New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
PRESIDENT FIsHs BROTHER.
rrsr1MoNY OF A MARINE BANK TELLER
MORN ABOUT LOANS TO GRANT a. WARD" OLD
yANpERBILT's CHECK"

uopn .nour LOANS TO GRANT H. WARD" OLD
yANDERBILT's Check
The sixth day of the trial Of James D. Fish Tor
violation Of the banking laws f99no Sn srst @ day.
D;strictAttorney Root and General Foster 1awo
alternated with Mr.. Clarke IN making thaui, a iosn
about the same loans to Gran. nS the entries in the
banks loan book have been Iet Ieao anu ~ irrecon-
efforts made to show several dnerens entres The
SlSo pnt 1nen fioned tran saotions from Ma.cn 10
60 Nav g. 1884 but the exsmination has gSaaudThs Ths
been carried back 2 baSo aS5S 81 said that on
sion few days before the failure when nnn
Fish brought him an account Of over oyS SSDSS'0T Tr
which the bank was TO loan % h;n am Gosg to
break you, Nathan" ,
Mr. Clarke-Did he say it jocularly or seriously
Mr. CiarEe@Did You answer it IN the same wayt ,o
The witness-I said: " hope not eS SS SsRSS large
Mr.. Root made the witness repeat his aeoeunS M on
some of the transactions which occurred wnIie
Bank Examiner Megs was at the oank on fnr
her 1 1894 when securities were suDstltuteu lVl
unsecured notes as collaterals for oans 10 Grnhs
Ward. The long examination OF MI Daooh was
ciPse% RsSain er Fish T brother of James D. Fish,
called by the Government rs the next witness. ne
is larger than the expresdent ana sTv hs nv"u Hack
aeslimeny a@a ery in '" voice that was inaudibIe
short distance away from tne M.nTss n tbs Marine
Su nn 'y ba 1 nresdents son Was the cashier, and
his son-naw, Mr.. Street, was one OF tne tsl,ers s
The witness had charge of the certifying OF enec5s
and said that on May 3 he certified Grant d wards
checks to tile amout of $698, IL 30, and on MAY
the amount of $75s ~ as On May anS 1mS the
witness consulted the president, VINO told nu 70 "
let him see all their checks that were presented Ior
oTtifcation The president then directed tnat tney
be certified Mr. Root showed to the witness oS TWO
checks of Grant 81 Ward, one or SIoV,oOo anu
one of $3.50 000 dated May 2, 1854, ana dIaWn 70
the order of George Il. Spencer or Walter n. MAJ
iorv iwho we're employees of Grant 81 Ward, and
returned through the Clearing House on the ToIn t
ing of May g. The checks wonld eross as to
whether they should be sent back 10 the Importers
and Traders Bank from which they came, inerS
was a consultation among some oil the oniceLs I u
the bank and then the president came 10 tine desk
of the witness and said that the cheeks were noS "
10 be returned, but were 10 pe cn"igotn ,gtnoSS S
The firm in their account. Ihe witness
identified the checks which he had certlhed on
May and May o. some of when were az tItieS aeS
when there was an overdraft. de also ldentlneu
promissory notes amounting to $50, 600, which were
also certified on May D. . - -. e.hor
On cross-examnation the witness gave 1urtner lo
details of the conversations with his DrOuner III re-
gald to the overdrafts the last two days OF tne
banks existence. President Fish tod nun tnaV tn;
Ward said that he had loan of 5000 OOO from Nj: A.
Morgan, of the Equitable Association, which he
had expected would remain It'll August, but that
it was suddenly called and he had TO make otn6a
oyeidraft was made up on May by deposits.
There an overdraft also apparent on Mhy u -
when the checks came from the clearing house
The witness continued:
Mr. Ward brought in Mr.. vanderbilts check Tor
S15O0OO before 10 o'clock on the morning & OF NAY
The amount just sufficient TO make gopu to I ne
nj the Clearing House. When Mr. Ward came IN aan ae
said Here's old yandssrsiiSSss de gSs cheek iOr S1'0OVO
The witness was told that Ward would make his
account all right Oh the afternoon OF May so ne
waited for hlm. He stayed at the pank i unIii u . D
The trial will continue to-day.