The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-26
rae CASE ron MR.. wInAN.


His Counsel says Everything Dene by
Hfs Client Was Hoasss-
EEw yoaK. Feb. 25-Aibert B. Board
man. Who has for many years been
Winan's private counsel. made the follow
ing statement tonight regarding Wiman's
case:
az g. Dun & Co. employed Oelancey
Eicoll Is counsel. AMI he prepared care
ful statement of the case for the press.
Any one would suppose on reading NieolPs
statement tina. Wiman was cashier or book
keeper for Dun & CO.. and had no individual
business relation Of any kind either with
Dun or the parties in whose favor the
years Wiman has not only been mem
Der of the firm, bat in the conduct of the
business has been the responsible head OF
the concern. / suppose 80 per cent OF all
the checks drawn BY RG. Dun Il Co. during
that period have been signed BY Wimaa.
Probably Wiman has made the same per-
centase of the firms important contracts.
Again. no reference is made in Nicolli's
statement TO Wiman's intimate personal
and business relations with tne drawees of
the checks described In the indietmen {,
nor TO the admitted fact that the indorse-
mcnts Of the crawees named bear no
resemblance at all TO their sig
natures, nor to the admitted fact
that the Endorsements were not used
20 obtain credit from any third party. but
simply for the purpose of transferring
credits in the bank from an account
against which Wirlan had perfecs right
to draw. The above statement will suffice
to call attention to obvious inaccuracies in
the statement prepared by Nicoll. aud
published by the firm for the apparent
purpose of prejudicing Wiman's case with
- ~eafsI ka@, b. So
70 be heard
As showing the animus of the prosecu-
ton Boardman recites the peculiar cir
cums!ances Of the arres. and the refusal
TO accept bail proffered by men worth
5000, 900. He also refers to the manner
in which Wiman was indicted and rail-
roaded into the Tombs, thu carefully pre-
pared statement to ms injury, and
Dun's interview ready for prompt
publicarlon. Wiman has handled mill
ions belonging to the firm and
practically signed 80 per cent. Of the
checks. From the moment Wiman took
charge Of the business the profits increased
until Dun's share amounted to $40o, 600 per
annum. The public and any fair-minded
jury will find il hard to believe that while
Wiman was making for himself $3.50 to
100000 per annum and for Dun
10000 he was scheming to de-
fraud the firm out OF about $4,000
through forgery of names in no way re-
sembling the genuine signatures. Board
man draws attention to Wyman's splen-
die record in public enterprises and chart-
table work, and TO the fact that as soon as
Ii became evident that he was insoivent
he transferred ali property TO Dun ~ secu-
rity for any sum finally adjudged due
upon accounts. Boardman adds:
IF these cases are ever brought to trial
the public will have chance to ascertain
the motive prompting the prosecution,
and shall be much surprised ii there are
not number Of very estimabis gentle
men who. like Macbeth, tremble in well
appointed dining halls and say with quiv-
ering lips, Shake not thy cory locks at
me; thou canst not say | did it, As a
matter of fact notice that some Of them
are already doing So"