New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-15
1906
Laundry Soap
Made by COLGATE & CO., Established 1906
HIS LETTERS TO Mr.. DUN.
MR. WIMAN EXPLAINS WHY HE WROTE
THEM

FIRM BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE o'ht-
prAFTs-T1fE DEFENDANTS 1NrLU-
ENCE IN BUILDING Up THE
BUSINESS CROSS EXAMINED
by MR. wELLMAH.
The trial Of Erastus Wiman was continued yester-
dav in the Court of oyer and Tcrminer, before JUS
,ico Inrroharn with the defendant testifying in
HE own behalf Mr.. Wiman was accompanied by
three Of his sons sons-in-law ana several heisH
borg and friends Mr.. Wiman was obliged 10 under-
30 a great strain through the Introduction on crosS
examination Of a number Of letters written by MN
10 MT and Mrs Dun at a period when his hnanc'al
difficulties were overwhelming him. The manner Oh
the defendant was calm and self-contained'
MIR WGMAN's LETTERS.
General Tracy. In the last hour OF inc seS''o'
while cross examining Mr. Dun. aGdTessed d Pues
ton 20 the witness calculated 10 quicken MS ses
OF honor I'm bringing the light of the world such
sacred communica tons Justice lngraham ho"
ever came TO the relief OF the witness by suggest
ing that no matter what may have been MT DUN
sense OF regard for Mr. Wimans family IL was HIS
any ne "A citizen II he believed felony had been
committed by his former partner. to Drag the AZ
cuscd man 10 the Bar 70 answer 10 the chatse'
NJ Naurar hegan the cross-exam!natio ton OF the
defendant at 1920 O'Clock 1t continued until atcr
the recess The redirect was briet' ana 'h'i
number OF witnesses were produced to TESTIFY 10 III"
prcv,ous good character OF Mr.. Win:an. Among
j.
F. - Thurber OF this city: Robert j. h'mDa.'' d
member Of the Ncw-York Stock Exchange ana Dc
witt Stafford OF Staten Island. Henry H. Me''""'
a real estate agent Of Clifton staten ls'al'' WIS
asked his opinion 20 the value OF the 'e"' eS'
controlled hy the defendant In 1892 The Court "ouid
not admit the testimony because 1t was nmater'al
o,1 had no hearing on the specific criminal acts
charged Frann s. Cannon. superintendent OF ''ie
Electric Light plant on Staten Islahu WIS "o' "
lowed either. 20 give testimony refpccuhS 'i''
clos ha
value Of that property. Mt. "e"inah ''o''' ~
denomination OF Mr. Wman by inGhirihg
whether the defendant had not drawn into this
propcrtv many OF the agency managers OF X u.
Dun 4: co. The defendant replied thar many n"n
invested I'm g. Then Mr.. Wcllman ASKED II ne ma"
no, ucrrnltted Judgment TO be secured against the
plant and allowed this judgment TO be sold' thus
gv,nr the Implication that he had cheated his CON
nding friends The witness replied that NJ haH
permitted the Judgment TO be sold. and oe'ore ne
could 20 any further Mr. Wellman Nc'Gined sig
nncaury. THAT Is ALL"
To PROTECT THE INVESTORS.
Blu, General Tracy promptly jumped % his feet
a.l uut questions % the witness which brought out
clearly that this action raj been aiken for ire pro
,e,,,on u the Investors and that certificates OF
,lar.s hal been Issued % the members Of the as
.'c,,t,on ln proportion 20 the sum x their Original
Investment
Mr. Rulnger anl Mr. Dun were both recalled
A,s.s, O'Clock the cur, adjourned unt.i his morn
zach sie WI have one hour AM a nan II -
n-,b,h,. thn, the case VII De .n tae HAMS % The
Jury Early 20 the afternoon.
