The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-17 00:00:00

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izkto MUNOZ- AGAINST A WINE
MIRCIHANT.

At the Mansion-house Police-court on Bator-
day oharbe Eton Dewitt, • potleinauly-looking elderly
deserlbei ea • toenthiun, carrying on businem at
28, asid residing at 28 Aiditourautensee,
Gresnivish, was pissed at the bar Were the Lord Mayor,
charged with having obtained, by means of fake and hoods-
INA ye as, • quantity of wine is the value of nearly
6,006 f., the property of Memo. Garda Robot Brothel,
wine merchants, of Oak and London. The prisoner was
alms charged with feloniously uttering several forged bill' of
esthanp to the same amount.
Mr. Slap, banister, appeared for the prosecution. 1
Mr. Sleigh said be was insinuated to prceeoute the prisoner
on the charge of obtaining from Mr. Lopez, the London
spot of Mom Genie Robot, of Oaks, wine merchants,
wines to the sesonat of between 4,0004 and 5,00 W., and
also with forging sod uttering a number of bills of ex-
change to the game meant. It appeared that 601326 two
or three months back the prisoner took of in Crotched
Priam and placed upon the door the name of the firm of
John Semen and Co. Be then called linos a pattern=
named Homage, a highly respectable gentleman, marrying on
Weiner in the City, and who had known the prisoner ulti-
mately some
of earn previously in Manchester. He told Mr.
that ha was • member the firm of Jobe Stewart
and (Jo., the American bankers and merchants in Man-
chester. and that be had taken offices ea their
.agent
in London. Mr. Ramp, believing that what the prisoner
had commuted was the truth, introduced him to Mr. Lopez.
with wham he afterwards proposed to do business, stating
that he had been acoomiasioned by Mews. Stewart to pur-
chase some wines. The prisoner obtained altogether wipes
eic =tcrw. to the value of nearly 5,0901.. in pat for which he gave
Mr. Lopes • number of bills ot firPortoi to be
scoepted by arum in the north of Bog whose name.
in conjunction with the well known reggae •'ht y of Mmes.
Stewart, and Mr. Ramage who bad introduced the
on as their agent, est aide nay scruples the part of
rpi:PN- The solontlialee, however, bad turned out to
be forgeries, as well as the subdominant of M. Stewart,
by whom some of them purport to have been damn. He
was prepared to call Mr. Stewart, jun., who would state
that the prisoner was not known to km, and that he was
not authorised to act em agent to the firm. He was not pre-
then to go fully into the owe, the prboner having
only just been apprehended, and he should therefore merely
odds°, sufficient evidence to justify a remand.
Mr. Lopes was then oiled, and mid he was agent to
Mane. 011,0111. Robot Brothers, of Cad* wine merchants,
mad he hid aka§ at 1, Pudding-lane, in this City. He first
mw the prisoner in the latter end of August, at the office of
Mr. Ramage, who carries on the bomber of • wine cooper
and bottle merchant, at 28, Collegemtreet. Mr. Ramage
introduced him am theagent of Mews. John Stewart and On.,
of Manchester and New York. The prisoner said be was
eormitisnioned by the house to ;sachems some wins and ship
them to India. He gave him samples and the prices, and
asked him for a reference, and the cwr gave him Meows.
South, Payne, and Smiths, the ben and what he pined
from them respecting Mesas. John Stewart and Co. quite
satisfied him. On the 2nd of September the prisoner
purchased wines of him to the amount of nearly 2,5001.,
and be handed to him the delivery orders and warrant,
on that day. A day or two stterwarde the prisooer
brought him in payment four acceptances, 0110 for 2861.
165., purporting to be drawn on and purporting to be
accepted by Memos. K. Maypole and Co., West India mer-
chants, of Liverpool ; one for 4861. 24., purporting to be
accepted by Mews. Christian, Alluson, and 00. ; one far
2981. 10s. 6d. purporting to be accepted by Memos. R. W.
Dalgleish and Co.; and one for 4961. 10•, purporting to be
accepted by Mame. Badbory, Moore, an Co., all purport-
fag to be widened by Mean. Jon. Stewart end 00. He drew
out a bill for 5621.65. 2d. oo Mans. Stewart, which was the
balance of the account, which be gave to the prisoner to get
accepted, and he brought it beak two days after, leaving
what purported to he the acceptance of the firm. The
prisoner afterwards purchased more wines, to the amount
of 2,6151, for which he also paid by bWa upon various
of

ldr. John Chambers Stewart eaid be was the son of
Mr. Stewart, of the firm of John Stewart and Co., of Man-
chester, French and American bankers. He was employed
in the business, and did not knew the prieoner, and there
was no truth in his statement that be was a partner in the
firm or their agent. He was not in any way connected with
the firm or authorised by them. They bad no agent in Lon-
don except their bankers, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths.
The signatures to the bills which had been produced werenot
written by any member of the Inn or any one connected
with it.

Mr. Edgar Ramage said he had known the prisoner for
enema nen. He called at his office several twins at the
does of the summer, sad said he was a partner in the firm of
Joo. Stewart and 00., of Manchester and New York, mer.
&ants and banker, sad be, believing what he said to be
' true, introduced him to Mr. Lopez.
Polioecoostable 532 mkt whea he apprehended the
prince:, be told him be was charged with obtaining sum.
to the sinount of 5,000 L, and be said it was not so much
as that, and that it was • pitralizild not be compromised
' without goiog into a court of
The prisoner said, with reference to a mooed transaction
' which had been alluded to, he wilted to say be knew no-
thing of it, and should like to have some further particulars.
Mr. Sleigh said be was not prepued, for various maces,to go any further into the nes, bat he proposed to oak for
a remand upon that 'videos., and the prisoner should be
made acquainted with all the parasitism' in dna course.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded.