Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-16
wInAN FOUND GUILTY.


 The Jury makes a strong Recommen
 dalton for Mercy-The Foreman | WePt-An Appeal win Be Taken MT. Wiman Says He Was Persecuted Nos Prosecuted.
 NEW YORK, June 15.-The wiman case was given to the jury this afternoon. Jus. tics Ingrahsm in his charge to the jury read the law In regard to forgery and add ed that in signing the name of Buliipgsr on the back of the check Wimsn had come within the statute, but he is not guilty of forgery unless the intention to defraud Is perfectly clear.
 Continuing, Judge Ingrshsm said that in putting that money to his own account be had defrauded not only R. G. Dun & Co, but also E. W. Bullinger, against whose account the q, 900 was charged.
 Justice 1ograham then briefly went over the facts of the csse as already presented.
 He ended by saying: "Gentlemen, 1t now rests with you to decide whether that check was signed with intent to defrsud. That alone must determine your verdict. Both have 6 stern duty to perform, and we must do that duty regardlesss of any future consequences"
 General Tracy then asked to have the jury charged that if wtman had believed that he was really a partner of the firm the writing of the check was not forgery.
 Justice 1pgrahsm denied this applica- ton. General Tracy then made any other similar requests, all of which were denied.
 The jury retired at 2:3a. No one left the court room after the jury had retired, while crowds began to gather in the hall ways, showing the interest taken in the talked -cheerfully with his two sons, and hs said that, while he ex- pected an aequittsl, the worst he sntici- patsd was disagreement.
 There was considerable talk about the judge's opinion in court. The prosecution thought that the judges opinion was fair and so did Mr. Wimsn's counsel, but the general impression of the people in the court room was that 1t was rather against MT. "imsn. The crowd In the court room grew larger and as the time passed and nothing had been heard from the jury room MT. Wiman's hope increased. He chstted and lsughsd with his friends and seemed In the best of spirits
 Il am sure of disagreement, st lesst,n ne said to a reporter not ten minutes be- fore the jury came in, and only fifteen minutes before Wimsn had sent a telegram to his wife at Ersstins telling her that things looked very bright for him. The fact that the jury was ont 90 long also made the lawyers think there Would bs & 
 Al 4:30 the jury filed into court. The jurors showed plainly that they had de- cided adversely Mr. wiman's fate. As Mir. wimsn ross to face the iury his rud5v face became desdly pale and be trembled violently.
 The foreman of the jury, George Murray, Of the Hotel Sherwood, an old friend of the defendant, was much more affected, however. Indeed he vss actually weeping vten be delivered the verdict-''guilty with a strong recommendation for mercy " The jurors would not look at the prisoner and hurried from the court room ss soon as Justice Ingrahsm had thanked them for their service to the state.
 As soon ss the verdict was announced | Mir. Wimsn fell back with 6 groan. His l young son placed his arm about his father | and the two eat silent for a few minutes. Then Sheriff Brown came and Ersstus | Wimau started for the Tombs, and imme- | distely after his fathers departure young | Wimsn started for home to tell his mother | the cad news
 Both General Tracy and Mir. BosrdmAn | seemed very much surprised at the vsr- diet. Ar. Bosrdman, who is an old friend | of the convicted man, was plainly over come. He could say nothing more than that the case would be appealed.
 Justice Ipgrsham adjourned court until | next Wednesday.
 The penalty Is imprisonment for not | more than ten years in state prison. There | is no fixed minimum penalty. It wss i'm | possible to ascertain how many ballots | were taken by the jury. It was reported | that on the first ballot the ju-T stoC d seven | for conviction, three. for sequittsl and two | uncertain. After hearing the verdict MT. Wimsn said;
 ''There is nothing that I can say. Ny case will, of course, bs appealed. sm | not guilty, for did not intend to dsfrsud | anyone. was persscuted, not prose cuted."