MIR DUN's COMPLAINTS
TIE n-s, question asked Mr.. Wlman by General
Tracy was ia relation q the answer by me witness
20 a letter sent him b. NJ Dun On January L. ~"
COMPLAINING ahou, Mr. Wmaus excessive over
draNs
The witness SAID wednesday that he bal NOT taken
, cory ~ hs answer. AMI Mr.. Dun could not re-
member having received the answer
Yesterday morning Nj Wiman produced wha' he
SAL Wa. 4 copy - the answer IN question ""'-"
pc c.AiueI q, have f.lr! overnight General iTi'y
hon tired - Introduce the answer. "a proiuc"I 10y
.ne ,i,n.s. as evidence Mr.. wellman objected
ma crsss-exam.ncl ne witness IA regard 20 the
ALLEGED finding II the answer. H. ~anieI % know
how ~ vas that Mr. Wman had made the copy
with lead pencil. instead % on c7py-fr'ss The
wines. rerrol that h. had no copy pres Mt
,y.ur,n finally opposed the Introduction ot ne
answer on the ground that there WAS NJ evll"nc"
,h,. f. hal ever been received. The objection was
sustained.
G.nernl Tracy then ca!;ei X. q. Dun. anl tried
10 get from him an admission that he hii received
.he l.uer written hy Mr. Wiman. Mr. Dun said
,,., IL. an no, remember ever having received Mr.
Wlm,n's .e,,cr He had looked FOR H. but without
any success General Tracy than discovered thai
he hal left some important papers At his Once lie
was allowed 90 suspend the examination ot Mt
l,,in pending their arrival TIE examination on MT
Nlmnn was therefore resumed.
General Tracy asked the witness in regard 10 his
,,ill,gs ~ r.,,l estate I'm lSs). lM and lss9
The witness @ad they amounted in all to about
ii2sD0
AIR DIN HAD RECEIVED IT
Mr. Dun was then recalled He had read the letter
during Mr. Wlmans examination and now Was able
+, recall tina, he hal probably received the letter
oftor ALL Mr. Dan was excused and the defendant
WAS allowed 20 read the letter aloud
The letter was long. In It the writer dweit upon
bis L,ng service with the company. and complained
that had his Interest In the business not been re-
lu.l from ., To Il per cen; be would not have been
I'm such financial difficulties lie also spoke Of his
prope-ty and SAIL that he hoped tina, within short
time he would b. able 70 realize on his Investments
and then pay back his indebtedness. After reading
m. letter Mr Wiman went into a long explanation
of how he expected 20 be able 10 repay all ms obh-
ticncral Tracy thcn came to the time Mr. Wimon
Irnv mo s. ON l.uilnger check
When you drew that check hal you any intention
Of dcfranllns r. e. Dun Cor
"GT M5, nulinser'"
Why dd you draw the check them"
well my account In the ofilc, was very closely
Untchci ana / needed the money ! wanted to draw
II without having it show aganst my account"
doubt about eeing able to repay the money!
Foreman OF he Jury Did YOU notify Mr.. Bulllnger
that You had drawn IN" check?
Continuing. Mr.. Wlman explained how he had
come 10 use Mr. Bulllneer's name. He said that he
had known Mr. Bu.linger for "A long time and that
the firm usually owed Mr. Bulllnger about $1,000 10
Si2O "a, year. and that Mr.. Bullingcr had told him
Cthe wirness) that he CMr. Bullinger would elbow
him TO the money
Mr. Bunger had never given him actual aq.
ihorlty to his name but the witness thought his
pOsitOn I'm the firm gave him that Right. In signing
The check he had merely wanted to transfer the
FIRMS money In the bank to his own account
HOW HE CAME TO WRITE 1T.
General Tracy then got the witness 70 tell about
writing the alleged confession OF February 90
1892 The witness said that he had received
telegram from Mr.. mcfarland asking him to
call at his Office lie did so. and Mr. MacFarlsnd
hal told him that b. OmGht To write OF