New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-30
WARD TO QUIT PRISON WALLS
THE DEFAuLTER,s LAST DAY IN SING SING.

HE SHOWED no IMPATIENcE IN THE FINAL
HoUR+-HIs CRIME AND CONVICTION
Ferdinand Ward who sentenced to ten years
imprisonment in October 1885. for his completely IN
the Marine Bank defacaon, finished the last o"y vi
his prison life yesterday. His good behavior "hiie
IN Sing sing secured for him the full commuanon
which the law allows. This Communication brings
sentence OF ten years down to six and oneh"l years
Of actual time According TO the prison examination
made ut the time Of his admission to sing sing 10
weighed then 100 pounds, was five feet eieht ana ONO
half inches tall had fair health. with smali 'nai'S'
lie locked up in cell No 021, nine'eeh." ea"eiS'
known a the stove gallery. lie had oel"S'e luz
the first few days in the person Of John ulch serving
eight years for assault. and was put 10 "orh III "o
stove shops when he arrived. his work lot .'S n'"'
few days being that OF shovelng ashes ana hanoihs
castings After time he was transferrcu W t"o
printing Office where he taught TO set Vpo' "ou'
running the press and at this work ne mas oco" ~op
lie was for a time locked up In cell III INC o"'.'
prison, which is situated across the road Ho'" .'
main buildings but during the last few years MS
cell which he occupied alone, has been In the pr'so"
proper In the lower part In gallery NO. 3'
his last day in prison not different nom Any
OF his DAYS during the last SIX years he WIS
awakened with tho other inmates OF the priso" "'
half.past 6 o'clock IN the morning as usna', ana oek"
work In the printing Office at O'Clock In t'e iof"o
with tho rest. Nobody came 10 sec mhh So''e'u"''
nor did friends or relatives write or telegraph 10
mako ARRANGEMENTS for his release to-day, ACCORDING
TO Warden Browns statement lie was ooheu up az
hal, mast O'Clock for the night in accordance Win
thc regular prison routine. The keepers saiu Ua' tic
did not show signs OF Impotence as mot Pr'So"o''
do when their time draws toward an emu NV "o'''
not say what his plans were, or whore nc ie'"0N ~
90 when he became free man again.
PR on ufo has not affected WARDS l~ai'i' oh
ak.apt
weight He looks pale all inmates OF prisons ~oA'
,, h, nor is not cropred short, and the only marks
., ,r,eon life which will remain today, aitcr nc
,os tohep off his prison Clothes will be his sanoou-
shayen fnce He Is thlrty-nine years oio ITO
has not had many callers lately The lat one 10 Vs''
him ras his sister, who went to tho prison 10 see
ham one day last week.
Ferdinand Ward convicted at d. Vie
ON octohcr 20 1885, Of grand larceny.
The indictment charged that on May D, 1884 ITO
presented to the Marine National BANK cne'h iot
=, sco and with the aid and color OF n checK lor
-, coo drawn on the First National Bank ana ho'
certified obtained certificate Of the check oT @io"o
He had no funds In the First National BANK 10 cover
this check. r,
The trial began In the Court OF oyer ana Ieri''inor
ON Thursday October %, 1885, after weasohe "e'$
and postponements. The full panel OF Jurors was no'
eecured M Monday October 90, 1852, and the jury
NOS ont five hours before bringing In verdict. He
vns taken to Sing Sing the same Gay Una, NC wa"
sentenced This was october 81, lseo, ana nc was
sentenced by Judge Barrett In the presence Oh ee
crowd one Of his counsel. General Irhcy, ho'ca u"
o,ros, q, Judgment which was denied by Judge Bar
rctt The judges address 20 the prisoner WIS most
cutting one. In 1t the Judge said
81 have nothing to say 10 further ahect you. rroo'
ohlv II would he useless. You have remained through
ont the trial apparently insensble OF your oohoi'on'
and unrepcntant for the acts you nave conn'''"i'
which have brought so much misery upo" o'"o''
You have done more than any one man ever u'u ~.
,,n,,,irg commercial honor and affecting injurtousy
financial confidence Yet your demediiVi ehy"s ~, ~
repentance Whatever. simply content myself WIZ ~,
passing Judgment upon you, tllat you NC 'o"""o ia
The state Prison at hard labor for ten years .,,
When he went into the pr1sOn Sl54 80 was '"Io'
sides this h, will get The money allowance "n'en ,
given to every prisoner by the state agent ior ''o
work which b. has done.