Clock this morning, and
the trial OF Ferdinand Ward was re-
sumei. James ID. Fish, cx-bank Presi-
dent, was seated 10 the room. James H.
Fish, stenographer Of the United States
Circuit Court, who acted A. stenograph-
er during the trial Of James ID. Fish. was
sworn. lie testified as to the reports OF
that trial and AZ to the authenticity Of
reports shown him which are TO be used
In evidence.
James u. Fish was then recalled.
He sat down, folded his hands and put on
his spcctacles. Until questioned his lips
were tightly closed. He was asked II he
did not receive more than one letter
from Ward on May 9Th. lie could not
remember. General Tracy then read
number OF letters from Fish to Ward, all
being requests for money advanced BY
the bank TO Grant & Ward and to Ward
individually. They Indicate that tho
bank was accustomed 10 allow Ward 70
ovcrdraw his accounts TO large amounts.
Some OF the letters created amusement
One OF them said:
II suppose We can stand Il day lonse'.
but am afraid there Is trouble ahead. aps
not NJ all anxious 70 get Into Erie. and an
know 81 some acceptable man who wants 70
be President OF a small bank down street,
can lind place for him.
Yours. y. ID. ~"
his tttttUVU( ~ w tuC MuEtut mum
/ strained condition preceding the failure
was another important part Of his cx-
animation. Every movement Of the wit
| ness was watched by the spectators with
| intense interest When, as on several
| occasions, his anger was aroused by
| questions put TO him by the counsel for
| the defense, IL was plain that public
| sympathy was with him, and when In re-
| ply TO the question what his occupation
| was he spoke up sharply and denanty,
| "a convict" there was q sensation
| throughout the room.
| The day was important In the case a.
| weaving more closely about Ward the
| net which Is fast closing upon him. The
examination for the people was conduct
| ed by Assistant District Attorneys Ncoll
and Purdy. In the cross-examinations
General Tracey conducted the case for
| Ward.
| During FIsh's examination Mr.. Goth
| ran made a reflection upon the witness
| which evoked an immediate rcbukc from
| Judge Barrett. The Judge said that the
| witness was entitled 10 the full protcc-
| tiou of the court no matter what his rO-