The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-20

LLOYD stock operations, came up, and BETRAYED
the most intense agitation at the news. He
hurried off to Mr.. Lloyd's office, but that gentle.
man was mon esd. Our reporter followed the
broker, saw him visit Lloyd's Office, his hotel.
&C., In vain. BY this time a faint breath of
suspicion began to float around, that all was
not right. Wall street speedily became the
scene OF terrible agitation. The board was
deserted, the brokers crowded upon the street,
ana began to compare notes with regard 10
various suspicious circumstances. We imme-
oiateiy detailed a special corps of reporters to
the scene determined that, whatever might be
the state OF the case, our readers should have
the earliest, the most authentic, and the most CO.
pious information upon the subject. and that the
weitdeserved reputation of the Daily Splasher.
shou pc amply sustained. Below will be
found the creme de Ia creme of this startling
AFFAIR, including much news that is peculiar to
ourselves -s-t.+ass ss--.
Our reporters traced the rumors in regard
70 Lloyd to one - -, sharp attorney
of the 'Tombs school; and, we have reason to
believe, pretty much Of a Shyster.' Him they
forthwith hunted up. He had much informa.
tion to impart and drove a CORRESPONDENCE
hard bargain for it, but the news we acolld
have, and We incontinently bought him out at
his own figure. The following is extracted
from the stenographic report of an hours con-
versation we had with -. We withhold
some OF the facts received, such a course being
required at present by the ends of Justice.
- is well known in the inferior courts, but
we have no doubt the facts we give as coming
from him are facts, for we know from expert
ence how TO deal with men of his stamp and
character: fa.I
Questi0Rer. Do you know Beade Lloyd2
The attorney slapped his hand upon the
region OF his pocket in significant way,
wlnked at US, and answered, Kinder
Q. What is bis character?
4nswer Public or private
Q. Both. 80
A. Public-unGl two hours ago. eminent for
wisdom, good taste, beneyolence, and charity.
private-proud, naughty sensitive, persuade
BILE.
Q. You have circulated certain doubts con-
corning the honesty of Mr.. Lloyd Do you
suspect him of fraud2 rn
A. Nary time st
Is @. What?
A. happen to knOlc.
X q. To know what? a
a. That Mr.. Beale Lloyd is a forger. and
has been for some months. That he is gone.
He'd, yamoosed, absquatulated for good and all
with plenty OF the needful in his pockets aud
mat he Is Nv slowed away in a certain place.
which he thinks safe enough, but where inter
ested parties, by applying in certain quarter
and planking down sufficient of the ready, can
find him easily enough a
u. What has been the character of his
frauds .rt.9
a. Issuing railroad scrip-stock of the com.
panles that have been foolish enough to trust
him. A s.a
T. To what amount?
A. MY calculations put him doon as being
dollarsi '''''O'O "
9. Upon what do you base this calculation
A. Divers circumstances. too numerous 70
MENTION Par example, know a party who re-
eelved $1,000 hush money from the great
banker, to be silent a single week. Which was
kept--you may be sure.
@s a Mild
rister. This time, however, honesty was the
best policy, so the party referred to kept both,
and his eye upon Lloyd into the bargain.
q. How come you to suspect Mr.. Lloyd in
the first instance?
A. | happened to have some business on
hand, TO forward which / was obliged to ex.
anime into his affairs little
q. Business of what kind?
a. Connected with my profession / was
employed to hunt up evidence in regard to his
private concerns.
Q. Who employed your
a. A certain broker-say Mr.. Y, Y, or z,
as you choose.
@. What do you suppose was X, Y, or rs
object?
"A. vi course, to acquire some control over
him, in order to use him as a tool.
Q. Did X, Y, or z, succeed?
A. You do not suppose Lloyd has any of that
Sl5,0O0,000 left, except De1y small sum, do
you 2 No stree There were some 30 per cent
sharks about him.
@. You think, then, that other parties have
made money by his crime without exposing
themselves, he mourning all the odium and
punishment without any return?
A. Oh, he has saved something-half a mil
lion or so, that is invested abroad--and there
is one Of the leeches who will have to paw his
travelling expenses, for Lloyd diddled him
beautifully-but, as a general rule, Llyod has
been tool in the hands Of some half dozen
brokers.
@. Who are those brokers'?
A. THE witness leered very wickedIy at US,
and said: Don't you wish you could, now
Fork over $1,000 head, give me a written
promise to pay all the expenses of libel suit
and-Pll think about it,
"While this examination was being conduct
ed" continues the Daily SplaSher, " one of our
W.
and was shown the dainty suite of rooms which
Mr.. Lloyd has occupied for several years." Here
follows long description of the apartment in
the hotel, and also Of Lloyd's newly completed
villa near the city-matters with which it is not
the authors purpose to trouble the reader.
Young Rybenns sprang up in bed on reading
the glowing phrases, exclaiming: III go and
see that. 1t is a luxury upon which to feast
ones eyes. / always knew that Lloyd would
go by the board when he kept such a fast
horse" Rybenns drove a pair of bob-tail nags
at that very period, but then we must remem-
Der that his dear papa, the Governor" as he
afiectionately styled him, was in the habit of
paying the bills. lie read on in the SpIasher:
awe have received from Messrs. Hawker &
Pump the following chronological Examna-
ton of Mr. Beale Lloyds head: Amatireness,
large !; Cop,batipeness, very small Secretipeness,
more largely developed than we ever noticed;
Philoprogenitioeness, almost zero Destructive
ness, large; Acquisitireness, enormous Con-
st,nctipeness large Seifesfeen ditto Caution,
small Besecolence, very large; Generation, al
most deficient; Frmness, great; CONSCIENTIOUS
ness, entirely wanting Individuality, is quite
large /; and Number, Ecentuality, Tune, &c,
were all respectfully developed. The editor will
perceive, in this report of an examination which
was had years ago, another triumph of our
science, another striking testimony to its truth
and universally Cannot conscientiously
say that we do; still, we give it for what it is
worth.--Eds. Daily Sptasher.
ave have also received from Miss Laura
Sophronia Moonshine note containing the
following extremely interesting communication,
(spiritudi:) Write to the editor of the Daily
SpIasker, and tell him that took two grains of
sfrycbnine Yesterday at four O'Clock p NJ. and
then jumped into East river, from Pier Number
One MY body is now floating near Sandy
Hook, having been carried out by the tide.