The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
TOO LATE TO BAIL WlMAN.
BANKERS OFFER 4 CASHIERS CHECK
FOR $4,000 nv V4IM

rnna 20 ne Arrri9ned on Moadsy-Wm
re Pleas Guilty Aner All. or VIII Dee
re,,. OF insanity ne Pat Ia for Hint
Erastus wiman, who Is under arrest Tor
forgery, had to spend another night In the
Tombs prison. His friends made determined
effort to get him out. At II. NJ. Harry L.
Horton, the banker Of 80 Broadway; his part.
ner. J. Frank Emmons; H. i. MetcalI. rear
estate dealer and manager OF the Arroehar
Park Improvement Company; Major I. 4.
Barrett Of the staten Island Dyeing Establish
ment. Robert j. Kimball. banker. OF 10 Broad
street and Albert u. Chandler. President OF
the CONNIE rcal Cable Company. ACCOMPANIED
nv Mr. wiman's son-in.law. Norman g. walker
Jn, and Alfred @. Coale. chief CLERK IN tho
office Of Mr.. Wimans counsel. marched into
the District Attorney Office and asked Tor MS
release.
TO offer as security" inquired Vernon nj.
Davis. who was In charge OF the Office. Col
Fellows having Just gone home.
This question was n poser. The ak men
who had come to qualify are reputed to be
worth over S2.0OOOOO, and on Staten Island
ths bond OF almost any ono OF them would be
taken for the whole $4,000 required. Mr..
Horton. however. presented cashiers check
on Broadway national bank for S25.OO0 A
cashiers check is regarded by brokers as cash
1T ri were cash." he explained. - could not
accept It. II II were CASH you would first
have to deposit 1t with the City Chamberlain
and then bring me the receipt. Tho Cham
berlnin has established q rule to accept moth
ing in liou OF cash except certificates OF de-
post In the Importers and Traders Bank. in
which tho city makes It's deposits. so am very
sure he would refuse to honor your check"
But this il cash" argued Mr.. Emmons.
L.,.. h...It van nAt hafn
coming ND here could cash IL now. only the
bank is closed for the day"
Then the six wanted to know why Staten
Island real estate would not do Mr.. Davis read
from the statute to tho effect that n bondsman
must be u resident and householder in the
tame state and. unless the trial Judge other
wise directs. in the sans county In which the
that the trial Judge be consulted. Judge Mar
tine came into the District Attorneys of1ce
He explained that the duty OF a District Al:
torney and q Judge was very plainly marked
Staten Island property to be. offered as secur-
ity for the Dond. but It would be necessary to
he said, to REQUIRE real estate to the value OF
double the bond.
because, his. property stands in his wiie's
name. Mr.. Emmons had some renl estate In
Island. but altogether It did not amount in
value. In the opinion Of judge MARITIME and
With the Sudss hat wmsn BE-
Loved to ~ in thS sSSst1dy OIL deputy sheriff aa
hsd nos the 81 70 oa the pa letter
of the statute. The bankers offered TO put up
negotiaIis securities REPRESENTING many =, times mes
triet Attorney said that such securities could
Well" said Mr. Emmons finally, We will
We .wiii ess !his .checE ashed and turn the
Mr. Davis said afterwnrd: As for the rep
r.sentation made Wy these gentlemen that Mr.;
Miman's sdes. son Is dying have no doubt
sIvices that the -on is getting better. OF
90. but there was no possibility OF our rel eas-
ing him without breaking the law ourselves.
men should think estier OF il themselves be-
lore morning. Mr.. Wiman is going to plead on
sa sSd E else sSn ns n'rf; to
lei MIN out Tomorrow he will be at liberty
liusrty to man ALREADY practically conyietedf
Ia ~, liberty oil day worth risSing s2o.UOO
SIR. Emmons said as he wGs leaving the Dis
triet ATTORNEYS oiiloe: :,
:. Is not necessary for Nr. Wman to plead
guilty. They have not evidence enough to
Ali the papers Yesterday quoted Mr.. wiman's
tue crimes alleged against him. At the Office
WiSa Is 's n % pS SRi!s these
charges were ha nEinG over hi. head and while
melancholy. b.. wonla suadsnIy start up and
make the widest predictions regarding the
Anu that was In these ranic times, too. POOR
Wlman! DC had a lot Of friends here. l have
cssdings opened think IL would be easy TO
prove by tn: employees OF this once that he
IL may pussibly be- then, that T. defence will
be put in on the ground ~ insanity.
he ea 10 az ns aInps aas a
Trcsiyed visits from his own son frank, from
@ sn4 ss ssa hs
card while enc q ths w, gentlemen was con;
by the gentleman who was with him. Pres
emily Sir. Wimans friend appeared looking
~ met Mr. wlman In the corridor Of the old
prison In what Is called Murderers Row.,
good news Of his son. who is SICK. and feels
happier in consequences. He had pile OF LETT
over a hundred, He said that one Of them was
from Isaac X Funk OF Funk Wagnalls. as
eenee. some Of the letters were very curious
and may nave been the work OF ctanks. but not
enhancement and sympathy in IL. soms6ody
had lett him basket oil fruit. and there was
large basket OF flowers from an Irish-Ameri-
Yesterday forenoon Mr.. wiman called for
Pen and paper and wrote letter. g. George
NJ. Goulds Offics, during the day TO- the
the note to Mr.. Vanderbilt
H. ~ Douglass OF Dun 4 Co. said Yesterday
that there was no truth in the stsismsnt.
which IS freely made by Mr.. wiman's frisnds.
tnal there Was any animosity between Mr..
Mlman ana himself lie said that ii had been
decided not TO publish the letter Of Wiman in
which ne practically admitted his guilt This
now In the District Attorneys hands
Dir. Douglass said that there we're Ave othar
forged ehseks besides the ones 10 III w Hui
linger and Ogden Browsr on account of Witch
MI Mlman Is now under arrest The rest OF
the sZ{oolSeO was not raised by forgery, but
was taken out OF the cash of H. O. Dun * Co
and appears on the ledger. The expert who
unearthed the stealings is not yet entirely
through with his WORK. He has been busy al
the books for several months. and did not Ind
the large sums until the close Of last year.
X q. Dun Go. have made good all the mo lsy
due outside concerns on account Of Ar.
WlmAn's forgeTtes,
Mr.. Brewer said he had known all about the
forgery OF his own name to a cheek for ,eysral
months There was no effort made TO initiate
his signature. but Mr. Ntman wrote Mr..
Brewers name apparently in his own usual
handwriting,
that VbntlV hRld that Mr. Wiiuun gya faE