Show TEN YEARS FOR WARD The Wall Street FinancierS Financier-S Yesterday 0 a A VERY IMPRESSIVE SCENE Ths Scathing Remarks by the Judge Received Without a Flinch or Murmur Ten Years for Ward NEW YORK October 31 Ferdinand Ward smiling and selfpossessed came into the crowded courtroom this morning morn-ing to receive the sentence of the law for one of the many crimes which he had committed in the world of finance The sheriff aud warden of Ludlow Street jail accompanied him Throwing Throw-ing off his overcoat with a lazy air he bowed to and shook bands with his counsel As he looked around the room he saw a few familiar faces The jury by which Ward had been found guilty was not present in a body but a number of the jurymen jury-men occupied seats in the courtroom The box however was not empty It was occupied by attaches of the building build-Ing limbs of the law and oth rs who dropped in to hear tue Napoleon of Wall btreet sentenced The court clerk was promptly on hand with his assistant as-sistant The judge however was late and did not arrive until twenty minutes after the appointed hour when the machinery ma-chinery of the la c was set in motion A persistent lawyer arose and asked for a stay of proceedings in the case Judge Barrett tried in a gentle way to persuade the lawyer to wait until later in the day but the latter was so earnest and bound to have his own way that the court was compelled to listen to the lawyer then and there When the matter had been disposed of the District Attorney arose and said Ferdinand Ward the prisoner at the bar has been found guilty te crime with which he was charged The counsel at the last session ses-sion of this court gave notice that at this time a motion for a new trial would be made I move that the motion mo-tion be made at this time General Tracy of Wards counsel said in a low tone scarcely audible ten feet away The defendant Ferdinand Ward moves this court that judgment in this action be arrested First that the facts stated in the second count of the indictment does not constitute a crime second on the ground that defendant de-fendant being a director of a national bank and that the evidence charges him with with procuring the unlawful certification fication of his own check by that national tional bank this court has nat jurisdic iou of tne subject of the indictment The bill of exceptions on which defendant defend-ant asks for a new trial reads as follows fol-lows FirstIn charging the jury thatthere was sufficient evidence to convict Second In charging the jury several propositions to which upon the tiial exceptions were taken and noted on behalf be-half of the defendant as appears upon the minutes of the trial Third In refusing to charge the jury on several matters requested by defendant de-fendant to which refusal exceptions were there and then taken and noted FourthIn refusing to advise the jury to acquit defendant and to which refusal defendant duly took exceptions FifthIn refusing todirect the jury to acquit defendant and to which refusal defendant duly excepted SixthIn refusing to direct the jury to acquit defendant on the ground of variance between the proof and Indic ment and to which exception was duly taken When General Gracy finished Dis trict Attorney Martin made this motion mo-tion II move that Ferdinand Ward be now sentenced by the court Ward rose and stood in front of the bar by the side of his counsel His face was pale but firm He did not flinch as Judge Barrett pronounced the sentence sen-tence but stood unmoved while the court poured upon his head the words of condemnationr The court room was hushed and almost impressive silence felT upon several hundred men who wIfehed the prisoner 7 Wrd you have been convicted by aifenielligent and Conscientious jury of be crime of which you have been charged began t judge directing gaze upon the prisoner who stood be iore him fYou have certainly had faLrand impartial trial The Jurors were ee most > carefully selected andcame to the triid of your case WIth apparently unprejudiced minds The court guarded al yourirightg and privileges from in riD e nentr to the best of its ability Yu were convicted because you had no defense f Ton offered no defence tti the facts It is only matter for conjecture why so intelligent a jury shou have taken so long a time to decide your case If your case had been that of person wholly unknown the jury needed notto have lefttheir seats on the contrary con-trary your case has had the benefit of tnorei than careful consideration I You haveTeen most ably defended by your counsel An address as Brilliant and scholarly as any ever hear Lin this court room was made in your defense I You were not convicted on popular I clamor The jury probably delayed in its judgment because they were afraid I someway they might be accused of being influenced by popular clamor I 1 hic tended to make conviction doubtful I have nothing to say to you inthe way of a homily because I think would be wholly useless Yon have shown o seifto be wholly indifferent throughout this trial of the charges oj which have been brought against I j you You seem to experience no remorse whatever over the rum I and sorrow which you have brought to hundreds of people in this country you have Gone more to unsettle public I confidence in moneyed institutions than aHV otherman of this government and yet through this entire trial you have shewn yourself to be wholly un repentent for the sins you have committed com-mitted This being the fact I must simply conten t myself with pronouncing the sentence of the court which is that you shall be confined to the States prison < at hard labor for the periodof ten years 11 ° Not a muscle of the priSonefs face changed while these scathing remarks were made He bowed his head but did not tremble or show any evidence of feeling Ward was quickly surrounded by his mend He put on his overcoat took his Derby hat and left the courtroom court-room accompanied by his keepers ° Ward was taken from the court room to the sheriffs office whither District Attorney Martin soon followed The latter held a consultation with Sheriff Davidson and it was decided that Ward should be taken to Sing Sing by the first train from the Grand Central depot The time for its departure de-parture was 230 p m During the time intervening nearly three hours Wards movements were kept secret but it was understood that he was being accorded the privilege of attending to some private affairs He was not re turned to the Tombs and the warden turned over his effects contained in two satchels to friend who a came with an order from Ward Ward was taken to Sing Sing prison on the 230 train today from the Grand Central depot and was accompanied by Sheriff Davidson and Warden Kiernan |