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Show Another Expose of Ward's Rascality New Yobk, October 15. The committee of the State Senate investigating the municipal affairs of this city to-day examined the balance bal-ance sheet of the Comptroller's office, from January, 1884. It showed the business relations re-lations of Grant & Ward with the Marine Bank, and a large preference shown during the administration of Comptroller Grant to the Marine Bank. It also showed that in 1884 the city transferred a portion of its deposits from the Importers & Traders regular bank of deposits to the Marine Bank. It states that the city had on deposit at the time of the failure of the Marine Bank $1,300,000. Deputy Comptroller Comptrol-ler Stowes stated to the committee that the deposits of the city were not made by the city chamberlain, but by the heads of the departments. Witness did not know why Comptroller Grant favored the Marine Bank by large deposits. Isaao Barrett, book-keeper in the Comptroller's Comp-troller's office, testified to having called the Comptroller's attention to the extraordinary balances with the Marine Bank. Ward had asked to have the deposits in the Marine Bank made as large as possible at certain time and on one occasion had written a letter. The letter from Ward was as follows: May 3d, 1884. Mr. Montgomery: Deab Sib: I had a talk with the comptroller about the bank balance, yesterday, and he said he was perfectly per-fectly agreeable to anything. Chamberlain, I am carrying some of the bonds I took yesterday yes-terday in the Marine bank, and I want you if possible, to put $100,000 or $200,000 in the Marine bank till Wednesday, as I have sold on a lot of bonds to be delivered on Monday. Let me know what you can do. Yours, F. Wakd. Grant &Ward. The handwriting of the letter indicated great nervousness on the part of the writer, which is not to be wondered at, as the Marine Ma-rine Bank failed on May Cth. The committee com-mittee adjourned until to-morrow. |