The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-01
GENERAL GRANT.
The Deposition Of the General Taken in
the ]. D. Fish Trial Put
in Evidence.
He Never Knew He was Anything Else
Than a Special Partner in the Firm
of Grant d ward-Ie Lost
Everything.
THE TESTIMONY.


examined as to the. relations between the
hank and the firm of Grant a. Ward Ue
',s a, s,. -, r-,,- r.
eaiu 'ii''C no iiiS' INC. reiuiiiAii "Mu III
1870. he was introduced Dy WARDS
father-in-law, Mr.. Green, Vice President of
the bank. Ward told Fish he was a youne
man Of limited acoualntance and small cons.
-, ~. .,,,t,,,a,,s A. a..s.aos s.s,
y '' Du. "iiiD'',ous W succeeo III pusiiiess anu
ne sonclted Fish's advice AT the same
time Ward told Fish that he had opportuni-
ties, through acquaintances, to speculate
nro6tablv in certificates Of menoborsh,r IN
tho p,oI,,oo r,,o,,.,,..o
onJ @ so,,InH tha,, a. go puS1g ag men, l rOr sSvo
%sh Io,,t ward "S l,on ssov " 8Sov ecn
ISL, a'om ie' thia 'I S idoni .,iie w. lllne 70
W. Wn.d vi , "IS F,sS Sp'tui"slon ~ ~ anu ai.erwaLus
o,h mnu eo' wnnd os,o 20 ~ ,nl" VARIOUS oIne5
s,itS III Sront IT, "S nnS stS , Jnqus',ssoS Iso,i
" WV h,u, tn CIV, ~ Gro. Gnu .'so1voo1 y W rlsi
Sond 60 ,,i T., iooo % Tuant " W.'n WLanI Wau & Was
ana, nuou III i''o I m"e e,on anu ado isii eacn
ooppoI"' i,oI e,. ooI.s .,iu W SlUovoo 70 uie
r;l,, r,rha Ia,.o @ w aiu nio'o oiuu "
t. % H. nv Wi ,o ns,, WY ria' rgIu ~ e''uehce'
loJ ~ .no cooa,s. az "oSeo ae,. risl .la' no na9
9 ~ iorsor a,,no Tnn ,"t. anu eApecteu
e,,aant o az. t,,S, ue,'0io a,iiiose IN
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n'n - sa % noo i"S & iiVl a. LEV iew nuhuieuS
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neieiLns i"so oohuaTs WHICH
no iiu s'Aen, he MIIeS' we may
nos po III IaNoI ions, 30 take
tr' 1meso oiueIs When Cui get nem;
lleie ID " W !, laise oiuer II, ApIl Wh,chI
may Wy ioi, ~ So1 s"s oo' NoW WoLu 40
" " tlo ueneiai' l,i M II solio U, ulc lenows
uUwil no, .i,vie w naoninson VINO opposeutn
u',n o. w., .i, io ,Laso o saDuia ~. Ml,iu VI
vui h",,S tneSO .Vi,ti"IS, i,, 'ioy "ouIo uoe
40 q "Ul ~ Iviu"' Liza .no o,il, % ain Ieiy
eiG, a,'a ,'0 V"Iuu'.u ol,'i'i asaie.
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anu Ho ,nS n ra om gu.IIo IiI otI, ilIs anu ~
IusS s w"S, e',1 ~, o',aeal inI, mn sseh py US
r.. Ce.Si S,.in .iio ~ ioDSy ii'"Ie
~ uenV," !, ui%io mSS ~ ~ o.,uen ~ IN
%is"e1 Iis W qu1IS'oS pus w noui,sei lo MI
i,,S ris uens"i s. nian'' aseoru,hs 70 tie uepo,
s,',1n o;,u a., a ail 80 I,iod,eS Got y 'uSs % was
p.siu, i, az, -, s.i,' t,U .a, ~ " nu a. uio
t,t .1 1i,o i',iuny toON i"YI' hoaoh h,e"
,,ar I%o,'a Jir, roo'I,oatia'' - ,aa,,i,in,
- io,,o, tra,, NJ FtaI' olo,, III, w. 1000 nnS
- "oso,inc ,V thot TbaJ onS oS do"I LoJ "u 5o
tho, a., TSo, ~ go 5ahts,,i i ,'i,o,, ~ w
co,,Id 90 a,% coo Iii, h,,t ,tat hni,a,,od
tbo ,,,otjors liz fr,,, ,,,',, a,oot1od T., ,,ora
oII rpnht Tha Inita, ",,S ,,lieeS mSho
were nnh,,sbcd do moi haIie,.e was the Iet'
fer answered 7 don,t snnnose + ever saw
Tho ono thot yyos nnbiisbcJP 7 snnnose NJ
Ward fool verv rood core that 7 sbonid NOT
have N have scarchcd for Tho Letter 7 ala
raceive bnt an, unable 10 find n boya
not been IN the habit NJ nreservinc ,ettersn
The General wos shoNn another of Tho
Letters nnrnorting to he written hv him Tie
soid ,he hndv ~ ihe iotter ,vas oh,ionsiy not
written nv him Ue dId NOT renemhey tSe
Ietter AZ ali and could NOT identify the sIg.
natnre AZ HE thongh no was moi ahle IN sav
n yvos forgerv Ue fraorentIv sionei
letters when yeyv bnsv Tor Mr IyorL and
Mr. Ward and Others connectad with his
comnonies without reodjng them Jamigbt
have SIGNED thjs hrt without Lnowing Ito
contents The direct examination extended
only totbe iden,iGcotion ~ these letters
Tho General then made a hrief statement
,o r,e ofTect ,bot at ,ho t;n,a ho won't into
The firm be had a verv small incoma Int had
s,ome monev thaI bis con had MANAGED and
oJdod 70 foy him ,i,iIe ha r,s ahroed and
"a lie son,o s,,a,as,io,, ha ,,,o.,t int tha firm
I ". n, - 80 ~ - - a.