The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-04-21 00:00:00

. ..111 THE STATESMAN so L. Levy had freqsantly assisted him with semi of money, on itineration he advanced MINI thossind poends toying, as witness was. stranger in Scotland it mss necessary be shield appear there as a member of a house of property es well as a man of credit, and b• else said, he would introduce the witness to Mr. Kreider, oho would give him a route and instres. f i l m; be afterwards saw Mr. Koenig,, and received a route end iestroctioes in writing from him, which was, is the witness's opinion, the cleverest he ever saw, pointing out the towns he would base to pass through, end an enumeration of the roMusedities worthy of notice in each place through which he would have to pass. (The route was pet in end reed ) With the aid of the mole witness took the joarairy, waking oat,' a trilling deviation, and made very considerable purchases. paying sway neer 15001. end mating purchases to the amount of between 40001. an d 50001. at Glasgow. the serples was paid with bills on lbe hawse of Reeve and Lee ; the bills were ',gutsily paid till the last month. Whams return. ed to Manchester, where be remained and made Praisers, and by instructions from his partner he drew bills on Myst'. Some enquiries were soon set tin feet at Manchester, respectiog Myer', and wit. m i l , by advice of some of his friends, though very t demant to do so, es he considered r.- Myers as a map of independent torten., came to London, and meet with Mr. Lawson, a Manchester agent, to )lyers's coenting.boase, where witness opened the esaverestioe, by stating that be had come by desire of the Manchester merchstris who held his accept epees, to emptire as to his property. Myers es premed much sager at such an enquity, after having paid se meek money; a further conversation took place, sad Myers said., although he did not consider himself booed to glee any account of his affairs, he would state that he hod considerable property, amount. ing to at least 11,0001. la Holland, a large !silence et his husker's, a daughter married to a Gentleman at , to whom he had given a fortune, and that his reason for going lato business *gels was, that he bad married a young wife ; all this, however, he said, was nothing, but be would discount all his screptences if brought to him. Mr. Lawson immediately said, be had 3 or 4001. in his peasession, and would think him to dimmest them. Myers looked rather sat, prised,but wrote. check on his banker for the amount ; sad desired witness to write and collect as many more of hi, acceptances as he could, and they should be discounted. lu four or five days, acceptances to the amount of upwards of 10001. were sent up, and dis coented by him. Witness, rie essmining Myers's ac count with the house of !bevel and Ise, found Myers was in debt to them 30001.; he, however, returned to Manchester pesfectly satisfied with Myers's solven cy, and finned the Manchester merchants also well se. tisfied. Witness continued purchasing goods at Man. cheater, and seeding them up to town. In Jane witness's house became banktept ; they bad been is business seven inenths,• end during that time witness had purchased goods to the amount of 31,0001. On the 3d of Jane, whams received letters from London, -which alarmed him ; his clerk came on the 6th, and litoeghtiatelligesee, which induced him immediately to set .we for London. On his arrival, be nits inform ed by Jeseph Lee that Myers had absconded, sad by the books it appeared 13,0001. in their debt. Wheeler else hid absconded 30001. In their debt, and there was set 3001. stock to pay with. 'liters was WM is the heads of the London banker, and as much at Manchester as would, perhaps, have made up 10001. Whams had not a shilling in bit poeket,sod was obliged le apply to Lenis Levy, oho gave him 31. for pee east subsistence. At the time witness stopt papoose, the beam owed about 18,0001.; their demands on Myers Mx! Wheeler 'seceded that sem ; till thee' person* oboe/Hided. witness selemnly declared be be )lipd thee men of property. reas;esamined.