Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-22
A STARTLING ARREST
ERAsTUS WlMAN CHARGED WITH FOR.
CERES AMOUNTING TO $4,000.
He Il Committed To Jail In Default Of
$4,000 Baii--Thc complainants X.
q. Dun & Co.

NEW YORK. FEBRUARY gl.-Erastus
Wiman, formerly manager for Il. &. Dun
4 CO.'S mercantile agency. builder OF the
staten Island Rapid Transit railroad aud
a prominent advocate OF the annexation
OF Canada TO the United States was ar
rested to-day charged with forgeries
amounting TO ss9.00o lie was arraigned
before Judge MARITIME I'm chambers In the
General Sessions Court and committed to
the 'rombs In default OF $-o.ey bali me
arrest was made by Detectives Won Ge-
richten and Phil. Reilly in the afternoon
at the Office Of Mr.. Wlman's son-in-la"'
Norman :. Miller. IN the washington
b,iIdlng. No. | Broadway. on bench
warrant issued by Judge MARITIME soon
after the grand jury had handed down Two
indictments charging Wiman with forgery
I'm the second degree
Mir. Miman expressed some surprise az
his arrest, and then asked II there would
be an opportunity 10 get bail. lie saht
he ought TO have lawyer. ana ne Wouh'
Ike to be represented by counsel m
effort was made by friends to get bail
late I'm the afternoon. but without success.
Neither did MIR. Wiman have cOunsel
when he was taken 10 the General Ses-
sions By the detectives. As soon as II
was known that Mr Whnan had been
arrested Assistant t-District-Attorney i.h1-
sey made known the complaint on when
the indictments were founded.
There was no signature 60 the complaint.
but its authorship ~ credited To cX-Dlstrict-
Attorney Delaney Nico' The names OF
the witnesses signed We're Il. u. Douglas,
f.. n. Rulinger. Ogden Brewer, treasurer
of the Campbell Printing Press Company,
and the cashier of Il. G.. Dun Co.
THE ALLEGATIONS.
Summarized. the complaint says that
Ntman was not partner In the frm OF
r q. Dun x CO.. but that he was upon
a salary and commission. and that boy
various acts Of ombeZzlemcnt through
| misreprcsentations conceaimcnis. breaches
| OF agreement, IN use or powers conidcl
to him. and gross usurpatiOn Of powers
with which he was not trusted, he sue
| ceeded during the years OF lsNN 1890 1891
| lNq9. and up 10 February. 1893, IN stealing
| from Mr. Dun the enormous sum ol
S2gg.0lS. That sum he owes Mr.. DUN TO-
| day
The complaint says that Mlman ha'
committed so many crimes that the seiec
| tion for prosecution IS very difficult. Two
however. are specified. Wimau obtained
! from the cashier og Il. G.. Dun x Co
a check for $1,000 TO pay "a bin Of f.. W
Bunnger. of New York, forged Bullinser'
endorsement of the check. and deposited
the amount to his Wiman9 irdNidDa
credit i'm bank. Dun & Co. Afterwards
| paid Bullinger's claim.
The other transaction IL that Nimar
procured from Dun X Co.'S cashier q
| check for $3.50 with which 10 pay tn
| Campbell Printing-Press Company l
| was drawn TO the order Of Ogden Brewer
| treasurer Of that company Wiman told
| the prntng-press men that Dun * Co
| were short OF funds. and asked them e
| accept two notes for the amount. Ihl'
| was agreed to- Wiman made the notes II
his own name. forged Brewers endorse
ment on the check. and appropriated th'
| proceeds TO his own use.