The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-22
WIMAN In THE TOMBS.
The Ex-Financier Indicted for
Forging Signatures.
n. q. DUN Z CO. THE AccusERs.
The O6s1ses Were Committee Long
Aes. hat There was On Us1ssssand-
fng - - Making Esstftstfen.

Erw Yoxx, Feb. 2L-Ths news that
Ersssus wisnan had been arrested on
serious charge fell like thnndsrbols on
the ears Of the multitude Of people who
hesrd the story tonight, and no ore was
more surprised than Winan himself
Since sevsring his connection with the T.
G.. Dan agency Wimsn has occupied .
pleasantly furnished Office in the Fisad
building. No. Broadway. lis was en-
gagged At his desk this afternoon when
Detective eeYgeants PAL Reilly and Won
Gs-tcIsten walked is. They hsd bench
warrant for his arrest already prepared
when the grand jury an hoaT earlier had
found two indictments against the ex-
king OF Staten Island for forgery.
Detective Reilly approached Wimsn1s
desk and said, 'fTou are under arrest.
wiman scarcely eTen glanced up. turned
very Gale and rnotioned the detective not
20 alarm the clerks. This vas about >
O'Clock. Wlsnsn was asked TO accompany
the detectives 20 the district attorneys
Office. He put on his coat without a word
and vent With them. No sooner were
fhey beyond the ears OF the clerks
than W.man anxsousiy inquired the
specifications against him and tbs
nature Of the punishment attached To
each. ..Don's let this be made public,
said wimau. s'Waat is tie penalty for
forgery7' He was put in n cell IN one OF
the regular sections Of the prison, aud
later positively refused TO see newspaper
men Gen. Tracy, his counsel. called as
the Tofnbs ABOUT O'Clock and was In con-
su,tafion with his client for nearly an
hour. Later In the evening Gen. Tracy.
when seen at his residence. said: 81 have
not much TO say about Wiman's arrest.
do not even know definitely the complaint
against him. and havs decided not TO be-
gin Investigations until tomorrow. ] want
20 SEQ these charges that they say are so
Numerous" When asked about the pos
sibltisy Of Wifnan's securing bail, Tracy
replied: "Hs will have 10 stay in the
Tombs iii Friday. Tomorrow is hoil-
dav, and don't think we can get bail till
the next day. We will have it Friday,
though. and Wiman will be released.
That IT, ALL"
One Of the charges against Wiman Is
forgery OF the Endorsement of T.. w. Bal
ilnger 10 a check for 5000 drawn 10
Bniiinrer's order by X. @. Dun * Co. The
other charge Ia forging the Endorsement of
Ogden Brewer To q check, also drawn by
r. G. Dun q Co.. for $3.50. The checks
were forged January 20 and February g.
1893. Wiman vas arrested by detectives
from the district attorneys Office. The
warrants were executed at Wimap's Office.
He was perfectly cool and collected when
the detectives placed hin, under arrest,
and at once proceeded with them to the
district attorneys office, whence he was
taken before Judge MARITIME in chamber
OF general sessions. He was accompanied
by his son-in-iaw. Norman y. Walker.
Wiman said Gen. Tracy was his counsel
and he had been in consultation with him
nearly all the afternoon. He was not pre-
pared TO give bail At once, and in default
was taken to the Tombs.
The first animation of any charges
against Wlman was In the form of letter
received at the district attorneys Office on
the l4th inst. This letter Is said to have
come from Dun's attorney, supposed TO be
ex-District Attorney Delaney Nicoii. The
witnesses who went before the grand jury
to-day were X. ID. Douglas, +. w. Bull
niger, Ogden Brewer and the cashier of r.
q. Dun & Co. The counts of the indict-
menss relate to the forgery and uttering of
forged checks drawn on the Second Ma
tional bank, where Wiman had no ac-
count. The offensc is punishable with
not more than ten years Tor each indict-
ment. The action OF District Attorney
Fellows in bringing the matter before the
grand Jury was prompted by letter I'D
dressed to Col. Fellows aud supposed 20
have been written by cx-District Attorney
Delaney Nicoli. The letter states:
"wiman was connected with Il. q. Dun
4 Co. during the period covering the acts
complained of, and for many years prior
had business relations with Dun, but was
not partner In the usual sense, and yet,
BY various acts of emhezEiement, through
Interpretations oneealmenis. breaches
of agreement, misuse of the powers con
hded TO him and gross uaurpation Of pow.
ers with which he was not trusted. he
succeeded from fsSS up to February, 1888.
in stealing from Dun the enormous sum OF
s9e90isa1"
The letter then details the cases selected
for prosecution. In February. iss3. II. q.
Dun 4 Co. owed upward of $1,000 to f.
W. huilinger for material purchased. ou
February q, is9S, Nimau being in urgent
straits Tor money directed Dams cashier "a
make out check To BulliEger $ order. and
instead at transmitting u 10 aim IN settle
ment of the account deliberately forged
Bntlinger's name on the back of tie check
and deposited IL 10 his own credit. 81
need hardly saw that the acts Of Nimar
were wholly without the knowledge o.
Dun or his associates. and since then they
have paid 10 Bullinger the money which
Wimaa by means Of forgery appropriated
TO his own use"
The second case cited occurred January
o., isaS Dan & &c. owed the Campbell
Printing iee.s aud Manufacturing Com
pany s. $50 Tor printing presses. Wimaf
procured from Dnhi cashier check 10 tn,
order OF Ogden Brewer, treasurer OF tn,
Campbell company. on the pretest that ht
desired 80 pay the account. lie there
upon went 10 The Campbell company and
telling them that Dgn & 20. we're short o
funds. asked II they would like notes !o
the account instead Of cash. On Brewer
aequiescsacs Miman made TWO notes IL
his osn name, covering the amoang, and
delivered tkem 10 Brewer. He then torgee
the name ~ Ogden Brewer on the back O
the check and appropriated lt 10 his owl
use. These accounts were concealed from
Dun aud his associates. bat ou JiscoverIu.
them they paid the Campbell company tA,
amount 81 their account as they did Blu.
hngcr. On learning tbat hts crimes wer,
detected Nimaa offered 10 transfer 80 Dur
certain real estate on Staten Island, o
doubtful value, hut Dun. learning ths
Winan Was lnsolveat. refused to accept o.
receive any preference over fhe other cred
ttoFs. Wimaa theroGpoa made = for,ua
assignment. bar the assets amounted {,
almost nothing. Dun did nos immeei
s;ely submit the psoofs OF Nlman's crime,
70 the authorities, being moved by synna
thy for the lztEer's family and by pite5ul
appeals for mercy which N!man h,mses
made 10 HIM.
Moreover. Dun had then no sprrccsa
ton Of she exseut Of Wlmaas eabesrie
meat ear the leaNsA Of sine he had abuse,
the trust TupeSs3 n higl. \ vast amour
CT lshOF was required o. ascertain al fh,