The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-15

New York June 1.-THE testimony
for the defense in the case Of Wiman,
on trial for forgery, was closed this
afternoon and the case is expected to
go to the jury at the close of tomor-
rows session.
This defendant rsinlself was on the
stand most of the time. and made
many admissions, under cross-exannin-
alton. of the repeated use Of funds be-
longing to r. G. Dun & Co These wsra
called ''overdrafts" by the witness. and
he produced letter written by him
self to Dun. January. 1898. in which let
ter Wiman explained his financial con-
dition at length, and informed Dun
that if he had held % Ter cent. OF the
profits in January. 1889, instead of II
per cent, the additional increase 10
him would have covered the over
drafts. It was January l, 1889, that the
/ agreement between Dun and WiTan,
King and Douglass was made, in 7c-
cCrdance with which Mr.. Wim9n was
to get II per cent. Of the yearly profits
instead of 20 Per cent as he had htua-
erto received.
The letter was introduced to show
more clearly that Dun knew all about
Wimans overdrafts.
Might Have Elxtricnted Himself.
General Tracey tried to show that
Dun, by arresting Wiman, prevented
a financial move on Wiman's part
which would have helped 70 extricate
him from his difficulties.
Judge Ingraham ruled out all the
questions, saying that they had no
bearing on the alleged forged cheek in
the suit
Mr.. Wellman then arose to cross-ex-
anime the witness. He began by get
ting Winan to say that ne had been
the brains of r. G. Dun & CO.
why is il, then said Mr.. WeEman,
''that of all the business IN which you
have been interested, the business OF
r. C. Dun & Co. has been a success.
while the others were total wrecks?'
PERHAPS because 1 was beJted
suited to the mercantile business than
any other"
I Mr.. Wellman's questions caused Wi
man to brace up and retort with vigor.
Mr.. Wellnan referred to the state
ments Of profits of r. C. Dun & Co sub
mftted by General Tracey earlier in the
( morning. The statement showed that IN
1885, the profits were S345,7S0. They in
creased steadily until, in 1892, they were
1925 600 The total from 1885 to 1852 in
elusive was So. 3135 500.
In reply to Mr.. Wellman, the defend
ant admitted several instances in which
he had written and telegraphed to the
! firms agents, urging quick remittanceS
on one pretext or another, and then ap-
piled the money to his own use.
Mr. Thurber, the well known whole
/ sale grocer; Robert K. Kimbal. stock
broker; F. S. Cannon, superintendent
of the Staten Island Rapid Transit
company; j. J. WithroW, president Of
the Industrial institute, of Toronto.
Canada. and Dennis Stafford. Of Staten
+ island. testified TO Mr.. Wiman's high
and fu+ec-rifx-
after which General Tracey said:
"That is our case
Mr.. BuIIinger - then recalled by
Mr. Wellnan, who asked him. 1T IS
true that you were in the habit Of loan
ing money!?
did you ever lend any money to Mr..
wiman?"
THAT is ALL" said Mr.. Wellmal, tri-
umphantly-
Mr.. Dun was then called to the stand
to tell the circumstances of the $4,000
note, and the 100000. He asserted he
knew nothing about these until they
were called to his attention by his as
sociates. Before this he thought
Wiman's overdraft amounted TO only
$24, 000
Mr.. Dun admitted knowing that
r Wiman had overdrawn his accounts
: for the last two or three years, but
never suspected that the amount IN
! volved was so large. Mr.. Dun denied
: that the prosecution was prompted by
> any fear of Wiman, as intimated by
! Mr.. Boardman. in his opening address
> to the jury.
! when the time comes to charge the
Jury" said Justice Ingraham, Il shall
tell them that Mr.. Dun would not have
: done his duty as a citizen had not he
aided in the prosecution of Mr.
1 Wiman.''
At this point, court was adjourned
/, until tomorrow.
. Judge Ingraham said he should limit
+ each side to ninety minutes in their
: addresses to the jury.
s'The case must go to the jury before
- \ NIGHT