The herald., 1894-02-22

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The second case cited occurred Jsnu
AIRY 20, 1898. Dun & Co. owed tn
Campbell Printing Press and Manuiac
turing company 5000 for presses. Wi.
man procured from Dun'e cashier
check to the order of Ogden Brewer
treasurer of the Campbell company, OF
the pretext that he desired to pay thu
account. Thereupon he went to thu
Campbell company, and, telling then
Dun & Co. we're short of funds, asked i
they would take notes for account in
stead of each. On Brower'e aequitecence
Ninan made two notes in his own nsms
covering the amount, and delivered
them 20 Brewer. He then forged tbs
name Of Ogden Brewer on the back o.
the check and appropriated it to his own
use. These acts were concealed from
Dun and his associates, but on discover
ing them they paid the Campbell com
pany the amount of their account, as
they did BuIlin0er.
wIMAN's APPEAL FOR MERCY.
On learning that his crimes we're de-
tected, Wiman offered to transfer TO
Dun certain real estate on Staten island
OF doubtful value, but Dun, learning
that Wiman was insolvent, refused to
accept or receive any preference over
other creditors. Wiman thereupon
made q formal assignment, but his as
sets amounted to almost nothing. Dun
did not Immediately submit proofs OF
Wiman's crimes to the authorities, be-
ing moved by sympathy for the latter's
family and by the piteous appeals for
mercy which Wiman himself made to
him
Narrower, Dan had them no apprecia-
tion of the extent Of Wimsn's enb zzle-
msn. or the length Of time that ne had
abused the truet reposed in him, A
vast amount OF labor was required to
ascertain all the Irregularities, and the
whole account was not not made up un-
til recently. Dun was led to believe 1t
would be possible to realize something
substantial for the general creditors out
OF Wiman's Staten island interests, but
in view of the fraud practieed upon
other creditors and from his sense of
obligation to the mercantile world, he
decided that his duty was to expose
Wiman and turn him over to the
authorities.
Affixed to the letter were the follow
ing names of witnesses: r. G. Douglass,
Z. W. Bullinger, Ogden Brewer, treas
urer of the Campbell company.
wIMAN's FAMILY SHOCKED.
When she heard the news of the ar
rest, Mrs. Wiman. although shocked,
bore up with greater calmness than ex-
pected. This was due TO her implicit
belief in the thorough honesty of her
husband and her confidence in his abil-
itv to prove his innocence.
Harris, Wiman'e second son, is en-
ployed in the newspaper business, and
Frank, his younger brother, is in the
Office OF Vermilyea & Co., brokers, on
Wall street. As soon as word had been
received OF the arrest, Harris Wimsn
came to New York from Staten Island,
and went to the Tombs, carrying small
satchel with q change of linen for his
father. The night-keeper of the prison
received the eatchel and consented to
take q Aote from the young man to
Wiman. In this note the young man
asked, his father if he wished anything
done and if he cared to make any
statements. In reply Wiman wrote
that he was cheerful and we'll, had COM
mitted no crimes, but had no doubt
Numbered and was willing to stand the
consequences. He added that he had
absolutely refused to accept bail
although offered him by friends to ge
bondsmen for him.
AN ENGAGEMENT TO SPEAK.
His note concluded with the state
ment that he had an engagement to
speak tomorrow night in grammar
school No. 81 on Forty-second street,
and please God he would keep his en-
gagement. The young man was not
permitted to see his father and had to
be content with this correspondence
The subject of his lecture at the gram
mar school is the Great North Land.
1t is one OF series he has been giving
in various grammar schools of the city.
WHY so GREAT DELAY?
An investigation in financial circles
has led to the discovery OF what may be
clue 20 the present prosecution. One
OF the questions sought to be solved to-
night was why q whole year should
have been allowed to elapse before the
crime alleged against him was prose
cuted. 1t YVES in February, 1898, that
Wimau severed his connection with R.
q Dun & Co. This inquiry created 9
deal OF interest. One explanation
adv need for his arrest is as follows
lie ANIMUs OF THE PROSECUTION.
About month ago a mysterious cir
cular was printed by some person I'M
known and industriously circulated
among prominent merchants OF the city
In fact, everyone likely co make use O
mercantile agencies, received one o
those circulars. In brief, the circular
revealed many hitherto very dimly un
derstood facts in regard to mercantil,
agencies and their methods of doini
business. 1t was a revelation OF the no
most pleasing character to the aeencie
and created good deal of talk and bite
feeling. Wiman was promptly held re
sponsible for its authorship. 1t wal
argued that very few men were go thor
oughly acquainted with the details o
the mercantile agency business, anC
none knew the facts made public in tn,
circular SO well as Wiman. AS a matte
oil fact Wiman's friends say not onl,
did he not write the circular, but was un
aware of the fact that it was published
Although totally innocent of its author
ship, the credit OF it has ever since beer
laid upon his shoulders and it is SUD
posed r. g. Dun & Co. had ever sinc,
felt embittered toward him on this &C
count.
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