St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-25

HIS Couns6I, EXsSecretarY OF uue
Navy Tracy, Says That Wiman
Has Committed No Crime and
Has Done Nothing to Reflect
Upon His Honor or Integrity
as a Man.
New YORK, Feb. 24.-Perhaps the
cold wave which reached the great
metropolis last night penetrated to the
cell in the old Tombs prison, where
restless and anxious ErastuS Wiman
lay confined; but. if so. it did not chill
the heart of the inmate, and today he
was as cheerful and, apparently, COLI
tented as a man could be under such
circumstances. The knowledge, how
ever. that he was to walk forth from his
prison before another sunset may have
had Its influence in raising his spirits,
and when, at 11:15, he emerged from the
prison door into the cold. crisp air from.
the West, his eyes being frightened and
his step quickened, making the deputies
who had him in charge hasten to keep.
up as they moved towards the general
sessions building, where his bondsmen.
were waiting before Recorder Smytli.i
A reporter joined the party, and as they
hurriedly walked along he said: "YOur
friends have been working hard to Sc.
cure your release on bail. Do you know
who it is who has succeeded in procur-
ing your release today?"
mo, DON'T" said Mr.. Wiman, "but
my boys father-in-law. G. H. Deere,
showed me check for s25, 900 when he
visited the Tomb5 yesterday, and / told
him not to be too precipitate. My
hesitancy about procuring bail will be
explained later. All l shall say to you
now is that a man should not be judged
by what he does for himself, but by
what he has done for Others"
AS soon as he reached the general
sessions building Mr.. Wiman took out
his card case and wrote all order on the
American News company, tor number
of copies of his books, "Chances of Suc-
cess" which he distributed among the
reporters. who were waiting in the dis
trict attorneys Office. Recorder Smyth
was in his chambers, and when every
thing was in readiness he signed the
bail bond.
CHARLES DEERE,
who is rich manufacturer of Mcline,
ILL.,, and who is the father-in-law of
young William d. Wiman, who is lying
dangerously i'll, went to the city cham
berlain's office this morning. He was
accompanied by Albert G. Cole. of the
firm of Tracy, Beardman & Platt. and
there deposited twenty-five $1,000 bills.
Assistant District Attorney Unger, as
soon as he received word of the deposit,
made out the necessaryepapers.
When Recorder Smyth signed the
bond the party went to Clerk Carroll's
Office and there Mr.. Deere answered
number of questions. As soon as lie had
answered them satisfactorily, Clerk
Carroll said: You are discharged, Mr..
Wiman."
The released man hurried from the
building, accompanied by Mr.. Deere and
another gentleman, and hastened to his
home On Staten Island.
MI. Cole informed the reporters that
Mr.. Wiman will be called on to plead to
the indictment of forgery. on which he
was arrested, in Part of general ses-
sions next Monday at II O'clock.
The last paragraph of Mr.. Wiman's
book, to which he called attention this
morning. reads: Impress of ones
active life on the community in which
he resides for its great and lasting
benefit, in a locality so plastic and so
promising, is not an unhappy thing to
look back upon. In achieving a work
of magnitude, as is here going forward,
mistakes and follieS have been COM
mitted. But it is the rounded life of
man that must form the basis of the
estimate of his success or failure.
AT THE FINAL ACCOUNTING.
perhaps, it will be what he has done, or
tried to do. for Ills fellow man, rath er
than what he has done for himself, bv
which he will be judged. By that
standard, OH Staten island, as else
where, the writer of these lines will be
content to abide the verdlct.'
The following letter in relation to the
charges against Wiman is sent out. by
his counsel, Gen. Benjamin f. Tracy,
eX-Secretary of the navy, in Yindicatlon
of that gentleman:
New York, Feb. 24.-I have seen tor
the first time this morning the indict-
ment against Mr.. Wiman. aud have
learned the history of the case and the
facts upon which the indictments are
founded. L am entirely satisfied after
such examination that Mr.. Wiman has
committed no crime, and unless l am
greatly mislnformed the trial will de-
velop state of facts which will show
that Mr.. Wiman Is not only not GRIM
inaI. but that he has done nothing that
can seriously reflect upon his honor or /,
Integrity as man.
am not in the habit of trying my
cases in the newspapers; but in view of
the extent to which this course has been
taken by Mr.. Wiman's enemies and
certain of his supposed friends, that
think it only just TO him that should
make this statement.