The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-22
rRAsTUs wIMAv AREEsrAD.
He is Chsrgsd with Stealing $4,000 from
r. g. Dnn & Go.

Heis Chsrgsd with Stealing segoooo from
r.. G.. Dun & Go.
NEW YORK. Feb. I.-Erastus Wiman,
formerly manager for II. g.. Dun ~ Co..
builder OF the staten Island Rapid Tran
sit railroad. was arrested to-day, charged
with forceries amounting 10 S29,y0. lie
was arraigned before Judge MARITIME, III
chamber i'm the general session, and
committed 10 the 1ombs in default OF
sg5UO bail. The arrest was made 10y
Detectives Won Gerichten ana Phil. Reilly
I'm the afternoon. al the Office Of Mr. VII
mans s0n-iu-laW. Norman :. Miller ih
the Washington building No. / Broadway
on bench warrant. issued By judge Mar
tine. soon after the grand jury had hand
ed down two Indictments charging VII
man with forgery in the second degree
Mr.. Wman expressed some surprise ~
MS arrest and then asked 81 there "ouin
be any opportunity % get bail. lie said
he ought TO have "a lawyer. ANA he would
like 10 be represented by counsel An
effort was made by friends 20 get bail
late I'm the afternoon. but without sue
cess. Neither did llr. Wman have coun-
sci when he was taken 90 the general
sessions by the detectives. As soon as
It was known that Mr.. Wiman had been
arrested Assistant District Attorney Linl-
sey made known the complaint on which
the indictments were founded.
There was no signature 70 the com
plaint but its authorship is credited 10
ex-District Attorney Delaney Nicoil.
The names of the witnesses signed were
r. d. Douglas. E. \. Bullnger, Ogden
Brower, treasurer OF Campbell Printing
Press Company, and the cashier OF X q.
Dun & co.
Summarized. the complaint says that
Wiman was not a partner in the firm OF
r. G.. Dun K Co., but that he was upon
a salary and commission, and that by
various acts OF embczzlement, through
Misrepresentation, cog. ailments, breaches
OF agreement. misuse OF the powers con-
dded TO him. and gross usurpation OF
oowers with which he was not trusted ne
succeeded during the years Of lSsS, 1880
1891. 1882. and no 10 February. ls1' IN
stealing from Mr.. Dun the enormous sum
of 500 OlS. That sum he owes Mr. Dun
to-day.
The complaint says that Wiman has
committed so many crimes that the aelec-
ton for prosecution is very difficult TWO
however. are specified. Wiman obtained
from the cashier Of X. G.. Dun q co.
check for $1,000 TO pay bill OF +. w.
Bullinger Of New York; forged Builinsef $
endorsement Of the check and deposited
the amount 10 his Wiman's) individual
credit in bank. Dun & Co. afterwards
paid Bullinger's claim.
The other transaction is that Wiman
procured from Dun n cos cashier a
check for $3.50 10 pay the Campbell
Printing Press Company. II was drawn
10 the order of ogden Brewer. treasurer
OF that company. Wiman told the print
ing press men that Dun a. Co. was snort
Of funds and asked them To accept two
notes for the amount. This was agreed
to- Wiman made the notes I'm his own
name forged Brewers endorsement on
the check. and applied the proceeds to
his own use.
The complaint says that Dun first
learned Of Wimans felonious acts In the
latter part Of February. 1893. and on the
9th Of that month Dun terminated MS
contract with Niman, dismissed nm
from his employ and has never seen him
since.
on hearing that his crimes had been
detected Wiman offered 10 transfer TO
Dun certain real estate on staten Island
OF doubtful value but Dun, learning that
Wiman was insolNent refused 10 accept
them, or To receive any preference over
his other creditors. Wiman, ihrreiole'
made Il formal assignment for the pene-
NJ Of his creditors. but his assets nave
amounted 10 almost nothing.
Dun did not submit the proof OF Va
mans crimes to the authorities on hrst
discovering them for several reasons.
In the first place, he was moved Dy
considerations Of sympathy Tor " Ninlah
family, with whom he had been on
terms Of friendship for many years ana
the pteOus appeals for mercy Whlch
Wiman made 10 him In letter. In the
second place. be then had no appreciation
OF the extent of Wiman's embezzlement'
nor OF the length OF time, during which
he had Systematically abused his conn
dence and betrayed the trust re-
posed in him. The whole history or MS
many doings had to be unearthed from
the .vouminous records OF the business
Of four or five wears.
IL required a vast amount or time ana
labor 20 find all the irregularities py
which he succeeded in embezzhns 80
large sum Of money. The whoie
account with the history Of each item
was not made up until comparatively
recent date
Again Dun was led to believe by the
gross exaggeration Of Wiman 20 the
value OF Wiman's interests in staten Is
land. that IL was possible 10 realize
something substantial for his creditors,
many of whom would suffer more severely
than Dun himself although not in so
large sum. In view OF the irauu
practced upon them. as well as upon
himself and upon the conviction that
a man OF Wiman's bad character ought
not longer 10 be allowed 10 masquerade
as an honest man In this community
and as an adviser and eXhOrter or youth
ana out of sense OF obligation 10
the mercantile world with which he Is
SO closely Identified. he has decided that
his duty requires him 10 expose Wiman's
conduct and to hand him over To the
authorities that he may be dealt .th as
the law directs
Gored TO Death by Bull.
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