New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-23
WIMAN MAY PLEAD Gull l.
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checks to the pages. He merely, s1 Sa money.
signed TIE Endorsements and used ''s
THE CAUSE OF HIS RUIN
"arr. Wiman Is big. nob!e-hea,' +, his
There is not a drop OF criminal o'0O So, do
veins. He is not a criminal by nature ,,,, on
sire. He is n man who never thorous"'s
preciated the value OF money. Inc o'e .,.,,.or
his downfall was that electric light anu y, p' had
company of staten Island. lie thoutetad that IL
a mighty good thing in that but uG1ot md i'm
would be necessary TO move the p,areed 20 go
prove It. He went to a man WIZ 80, ~ circu-
into the enterprise with him. MI !" nronising
lated his own notes the other man ~ nIoctrtc
- ,,,, ms ~, ~ shore ~ tho money. The electrt,
ught comp1nys works were moved anu 80 In
but the man never made good his pr0iiiSt Ia
the moan time Mr. Wiman,s , mo-" ,ssrlpd
mir Wiman made the irm Of Dun 8. 20 ,.o wnh
It Is to-day lie has innumerable frlehuo Sut
ont the country not only big mercnan. tbesa
agents he himself appointed. ana they - cote
indebted to him. Mr. Dun declares III o''1 nartner
merit that Mr. Wman was III no s5H or y certain
I'm the firm and. IN fact, depended Oh c,iu az
percentage Of the profits for his silai9 Iii chow
the same time, the books Of Dun G; -, ~ ovnenses
that he charged with ohe-lIi.l nm, e. co
OF the many suits brought agalnat bu't ." 49,.
for libel This IL peculiar il Mr. imam 49, -
a partner. Last year DUN q CO. hIeu ,,e" hav.
$4,000 against the estate ana now Celebration
cut It down TO $4,000 without any
on the part Of MIR. Wiinan. ,, ,dtb the
"Mr Wiman went into everything WIN I'D.
utmost spirit and his funds were au"@S., lrrr
for any cause in which NJ was Interest,", o,,ct
instance, he spent 100000 out OF lS O" i, nnion
to advance his fayorite idea-commercl'l ui''o"
between the United States and Caha'a'
ALLEGED JEALOUSY OF MR.. WIMAN.
"The prosecution was held back for "ho'e
year II would not have been ihst'u'e' "
but for jealousy of Mr.. Wiman. MT Du", WIZ
lives we'll and can often be easily P er5uaueu We
do anything asked Of him, has no cnru Pohert
has however. two nephews. one 81 "no'. - and
Dun Douglass Is now a partner IN t"c ~, ~ i IA
thu other of whom Is counsel for IT. M M, 10
long been Jealous OF mr. ma thsn their uncle
had They knew Of the checks ana uts w.i,'a a,,
Dun to press the charges Whenever vi ather
made "A speech at blg dinner .. ~ Tho nephews
way got into the public prints, thG n.P b,n
uorsistently advised their uncle 10 Dlilas ne 20
10 grief If Dun & Co. lost any cuS'onlci =, ,ba
anything prejudicial to the urn app 81 ~ the
neVspapers. the Messrs. Douglass Iiln ~ 1,p,t,,
,nalevolent influence 81 Mr. Wiuah. rt', .t5'
they got Mr. Dun 10 assent TO the PIoseIhn,fSo ra
r. d. Douglass was one OF the "''''-'
We "Nr Wiman as sad really built up me IN,
business Of Dun * Co. which now !,r ri p rrasI
81 from 500 900 100000 year. lhs III, ,ha.
~ Mr. Wiman will harm that firm more IMAM
"Wr WiIuan and Mr.. Dun had many trans
actions together. and as there we,e WIZ o,I mix"S
written agreements the accounts were s
IN For instance the two bought %oVVo ..
s,nck In the Iron Steamboat Company anu Ioo'
Money "A Mr. Wirnan had persuaded ms coln-
a,,inn ~ make the Investment. he felt so sorry
for AR Dun that he himself took all tHe lVHS'
such Instances were common.
THE PLEADING LETTER.
This same man also denied that MI Nii'ah
bad written a letter to Mr. Dun conftsslng MS
guilt Mr. Nicoll In his brief referred 10 'ie
plt.ous appeals for mercy which Winah '''"ue
~ him in the letter herewith submitted. Assist
mt District-Attorney Lindsay. who had cnals s
=, ,,. ,anars I'm the case would not let repV 'e's
see this letter ,> Q o. was
Mr. Ncoli. who represents Dun & 90 w
SON al his home. 40. ~ tasL iHIr'! 80.
81 Yesterday afternoon by tribune -.
Mr. TicoU said that h. dd not care 10 'a'h 49, ~,
m. case as Il entirely In the hahus "a ~, =.
District Attorney He said. however IN, ,n' ",
vas extremely unfortunate that man m ~
| Wiman who had been 80 prCinlIe"t III ."
financial and social world. should D" III P'iS''
Win such grave charges against NM - ,.o,
H. talk with a Tribune reporter III .aSs
N,r,h a member Of the firm OF Dun * 60 sdIu
/ Thai Mr. Winan was indebted TO Il la'ses -
,"|t ~ IN. firm aud that In examination OF lne
/ hnnI,s some startling developinth nus "ouiu ~, nc
r,,d. which would throw cloud AROUND nc
fnt,r. career Of Mr. Wiman II WAS ,iie'i h ,
mated that Mr. Wiman. having the nsHt 10 ~
/ ~. firm name had made the hrm reSpois'pIe
fnr = uuauuty Of fraudulent paper WhCH a. a.
/ tssue1 and the proceeds ~ which ne was saiu
-. ~. ra.d i'm many Of his outside schemes