The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01
WARD COMES OUT OF PRISON.
MUCH THE SAME WARD IN APPEAR
INOE THAT WALL STREET KNEW.

lie KurrisA or - Cennsetieut - See His
Oeves.ysar-sIA Boy, . BABY OF oix
Months when He Saw Ain Last-Asy
Try - Get Iato Busiueas Again in Now
York-Saved Nothing from the Wreck Of
Grant n Ward, He Says.
very happy. looking man stepped jauntily
out OF the door Of the State prison at Sing Sing
. few minutes before 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. He wore suit OF gray. patent
leather shoes. and o black derby hat. In one
hand he carried box wrapped In brown
paper. and with the other toyed with a pair Of
gold spectacles that hung from his coat.
There were lot OF coaches with bony horses
attached on the opposite SIDE OF the street.
Between them and the prison were no loss
than twenty men. all watching the man In
gray closely Between these again and the
prison stood a light buggy. to which was at
tached q team Of magnificent brown horses.
prancing about uneasi!y. The driver was
rough looking man dressed in blue. He threw
back the fur robe as the man in gray approach
oil and gave him his hand to help him into the
buggy. Thoro was a simultaneous rush on the
part OF the twenty men to get a word with the
man liz gray. Where are you going"
they shouted together. The big horses leaped
forward. Tho man leaned out and waving his
hand. shouted back:
Pm going to SEQ my boy. I'm going to see
my boy"
Some OF tho twenty rushed to their carriages
and jumped in. The drivers whipped their
horses into u run and were away after the
buggy. The bony animals were no match for
ths big browns and in ten minutes the buggy
and Its occupants were driving out OF sight
into tho country.
Such was the greeting OF Ferdinand Ward on
his return to the world to which for six years
and more no had been dead. The young
Napoleon OF finance passed sleepless night,
his last in prison. He was sitting on the edge
Of his cot by his cell door whom tho gong rang
~ wake the prisoners. He stepped out and
into LIE half an hour later. and for tho last
time placed his hand on the shoulder Of the
Iyan III front OF him and shuilied the lockstep,
the most calling to men Of refinement. Half
an hour later still ne ate his corned- Jeef hash
called. together with the names OF Ave- othss
steppej out line and INTO the slate o sns
Se Su s #ard n th ss
Wall street knew dressed exactly as III" he
iooilua in and form much Rf the same snS
save only for the prison TAILOR. There
sn G h h nna h.
walked to the scales. Ay Weighed lis po unn
IS pounds more than he did the day he en-.
The barred gates were unlocked and he
stepped up into the Warden's office. An ofii-
am, whether no was married or single. hc
Psctsss sontaiass sls4 y. ths exact sm nt%
he brought to prison with him. and handed
hin %o 3 receipt e sign, Then h. gave. 6m
tS.months imprisonment. slS under an act d
State Prison Board. Ward signed receipts Tor
each Of those amounts and finally the clerk
,Ism Sing 'c Sing e Now York i had sta%pea
and put II in his vest pocket. Then an All
SSs aS was handed TO him setting forth that he
S Si, any money for any purpose whatso-
hand and swors to this. Finally the clerk
ASKED looking down at his big record book
prisOned for?"
Grand larceny" was the answer. In reply
him ""N
ID. DO yog y know for how long term you were
= k0r ten years"
"Thrse years and six months have been de-