Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-12

g. 1S93 sent to Bookkeeper Wheeler of r.
G. Dun & Co.. and asked him for a check
for 5000 payable to E. W. Bullinger; that
Bullinger never got the check, but that
Wlman deposited 1t in his own bank to his
own private account.
The question in the minds of the Jury
men Will be: Did MIR. Wiman know the
signature of Mr.. Bullinger was forged when
he uttered the check" said Mr.. Wellman.
I'VE can show that he did. for the law
allows TO show that Mr. Wiman had ut
tered forged checks during the year pre-
vious. A year before he uttered another
Bullinger check. Then he uttered checks
drawn to the order of ]. NJ. Fairbanks, to
the amount of $4,000 and $4,000"
Gen. Tracy interrupted at this point and
requested the court to order the district at
torney to confine himself to the case in
question. .-.
And as to that said the general. I'VE
concede that Mr.. Wirnan wrote the name of
Bullinger on the back of this check and de-
posted 1t TO his own account. Commercial
law justified him in so doing"
Justice Ingraham allowed Gen. Tracy to
continue. cautioning the jury that they
must not consider what Mr.. Wellman said
to be evidence. unless these facts should be
subsequently brought forward as testimony.
The assistant district attorney imme-
diately replied to Gen. Tracy:
The counsel Is, indeed. magnanimous in
acknowledging that Wiman signed Bullin-
gers name to the check. He knows that
we have Mr. Wiman's written letter, his
confession in which he acknowledged doing
SO. and begged for mercy from his en-
ployer.''
The prosecution then called its first wit
ness in James Harren, cashier Of r. 6.
Dun & Company. Mr.. Harren testified that
In 1892 Mr.. Wiman came to him and said
that the firm was in debt to E. w. Buflin-
ger. He directed witness to draw a check
payable to Mr.. Bullinger for So. 1S3. The
check was drawn and Endorsed by MIR.
Wiman.
At this point the witness was shown the
check and identified the Endorsement as
that of Mr.. Wiman.
Cross-examined by Gen. Tracy, witness
admitted that in the ten years that he had
acted cashier he had filled the firms checks
at the direction of Mr.. Wiman. In fact.
the witness admitted that almost the entire
direction of the firms affairs was under the
control of Mr.. Winlan, Mr.. Dun being away
for the greater Fart of the last ten years.
! Witness admitted that Mr.. Wiman seemed
most assiduous in his direction of the
FIRMS affairs. Also that in the main Office
in this city had for some years hung a
sign giving the individual names Of Mr..
Dun's business associates. The FIRMS let
ter heads also bore the names of Messrs.
Wiman. King and Douglass, with that of
r. G. Dun.
The second witness of the trial was Ed
win p. Bullinger. publisher of Bullinger' s
Guide, which for many years has been
something of an adjunct to the reports of
Dun & Company.
Mr. Bullinger testified that he has known
witness check for 5000, drawn February
9. 1892, on the Chemical National Bank,
supposedly by the witness. and so Endorsed.
Witness said he had never before seen the
check and never authorized Mr.. Wiman to
sign his name to any such instrument.
Mr.. Wellman thereupon offered the check in
evidence.
Taken in hand by Gen. Tracey, Mr.
Bullinger said that the Endorsement check
purported to be drawn by him in no way
resembied his handwriting.
Then Mr.. Welrnan called Cyrus H. Tay-
lor, receiving teller of the Seventh National
Bank, who testified to having received
a check from Mr.. Wiman for 5000, and in
dorsed. as he thought, by E. w. Bullin-
ger.
The check went through the bank and
clearing house in due course. and the
amount was credited to Mr.. Wimans &C
count.
Mr.. William NJ. Place, as the receiving
teller of the same bank, corroborated the
testimony of the foregoing witness.
John H. Keene, bookkeeper in the same,
produced his ledger to show that the sum
had been duly credited to Mr.. Wiman' ,
account.
At this point a recess was taken