The evening world., 1894-06-15
WIMAN'S JURY OUT.
Retired Promptly at 2.35 O'Clock
This Afternoon.
Justice Ingraham Severe Upon the
Prisoner.
Tho Financier May Know His Fate
Tonight.

All OF the testimony was In and the
case for and against Erastus Wiman was
ready to be given into the hands OF the
Jury when Justice Ingraham opened the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer at 10 O. clock
this morning.
Gen. Tracy summed UP the case for
the defense to-day. He insisted that
Wiman had done no unlawful act-only
an Irregular act: that r. G. Dun, the loser
by the alleged false check, and who
claims to have been robbed of S2S7, 900 by
the overdrafts OF Wiman and by false
checks ard false accounts, knew that
Wlman was doing these things for years.
and that he made no claim OF criminal
intent until the crash came and hope of
a return OF the money was gone.
There was some effort to palliate the
alleged offense on the score of the pub
lie spirit Of Erastus Wiman, and the
great services he had performed for the
commercial interests Of the country. and
especially Of New York and Staten ISL
and. 1t was suggested. too. that 1t was
Erastus Wiman whose superior business
ability had amassed the immense for
tune of r. @. Dun, and that this ought
through which Mr.. Dun lost but 1.-THE
of that fortune.
Gentlemen. the fate Of Erastus WI
rasv re.!s In s9ng %ba the said law Gen
you are the sole, Judges Of the facts.
and n you do not believe that Erastus
Wiman intended to defraud II. @. Dun
or e. w. Bullinger when he made that
note, 1t Is for you to aeauit him.
mo matter II Mr.. Wiman did violate
the law. II you find that he had no In
y Of sss asqa hs HAM,
intent IL an intention to deprive some
| one OF money or. property unlawfuily
and by frnnd; Unless J,a s you md ., that
BONE one OF his property YOU cannot
aFew mon in this country were more
Essy oT imam he
Staten Island projects been successful.
and Sn%v they W,li be BE- S. day h for come
he would not be here to-day.
| "Erastus Wiman Is. sixty years old:
He has been an honored and respected
You have got to i look into his heart to
determine whether he had fraud In
his mind when he issued this check.
e sve as' ample
He overdrew his account. Dun knew It.,
but he had no idea that he would ever
lose by it.. They have introduced let
he was broken; overwhelmed by his
troubles, so overwhelmed and crushed
that that letter is almost incoherent-as
evidence of his guilt"
Gen. Tracy drew parallel between
this case and that Of Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher.
six weeks was the scene Of his trial.
while his accuser Is wanderer and an
exile in Europe" said the pleader.
been bounded. is honored in memory BY
all the people Of Brooklyn"
Mr.. Boardman wiped his eyes. and
tears rolled down the forid cheeks Of
story Of how Mr.. Wlman gave up all
he had to satisfy Dun and his other
creditors, and how his faithful wife had
10 meet his obligations, making beggars
of herself and her children.
And you are asked to recompense her
by branding her husband ieion and
criminais ceii!'' exclaimed Gen. Tracy.
loving wife. broken. Dying
had to pause 10 regain control Of him
TT TT is for YOU to aay II her devotion
husband s to State prison and herself and
The PEA closed a iis5 Ass a,;,ns P }a;
Mr.. wellman paid compliments to all
the lawyers for the defense, congratu.
| lated Mr.. Wim6h on the safeguards of
the law about criminal. and then de-
What have all these LAWYERS offered
In Mr. Wiman's defense? Why, they seek
| to Justify him in taking Mr.. pun's funds
Mr.. Dun's wealth! Does that excuse
him? May clerk. after years OF ser
Wee. rob his employer with IMMUNITY?
They say mex, tn that Mat Mr.; W.T nan d In
tense OF every forger on trial. Every
| employee who steals his employers mon
| ey and loses 1t on the races, says he In
tended TO pay 1t back. n,,, ,.s .
| goed character: ergo, any man who has
| had a good character should not be con-
yicted of crime. no matter what ne
| MT. wellman delivered strong analy::
sis OF the evidence against Wiman. and
denounced the proposition mat Nlmah ;
character excused him for crime as
the so-called public-spirited acts OF Mr..
| Wiman were Intended primarily to ben
eft Mr.. Wiman and make him wealth
Ter; ,or,,o, ~ ocou,,to, gen.
tlemen," said Mr.. Wellman. and you
| say 10 all men: Partners, use the hrm
| money, forge the signatures or custom
ers, defrand right and left. for the Jury
yin Il, acquit you; you VIII not ne pun
Bring In a verdict of conviction and
you uphold the sanctity OF commercial
paper; you will Insure the safety Of
Mr. Weilman talked only seventy-nve
minutes. Justice Irgraham postponing
his charge to the tpry fi after recess es1is
cred a forty-flve minute charge to tbs
Jury. He was exceedingly severe upor
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