The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-30

PETER RElERSEN, THE DANE.-Ihe above Is an
excellent engraving of this notorious "fnancier,"
and is presented TO the public in order that they
may know his person when necessity calls for such
knowledge. He stands about five feet nine or ten
nchess genteel in his dress and person, and speaks
French and German huenty and very good English,
| although the German accent is percepble in the
| latter.
! At the meeting of gentlemen at the Cafe Iortoni,
100 Broadway, last week, nearly one hundred were
present, and after the usual preliminary ceremonies,
a chair was placed in the centre of the room for
the occupation OF those who had been sufferers by
his talents, when
| Captain JsskPH ELLIS, Of Brooklyn, related the
| following operation in which this Reersen was the
| principal:-In the year 1912 Capt. Ellis met with
| Capt. Jord, the commander of Danish vessel, at
Brooklyn, who acquainted with the vicinity of
his birth and parenage, and having a sister still
| living, as he supposed, somewhere in the kingdom
of Denmark, he incidentally spoke OF it, when
Capt Jord stated that he knew her well and the part
of the country in which she lived. He informed
Capt Ellis, who is Dane by birth, that one of his
brothers and sisters deceased land also that the
husband of his sister (whom Capt E. had not seen
for many years,) was dead and she was in extreme
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that he was about TO return to Antwerp and
would take any communication that he de-
| sired, and bring an answer when he came
| back to this Country. Letters were written, and
on his return Captain Ellis received reply from his
sister, stating her circumstances, &c. Through the
advice of his wife, he then concluded to send his
sister the sum Of $50, which in that country would
render her much aid. He accordingly looked
| about to obtain a draft Copenhagen for thai
amount, and was accidentally brought into the &C
quaintance ofPeter Reiersen, who informed Captain
Ellis that he could draw on his father in that city
for any ordinary sum- he having recently forwarded
cargo of tobacco to his for disposal Captain
Ellis having previously applied to the Danish consel
OF this city for draft, and not being able to obtain
it, placed reliance on Reiersen's statement, and
obtained draft for the amount, paying Ss35 in cash,
and giving his note for SIS, made payable as soon
he ascertained that the draft had been accepted
and paid.
But few days TRANSFERRED, when Reiersen sent
for the amount of the note, but Captain Ellis re-
fused to pay it, except in accordance with his
agreement AS time rolled round, he received an
answer from his sister, stating that she had received
his letter containing the draft with feelings of gra
tifcaton and gratitude but on presenting it for
payment, she was astonshed and disapp ointed, on
being informed that the drawer, Peter Reiersen,
had no funds in the hands of the person
on whom the draft was made payable, and
that in addition she was subjected to the expense of
postage, &c, which Captain Ellis in his letter had
stated he paid to Reiersen at the time he obtained
The draft. Thus this poor woman deprived of
the kind off.ring of long absent and honest heart
ed brother, through the act of Reiersen In a few
days after, Captain Ellis met him in the street. and
asked if he intended to pay the money back when
the following coloquy ensued t.
CAPT. ELLTs.-Do you intend 10 return me the
money you robbed me of
PETE REIERsEN-I have had no return letter yet;
ven does, | will tell you.
ELLrs.-Do you know this handwriting that hold
here 7
PErE.-Y e eel have seen i before but the
letter is not to me.
ELLIs.-Ne, you scoundre, but it is from your
father, on whom you drew the draft, and who says
you have no money with him, and that he sent you
$50 soon after you came TO this country to help
you
PETE.--Vel, don't know; but thinks such talk
is very insulting to a gemman Of my standing
ELLIs.-You cheating scoundrel, you il YOU do
not pay the amount of the draft will take il out of
your hide, and thus make example of you, in or.
der to warn other honest Woodworking seamen of
your practlses.
The captain did not put his threat in execution,
however, but had Relerson arrested and taken be-
tore The police, bat owing TO the lack OF the afiida
VT OF the person on which the draft was made, il
was considered doubtful whether he could be
vlcted OF fraud, and the case was dismissed
No. 2
The next gentleman who presented himself on
the chair of explanation" was Mr.. Moneux,
French printer, OF Spruce street, late OF LIB Mas
sau street. He stated that in September, lSal,