Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-01
Ward Takes the Sentence Perfectly
Cool and Self Possessed.
The Bill of Exceptions Of the De-
fense.

with an easy air and bowed and shook
hands with his counsel. As he looked
around the room he saw q few familiar
faces. The Jury BY which Ward had been
found guilty was not present in body, but
a number Of the jurymen occupied seats in
the court room. The box seat, however
was not empty it was occupied BY court
attaches, budding limbs Of the law and
others who had dropped in to hear the Lit
tie Napoleon Of Wall Street sentenced.
The court clerk was promptly on hand
with his assistant Ths judge. however,
was late and did not arrive until twenty
minutes after the .sppoited hour, when the
machinery OF the law was set in motion.
A persistent lawyer arose AID asked for q
stay Of proceedings in rape 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 bent on
having his own way that the court was
compelled &c listen to him then and there.
Judge Barrett granted the stay Of pro-
ceedings. When the matter had been dis.
posed 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. The council
st the last session Ct this court gave notice
that at this time q motion for new trial
would be made. l move that the moion
be made a. this time General Tracy, of
Wards counsel, arose, and in low tone,
scarcely audible ten feet away, said The
defendant, Ferdinand Ward, moves that
judgement in this action be arrested
First-On the ground that the fact
stated in the second count of the indict.
ment do not constitute a crime.
Second On the ground that the de.
feudant, being director Of a National
bank, and the evidence charges him with
procuring the unlawful cert6cstion Of bis
own check By that National bank, this
court has not jurisdiction of the subject OF
the indictment. The bill of exceptions
upon which the defendant ssks for new
trial read as follows: -.-.-..
PLEA OF THE DEPESSE.
Firss-In charging the jury that there
wss sufficient evidence TO convict.
Second-In charging the jury the sever
al propositions to which, upon the trial, ex
ceptions were taken and noted on behalf
Of the defendant. as appears upon the
minutes of the trial
Third.-In refusing to charge the jury
the several matters requested by tie de-
+, ndant to which refusal exceptions were
then aud there taken and noted.
Fourth.-ln refusing to advise the jury
10 scuuit the defendant, and to which re-
fusal the duly took exceptions.
Flfth-Iu refusing to direct the jury to
acquit the defendant, and 10 which refusal
the defendant duly excepted.
Sixth.-In refusing to direct the Jury to
scuuit the defendant on the ground Of
variance between the proof aud the indict-
ment TO which exceptions we're duly taken
When General Tracy had 6pished reading
this bill of exceptions and had taken his
seat, District Attorney MARITIME made this
notion: i move that Ferdinand Ward
be now sentenced by the court" Ward
arose and stood in front of the bar By the
side Of his counsel His face was pale but
6rm. He did not finch as Judge Barrett
pronounced the sentence, but stood IN.
moved while the court poured upon his
head the
WORDS or CONDEMNATION.
The court room was hushed and an almost
impressive silence fell upon the several
hundred men, who watched the prisoner
with feyerish eagerness. 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 fair and impartial trial.
The Jurors were most carefully selected and
came to the trial OF your case with appsr-
emily unpreiudiced 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 50 intelligent Jury should have
taken 80 long Q time to decide your case.
| If YOUR case had been that Of q
person wholly unknown the jury needed
not 70 have left their seats. On the con-
trAry your case has had the bene 6t OF q
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 the court
room was made in your defense. You
were not convicted on popular elamor.
The jury probably delayed in its judgment
because they were afraid that in some way
they might be accused Of being
Influenced by popular clamor, which
tended to make ihst conviction doubtful
I have nothing to say to you in the way OF
a homily, because / think it would De
wholly useless You have shown yourself
to be Vkolly indifferent throughout this
trial Of the charges which have been
brought sgaiust you. You seem TO exPer
ienee no remogss whatever over the ruin
and sorrow which you have brought to
hundreds Of people IN this country. You
have done more to unsettle public conf.
deneeir mcneyed institutions than every
other man Of this generation, and yet
through this entire trial. you have shown
yourself to be wholly unrepentsut for the
aims you have committed This being the
fact, must simply content myself with
PronoOncing
| The SENTENCE
Of the court, which il, that you shall be
confined in the states prison at hard labor
/ for the period Of ten years, Not . muscle
Of the prisoners face changed while these
scathinQ remarks were made. he bowed
his head, bat did not tremble or show any
evidence Of feeling. Ward was quickly
surrounded BY his friends. BE pct on his
overeoat took Up his Darby hat and left
the court room. accompanied By bus
keepers
Ward was taken to Sing Sing prison or
the go p. N. train to-day, from the Grand
Central depot. He vss accompanied by
SberH DSVidscp and Warden Kiegpan.