The evening world., 1894-07-13
W|MAN GIVES BAIL.
Charles Broadway Rouss Err
nishes the $4,000 Bond
His Residence at 632 Fifth Avenue
Given as Security.
The Financicr Promptly Released
from the Tombs Prison.

tice Andrews II the Supreme Court, this
afternoon on $4,000 bail. that sum beinl
fixed by Justice Barrett I'm ali order
made at noon.
Charles Broadway Rouss, the famous
Broadway merchant and millionaire. be-
came Mr. Wiman's bondsman, offering
his mansion at $50 Fifth avenue as Sc
curity. He paid $4,000 for the property,
which Is now worth nearly double that
Mr. Wiman had been locked up In the
Tombs since his conviction, four weeks
ago to-day. He was smiling and happy
when brought up from the Tombs by
Special Deputy-Sheriff Tony Mccarthy,
of the District-Attorney's office. and
Deputy Sheriff Brown.
Mr.. Wiman said:
II cannot say too much about the
kindness l have received from Warden
Fallon, Deputy Warden Mcmahon and
the other officials at the Tombs. Aside
frcr The confinement l have no COM
plant to make. l have maintained my
good spirits because l had a clear con-
science and felt sure that I should win
in the end. l am going home to my wife
and family. | shall engage In my bust.
ness Of railroading. ] must be active"
Lawyer Lester b. Clarke went before
Justice Barrett of the Supreme Court, in
bis private chamber, just after noon, to-
day and made an application for bail.
Assistant District-Attorney Lindsay
was there to represent the people. JUS
ticc Barrett after some consideration,
decided TO fix Mr.. Wimnn's bail at
10000.
1t was said that Charles Broadway
Rouss had volunteered to give bonds
baa r Snd S as as me-
Clarke went off In search OF Mr.. Rouss.
MI; Wiman was found paging, the area
on the, north side of the Tombs prtsor,
yard this morning. He was surprised
when told that his lawyers said they
were waiting to hear from him in re-
gard to asking Mr.. Deere to again be-
| come his bondsman.
the lawyers" lie said. II don't like to to
esk Mr. Deere TO tie up $500 in cash
| them"
Then Mr.. wiman called Willie, his
son, and despatched him - these friends.
saying that he should know more by
afternoon.
The story was told this morning tina t
Trancis T. W ,ha brnr the
| his debtor, and had been for some time.
for money borrowed on notes;
Mr.. Wiman said on that subject:
Wei Imam did borrow 5000 of Of me me- three
OF four years ago, giving me his notes
for the amount. But that was only 3
purely business transaction. and II had
never have been brought into it,
Were the notes ever paid?" some one
asked.
Well. I don't know. I turned their
over to my creditors when l failed.
replied the prisonel, calmly.
1.-THE story is told that Mr.. ,Wellmar
was sutton for your daughters hand.
mot word of truth in that. Mr.
Wellman was never in my house anC
never met my daughter. That goe'
Dun was a warm friend and ardent ad
mirer Of Emma Juch. and that he CAV.
her an $500 present when she narriet
Mr.. Wellman; ! don't think Mr. Dur
II suppose that the selection Of tina,
present is what took Mr.. X. G. Dun L
Tiffany,'s the day L was convicted.
Ut It is said that Miss Juc,l received &
wedding gift Of a sunburst or diamonds
worth $500. What connection, II any
MIR. Dun gave her an $500 bridal gif
only Francis l.. Wellman and his .gitec
bride can tell. and they are at South
ampton to remain Iha ,e oyer s of Ge law Mr.
Wiman, instead of hurryins away tc
his home. returned to the Tombs to &c
his lunch at the prison caterers. He was
accompanied by his faithful secretary
Grant Crabtree. and his son. Louis Il
! Wiman.
After lunch Mr. Wiman packed up his
books and papers put his clothing hing In
o'clock was ready to depart, He shook
hands with every keeper and attendant
whose duty lay along the corridors lead;
occupied, and Warden Fallon followed
him to the outer gate with words OF
encouragement and farewell.
To a group Of reporters. Mr.. Wimar
Boys, I want. to say this about the
man who has become my bondsmaii
Charles Broadway Rouss got into imam
| helped to straighten out his affairs
but he was clapped into Ludlow STREE
Jail as a debtor. He spent Christmas
and these words: I am forty today
Before l am sixty years old i shall bs
rated as worth Sl.0Oo0oO
| HE Is worth three times that to-day
I helped to obtain the repeal of tht
law under which the man who couidn't
pay his debts was clapped into prison
made REusss 81 stsry shaRter of m;
work bore fruit. Mr.. Rouss came for
ward and volunteered to be my security
l had received by telegraphic money
order s25, 900 from Mr.. Deere in Illinois
but shall return that"
Tl.a truth Is. MIR. Wiman sent Christ
mas dinner to Mr. RoUss that Christina.
day in Ludlow Street Jail twenty-eigh
years ago.
After this little talk Mr.. Wiman gav'
copies OF the book to the reporters. TheI
he trotted off towards Broadway to taxi
a car for the Battery, and one OF IN
ferry boats that was once his own, TO
Staten Island and his family.
II. G. Dun head OF the big mercantile
agency, Is not IN the city, and Mr.. Doug
las said that he knew nothing about tn.
alleged wedding gift from Mr.. Dun tt
Mrs. Wellman.