The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-22

acts com blamed Of. was formed on Jan. j.
1885, but Wimsn bad. for many years prior to
the Ssns sense nH TnaeP the articles Of s
the propsTty and good will 81 The business or
the profits thereof For. while u vas agreed
n. ne nOp nsrcsnnes OF tbs prots 4 was
expressly provided in the articles referred TO
that such sum should Ia, De- . Esid TO him ey Mr.
dered. and that the amount Of profits should
only afford the basis Of determining the
sIaed in III. articles q association tR. the he
should not employ the name OF X G., Dun 4
efop pSr 81 the said
and that he should not use the said name In
note bill Of excnanee. draft, or other o6lias.
tioH. executing only endorsements OF such
fSF ns ~ s o. o
had the right to sign firm checks for firm pur-
All Of wiman's relations with Mr.. Dun. who
was tho sole owner OF the business. its assets,
and property OF every description. good will
and &imsn was a ssisfied, msnaesr Tor Mr;
Dun. With such powers only as the contract
cbscks The property Of II. @. Dun 4 Go. wa.
pot his property in any sense. the moneys OF
g. Dun na n. Co. Sr.s o. Po bn2 Wss
not his profits in any sense. .
And yet. by various acts OF embezzl cement.
through Misrepresentation, concealments,
breaches Of his agreement. misuse OF the pow.
srs confided to him. and gross usurpafion OF
succeeded. during the years KY. 1881. lH'l,
1872 and up to February. 1883. in stealing
oi S THAT Tu sum he SOW owes SIR. Dun to-day
THAT. in view of his relation to tho property
Of Mr. Dun. which Miman helped to manage.
under the name Of H. q. Dun & Co, he Is guilty
otthe crime OF having embezzled the whole.
or tho greater part OF this sum. l have little
3Hs has committed 50 many crimes that
selection for prosecution ~ difficult; but. out
CNN La IaR N..fl Ha afTnA al NAI
for presentation to you two iorGeries. and two
or more larcrnies. so perfectly clear so easily
serve tho put puse Of prosecution without ref
etence almost to others.
THE puIITNGER CASE.
Ia February. 1888. Il. q, Dun 4 Co. wa.
this city for materials, purchased. On the, 18th
Dun 4 Co. to make out n cheek to the order OF
Mr. Bullingcr. and. instead Of Transmitting
sT hs ns@ p. Saus ger
on the back Of the check and deposited u 70
a ai ,sa q BIZ esps ss Tns s
ns.s ! need hardly say tina! these acts OF
Of Mt: Dun or Of any OF his .assoeiatea in Il. q:
Dup 4 Co, and that since then they have paid
the day named. appropriated By means Of
forgery to his own use.
THE CAMPBELL PRINTING PRESS AND MANUFAc-
TURING COMPANY CASE.
"A few days before the Bullinger case. first
wimsn committed another forgery under cir.
prP 5 Co. owed the Gam nbeil Printing Pres.
and Manuiaetnrlng Com pany the sun 81 50 5eo
ise3 wiman proeured from the cashier Of I.
q: Dun 20. check TO the order OF ogden
Se H PrintSs Prss. and Msnnfse 81 line CONF.
the account Thereupon he went to the Camp
hall nj nd fAlI linz thafn ~ Inn
4 Co. were short Of funds. asked them whether
they would like notes for their account instead
proposition he made two notes covering the
amount IN his own name and delivered them ]
asn ss ~ ,S 90
and Appropriated 1t TO bis own use.
All 81 these s e. acts G were coneesled from tho
but they subsequently,. on discovering them.
paid the Campbell Company the amount OF
Mr.. Dun first learned Of any Of wimau,s
grimes IN the latter part Of feb5uary; 1883
Co had then any suspicion Of the extent OF
them, or Of the amount EN- bezzled by him. That
ination Of their books. which has recently
been cSnelSded; But. on discovering some OF
% fhs dst
with Wiman. dismissed him from his employ.
and has never seen him since.
AIR. wIMAN's ASSIGNMENT.
On learning that his crimes had been de- |
tected. Wtman offered to transfer to Mr.. Dun |
certain real estate interests Oh Staten Island, |
wiman was insolvent. refused to accept them. |
or 70 rece,xe any preference over his ot0er |
assignment for the benefit Of his creditors. |
but his assets have amounted to almost moth |
Mr.. Dun did not submit the proof OF WI |
man's crimes to the authorities on first dis |
covering them. for several reasonh In the !
tympathy Tor Wimans family. With whom he |
had been On terms Of friendship for many |
Waan sm n es 1Gs Ssrs
with submitted. In the second place, he had |
s@Seasemsnt. NOR Of the length II p tims lss,s
..c Inny years' during which he had system:
a. abused bis confidence and betrayed
the yoluminous records OF the business OF four
o. labor and time to find all OF the irreRulari- |
ties by which he succeeded in embeZzling so
with the history OF each item. was NOT made up
until eonparatively recent date.
gross sxaGgsration OF Wiman as e To tS. W naas
Of his Interests on staten Island that IL was
possible TO realize something substantial for
suffer more severely than Mr. Dun himself.
although not In so large sum In view OF the
himself and the conviction that a man o!
wimans bad character ought not longer TO he
this community. and as an adviser and ex-
hovter OF youth. aud out OF q sense OF obliga-
30 closely Identified. he has decided that his
duty requires him to expose WimAn's conduct
and to hand him over to the authorities that
he may 10 dealt with as the law directs.
. mo signature
4" X. ID, Douglas. :il4 Broadway
r W. BullingeT. 10 Fulton street
Ogden brewer. Treasurer. Cam bell Print
nG Press and Manufacturing Company. 100
street.
The cashier OF Il. G. Dun & CO.. 3I4 Broad
way"
An official OF the,Distriet Attorneys ONCE
laid yesterday Afternoon that when Mr.. Dun
hrst discovered shortage in Mr.. Niman's ac-
counts and took him - task about It. Mr.
Wiman protesssc great regret and said that
be would settle 10 the shortage at once. lie
,hsrsupon gave Mr. Dun check for Sl35. OOU,
irawn on tho Central National Bank. Tho |
,heek proved TO be worthless. Mr. Wlman not |
having cent on deposit at that time 10 the
Central National Bank.
Mr.. wIMAN CONSCIOUS or 40 GUILT.
HArrie Dun Wiman, a son OF Erastus WimAn
MAS seen By nited Press reporter last even
nR- he said that upon hearing Of his fathers
Arrest he went imm sdiAIsly to the Tombs nut
- itWAs alter the hour OF locking u the pTis-
n he vas only permitted to send in = note.
received a message in reply. in which
NJ father stated that hs WAS getting along
III right lie said that all was serene that he |