, 1877-10-16
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Touching Address Of tho Late Mr., Gil
man to His Chief Mourners.
Text of the document which Wrnng
Salt SnGs from ttle New
Fork Corpers.
Tho Causes which Developed 80 Much
Rascality in So Good Man.
1 Rate al ths Nashville lIass.rfot 1ol Set Down
In The Dtlls.
G1LAtAN'S STATEMENT.

In The Bfls.
01LAtAN'S STATEMENT.
.Se1s }ork tribune. Drt. ~,
When MI. Gilman was asked what lie hail 10
say why sentence should not be passed. upon
him, Mr.. Chittcnt1cn for tho prisoner eatl that
| It. was the wish both Of sfr. Gilman anil hts
friends that The circumstances Of Ills crime, and
tue temptations and fauits which led to It,
should be male public. The facts Of the forgery
| were 1na,tc public Oct. z, and OH the 81 of tile
month ho had male a statement. not fos the
p,trsc of having II presented In court, hut for
his uastor, tho Hey. Dr, lloughtou, for his
brothers anl sisters anil friends, aud for tho
others won, he lad wronGci. Tho statement
was as follows:
70 the, E<u. Pr. ifonqhtoa; to n.y. tstft. to my
br9fhera amt sf<ffFs amt Intimate fftsnfs:
Ia proper N etnte certain facts In explanations
not estennat!o1. . ef ny e"ndnct.
f,um the u time s, hssa1 ea.t.!csst hsd ptaesA IN
sums u money ranging from stau 10 s:o. !'ou OH
interest a. yer cestun,. These suMn roufd nitrn
ds1.iood .hat e,np|Syu'' then n bu.ineas. ,,
/, , " X O. .R ase
Investments in cnteFrritcs which promised we'll
frnn tlnic 10 time ~ Enah fhlfil and which turned
ont utterly bad. For tllls hly Judgment IL to 6e
| blamed.
Possession Of 70 mncl, money. sua The control Of
Sn, and eetoaemc",s e s apan a t. ~ Whether from
io--es Of expente,. which bryan ,nanv year. ngo,
came 80 GFaana,,} ttInt ! waa scarcely tcnsbie 4
Guild mt bcnr to 'onk deficiencies squsrs in Tic
face. and hoped for bsttcr sin,es..
ure OF The SIN Insurance ru1npanJ snd tho neccs.
alttcs Of the othcr companies impaired the cuna.
81 na'fs e, n 1s, e "s a.
carried prices 10 high as 10 teaye no mar.
KIN fur profit, .snd has made the com
ness and living. Consequently, ny h,sinc'a was
ors ses became 70 "vesssts Ss te My
bouks and accounts. which had been sny pride.
wers neglected. drtf.ed hopee.sly IN a sca u
M reputation to suffer ~ long delay in making up
Ths moral wcakncss was aul.e lnescusabtc.
How easy 10 asy now1 yet hnw Itarst II sec med
to Do what should years ago have done In retIuc-
inc cspcnsesa at hoie and in the o!lco. and IN rc~-
aEnteIy .eIostng accounts which werc temptation
rnte oi Interest hayo proved unpruIItabie.
Trio, 10 thv pan!e ot iB7:' l;ad made improper
use Of trust fnnds In my hands under tho pressure
Of decIlnIng business. anil the trouble. Of tat year
Involved me In additional lnsscs. After that ttstlu
tho accounts In my hAnda bcgat to b. tlrnwn on ny
Tho lcrostors more freely than before, ami not tn
frequently | found myself eOEc1y plnclleA, but
aswsys managed 70 c1tftcato myseff Without dolnx
anything criminal. though / lnust confcas tho
morsI taacness Of my ptocccdines these n,snr
put forth Tho hrst ''ra,scd" certificate mt quite
iwu years ago. It was casy 10 do II, yet what
etfnIVlc II curt moi hnrp su!TGre1 uuru all thcsu
,notihs In thinking Of NY ba.oncss in nbuting tic
confidence Of my friends In No. IN l'inp strcet, in
tho two insurance companies. and in the hank.
every Of whom has always treated me With tho
greatest kindness, than Of tho absolute wckcdncss
Of these crin,es.
cats me, plunged IN deeper md deeper hope /.
make 1t rlhin That nly cndeaxr wns tu cover tho
deacicncics ot tsta, of years Il ia ,n,t,orsfhlo
which havu not by nc, what amounts arc atout;
but ain conAlcnt ths will be found ut tho Anlcri
Cummorclal insurance Company, and it, Taimadss
4 Co., ami my fticn'a who arc looking will dad
thy whole hor.ld truth there, .,,,
j ~, alone teti,op:ibis fot esoty WRONG .c!: ~
ao s & Samo os ths s.e praa With hns
. nsss es 'sSa = aS and !" y n ~.
never persuades! tne to any extravaganza, aud she
would haye accepted any restraint might hAve put
upoa her,
In addition to tlltso fraudulent transactions,
other pcrsons thsn thoae named muai ru1er 10
considerable degree chiefly ny s!othsss ,H aaa te.
oral othcs peftons, who hare had accounts with mo
iattsf aeeoant. .ppto1las.e|y.
business, bad inycstmcnts, heavy cxpunscs, bot.
business and !toncst!c and personal c1tfava9anec,
hare betrayed NO.. No; l must bs lust with my.
a ss.s s II. ays % K. T:ss ses
the best lnstfuettons into this plt Some msJ call
"maanses aet t,s. 'I. ,.o l., hu.,ro,. ro,.,,,,.
a1an" ,naT b. nws,e Of H. 5ut '1 "xsry one vic
t,mate ffisnss nnI assoclatSs src al .u,ne o ths
best antI uMfrst suuls That cycF lived TIcy know
shkt lovs butter to give awaY money shan to
Sr m}:s ny kn9T tsst ao%s
W1rkS Win when II "as my hapfaf1tas u DC e6h'