Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-06
WARD GLAD ID GET BACK He. Claims to Have Committed No Criminal 0ffenSe. SAYS HE IS WORTH S1OO,O0O He Carried S8000 With Him, But 1t Is All
 Gone. HE WAS DISGUISED WHEN CAPTURED Moseley Says Ward Did Not Surrender Vol untarily-MoseleyW Was Easy Game for Slick Sandwich Man in Gen.
 tra1 America.
SAYS HE IS WORTH S1OO,OOO
HE WAS DISGUISED WHEN CAPTURED

New Orleans, Dec. 5.-The steamer City of Dallas, having on board A. K. Ward, the Memphis defaulter, did not arrive yesterday as was expected, but she got in about midnight, and this morning about o'clock Chief Moseley of Memphis left with his prisoner for the Bluff City.
 Chief Moseley says there is no truth in the story that Ward surrendered vol untarily. Ward claims he went aboard the City of Dallas intending to surren- der. Moseley says he and his assist ants had traced Ward until just before he had boarded the steamer. A man named Beldon, Chief Moseley says, threw Ward down when the officers ar rived at Port Cortez. Beldon sought them and proposed to turn up Ward for $1000 Moseley ascertained that Beldon really knew Wards whereabouts and succeeded in learning that he was hiding on the City of Dallas. Beldon made con siderable money out of Ward.
 Chief Moseley says he would not live in Central America for all the world. He says he would prefer states prison in the United States to liberty in Central America Perhaps some such consider ations influenced Ward to surrender.
 Chief Moseley tells story how he was compelled to pay $S, a sum Ef Central American money equivalent to $4.30 in American coin, for two ham sandwiches
 Ward is glad to get back to Memphis and seemed perfectly contented as he sat in the car with the officers. The prisoner apparently did not realize his position. He kept up a grin as he talked of his doings and appeared to consider them every day occurrences. He of course denies being guilty of all the things charged against him.
 He was secretary and general man ager of a Memphis barrel and heading company and was a part owner fin the concern. He denies that he committed forgery to obtain money and that he hoated worthless paper. He says he act ed within the law in all his transactions and that the only way he can be sued is through civil court. He claims no criminal peculation can be made.
 .Ho says that he never negotiated a loan without proper authority. and all the money was expended in a legitimate manner. He claims to be worth $10O, 900 in his own name and that fully $3e,0O0 is due him by different persons The Memphis Barrel and Heading company. Ward says, was on the verge of ruin on number of occasions and he placed S64,oOO of his money to its credit. This sum- he says. is now due him. He says he told the board of five directors that the outstanding debts of the concern amounted to s55.0OO when they really amounted to $l50.000. He did not have the moral courage to wait for the crash and left Memphis. He intended to go to his plantation in Mississippi, but was advised to go to Central America. When he and his wife left Memphis he had on his person $S000. Only S75 of this amount Is now left When he boarded the City of Dallas he was in disguise. He wore native costume and had a handkerchief over one eye. He says he is very glad to get back to the United States