Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-01
ENBEZZLEMENT.
THE GRAVE CHARGE HANGING OVER
FRASTUS WlMAN'S HEAD.
His StcnIings from r. q. Dim n Co., said
to Foot Ip the Enormous sum of S2"o,-
600 Wholesale Iorgcrics Nhnan Com
mittcd to the Tombs.

mercantile agency, builder OF the staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad and promi-
nent advocate of the annexation of Canada
to the United States, was arrested to-day
charged with cmbezlIemcnt and forgcrirs
amounting to 5000. 600 He was arioigncd
before Judge MARITIME in the general sessions
and committed to- the tomhs in default of
S25. 000.
The arrest was made by Detectives Won
Gerchtcn and Reilly in the afternoon at the
office of Mr. Wimans ,on-in-law. Norman
| :. Weller. in the Washington building No.
| / Broadway on n bench warrant issued by
| Judge MARITIME soon after the grand jury
had handed down two indictments charging
Wiman with forgery in th" second degree.
| Mr. Wiman expressed some surprise at
| his arrest and then asked /, there would be
| any opportunity TO get bail tie said he
ought To have n lawyer and would like to
| be represented by counsel An effort WINS
made by friends TO get bail late i'll the at-
| tcrnoon but without success. Neither did
| Mr.. Wiman have counsel when he was tax
en- to the general sessions 10y the detectives.
| The complaint states:
| "The association known as the firm OF Ii
| G. Dun a Co., with which the defendant
| Wiman was connected during the period
covering tine act complained of, was formed
| l.
many years prior to that date had business
relations with Mr.. Dun.
"Wiman was not partner of Mr.. Dun in
the usual SENSE Under the articles of asso
citation he had no right, title or interest i'll
| the property and good Will of the business
or profits thereof; for while it was agreed
| that he should reserve a certain percentage
Of the profits it was specially provided that
| he should receive only such sum for salary
for faithful service rendered and that the
amount of profit should only be the basis of
determining the amount of salary.
at was also provided in the articles of
associatio that he should not employ the
name of r. G. Dun a Co.. except in the
regular and proper cuisines of the said mer-
camille agency and that he should not USE
the name of said association in issuing, max
ing, drawing or endorsing any note, bill of
exchange, draft or other litigation, except
only in endorsements of such papers for the
account of the association. He also had a
right to sign firm check, for firm purposes
only.
"All Mr. Wiman's relations to Mr.. Dun,
who was the sole owner of the business, lis
assets, property of every description, good
will and profits, We're expressed in these
papers Wiman was a ,aaried manager
contract gave him, with additional power &c
draw checks The properly of h. G. Dun
& Co. was not his property in any sense
The moneys of r. G. Dun & Co.
were not his moneys in any sense, and the
profits of X. G. Dun 4 Go. not his profits
and yet by various acts of embezzlemcnt
, through misrepresentation concealments
breaches of his agreement misuse of the
, powers contided to him and gross usurpatio1
of powers with which lie was not trusted
he succeeded during the years 1888, 1890
1891, 1892 and up to February 1893 ii
steal from Mr.. Dun the enormous sum o
; S22S O1S0O That sum he owes Mr.. Dun
to-day.
In February. 1898 r. c. Dun & Co..
owed upward of 500 to E.W. Bulinger
esq, of this for materials purchased on 6tl
Of February. 1898. Wiman being in urgen
straits for money directed the cashier of r
G. Dun q Co., to make out a check to tn,
,, order of Mr.. Bullineer and instead Of trans
= hitting it to him in part paymen
the name of f.. W. Bulliugcr on tn,
back Of the check and deposited
: it TO his own credit in his own bank Tn,
account of Bulinger on the books of tn
firm were debitcd with that check in tn
! usual course of time. The firm since thel
= has paid to Mr. Bullmger the sum which
y Mr.. Wiman appropriated
On the 2Oth day of January. 1893, r. G.
Dun q Co. owed the Campbell Printing
- Press and Manufacturing company sos
, for printing presses. Wiuan procure,
= from the cashier of X. G.. Dun &
: , co. a check to the order of Ogdel
- Brewer, treasurer of the Campbell
company, on the preteXt that he desired +
pay the account. He then went to tn
Campbell company and telling them that X
=, &. Dun q Co. were short of funds aske
them whether they would like Notes rthei
II account instead of cash. On Mr.. Brewer
"a acquie'cing in his proposition, he made tw
- notes covering the amount III his own nam
- and delivered them. He then forged tn
Il name of Ogden Brewer, treasurer, on Tin
~ back of the check and appropriated it to hi
g own Use.
~ All of these facts were concealed from til
knowledge of Mr., Dun, or any of his asSC
IL, cates, but they subsequently ON discoverin
y, them paid the Campbell company the amour
:, of their account. On discovering some {
u Wiman's crimes, Mr.. Dun immediately. o
f.. the 2Oth day of February. 1893. terminate
his contract with Wiman, dismissed hin
-. from his employ and has never seen hin
=, since.
, On learning that his crimes had been d,
toctcd. Wimau offered to transfer to Nj
Dun certain real estate interests on State
Island of doubtful value; but Mr. Dun
If learning that Wiman was insolvent, refuse
to accept them or to receive any preferenc
over his other creditors. Wiman therefor
- made a formal assignment for the benefit
-. his creditors, but his assets have amountC
to almost nothing.
w Mr.. Dun dill not submit the proof
~ Wiman's crimes to the authorities on fir
-. discovering them, for several reasons.
" the first place he was moved by considers
~ tons of sympathy for Wyman's famil
~ with whom he had been on terms of frien
~, ship for maYy years and the pitoou, appea
~ for mercy which Wman made to him in
- letter In the second place he had then l
:. appreciation of the extent of Wiman's et
- Dezzlement.
y Again. Mr.. Dun was led to believe by Il
w. gross eXaggeration by Wiman of the val
" of Wiman's interests in Staten Island, tn
it was possible to realize something SUI