The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
WIMAN GIVES BAIL.
Charles Broadway Rouss FIR
nishes the $4,000 Bond.
His Residence at 632 Fifth Avenue
Givon as Security.
The Financicr Promptly Released
from the T,mbs Prison.

Er.'tus WimAn was set free by Jus
tice Andrews Of the supreme Court this
afternoon on $4,000 bail. that sum beinh
tiNeI 10y Justice Barrett in an order
made at noon
Charles Broadway Rouss. the famous
broadway merchant and millionaire. be-
came MIR. Wimau's bondsmau offering
his mansion at CO Fifth avenue as Sc
curity. lie paid $4,000 for the property,
which H. now worth nearly double that.
Mr.. Wiman had been locked up in the
'r"mhs since his conviction, four weeks
az" to-day. He was smiling and happy
when brought M from the Tombs py
special Deputy Sheriff Tony Mccarthy,
of the bistrIct-Attorney's Office, and
Deputy Sheriff brown.
MIR. Wimau said
u cannot say too much about the
kiniucs5 ! have llo-iyed from Warden
Naiion, Deputy Warden Mcmahon and
| the utncr otil"talS at the Tumbs. Aside
from the confinement have no com
plaInt 10 make. | have maintained my
good spirits because had a clear con-
/ So ne" aud felt sur" that I should win
| IN the end. | am going home to my wife
| ana FAMILY. shall engage in my busi-
ne, , OF ral,roading; must be active"
! JuStiC" Barrett OF the Supreme Court in
| MS private chamber, just after noon to-
! Jay and made an application for bail.
| Assistant Distrirt-A ttorney Lindsay
| was there 10 represent the people. JUS
| tice Barrett, after some considera ton.
decided to fix Mr.. Wmans bail at
! .JD.ur4.
| II WAS said that Charles Broadway
| E"uss hat volunteered to give bonds
| Tor Mr.. Wtman, aud as soon as the
| magtstrut" had sivou his decision Mr..
| nf
Mr.: Wimau was found pacing the area
ON the, north tide Of the Tombs prison
| yard this morning. Tie was surprised
when told that his lawyers said they
were wait'ne To- hear from him in re-
gard to asking Mr. Deere to again be-
| com" his bonusman.
| WHY, I'VE been waiting to hear from
the lawyers" he said. II don't like to
ask Mr. Deere to tie up $1,000 in cash
this city have offered TO be my bonds
| them"
Then Mr.. Wlman called Willie, his
son, and despatched him - these friends
saying that he should know more by
afternoon.
The story was told this morning that
prosecutor of the broken iinancier. was
his debtor. and had been FOR some time,
for money borrowed on notes;
II am sorry that story got out. Mr..
Wellman did borrow 5000 of me three
Or four years ago, giving me his notes
I purely e bnsDess ns w mnd II had
nothing to do with this affair and should
never have been brought into it,"
Were the notes ever PAID some one
asked
Well. don't know. I turned them
over to my creditors when ! failed"
reRs ha tn, s,or pr'I IS tod calmly thn w.,man
was sutton for your daughters hand"
began the reporter.
-, Not word of truth in that. Mr.;
Wellman was never in my house and
never met my daughter. That goes
along with the other story that r. G.
Dun was Il warm friend and ardent ad
mircr of Emma Iuch. and that he gave
her an Sl,sOo present when she ma rried
Mr.. Wellman. | don't think Mr.. Dun
ever met the lady.
present is what took Mr.. X. c. Dun to
TinAny's the day was convicted
wedding gift Of sunburst of diamonds
worth $3.50. What connection. If any,
there is between this and the story tina.
only Fra Francis l.. weiiman and his gifted
| bride can tell and they are at South
ampton to remain over Sunday.
Freed from the letters OF the law Mr..
Wiman. instead OF hurrying away to
his home. returned to the Tombs to get
his lunch at the prisca caterers. He was
accompanied by his. oithful secretary,
After lunch Mr.. wiman packed up his
books and papers put his e., clothing hing In
o'clock was ready to depart. He shook
hands with every keeper and attendant
whose duty lay along the corridors lead,
occupied and Warden Fallon followed
him to the outer gate with words OF
encoura cement and farewell
| TO a group of reporters, Mr.. Wiman
| said
Toys want, to say this about the
man who has become my bondsman.
Charles Broadway Rouss got into imam
cial difficulties in 1865. He came to me.
| helped to stralghten out his affairs.
but he was Clapped into Ludlow Street
Jail as a debtor. He spent Christmas
and these words: I am forty today.
Before l am sixty years, old l shall be
rated as worth 100000
He "a worth three times that to-day
helped to obtain the repeal OF the
law under which the man who couldn't
pay his debts was clapped into prison.
| made Rouss's story chapter OF my
work bore fruit. MIR. Rouss came for
ward and volunteered to be my security.
l had received by Geographic money
order So, 900 from Mr.. Deere in Illinois
but | shall return that. !
The truth Is, MIR. WIman sent Christ
mas dinner 10 Mr. Rouss that Christmas
day in Ludlow Street Jail twenty-eight
After this little talk Mr.. wiman gave
/ copies OF the book 10 the reporters. Then
, he trotted on towards Broadway 10 take
a car for the Battery, and one of the
/ ferry-buats that was once his own, FOR
, Staten Island ana his family.
! Il. q. Dun head OF the big mercantile
agency. is not in the city. and Mr.. Doug
! las said that he knew nothing about the
alleged wedding gift from Mr.. Dun TO
| Mrs. Nellman.