—Witness did not apply to Mr. Keitaieffor the route. J.' Gerais, a tailor, had known Lurie Levy for about two years. Recollects mating some clothes for Wheeler ; woe joist assignee with 'Lewis Levy under Wheeler's bookreptcy. Lewis Levy introduced the witoess to Wheeler, who herd nve•strits of clothes of Mb or morel the whole @clomp of his bill was 631. the balance doe was attest 331. J. Lee was brother.in.lso to. Lewis Levy. In the early pet of 1815 they had diiiigied, bet in the latter god of that year he mot forte witness ; said be wished him well, and werild do good for him, and Pot MI Into business with Mr. Reeve, a respectable man, sad gave him 10001. to begin with. An iota,. view afterwards took place with Mr. Reeve on the abject; bat nothing wes said by Mr. Levy us to le hen he shield advance the money ; tiro 'ketch Odle articles of partnership wore i. Lewis Levy's band. writing. After the partnership had boos agreed no, Lewis Levy brought the grilsese notes out 'Change to the amorist of 10081. and desired witness would get a 10001. note from the Bank for them. Witness did so, and afterward', went with Mr. Reeve and placed it to their molest in the lairds of Messrs. Lloyd mod Co. their honkers. Levy weer said any thing shoot )(realer to the witness, bat told him that Mr. Myers Was a respectable ass. Drafts of letters wets orimminple koeght by Maas Levy, Lewis Levy's lirothor r to the witnees's coanting.hoom. Lewis Levy mid, them draughts were in the liand.writing of Mr. Immior. They were 'timbered. Whams wised to copy the &shelled the loiters were mut by the post; the drafts won adorned either to Hisla boy of to Lewis- Ivey. Witness recollects ho mMiellt alga 4matitios of goods arriving from Three, at Manahootar, at their coantiag-hoase.— ' Ppm sae fregilbitlx to their cooadog.hoose sad purchased goods. Lewis Levy told witness, If say moo called to empire for Myers'a chg. tractor, to my he was a respectable man. sad fer. desitid witness would' go to Messrs. Jam. Na'. for Ms ciarsater. Lewis Levy occosioaally 4%W did&of tbe- Owen ; was desired to take Oho invoices of goods aathey arrived to hiss. Lewis Levy frquently Old nicety Into witness's boater's tor th,sad had witness's checks agars he ft.— tiro did thief- be ad, to 'Make whores's account look well. He desired witoem to sell to &gyms god Wheeler. *god siren Mr. teealer et Mr. Levy's airoatiog•hosso; *bad ilea Bloatagao Levy therm Levy sod Homier Owe,* west out tagetkr; had 11090 Will. oilmen Levy's enesting.hosee, at Levy was am thewwithia. Hod hard Levy my his how- Ike allchoot.pou I. Holland, established there to ro. 1 111 1, 11 &honesty gripe& Oe the wren tithe 4th ---•- of Jens witness sew Lewis Levy, who said Wheat not thee Myers that morning. Witness said be was gob% to Leodenball.street, and eroeld cell ; he did se; and was informed that Myers was out; bet coming set of the court he met a Gentleman who said Myers had rust away. Witness came back and laid L. Levy, arbei weld out in greet horry,tod seers Messed end said, Myers espected good's' several wharfs, and desired witness woeW go and enquire. Witness did se, and heard at owe wharf there were eleven pack• sips for him. Witness said be ►ed an order for them; bet the Clerk said, he colloid send them no• when bet to Mr. Myers's warehouse. Witness re quested that they might be seat, as be wanted t►em to ship. The Clerk said, be would seed them at five o'clock. Witness ea wse mere of thee, geode. He went and told Lewis Levy whet he bed done, who said very well. Witness sew Wolfe that afte►eoew, and told bim he had jet a cheek for 30UI. which be wished to send into the bankers, but had no one to send with it, and requested Wolfe would send his porter with it. Wolfe took the check sod sent it, and it was paid, bet witness bad sot received the money. lie mentioned it to lewis Levy, who said it was ell right. Cross-ezamined.—Always considered Myer, as a respectable men till be ran away ; be considered his so on Mr. 1.. Levy's representation ; whew Myers absconded he was largely indebted to the witness's house. Mr. Reeves west to Woolley and Jellereon's, end received a good character of Myers from thorn. 1.. Levy paid for 811 the pods booked to him. Wit. seas tried to get credit, but whoa he Grit entered Islo ►usiness be had no intention to cheat any eve.— . Mr. L. Levy afterwards told him to get all the Rinds be could, sod wrote drafts of lettere, which witness copied and sent to Mr. Reeves, instrotting him to make purchases. At the time witness failed, his house was not at all indebted to Lewis Levy. %Vit o's'', father did not eateries him any money ; the 10001. was advanced by L. Levy, who desired the witness to say his father gave is to him. Re-essmined by his I.ordship.