New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
BAIL FOR ERASTUS WIMAN.
HE FASTENED AT ONCE TO THE BED
SIDE OF HIS DYING son.

WIFE OF THE SICK MAN. DEPOSITED $4,000
AND SECURED HIS FRIENDS RELEASE
STATEMENT OF GENERAL TRACY
twenty-five 81 900 bills deposited in the City
Chamberain's Office yesterday secured the re-
lease Of Erastus Wman from the Tomos ana
enabled him to hasten to the bedside of his dy-
ing son on Staten island The money was sup
piled by Charles II. Deere. a wealthy manuiact-
urer Of Moline H.. whose daughter Is the VIE
of Mr. Wimans sick son. William Dwight WI
man.
Mr.. Deere went to the District-Attorney Of
flee with Norman : Walker, jrr son-lh-laW Oh
Mr. Wman and Albert G. Coae. clerk III 'he
office OF Tracy. Boardman X Patt III the ioiH-
ing He had a certified check for S2''ooo IN MS
nooket Assistant Distrct-Attorney Henry W.
UnCer who is in charge Of the BAH department.
told Mr. Deere that he would have to deposit the
amount Of the bail with the City Chamberlain
Nessrs Deere Walker and Coale went to tn
CITY Chamberain's office. where they FOUND
Deputv Chamberlain J. H. Campbell in charge
He said that ne could not accept the check Dut
must have cash Mr. Deere had, accordingly
to go to the bank for the bills.
THE PRISONER CHEERFUL
In the mean time DEPUTY Sheriff DaIrE'hpe
had been sent TO the TOmbs for Mr.. "lhlah
The prisoner had slept fairly we'll ana was III
good spirits To the reporters who had calIeu
to make inquiry about him he sent me lol'o"-
ing note:
I have every hope of reaching my dear wife and
son and daughter to-day. II even Tor sunday To
be with them would be oS1 G from in y Son Harry as
YIN s sso5s at s a and Ann 5ne a'' thor
n"ids, Of her grief and anxiety about her husband
sends a loving message ana says he OF eoOu chee'
had a good nigh; in the nope OF better Gays
At 11I5 o'clock Mr.. Wman. with the deputy
sheriff and several reporters, left the Tombs
He gazed at the site Of the Merchants CUB IN
I,eor ard-st., the house of which has been torn
down to be replaced by an addition to the New
York Life Insurance Company building. ITO
mink of it," he exclaimed. for years ate my
luncheon in the Merchants Club. a man Of Tt
pute and now | prisoner in the Tombs
He talked cheerfully after that, however. but
would not answer questions relating to the
charges against him.
HOW he WANTS TO BE JUDGED.
There was wait Of forty-five minutes in the
District-Attorney's Office. while MI Deere was
getting the cash for his check. Mr.. Wiman sent
to the American News Company for half a dozen
copies of his book Chances OF Success, which
he gave to newspaper men, lie asked them To-
read the last page OF the book before condemnlng
him. This last page is as follows;
1t is the rounded life OF man that must iUrn
the basis Of the estimate e oh ms T w be what he
has done, or tried TO do for ms fellow tJ'H b
will be judged. BY that standard on staten Island
as elsewhere. the writer of these lines Will be CON
tent 10 abide the verdict.
While waiting in an inner office for Mr. Deere
to appear Mr. Wiman tod a curious story. First
he read page III Of his book aloud. This was
part Of chapter entitled sidney Dillon and
the Wild West Show" and told OF a per
Torrance of buffalo Bits" entertainment given
before 10000 children who had been invited - see
it. Each little tot received a bag OF peanuts, d
sandwich and piece OF frult.
CURIOUS MEETING.
The show was given in the afternoon. ana
it was feared that the grounds would be 50
Uttered with empty peanut bags that they could
not be cleaned in time for the night performance
Some one hit on ingenious scheme. suggesting
that the bags have pictures Of buffalo BIZ on
them. Then every child would save its bag. and
there would be none left on the grounds.
The affair was a big success About five years
later Mr.. Wiman happened to be on the East
side when the heel Of his shoe became loose
He entered a small cobblers shop 10 nave re
pairs made On the wall was iarge picture OF
the peanut bags distributed at the free per
Torrance. Mr.. Wman made inquiries ab a. the
bag and the cobbler said:
Il keep that in remembrance Of my little girl
She saw the Wild West Show. and it was the
happiest day of her life She brought home the
thing died year ago"
Mr. Wiman explained who he was. In his
book he commented on the pleasure it gave him
to know that he had made the chiids life happy
for one day at least. The strangest part Of the
story that poorly dressed man walked up
TO Mr. Wiinan In the IOmDS yesterday morning
Il suppose you don't know me. Mr.. wiman?"
Mr.. Wiman confessed that he did not. and the
man continued:
Don't you recollect going into a cobblers
shop the East Side some years ago?'
Mr.. Wiman had forgotten the occurrence but
recollected 1t wher the man told Of the peanut
bag which hung the wall as souvenir OF
dead childs happiest. day on earth
II am the cobbler," exclaimed the man. Mr..
Wiman shook hands with him heartily and
chatted for few minutes The man was i'm
pr1soned also
Finally. soon after noon Mr.. Deere arrived
with the receipt given him by the Deputy Cham
berlain Mr.. Wiman signed the bail bond and
IT taken before Recorder Smyth, who also
signed 1t. Mr.. Wman was then free to go where
he pleased until tomorrow morning. when he
will be arraigned in General Sessions to plead TO
the two indictments for forgery.
CONSULTING WITH COUNSEL.
Messrs wiman, Deere Walker and Coale went
at once TO the office Of Tracy Boardman & Platt,
in the Mills Building. where Mr.. Wiman consulted
with General B. F. Tracy and A. b. Boardman his
counsel until 1870 o'clock Then he started for
Staten Island with Mr.. Deere and Mr.. Walker.
He went just in time 10 miss hearing bad news
At about $40 o'clock Mr.. Boardnan received a
telegram from Henry Dun Wiman saying that
his brother was sinking rapidly. Mr. Wiman,
therefore. crossed the bay believing that his son
was improving His daughter. Mrs. Walker is
also ILL.,
Mr.. Wiman and Mr.. Walker. with Charles d.
Freeman. ex-Master OF the Richmond County
Hounds. arrived at st. George. s. l.. at 2:SO
o'clock.
Mr.. Wiman walked off the ferryboat with a
brisk gait being eagerly watched by the several
hundred passengers on the boat who all
anxious to gain a glimpse Of his countenance
Mr.. Wman walked 10 the house Of his
sick son. where pathetic scene took place when
he met his wife and daughter-n-aw. Young
Wiman. who. although he has been lying at