The evening world., 1894-06-13
WIMAN'S TESTIMONY.
(Contnuci frOm First IuOe.

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make It necessary or advisable" said
but Mir. Wellman was afterwards as
sured that he should rave II chance to
c~ross-exnmine Wlman.
Then Lawyer MacFarland was called
by Mr.. Weliman. Macfarland Is a
Eold-bound spcctacles and n deep bass
voice. IL said:
Gives WIman the Lie.
Il did not dictate II line of that letter,
nor suggest a word in It. | did not see
that letter till after 1t was received by
Neither dictated nor suggested n
word" repeated Gen. Tracy.
Neither returned the witness.
Was not the transfer OF Mr.. Wiman's
Fox I'M. staten Island. property to
Mr.. bun for the purpose OF protecting
owed by Mr.. Wiman to MIR. Dun. and
was 1t not o by your advice and with
the nndeIstahdln that Mr.. Wiman
would not be prosecuted? ?"
NO, sir, never that | know Of"
Here MIR. .Wellman read the confess
sion' In n clear. convincing tone, as fol-
lows:
The Disputed Confession.
1' BRoADwhY. NEW YoR Feb. 20, 1894.
My Dear Nj. Dun
| have had occasion 10 write you more than
once In terms q srcat humiliation. but never
before under such circumstances as now. In
which have a confession to make to you, II is
mat lmpr perry aud frandn' emily hUe signed
I've name Of q. W. Bullinscr on the bXk OF two
checks Of your arm made to his order,
! VIII not urge that this was done without any
eNil latent. or that he woald not have signed
them himself had | asked bin, or that had any
frankly must say that I committed this act
without authority. and most imprudently. and can
ask no excuse nor pnlliation OF the oncnse, eS-
cept such as In your abundant charity and good
ness NJ heart you may In mercy extend TO me.
For the sake Of my dear wife and children, and
for the sekr OF tho long service rendered to you. I
pray God your heart may still be sot,enei To-.
wards me. and that may not no made to suffer
ERAsTrs wIMAN.
The people rest" concluded Mr.
Gen. Tracy made the usual formal
motions for n dismissal. Instructions to
acquit and the like, all OF which were
Gen. Tracy moved that. the first count
Gnashed, leaving the second count. charg-
on t his m rS, , Zen o! Tt ths fE Or paper per
the agreement between Dun. Wiman.
Douglas and King to associate together
In the business OF a mercantile agency"
Tor specific ends showed that II was a
partnership. and that Wiman had fun
power to draw paper and handle the
funds OF the firm. and, therefore, could
case of PhiI;irs against the Commercial
Rank. decided by Justice Barrett, In
which Il was held that ever an employee.
using the name of the employer as pny ee,
indorsing the check exactly as Wiman
did. and dcpositing the check TO his own
personal account. was not forgery.
Might lie Fraud, but Not Forgery.
THE fraud was In dra wing these
checks for his own benefit" said Gen.
Tracy. OF the case OF Phillip against the
Commercial Bank. THAT was fraud
and larceny. but II was not forgery, and
an indictment for forgery. would not lie.
entitled u recover the amount OF the
banks Indebtedness a second time
Argument on n motion TO .guash the
second count was postponed TIL after re-
cess, Justice Ingraham to give his deci-
slons or both counts at Its clrse.
The motions to quash the indictm'nts
Rosrdman opened the case for the de-
f.rse.
Mr.. Roardman s~tigmatized the opening
Of Mr.. Wellman as unfair and untrue.
several other forgcries,. to show that
Wiman had robbed his benefactors and
had failed with. little or no assets-lo
cents on the dolllr,,while. he knew that
1t was not true, and. besides, knew that
the court would not let him prove 1t.
because 1t had nothing 10 do witn this
case.
Mr.. Boardman told how Mr.. Dun
put 81 much In this and so much IN
that TO show that MIR. Dun knew all
about the enterprises OF Wiman. Another
telling Mr.. Dunn that he had overdra wn
s62. 900 during the first six months OF that
year.
for he's the biggest fol I ever knew
about some things" said the Pleader,
Mr.. Boardman talked an hour and a
called as the first witness for himself.
He told the story of his early life as a
reporter, and when he was t~wenty-four
ent Of X. q. Douglas & Co, OF Toronto,
mercantile agents, After n time Mr..
Douglas died, and the firm Of pun. WI:
man & Co. was established. Wiman did
Toronto. The New York branch was
not profitable. In 1865 a new firm. r. G.
Dun & Co. In New York, and Dun, WI
man & Co. In Toronto. was organized,
and Wiman took charge OF the New
York business.
Wimnn on the stand.
" had charge Of the index book. and
for speed opened a printing office: !
a sheet as big as n city lot, presses. pa
per. and other paraphernalia., spending
much money on my own Judgment.
one In New O l published four
times a year upwards OF n million oil
names, standings, capitalization, re-
s~ponsibllity. I made frequent visits to
Canada. our agency there being about
the only paying branch. The agency
had been attacked in newspapers and
Parliament as II spying agency on bust
ness concerns.
II found "A general disinclination to he
known az the agency correspondent,
and | conceived the idea OF having n
number OF correspondents In each town,
n grocer to tell me about the shosmak-
ers, a shoemaker TO keep me posted on
the millers. and so on. till ] had thou
sands Of correspondents. and all the
banks were our patrons. We made II
understood that ours was an open,
above-board. legitimate business,
This New Eork agency began 10
make money In the third year OF my
management, First year, $1,000; in
three years. 800. 600; in five years, $50,
900. then S4G0 0O0. and the last year OF my
connection 500, 900 net profit.
mir. Barlow died In 1880, and the firm
became Dun. Wiman Co. here as In
Canada. and remained so till 1893, when
was put out OF the firm. There nrc
agencies In all the leading cities. The
gross receipts reach 100000 n year.
We published eleven editions Of each
book, forty-four editions a year. besides
4 Corrected iirt n 1900 to 1000 names.
each. twice u week. and n daily list AT
each Of the agencies"
The question arose as 70 whether Mr..
knowledge where Mr.. Dun was when
not In town, and Mr.. Wiman said;
xI.,,n a. n.,,, Exo.x, nn,