—Lewis Levy once or twice looked oat goods at the witness's warehouse, and desired witness to seed thorn to Myers, who tumid bey them. Myers and Levy ores both present when Wheeler wee introduced to him. Witness did not recollect having a bill of a Paris banker. Mr. Dyer produced a note, No. 8123, 10t5...) Oct. 21, 1816, for 10001. ; and a note for 3001. No. 2789, dated Oct. 12, 1810; and one for 2001. No. 7144, dated Oct. 14, 1810 ; and ono for the same sous, dated Ott. 11, 1816 ; one for 1001. N.. 14,801, dated Ott. 17, 1816 ; and one for a similar sum, No. 16,048, dated Oct. 21,1816 ; and alto two notes of 501. each, Nos. 5214 trod 12,162, dates July 1 sod Sept. 5. Mr. Dickinson, a Clerk in the Bank, proved, that the seven small notes were, on Ore 7th of November, 1816, escheated at the Bant for 10001. No. 8113. The Clerk et Jones, Lloyd's, and Co. proved, that on the 7th of November, 1316, Reeves and Lee opened an account with their house, and paid in a 10001. note, No. 8123. M. J. Friar, of the house of Bosantiost and Co. proved, that the 3001. note, No. PM, was paid by them for a check of Mr. Wolfe. The 1001. note, No. 16,048, was paid for a check of L. Levi's. — Wolfe bad been a custnmer of the horse many years, 12 or 13. Witness always understood he was an honourable man in his dealings; he was in the habit of drawing largely on the, house. Levy had kept an scampi with them only for a short time. 11. Wheeler is a German, mime from Paris to FAO. don at the close of 1816; had an introduction to John Myers. When he arrived in London, be had ten francs for • capital. When he bed been shout 1U days in town, he was introduced to Lewis Levy by Jacob My. ere, no relation to the Defendant, at Levy's house, in Prescott-street. Myers stated to levy what the wit ness's situation was. Levy said, " I am told, Mr. Wheeler, yen are short of melvey." Witness said he was. He observed, Mr. Myers informs me you are a Inner geed character and family, and I will make • dgreat man of you, and gave Ithaca' four pounds, esiring he would call nest morning at his oiler.— Witness accordingly went as directed in Abcherch. lane. lie stopped there till Mr. Levy come with Mr. Keenier. Mr. Levy said Mr. Keenier could speak French, bet Mr. Kerala shook his head; he, however, at subsequent interviews spoke French to the witness. Nothing more passed at that inter. view. Shortly after witness called on John Myets in Fencherch.street. Lewis levy was there, sod witness was received politely, and directed to call again next day. He did se„ and found Iwwis Levy, Wolfe, teenier, and Abraham Joseph there:to— Wolfe and Joseph appeared meek displeased at the witness hallos bees called into the private room. Ho was desired to call on Levy at his slice again next day. He did se, and forted teenier there. Lewis Levy asked witness if he could procure a letter of recosuseudation from a hums hs Paris. Witness said be had no &Debt b• avoid, u he had been intro duced to Messrs. Perigord, mod his cheroots stood well with that ►ouse. Lewis Levy said, that weseld be a great and ho was desired to call seat dsy, when a letter was produced to Perigord's bow, which slip's* was desired to sign, sad he did so.— Lewis Levy ties said. witstllll MPS. here a bitter lodging than that he their bad, he Houndsditcb, sad oldasately took kiss a l.d*isg I. Unless -coast, Broad. street. Witness at this time could sot speak a word of English. He had but a short stock of clothes, sod tut w►y witch host. Mr. Gerais breoght skews suss clothes; sod when '►i applied for wormy, witness was told to mad hies to Lewis Ley. &fere his letter of istroduction ciao from Paris, witness called at Myers's warehouse, and saw some packsaes with his lurk on thee. He said, " Hew is this?" Myers mid, 6 ' Look what we do for yens; we by goods in your nuns to give you eiedil.." Lewis Levy went roood with witness, aad took a esontiag.hosse for witness in London-street. Lark Levy lest witness some skirts and linen, till he had use mad*. His letter of recommendatiin use ; he took it le Louis Levy's coea'ing.hoese: Myers, Wolfe, Kessler, aid Abram* Joseph, were there, sad were moth pleased. Wnife said, this is as good as 10,0001. in our pocket. The letter was addressed to Miaett sod Stride. Witness was to take his letter oest day to Minett and Stride's ; but Lewis Levy said, before he went, ha meet hare a gold watch to put in Isis pocke t tad s Oland brooch the watch he was to keep, and the 'brooch he was to peters. 