Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-22

this ia Day
NEW Yc February 2l-Erasmss
imam. tb yell known capitalist and
lroad d. nate, was arrested on a
,,b wa, 10 this afternoon on two
rees oil orgery. he was brought
the Jul IS chambers TO the Gener-
ssions aiding at 5 O'Clock, and TO
oIt of 5, 600 bsil, was committed
the Tom by Judge MARITIME.
Two md ments were found against
r. W.mal by the grand jury to-day.
rev are ir forging and uttering
ocks. ID d Indictment contains TWO
unts T total amount Involved in
~ Wrma, alleged forgeries is S229,-
.sa no. The mplalnaDt against him is
E. G.. Dun. resident Of the Mercantile
- Ancv AS citation Of 81 Broadway
A. cbsr rs against Wiman are forg-
ing AZ endN iement of r. w. Bulinger
toe check r S5, 900, which was drawn
N RnlIinge order by r. q. Dun &
Co and n ing the endorsement OF
Odgen Bro 20 a check, also drawn
bvR. q. DN g. Co. for $3.50 The
cheeks werN lrged respectively on Jan
nary 2O. Isl and February Is, 1898.
\yiman arrested by detectives
from me O ict attorneys Office. The
" warrants g executed 40 Wiman's
ofce VeE S perfectly cool and col
lscred AND as taken before Judge
MARITIME. al upanled by his sOn-in-law
hN Norman II alEer. Wiman said that
. y. Gem. B r. tCy was his counsel aud
a tbat he had cen in consultation with
him nearly the afternoon He was
mot. be sa prepared to give bail at
once. and iefaut he was taken 20
Nhe T0m5s.
Tbe CHAR against Wiman we're 10
letter rec Jed az the District AttOr-
,ev's gfice the 10th inst. from Mr..
NJ T5s rrs is punishable with not
pore thla IN years for each Of the In
-- .rre .srt 10 the District Attorney
"A ,oas into n au how Tue lorgsres we're
rommItted. Among other things it
Avs. "Tb association known as the
. I'm of R. H. Dun 81 Company was
rnsd Jan Ary I, 1889, but Wimsn had
~ many 81 Ars been connected with
Ni. Dun.
4 .yVfmau Ga no right title nor inter
sst ir tine % operty and profits thereof
for. while itweas agreed that be should
receive anIlat lily a sum equal to cer-
Ain percs taAge Of the profits, 10 was
es,sciallv r-ovi ided iu the articles that
snb sum sIou d be paid 20 him only as
srary and lthI Iat the amount of profit
borid onlh ford the basis OF deter
mining thdad mount of his salary. he
lad the rigit TO sign firm checks for
trm purp0sss pnly.
sWiman was q salaried manager with
spcb powers d bly, as the contract gave
him with the additional power 90 draw
u checks. BY Aari0us acts of embeZZie-
- mani. misreDra aseutatiOn, c0nCeaiments,
on6 misuse of bower. he succeeded dur
"A ibg tsss. 800. bl '02 and up 20 Febru-
arv 'Q3. in st4aung from Mr.. Dun the
ann OF S22QO1S 90. This sum he owes
Mr. Dun TO-DAY.
..In view Of Bis relation 20 the proper
av he is gnilty OF ombezzing this sum.
s.He has Committed so many crimes
tbat selection for prosecution is din
rplt Out OF the long list of offences, l
have selected ,wO forgeries and TWO or
uore larcertes. so clear and so irde-
fensible that they will serve the pur-
pose of prosecution,
In describing the Bullinger case the
letter says.
..Io FeDruarv, 1898. e. G. Dun & Co.
ewed $40. 600 &C f. Vs. Bul.inger for ma
4hrial purchase On February 6, Wiman
being in urgent straits Tor money, cl-
racted the cashier OF H. O. Dun * 20.
Al make our a check 90 the order of Mr..
Rulnneer, atd instead OF transferring it
fphjm. deliberately forged the name OF
vi AM BuUlrre- on the check and de-
-ted no 10 bis own credit in his own
s@
fbe forgery on the Ca6dpbell Printing
SIS and Manufacturing Company WAS
ier clrcu stances very similar.
fLearninf that bis crimes had Keen
tected W uan offered 90 transfer 20
Dun, ce tain real estate on Staten
and OF dtlUtful value, but Mr. Dun,
Brning tba w imam was insolvent re-
sed Co acc pt. them, or TO receive any
Reference over bis other cred
kors. Winah thereup0n made
formal assignment for the
benefit of bs creditors, but his assets
lave amour ed TO almost nothing. Mr..
bun did Mt submit the proof Of
kfmap's gust I'M consideration of Mr..
lYiman's farllyl nor had be discovered
lac extent Il Wyman's embe element
lor of the lefgth.tf time he had abused
is confidence add trust
'.Ip view Ol Vie fraud DractiCed and
lhe conviction hat a man OF Wiman' s
tbiad character dught not longer 10 be-
flowed 20 masauerade as an honest
nan in this Community and as an ad-
hssr and exhorler of youth, and out Of
I'll sense of Obnghtion 20 the mercantile
soLord with whilh be is so closely identi-
weed he has decilsd that his duties re-
tic uires him ~hand him over TO the
cq3aw."
rE ARxed 10 foregoing letter we're
bslbe namedof. nesses: r.. d. Douglas,
s. W. Bu1in Ogden Brewer, Treas
brer of thb C 0beli Company.
when she I'd Of the arrest, Mrs
TO viman. athI b shocked, bore uD with
ff.reater aaln IS than was expected,
lna ~ rlr hDlcit 6alefA in her
st.,qt6a3 naut| har-
= tt this
fC hf. re Mr.