New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-22
ERASTUS WIMAN ARRESTED.
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crime of having einbezzled the whole the greater
part of this sum- have little DOUBT re e mas com.
ton IS difficult but out Of the long ilst OF MS OF
fences have selected for co 10 gyT
clear. easily established. and so inIefens.bile
| that they VIII serve the purpose OF prosecution
without reference almost to others.
THE CASES OF ALLEGED FORGERY
In February. 1899. X. G. Dun & Co. were owing
| upward OF $4,000 20 +. W. Bulinger. Of this CITY,
| for material purchased On February g. Io95' WI
man. being In urgent straits for money. directed the
| cashier Of T.. c. Dun g. Co. 70 make out cneck , 70
Mr.. Bunger and instead Of transferring IL 70 MN
IN part payment OF mis- account deliberately I0rgsa
the name OF r. ". Bulnger on the paGn 81 t ne
check. and deposited 1t to his own credit IN ms
own bank The account Of Bgllinger on the Dooh o1
Of the firm was dehIted with that sum IN tls u usual
course Of bIsness need hardly say az inat
Of r. O. Dun & Co. and that since then they nave
paid 70 Mr. Buillnger the sum when Mr. Wihlah on
that day appropriated by means Of forgery 10 Ms
cited. viz on January 90 1893. Wiman committeI
another forgery, under circumstances very similar
snr %! $3.50 for TWO nrnns nrrases purchased in
May. isS2 Wiman procurai from the cashier of
Il. G. Dun &c Co. check to the order OF ogden
pany) the pretext that he desired TO p1y the
account. Thereupon he went TO the CampDe. Coni-
Short Of funds asked them whether they would like
notes for their account instead OF cash On Mr.
| Brower's acquiescing in this proposition ne made
two notes. covering the amount In MS own nam t
ana deverea them To- nm lie tar n no 1org Sac ' ~
the check and appropriated x TO MS own U.s. AZ
Of Mr. Dun or any OF MS associates but they supse-
quenty, upon discovering them. paid 10 the Camp
| bel Company the amount Of their account.
PROSECUTION DELAYED.
Mr. Dun first learned Of any Of Wmans crimes
In the latter part OF February. 1898. Neither he nor
any Of his associates in r. q. Dun & CO. had then
any suspicion of the extent OF them. or OF the
amount embezzled by him. That could only be
ascerta!nel by a critical examination Of their books
wnica Eas recently Deer coirlud@n, bui %n On on
February % 1893 tcrmlnoie1 his contract with
Wlman. dismissed him from his employ. and mas
never seen lin since on .carnlng that his crimes
had been detected. Wimln offered 10 transfer 10
Island OF doubtful value but Mr. Dun. learn
ing that Winan was insoyeat refused 20 accept
creditors. Wman thereupon made a formal as
signmcnt for the benefit of his cred tors, but MS
a.. suhn'l The proos Of W!man's crimes to the
authorities upon first discovering them for severll
fiderltions % symyithy for Wiman's family, with
whom he had been on terms Of fr.en lsAip for many
Wman made to lin IN the letter herewith sub
mit.ei In the second p.ace. h. had then no ap-
nor Of TIE length Of tine. lasting many years
dgr.ns wien - had .'cay a1U,ej b MS Gr o
whole he.ory of his wrongdoinS had TO be I'M
eartneI .rm ne V9.umlh'us retorl@ 81 '5t pbSI-
ness of four or NV r,irs y mas I'Furri = b1.'
amount % ahr and time 80 find ell Of the lrresu-
,arltlog lV which he succeeded in 'nieHZl!nS -
large sum OF money and the who account. with
a ts'ory 2 each item. was not made up until
c,mDlrit vo,y recent date Again. Mr.. Dun Wa lei
10 believe b. the gross eXaggorltlon ~ Wiman az
2, tho We'll. - his interests staten Island that
4 possible 10 r'aliZ" something subSiiNtll
( III. general creditors mnry Of whom wOG.d
suffer more sevcre'v than NJ. Dun himself al
though NJ, IN iargc n In View 90 he fraud
pric'cal on them. as W. upon himself and
the conviction that man Of W!man's bad character
ought not longer 20 be- allowed 10 MASQUERADE as
On honest man in this community, and as On
adviser and eXhOrter OF youth AMI OUT % n sense
OF the Obligation T. the mercantile world with
which he IL So COSBY Identified. he has decided that
his duty requires him 10 expose Nin9n's coniuct
anil - hand MIN over 10 the authorities, that ne
may be dealt with 80 the law directs
soon after the arrest % Wlman was known.
a Tribune reporter went to the offices of r. q.
Dun Il CO.. at No. 3l4 Broadway. He was in
formed that Mr. Dun. who lives at No. POI
Malison-aVe.. had been out OF the city several
weeks. Employees ~ The Offices said il was not
known whore MIR. Dun could be found or when
he was likely - return - the city. His asSo-
cia:cs IN the firm are r II. Douglass. who lives
I'm Orange y. j. and y. J. King. who lives In
Bloomfield. y J. Mr. Douglass and Mr.. King
had gone to their homes. II was said.