'lle 'was to tell Mi. sett and Stride he was a merchant, cone to this wintry to do beehives; and they also pot into his beads 191101. le deposit with them. Ile accord. I.gly west to Minett and &tide's, stated what he wee iestrecteil, and deposited the money with them. Wittiest afterwards's+ Kees'. Kessoier ofd, Keene was a respectable broker, that I. did bushiest for 3. Myers, end was ping to Scotland for him, and de sired the 'item to take him to Nitwit and Stride's, and *west 'hens to give him a remisemendation sod letter of credit for 5001. Wifeless did as he was in. waded, procured Mleett's reemeseedetion and letter of credit, end Keen got elf for Scotland. Al most immediately he drew on the whims at sight myelitis at Minett's. Very few goods came. and those few witness was directed by Levy, Wolfe, and Keesier to send to Myers's warehouse. When whams hecameshott of money at his Yankee., he told I. Levy, who either gave him drafts •r sent him to Myers foe cheeks to replenish. When no geode mime, witness stated to Levy, Myers, Wolfe, end Ketstier, thee he we, dissatisfied ; they told him to be easy, he should hevesgoode hy.and.hye. About May witness received lotto's from Meas,who had gives kite his original letters of introduction to Myers; stat. ing, that bearing witness was in a gond sitestion be weel4 lewd him hie hand. He should hey goods for Le Fevre, the hanker,ns the amount of 10,0001., sad drew on Le Fevre for the amount at three months. Wools srlitims communicated this loner to Levy, Ranier, Wolf., and Myers, they said, " Now you may be satisfied that this comes through year friend, John Myers: such a connection is every thing." Witness had previously declared himself dissatified with Keels and the whole concrete. He was now directed to drew live bills, of 3001. each, on Le Fears; he did in, and sent them tbroegb Minuet and Stride's horse to Paris for accept. puce; they were accepted sad worried, and he was advised by Moiety, Wolfe, and /Loonier, to enquire for a bill broker aid Keenier at length re commended bins to Mr. Sharp.: who referred him to Messrs. Martini and Rorie, end through them be sle pt-SW the bills toe merchant, named Ileiderems, who gage cash for thee, which situates paid to his bankers. Jose+, Lloyd, mad Co. with whom he bad sopped an 'regain previously, Lewis Levy having ad. winced him money to do so. Witness bought goods for Le Fevre and shipped them for Ostend. Wittiest, whilst these thiags were doing pet his new es a sam ba of bills, for which Lewis Levy anti Rosier said he the shoots should have a profit of 301. per cent.; he was ales to have half the goods bought in his name, and Levy undertook to look out that he had it ; bowel not to hies any profit on !hogged, bought of Reeves and Lee, as he derived considerable profit from their reference. All the goods, estop, these shipped by wit ness for Le Fears, went to Myers's warehouse, end witness did not know what became of them ; they were hegemony sent in in lb. morning and re. moved In the evening; Lewis Levy and: William Lee weed to be there frequently, as well as Ales. Lee, sabiating in removing them. In May, Mass cause seer from Paris, and brought more of Le Freres frills, some of which were cashed. The latter end of hlay, Marie:lli came to the Wheat% and said there was a mistake sheet them acceptances. He thought they bad levee Ranker Le Fevre's. instead of which they were accepted by a person not at all known. Witness promised to make enquiry, and let him knew ant day. Wittiest' this west to Ab. cherch.lane, where he Nand Lewis Levy, Wolfe, Keesier, Myers, and Abraham Joseph's. He told them what bed passed between him mid Martini. They directed him to make light of it to Marteili and Ile!- ' defense. He occordiegly did so, and in a day or two after his mosey at the booker's wee attached. Ile sew Mr. Heideman, who said he had bad a letter, which informed him the screptasees were worth no. thing. Witness immediately wept is haste to Alt. church-sale, where be saw the same party again, and desired to be takes to • lawyer. Maas took him to Mr. Isaac., to whom be told the whole story, and said be wield go to law. Isaac* said, do sot be in a hurry; yes do not know the law of the country ; come again to me to.morrow. MARINAS tailed west day, ghee !macs said he most pet in boil, mid thou he might get hi, money. He, however, kept wit. seas all day, and did nothing; sad neat day he was told at Lewis Levy's enmities-hoses that Myers had run a way. Montague I.4ay was present at the time. Wifeless, mach alarmed, went to Isaacs, who said, it was new time witness should take are of himself; and they went to the Prussian Consul to get a peas. pert, for which witness gave him ten poends.