The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-22

use. The acts were concealed from
Dun and his associates. but or discov-
ellng them. they paid the Campbell
company the amount of their account,
as they did Bullinger.
IN learning that his crimes were de-
tected, Wiman offered to transfer to
Dun certain real estate on Staten is
ianu OF doubtful value. but Dun, learn
iiis mat VIM n was insolvent, refused
10 accept or receive any preference over
otaer creditors. Winan thereupon
haae formal assignment, but his as
sets amounted almost to nothing.
Dun die not Immediately submit the
pIools OF Wiman's crimes to the au-
tnOllleS, being moved by a sympathy
Tor the latter's family and by the pit
eous appeals for mercy which Wiman
himself made to him
Moreover, Dun had then no appre-
clatlon Of the extent of Wiman's en-
bezzlement or the length of time he
had abused his trust in him or the
amount of labor required to ascertain
all the irregularities and the whole ac-
count was not made up until recently.
Dun was led to believe il was possible
to realize something substantial for the
creditors out of Wimans Staten Island
interests, but in view of the fraud prac-
ticed on other creditors and from a
sense of obligation to the mercantile
world, he declared his duty was to eX-
pose Wiman and turn him over TO the
authorities"
Affixed to the letter We're the follow
ing names Of witnesses: r. G. Douglas,
j. w. Bullinger and Ogden Brewer,
treasurer OF the Campbell company.
When she heard of the arrest Mrs.
Wiman, although shocked bore up with
greater calmneSS than was expected.
This was due to the implicit belief in
the thorough honesty of her husband
and confidence in his ability to prove
his innocence.
Harris Wiman. the second son, is en-
ployed in the newspaper business, and
Frank, a younger brother, is in the
office of Vermilye & Co. brokers on
Wall street. AS soon is word had been
received of the arrest, Harris Wiman
came to New York from Staten Island
and went to the Tombs, carrying a
small satchei with a change of linen
for his father. The night keeper of the
prison received the satchel and con-
scented 10 take a note from the young
man TO Wiman. In this note young
Wiman asked his father il he wished
anything done. and if he cared to make
any statement. In reply, Wiman wrote
that he was cheerful, and had commit
ted no crime, but had no doubt blundeT-
ed and he was willing to stand the
consequences. He added that he had
absolutely refused to receive bail, al
liiOuEM IL lidN DCCH ViLCAEQ tItu By
friends. His note concluded with the
statement that he had an engagement
70 speak tomorrow night in Grammar
school No. % on Forty-seeond street,
and please God, he would keep the
engagement
The young man was not permitted to
gee his father, and he had to be con-
tent with this correspondence.
The subject of the lecture at the
Grammar school is The Great North
Land" It is one of a series he has
been giving in various grammar schools
of the city.
Investigation in financial circles led
to the discovery Of what may be clue
to the present prosecution.
One Of the questions sought to be
solved tonight was, why a whole year
should have been allowed TO have
elapsed-it was in February, 1898, that
Wiman severed his connection with
legged against him was prosecuted.
This inquiry created a good deal of in
terest. One explanation advanced for
the arrest is as follows:
About a month ago, a mysterious
circular was printed by some person
unknown and induStTiously circulated
among prominent merchants of the
city. In fact every one likely to make
use of mercantile agencies received
one of these circulars. In brief, the
circular revealed many hitherto very
dimly understood facts in regard to
mercantile agencies and mercantile
business. It was a revelation not Of
the most pleasing character to the
agencies and created a good deal of
talk and bitter feeling. Wiman was
promptly held responsible for its au-
thorship. 1t was argued that very few
men. were so thoroughly acquainted
with the details of the mercantile
agency business, and none knew of the
facts made public in the circular so
well as Wiman. AS a matter of fact
Wiman's friends say that not only did
he not write the circular, but he was
unaware Of the fact that it was pub
lished. Although totally innocent of
the authorship OF the article, it has
ever since been laid upon his should
ers and it is supposed that R. G. Dun
& Co. had ever since felt embittered
toward him on this account.