New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

rr\STI'S WIMhN
ostatc-only portion Of hi- prop"r'y-"'n ~ ""r',
Sufficient 10 meet all obligations Among his iars'',
creditors ar. r. G.. Dun q CO., WIN W"o'" Nv ''
worried for tbirty-rve years.
MR. wIMIY MAKES A STATEMENT
yr w,nan spcn, a pretty busy afternoon yesterday
n rocoI,inr callers al his HON" In -. George : -
and In irving 10 convince his friends Una. Nv va"
| thoroughly solvent and In no Immediate o"ne'' "
| d..rituiion Those who talked with Inn CANE ava,
| thoroughly convinced that Nr. Wimans oh'cN "'"'u
stln b, good for n large amount. Ills manner WIS
bnoyant and happy, and his clear. sncclnct' p"s'"'
| ,,, ,,,,t ~ tb, fact, left no doubt to his
meaning. Sc In
! 81 bnye made no assignment Of my properly Ne
exclaimed mpctuou,y Ia his friends, rising lro" i''
seat and walking across TIA" rooW' VIII NJ '
! thrus, into his pOckcts. The stories 'ou !" u"
vo,iog uap.rs are not true. ! hay" made no con-
y,yance Of my property on staten Island III 'ir S',
suggested u rather asserted. Now look mere Nu''
/ d.uIv turning and pointing warning hng"r u, ih'
rrhun. r,por,r-~ bc careful; tax" down every WOE"
exactly II. say II. am British subject "hu' '"'i'
fore unablr according 10 law. to hold lana III '"c
} STATE OF Ncv.l York. Under thcS" CIRCUMSTANCES III!
lorc. denominations Of real estate on staten iSi'u
navr been held In the name OF Mrs. Winan several
w..ls ago after Il" severance Of my connection WIN
,, firm, ~ Il g. Dim a Co.. II was deemed d"sirn"e
Tim, nil his proprrty-hitherto beyond the reach o'
creditor, present or luur'-Slould be hhue "N"''"'
10 them whenever necessary. Tor TINS ruSoh "a
King vas appointed trustee" Herein Hes 'l' ""'S
,rrea,,ou Tor the story think 1t Is rather I'M
psnal To regard ~ failure or as an assignment an
| instrument which place, within The ren'h VI my
cr.-itors prop,rfy which, under Development i easily
worth ~ coo 600 m" 400 acres OF Staten l~iahd
| land owned by Mr. WIman represent only part oil
MS property. ,...,,.., w
ional Bank and the Chemical Bank Ia 'ohs'u'i""'e
,uu,i- suggested the reporter.
Well see what Colonel strong sayS-that an IN
seht,n..s Of 10000 has been reduced 10 Sla-
900 while The debt TO the Chemical Bank Is more
/ than covered by security
STRONG IANGU AGE ABOUT HIS PARTNERSHIP
aft IS further said that By the issue Of notes yon
pledged the credit OF X. g. Dun e CO. 10 an amount
varion.ly estimated At from 100000 10 s7ooooo'
at Is a ur!~ SAID Mr.. wman. Il deny That |
eyer pledged or involved the credit OF the firm IN
amy way No such notes were ever ISSUED. No
such Indebtedness ever existed. No suit III relation
TO such Issuance ever in''i'u'"d'
do Won care to cay whether not You are In
deb,e1 10 r. g. Dun 4 Co. In any AMOUNT
YES I am indebted to Il. q. Dun a Co.. out /
decline 10 say in what amount. And II any one says
That am in,ovent or SAYS word more thnn have
autbori,ed III she tho whole lot for libel know
what II f. have been there myself. once | ran
n papcr of my own and had twenty SIX suits on hahd
| a, ono Tim. When I retire from business shall
| come out rs professional pl'intiI ana dNiue '"e
evening Of my life 10 prosecuting suits for libel.
| Ell, there any truth In the story that Your en-
| Larrass mcnt-"
Embarnssment-wha embarrassment who SAYS
I'VE any embarra ssments. Whoever dares TO say
So
THAT your conveyance OF property to a trustee
WAS brought about mainly by yonr extensive Invest
| ments In staten Island PROPERTY !"
| NO. that's all wrong The property now, MS l
| hive already snd. Is worth Si0O000o."
q ou have an interest In various financial enter
prlses ,Do you feel nj liberty TO give their titles y
| "No-slad enough TO have my own credit asSalled
without having attacks made on them"
ayonr career has III many ways been re.
markuble one"
yc.. but ] won't talk about my career. I'm
not dead vet and ! won't have an obituary. Re
fcrring to his severance with The firm Of X. e.
| Dim & Coz Mr. Wiman remarked: My maine went
| ont OF the firm years ago. Then 1t cenScd 10
he Dun. WInan q Co.. and became r. e. Dun AZ Co.
although continued In the house until a few weeks
back
TALK WITH TIE TRUSTEE.
David Bennett King at his Office. No.
| A Finest by a Tribune reporter. lie said that
most OF the Information published protesting to be-
the fncts relating to the conveyance TO
| him. n may be- said, though. that this not an
| assignment ?, suggested the reporter
| ooh no. said Mr.. King. lyon cannot exactly call
n an assignment II Is rather a deed Of trust not an
| assignment. a great many OF the bhnks holding MS
paper are protected by collateral
"Iow much property does the deed OF trust rep
resent -
II embraces should say. about 400 acres OF land
ir round numbers, most Of which Is nninproved one
parcel OF , land Is the northwest side OF staten
Island and the Other three portions on what would
call thc south side. There Is the Guion farm. con
% IN
somd above the woods OF Arden, which contain also
about $50 acres. Rosebank has about ninety acres
and Ernstlna I'm the neghborhood OF ten fifteen
acrcsp
| What value do place on this land ?"
| am utterly unable to say what the total value
might be-
| What offer would you be disposed TO consider
| Now said Mr.. King. jokingv. "how much would
you be disposed to sive' really do not know what
lis value muy be- some people having real estate
interest I'm the ncghborhood may have suggested that
there was an equity in that property and above
| the liabilities Of from 100000 To 100000"
| as n heavily cncnmberd''
considering It's value. It cannot be said to BE-
very heavily encumbered possibly In the neighbor
hood OF sljOOOO or thereabou's'
EXTENT OF THE LIABILITIES.
"Are the liabilities heavy has been reported :?
| "Oh ! think not ] think ~ 100000 would Ii
a good deal I'm excess Of the liabilities. hav,
heard that some Canadian peop. were interested
but not In a position to say whether the Cana
dian Bank Of Commerce was one Of them. The