The Sun. — 1828-09-29 (London, England)

SWINDLING.  MR. WEMYSS, THE SWINDLER. In our Journal of last Monday we gave an account of the impositions this man has practised upon several tradesmen in Canterbury, Margate, &c. ; and we also gave a report of the application of several respectable persons residing at the West End of the town, to the Magistrates of Marlborough-street, on Saturday night, who have been swindled out of property by the same person: It appears that in the month of June last, when he resided at Richmond, he hired a charit* and pair of horses of Mr. Denham for a month. He stated that he was a member of the Wemyss Ttemdedro iavtee toly faniilYi and was about purchasing the cottage of Lord Cassillis, with whom he was upon the most intimate after Bushbylie Park,ltad iuiobtained( 1 handing in a card on which was engraved " Wemyss, Esq., Woodlands,". said he tlte termse arriage I was cm of the Earl ®f Wemyss 's tawny, and was therefore, allowed to enter his name in the Duke of Clarence 's visiting book, and to drive through Bushy and Richmond Parks. At the close of the month, Lord Cassilis happened to call upon - Mr. Denham, and the imposition was discovered. His Lordship disclaimed all knowledge of Mr. Wemyss, further than that he had made application to his agent to take his cottage. About the same time. Wemyss returned the carriage to Mr. Denham, stating that he was obliged to go out of town, and recittesting Mr. Verthatn to pay the coachman his hire, and also various ewes lie had paid for turnpikes, &c., and promised to repay it on his return to town. Mr. Denham traced him to a house in Chelse, where he resided with some other persons. One night, suddenly, the whole party left the neighbourhood, having contracted many debts with variousltadesmen at that place. Mr. Jupp, a hatter, supplied him with three hats. He also ordered a superfine hat and feathers for a lady, but Mr. Jupp hearing his character escaped' that loss. Mr. Thompson, tailor, of 18, Princes-street, Wanover-square, supplia him with clothes to the amount of seven guineas. Wemyss assured Mr. Thompson dial he was a relation of the Earl of Wemyss, and the clothes were sent agreeably to his order to Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square. He resided for a considerable time with a lady in Slone-street, Chelsea, and contracten a large debt for board and lodging, not one farthing of which he ever paid. At the Greyhound, at Richmond, he ran up a bill of about 61. and being unable to pay the demand, he left a spaniel dog as an equivalent for the debt, but the animal was afterwards claimed by a gentleman from whom it had been stolen.  During his residence at Windsor and Knightsbridge, he contracted various debts, but took care that his order did not exceed 20/. by which means his creditors had no power to arrest him. In the latter end of May he resided at the Piazza coffix-house, and at that time obtained clothes from Mr. Scaife, a tailor, of 115, Nev: Bond-street, to the amount of' 181. 14s. He then stated that he was a relation of Mr. Wemyss, of 'Woodlands, Perthshire ; but upon inquiry it was discovered that the Mr. Wemyss he mentioned died four years ago. During Ascot Races, he resided at the Castle Inn at Windsor, where he invited some gentlemen to partake of a most magnificent dinner, and never paid for it. He also stated that he was upon intimate terms with the late Lord Mountsandford, and lamented in pathetic terms Lis Lordship's melancholy death. Of Mr. Verey, the hosier, of 216, Regentstreet, he obtained shirts and- gloves to the amount of 5/. At Toubridge Wells, he laid tradesmen under contribution during a very short residence in that town. At Thomas's hotel he contracted but a very small debt ; his object was to get into respectable quarters, and by that means he found very little difficulty in procuring credit with tradesmen. Before, however, he consented to to take up his residence at Thomas's, lie drove up to the house in the carriage which he obtained from Mr. Denham, and inspected the apartments, to ascertain if they were fit for his reception. He resided also at Ibbotson's, in Vere-street, Oxford-street, for a short time, where he left a bill unpaid. At both those hotels he represented himself as being related to the Earl of Wemyss, and also General Wemyss. Mr. Adams, of the Haymarket, was favoured by 'Wemyss with an order. On that occasion in: represented himself as tel:Nri,eirs(:onAillydoafan the Earl of Wemyss, and said he wished a handsome BC roe, teiltilke an Continental tboeu built,r. Hss hest a twe• abouttwas making believed ing built, a Stanhope was lent him. )Issti:hoAra.tidiotbiee,aets: by Mr. Adams, and whiled the ißlerewtviellsikaa swindler. was tiu whe it war whets in ,Inatndjumping. into ortunately a possession, dof the itrfiiclrseiuceoliflivdostetas.ravieoell Stanhope, ps e Wemyss the stree it, compelled Wemyss to give up possession. The goods which lie obtained from Mr. Grafield, of Mount-street, consisted of a writingcase and a travelling folding dressing-case, fitted up in the most expensive and elegant style, and worth about 300 guineas. He also ordered a very superb writing-desk, with gold fittings and faalgl so late as last Easter, was confined in prison for debt. He old key, bsuit)ostlsieisssajornti.cle Wemyss, did nor. was in gaol a long time, and, we believe, obtained his liberation through the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Every exertion is making. to have be taken into . very short time he him apprehended, aNd. it is believed that in a  ti"lea"l'ken place in the co The woman, Igoiru,eb 0, lagud manrelrposo adorfoe the heci na aware,ranni:tiliotifial Gt ifaboutLL.:s, Orlicre:Yi an . This Orsuhnogutntloiet country, that the body of that onfortunate murder hesr ,td, executed ecerdn it,felaa. county of Elgin during suicide, was recorded in our Paper of last week, was on Wednesday se'rinight buried in the same grave as '