— About three days before they bad said to him— '• New, Me. Wheeler, if you are not a fool, we will do the sense for you es we do for Myers. We will give you 13001. which is a great deal of money in your cotstry, if you will do as we wish, and go."— After Myers fall away, Lewis Levy said, there was still noel, he would go. Witness refused to go; end Lewis Logy said, them he should feel the Coos*. geeocel; sod es the 7th of June Martelli arrested him, sad Levy wet in a writ also for 18001.— Soon after he was at the lock.ep.hoese, Lewis Levy come, seal witness asked him bow he paid be 1/014. is his debt. Levy said, be should knew by-lethlffe. leases, who was there, desired him to hold lb tome*, aid it should be settled, and le the internees be was discharged. He then went to leases's kew Isaacs tried to palisade him to gait di* mashy, het he still refused. Is the coves of die evades it was discovered that the hoes* was watched. The brother of Isaacs at length went not, and ceased those who watched the house to be takes to the watch-hogs*. Is the Posse of Ibe evesieg Lewis Levy came and again urged the witness to go, saying he would hang him if be did sot. Isaacs mid, bow can be go without a passport Levy asked, what would be the espence? and Is mid, 101., which Levy gage him ahem two o'clock in die mornieg. Isaacs took the witness oat, Maas having previously gives him 400 Napoleons. Wit. sass ultimately precasted to Calais, and from theses to Brussels, where be was overtakes by Mr. Sharp, She limieght him beck to Ostend. Here, on gelsg to en botil,se found Wolfe, Lacy, James Isaacs, sad Maa s playlet; cards; sod, on seeing the witness, they appeared meal shocked. Wolfe seld— . -" For Ged's sake• whence do you come, sod *by coos here ?" Wham said Sharp was there aloe; this hiereseel their confasloo. retry one iitisod his portmastaae, estept Maas, sad ran set of the hotel, J. tenet saying as he went oat. " for God's sake sees yourself or pm are • deed man." Mals give him the same advice, aid Mr. Sharp, beim; then absent from the hotel, witness did run away, but in two or three days was brought back again, sites be Wolfe cud the rest also In custody. Hese as misalignment was entered loin Irish Mr. Sharp, sod they were all liberated. Wit. ness went le Ail-la-Chapelle, *bete Mr. Martell came, and brought him to Engload, sad be was made • bankrupt. L. Levy and Colitis were his assigooes; loud each day Womb, Will before the Commiedeners Lewis Levy told him what t• say. Witness was a poi. softer in the King's Beech all the time the proceed ings were rim on ; and Levy allowed him live guineas • week, end told him, if be would do et be wished. he shoold have 3,0001. on coming out of psi son. lie received the weekly allowance for tour weeks after he had passed his last twastinalles, when Levy stopped it, sod he had sines bees frilliestt sop. port, being still in prison. On Fridley L. Levy visited him in the Bench. and said, " The business now draws very nigh ; I always said you behaved like a man ; sod if you behove well at the trial, will do all 1 can le get your r.roilicate, mod to relives you from your distress." Ott Sunday 'sight roar called on him spin, and rene•ed his promises and advice. Witness asked him what be meant ; he had already used him iii , end could net do kim more hares than be bad done; he had promised to glee him 2001. for the trial. which he bad never done, mad ho would depeed on no more of his promise+. He said, he hod tried what Wolfe and Keenier world do, sad they would sot give a farthing. Cross-examined.