The evening world., 1894-02-23
WIMAN IS WORRIED.
Anxious to Get Bail So as to Go
to His Dying Son.
He Says He Has Hopes Of Being
Free Before NightfaII.
All the Facts OF Ills Shortage to BE
Told in Court.

Erastus Wiman was still a prisoner
in the Tombs this morning. II any eff
forts have been made by his friends to
secure his release on bail, they have not
met with success. and 1t is believed
by the prison authorities that 1t will
not be. by any means, an easy thing
for him to obtain a hondsman.
According to Warden Fallon, Mr..
Wlman spent last night much more rest
fully than the previous one. He retired
early after his counsel, Mr.. Bonrdman,
left him last evening. and he awoke this
morning much refreshed and with a
good appetite.
After eating a hearty breakfast he had
quite d little talk with the Warden, in
which he expressed his deep regret that
he could not be with his eldest son. DR..
W. Dwight Wiman, who is now lying SO
i'll at his home in Staten Island.
For myself | do not care" he said.
but when ! think Of the suffering OF my
son and the sorrow OF the mother and
wife, | feel that ! ought to be with
them"
one of Mr.. W.man's friends, who called
upon him yesterday afternoon, after a
long talk with the prisoner. said that
he believed Mr.. Wlman would plead
guilty. Several OF his friends had ad-
vised this course. telling him he should
throw himself on the mercy Of the
Court, as he had no defense to the in
d'ctments.
This information was given out as
coming from Mr.. Wiman himself, but he
would not confirm it this morning. Early
In uIe day, before any OF his friends or
lawyers had called upon him. a note was
true that he had given up the idea of OBJ
taining bail and that he had determined
to plead guilty to the charges against
him. He sent out this reply:
| did rot intend to ask for bail, but the diving
nvcrshadows his mother and sweet wife. surely
demands my presenc. beside them. II I can get a
ton with a gentleman. and hope to he able
10 20 TO staten island to-day. As to the rest.
| can say nothing. T.. W.
In this note. is reported to be in a very
critical condition to-day. He Is a victim
or pneumonia, and the physician
sIlm is attending him SAYS he has but
n Wiman's mother, wife and two
brothers are constantly at his bedside.
he is manager of the Staten Island
Electric Power Company, In which his
father formerly had a large Interest.
He was married several years ago to
Miss Deere, whose father is the mill
Wal manufacturer OF NlOllne, Ill
Up to noon to-day not one friend had
called upon the prisoner at the Tombs.
he s'ill occupies cell No. 3. in Murderers'
Row.; because OF the crowded condition
or the prison. 1t was stated, however,
that he was momentarily expecting to
near from his counsel. and thai he had
received assurances that a bondsman
would be found for him before night.
At the District-Attorney's office II was
said that no orders had been given by
Col. Fellows to have Mr.. Wiman taken
Over owe to the CoTrt-House for pleading.
ms week. lf he was taken from the
Tcmbs at all l. would only be for the
purpose OF giving bail, ard no intima-
ton had been received that a bondsman
was ready.
Il do not know who the gentleman Is
to whom Wiman alludes when he says
he is in negotiation with a bondsman,"
said Assistant District-Attorney Unger.
None OF his counsel has been here to
see u.s., and we know nothing Of any eff
1orts that arc being made to secure his
At the Office OF Tracy. Boardman &
platt. in the Mills Building, 1t was said
THIS morning that nothing further had
been done with reference to procuring
a bondsman for Mr.. Wiman. but that
there might be additional developments
this afternoon.
Mr.. BOardman declined to say with
whom he was negotiating in behalf OF
his client. and also refused to confirm
the report which was freely circulated
ia'N NVIlllB INA MI. w lIlldn, ID me
advice OF his counsel. would plead guilty
to the forgeries with which he is charged
in the indictments.
There is II great deal OF speculation to-
day AZ to how Mr.. Wiman obtained from
X. q. Dun & Co. the sum OF S2l9, 900,
which he Is said to have appropriated in
addition to the amounts stated to have
been obtained through the forgeries OF
the two checks upon which the indict-
ments are based.
This, /. is said. l. all to be brought
ment was made this morning by X. ID.
Douglass, a nephew OF r.. G. Dun, and
a member Of the firm.
Further than this | am not at liberty
TO say anything about the case" said
MIR. Douglass to an Evening WOrld'
reporter, 'and nothing will be given out
n regard to other shortages of Mr..
Wlman to the firm until the trial. Then
the public Will get the whole story"
Where Is the letter which Mr.. Wiman
Is said TO have written to the firm CON
Il do not know where 1t is now; and
do not care to discuss 1t. 1t was
turned over with the other documentary
he was District-Attorney, and I sup ose
u Is now In the hands of Col. Fellows.
sun l do not know
Mr. Nicol! said this morning that he
had the letter no longer in his posses
sion. but that the District-Attorney had
received 1t from him:
Il have told Col. Fellows that I will
have nothing further to say about this
case OF Mr.. Wiman's. and II you want
any more information you will have to
go to him."
MIR. Wiman's property has been in the
hands of David Bennett King, as re-
ceiver. ever since last May. The prop
erty held by Mr.. King includes all the
real estate on Staten Island which stood
in the name of Mrs. Wiman. 1t having
been transferred by her to Mr.. Dun after
her husbands failure,
Juts before noon to-day Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney John ID. Lindsay. who
drew up the indictments against Erastus
Wiman, stated that the prisoner might
be brought from the Tombs sometime
this afternoon to plead to the indict-
ment.
In that case he would be brought be-
fore Judge MARITIME in Par; !. Of the Gen
eral Sessions.
Alfred G. Cole, manager for the law
firm of Tracy, ~Boardman & Plat. spent
the morning in Mr.. Lindsay's office max
Ing copies of the Indictments for Gen.
Tracys use In preparing the defense OF
his client.
II is customary for pe"sons arrested
on a beach warrant to plead Immediately
after arrest. but the courts having adj
ioi incd before Wiman was arrested, the
Pleading had TO be postponed.
il was rumored this morning that Mr..
WIman had written a liter TO r. G.
Dun, his former partner, and that he
was anNlously awaiting an answer to II.
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