The evening world., 1894-02-22
1t Is Said He May Have Difficulty
in Securing 1t.
Will Make No Statement Concern
ing His Alleged Forgeries.
Gen. Tracy Will Be Employed as
His Counsel.

ments aggregating S22o, 900 have been
piled up against him and as yet he has
not made any answer to these accusa-
tions.
His arrest yesterday afternoon was a
great surprise to the community although
ever since Mr.. Wiman's failure a yea ago
there have been rumors that matters
were not altogether satisfactory be-
tween him and his former partner. r.
G. Dun.
No one however. believed that Mr..
Wiman could be charged with such seri-
Gus crimes as those upon which the in
dictments against him have been OBJ
tained.
In the two indictments found Mr.. WI
man is charged by his former business
associates with forging and u~ttering two
checks, one for 5000, with the name of
e. w. Bullinger, and one for $3.50. with
the name of Ogden Brewer, Treasurer
of the Campbell Printing Press and Man
Company.
These checks were given to him, 1t is
said. in January and February, 1893. to
pay bills owing to the firm. Mr.. ,Wiman,
and appropriated the checks to his own
use.
According to r. G.. Dun & Co., these
are only a sample of the business meth
Jus WHICH MI. NllIldn Jul Sutu uIIilB
his connection with the firm, and when
he finally separated from It,. over a year
s22s' 200.
About six months ago 1t was rumored
that steps would be taken by r. q. Dun
& Co. to collect from Mr.. Wiman some
large sums said to be due them, bu this
was all thai was ever heard OF the mat
ter.
The firm has evidently kept the matter
hanging over Mr.. Wiman's head for the
last year in he expectation that he
which he he'd appropriated, but having
become tire. OF waiting, the members
have finally resolved to turn the matter
over to the criminal. courts.
Mr.. Wiman passed a very quiet night
at the Tombs. He didn't sleep much,
the Warden said, although they made
things as comfortable as possible for
at, for Mr.. Wiman was taken completely
by surprise when he was arrested yester-
This morning he was up early and
ordered a good breakfast.
He seems. to be cheerful and con-
tented" said Warden Fallon, and ]
him.
A note was sent to the prisoner asking
him II he would make a statement for
publication. Mr.. Wiman sent out the
following:
Would very gladly do so. but under advice OF
Gen. Tracy | will make no statement TIL my
turn comes. Am sorry to deny anything to a
newspaper man, but pust adhere to that deter
minatiOn for the present.
When the ammunition OF the moving powers
against me is exhausted. and their hired men
are done nrraigning and trying mt in the news
papers, perhaps 1t will be time for me to speak.
Mr.. Wiman's cell Is No. 3. on the first
c c,ef OF in 'h the o'a fam Pr,ssn:: m Il, Is ens Of row sne
The distinguished Staten Islander was
put in there because he arrived late last
night and there was no cell ready for
him in any OF the upper tiers.
He spent the morning all alone until
10. 80. when his son. Harry d. Wiman:
his son-in-law, Norman S. Walker, .jr.,
and another gentleman named Mr.. Nor
row. called at the prison and were shown
into his cell.
They remained with him about half
an hour.
young Mr.. Wiman told the reporters
who were waiting to see him that his
father would not attempt TO secure his
This is a legal holiday. and 1T is diff
icult to find people" said Mr.. Wiman,
80 my father thinks 1t best to postpone
any effort to get bail until to-m9rr9w.'
getting bail. Yes, Gen. Tracy, / believe,
Is my fathers counsel.
MY father Is very well contented to
stay where he is until he can secure
bail. He is bearing. up very well consid-
None OF the District-Attorney's assist
ants was downtown to-day, and no ar
rangements had been made "a e. to accept
case. 1t was said, however, that II was
by no means probable that Mr.. Wiman
would get bail so easily.
The amount fixed by Judge MARITIME,
SOS, 900. is a large sum-. and 1t is said that
Mr.. Wiman has already made one or two
unsuccessful attempts to secure a bonds
man.
After he was arrested yesterday even
ing he asked the detectives to take him
around TO the office OF a friend. MIR. Kim.
ball, in Eroai str e, where he announced
that he was under arrest and asked Mr..
Kimball to go on his bond.
The latter told Mr.. Wiman that he had
no real estate in this city, 50 he would
have - decline.
Gen. Tracy has been exertlng himself
to obtain bail for Mr.. Wiman ever since
the latter's arrest yesterday. Thus
| far. however. he has not been success
| full. although he has visited many of Mr..
Wiman's friends, who are said to he
fully able to 30 on his bond, even for the
sum of S25 100.
1t is said that when Mr.. Wiman
learned of the III success of his counsel,
he made up his mind to give up all eff
forts to secure bail, and said that he
would be content 10 remain In jail until
he should be tried, and he would not
trouble his frlenCS any fuTthef apout
Al the Office of TRACY. Boardman &
Platt, In the Mills Building. II was said
this morning that Gen. Tracy was not
expected downtown to-day. He would
make no move in behalf OF Mr.. Wiman
until tomorrow.
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Yesterday appointed Samuel Dorf. OF Baltimore,
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| New York: Samuel q. Marks, OF New York
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| York; J. Mackowsky, Of Troy, and A. BaumMell,
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