New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-04
". c. GILMAN PARD0AED.

RELEASED AFTER TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT To
ATTEND HIS WIPES FUNERAL-MEs. GILMAN's
DEATH AT NORWICH, COM.
Auburn. y. Y, Dec. 3.-A special communication
or pardon for William c. Gilman the insurance
btoker. arrived at the prison to-day. He was SELL
fenced in October, 1877. to five years inprisou-
ment for forgery He VIII leave this place tonight
10 attend the funeral of his wife.
William c. Gilman pleaded guilty 10 the charge
of forgery on October u, 1877. and was sentenced
bv Recorder Hackett TO five years imprisonment
with hard labor. In business circles Mr. Gilman
was held in high esteem before hrs crime, and the
discovery Of the forgeres caused great surprise He
haC been II business rs an insurance broker Tor
twenty years. having entered. prior to that
time into the Office Of his father, who had
then carried on similar business for
more than twenty years. On October Henry Tai
mage & Co., bankers. presented 10 The Third Na-
ti0na Bank two certificates Of scrip OF she Atlantic
Mutual Insurance Company as collateral Sc
curity. The bank forwarded them TO the
insurance company for Identification and
certifcafion. and it was then discovered
that the certificates had been raised from 800
each. the amount for which they were issued in
1876 TO William c. Gilman, to $4,000. Other
discoveries of a similar character were quickly
made until il was at length determined that the
forrcr had obtained no less than $2l732O by this
means. Gilman disappeared and was not heard OF
until the 10Th of that month, wl>n be- appeared
in Court with the Rev. Dr. Hourhtcu, of The Church
of the Trsnstguration, his pastor. and pleaded
guilty of forgery IN the second degree. IN "A long
written confession he stated that business depre,
sion and personal extravag nee mad betrayed him
into such moral weakness, and that Tor many years
he bad been thinking of suicide.
Recorder Hackeit IN passing sentence was greatly
moved. tie said 10 the prisoner: " Your
confession 10 those whom YOU love dearest IN life Is
the saddesf recital that has ever met nv ear Mr..
Gilman was a member Of the Church oi the Trans
nguratiOn, "A member of the Union League, secTe-
farv OF tie Prison Association. and an active sun
day-school worker. Efforts were made Tor his re-
lease from prison several times. nut without avail
until Yesterday when the Governors pardon was
handed 10 him. and he at once left the prison for
Norwich Conn. 10 attend the funeral of ms wife.
Mrs Gilman died at the house OF her h Isband's
sister at Norwich. on Monday. SIZE was a native
OF Hartford, and a cousin OF the Rev. Henry ward
Beecher. Her husbands crime was a dreadful
blow 70 her, and very soon after his conviction she
exhibited symptoms of INSANITY, and was removed
to the Hartford Retreat for the Insane. Here she
remained until recently, when, having partly re-
covered, she went u live with Mss Gilman, who
has had Mr. Gllmans three children ~ charge:
Two weeks ago one OF the children little girl OF
fourteen died and this shock had such an effect
upon her that she died on last Monday.
Yesterday afternoon William u. Lane. her
brOther-In-iav. Mrs. Lane. the Rev. Dr. q. H.
Houghtou and Mrs. Hurry. "A member OF the Church
of the Transformation AID an intimate friend OF
Mrs. Gilman. left this city for Norwich 10 attend
the funeral. The interment Is 10 take place at noon
to-day, IN the Trinity Church Cemetery, Norwich.