—Was a native of Frankfort. where be was a wise sad brandy-merchant. He had been two years sod a half is the army. He might have e.id he did not know Wolfe. Ile was Isstroti ed to say so by Lewis Levy. He left his own ores try because he meld sot take op his bills, and cos sidered himself dishonostred. Ile could not speak Foglia, till be went to the King's Bench. The con versations he had with Myers, Wolfe, Lewis Levy, and Komi's, was in French sad German. Mr. Sharp, a merchant, stated, that Wheeler *et introduced to him throng's the hoes. of Misett and Stride; and he sold him goods. At length, on Oho 7th of June, 1617, he found it necessary to arrest him, bet afterwards consented to hie discharge bone a lock.up-hoose, but employed persons to watch him. He quitted the country, and witness fol lowed him to Brussels, and brought him beck to Ostend. (Here the witne+s corroborated the state ment of heeler;W and farther stated, that In Nn. sequence of some goods being glees op to him by Mats, he consented to Wheeler's liberation.) Wit. ness was holder of bills draws by Wheeler spots Myers to the amount of 8501. for goods sot sold to Wheeler, but to another person, who paid for theca with these bills. Goff and another person, who were employed by Mr. Sharp to watch Wheeler ' described how they had been charged by Isaacs, and taken to the watch. house. Smirks, Clot* to Myers, described the mode Ira I which goods were brought to the werehoews in Fen- cherch-straet, and afterwards removed lied shipped pit - • to Holland, &c. When witness fitit e'en( to Mat. Myers represented that he had a peruser, named White, who lived at Isliegten, who furnished drafts of letters, which were afterwards copied by witness and sent to correspondents. (Otse of these drafts, illlll, producsd,sad proved to beKeese's hand.writing.) These drafts were carefully taken sway by Mr. Myers after they were copied, sad witness swam is wilsons after. A variety of goods were brought into the eras ' houses at one time it was nerly fell; bet it was clear ed in two or three days. The goods seldom stayed long. Mr. Laois Lowy was the person who was re i presented by Myers es his Fenger Mr. White. It. case seldom, awl hewer stopped long. They fro. quietly had goods from Retie and Lee. One night ! wheels and his fellow-clerk *ere directed by Myers to lease the counting.house sooner than usual, as ha i espected his padres Mr. White. The witness haring occasion to return to the office for something, found i Lewis Levy there. The goods shipped to owe house I in Holland amounted to onwards of 11,O1)01. ' A. Decor, one of Myers's clerks, corroborated dm testimony of the last wham as to the mode of the Defendants doing business at the countlag-Isesse.— Witness proved I drafts of letters in !teenier's handwriting. Myers went sway on the 4th of June; witness had no notice of his going. W. Lee was sent est with goods to India, on the 3th of May, 1817; the cargo was procured by Lewis Levy and Mr. Talbot. Ineni t Montages/ Levy went out also; they issued Gent Montague frvy's house. Witness bad seen Wolfe, Keenier, and Levy together. %Voile sent a message by Levy to Myers as fellows : " Tell Myers 1 shall have the 10001. for hint to pay for the cambric, ny the time he comes heck." Cross-examined—Witness was tried once at the Old Bailey on sespit•ion of felony. lii, semi for merly was Benjamin, bet be had soortied's Gentile, end had been baptised by the Rev. Mr. Fry. Neves , . . went by the name of Gabel. bet was called Thionoili. son; he was also called Wolfe Lee--Wolfe, 41 Hebrew, was William in English. Witness alai OISCIk 4 • in Giltspor.street Comptes on a charge of stealing jewellery ; hat it was a charge arising out of rocapi racy to prevent his giving evidence he this case. Ile was also arrested mad throve into the Fleet prison ' by Lewis Levy for a debt of 14001. and there kept till he got his certificate. Mr. Koestler visited bin I. the Fleet, and offered him 2001. if he woeW keep . out of the way. A. Lee, brother-in-law to Lewis Levy, was in . his service, and was frequently employed to move . , goods Irons Myers's warehouse. Ile took thee Is Mosely Wolfe's werehnese. in St. Mary-ase.— Ile was directed by Wolfe to take Ike marks off. . and to c-ver them carafolly with a *ripper, that no one might see what they were. Ile olive took goods to the packers, in Hob name of Wolfe, frosts Myers't warehouse. Heal also seen Wolk, Reveler. and Lewis L.ty, at the Settee; warehouse. On the day on which Myers absconded, eleven pack. ages came from the wharf to Ms' warehouse. The• porters refused to tem them without the money, end , eitness went to Wolfer s werebesse, in Solter'4 4 •l l . court, where he found Lewis Levy sod Wolfe lege- Misr, and Levy gave him money to pay the cartage. This he accordingly did, sad the goods were deliver- 1 , "