The sun., 1894-02-23
WIMAN MAY PLEAD GUILTY.
8E WILL NorDENT FORGING ENDORSE
MEMS ON 1Ho CHECKS

MEMS ON 1Wo CHECKS
ne nae Bs.p Used TO Borrowi.s the
A-o-p,. Psia by II. q. Dup a. Go. 20
puu,,s.r .-d Brower asd the Time Game
wh., ne Helped Himself without Their
Permission, wri,ins Tbeir Masses TOR
Ther On the Back OF n. @. Dun a. Co.'S
Cheeks 60 Their order-The Letter he
wrote 60 Mr. Du.-He Abandon. the tde.
or Giving Bsir, Although IL is Onered.
Mr.. Erastus wlman. who was arrested on
"Wednesday afternoon on charge OF forgery
spent Yesterday in the Tombs without any at
tempt to secure his release on bail. Late IN
the afternoon IL became pretty Renershy
und.rstood that no bail would be offered. and
that when Mr., wiman Ia called before the bar
NJ the Court OF General Sessions to plead to
tn. indictm ents he will plead guilty and throw
himself upon the mercy OF the court
This inform alton was gathered from num-
b.r of sources. but principally from friends OF
On. nrisoner who were admitted to see him In
his cell in the Tombs Mr.. Wiman himself de-
cIined to see any reporters. and his counsel
Mr.. A. b. Boardman. JE. OF Tracy. Boardmsn
A Platt said that he had no statement what
ever to make for publication. and that he had
also advised his client to remain silent.
One Of tho callers. who preferred that his
name should not appear in print. said:
1T don't know exactly what to say about this
"a sr.,r a. ts,I that tbe dreadful error
"S,.L -. 49, .on noittad nuat n. Ioot .d
49,. -. ,h. i.v a. a crims and vat vhen Il
~. -,i,,.d a =, n.r.padsd that tb.rs Was
ss,r.in.i int.nt an ths mart a, MIR Wiman.
"As understand the present situation from
my brief conversation with Mr.. Wiman. he
80 ,h.t bs couId s.ailv rat friends 10 70 bis
hsIl M hut hut considers that II would scarcely be-
ssn st,emps s to .eour. even temporary r.i..s. on
bail and. II he follow. tn. advice OF his real
friends and Of those who are thoroughly con
. .n,...aie s-,,, 80, rI.. =, a,,,t,
into this trouble. ne Will enter plea OF euity.
ths a'n .r"v % 81 tha conr, and 20 submis TO
upon .no mo.o, y. ,,,,. .no IN 80. Ill ~ =.
S ast. ~sIoh surround 30 @ these criminal charges
Mr.. Wiman did forge the names Of E. W. Bull
iIns.r linz M and and of ogden Brower to tn. check. in
Ssny ~
From what have learned from Mr.. wiman
It appears that E W. Bullinger and others
who had dealings with Il n Q; n Dun q ~ 20. used @
to receive checks from II VI. Dun 70, IN set
tl.n.n. ., their seooun.. and .Aon MI. WI,
man souiu so " 'uo M snu
endorse .ne s ensoxs 10 ns 1ra sna
Mr.. Wiman did this because he was in need OF
mt. ian u'u .io ~, 49,. - -. -.
Ieaas MONEY =. .ne .ie anu ies ~, .a. no 'o,u nu
h"a NOR, .s",,ns. .Sis % u,tb tho nm h" rsnr..snssS
Bullinger and the others would .ndors. the
checks and make them payable to Mr. Wiman.
and Mr. wiman would have the use Of the
money Tor three or SIX months. as the case
were drawn w in FebruSry. isSIa Mr.. wimsn.
ss1n0t ssS. aSSs thss .
tsmpo,ar{ % assrrss9nn q n q mind SEovWshT W ON os
wSols.souied. noS,s hearted man. with not q
sStsd fns as e he Sid thinf he Is Ike an over
crown soy ThS has never shoIsuFSlS sDRT:ell; D. i;
fises3 3 in n'i merely speeuIative entsrpris.S mas
sts,sn Island. n. thoaght tRst WAS GOOD
moving ana enlarrine the plant h. could earn
large Sroiits' He got a man. whose name
sh not nSsaSn to so IN n wn nR seS
capital to make the alterations his partner
sSIssI9E 70 stand IL bis share q the o.s ;ssDen:s;
moved and enlarged, but, Sir; Wymsn's part
nsr Ga NOT rd eon,souIS ms ahs sn mssn '1Ta tHa NJ
Wiman had to take mp his notes and was forced
to sufiar fhs ioss That IL only ona inatance I"
Another VISITOR at the Tombs Yesterday spoks
yery much as did The man Iust quoted. He
s6jsd.
h was Mr.. wiman who made the f,rm Of
r. a. Dun & Co. what is is to-day. He was q
practiesl printer' and he built the bu sin ess up
as soon as he got into il. He made innumera,
HE friends ali over the country by appointing q
agents in ali the cities to represent the firm.
II strIk a. me as n peculIar thing for Mr. Dun
10 declare in his statement that Wiman was in
NO sense a partner but WAS In fact dspsndsnt
for mis- salary upon the percentage OF protts
earned, This strikes me as peculiar because
/ understand that the books Of II. g. Dun a
Co. will show that in the many. cases Of libel
suits brought az ainst the firm Mr. Wiman was
invariabiy charged with one-ffth Of the losses
Incurred. understand too that when Wiman
Co nj al a rIa3m of S{7b 0oo again Al the estate
and that this cI.::, vas afterWsrd cut down to
what IL is now S229 Ol68O.
Il believe that this action Of 7: q. Dun
harm than It wilt Mr. Wiman sven q he is
and not inclined 10 be active in litigation Of
this Kind But he has two nsphews, r. Dun
Douglass. who IL q mem ber OF the firm. and
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