The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-08-09 (London, England)

COURT OF ASSIZE. AT PARIS.  STOCKJOBBINO. The Sleur Jean Illarie Raymond, aged 43, formerly cashier to Baron Rothschild, banker, at Paris, appeared on Saturday before the Court of Assizes, the Counsellor de Monmerque being President. The prisoner was received, about the year 1816, into the office of M. Rothschild, in the capacity of a clerk. His salary, fixed at first at the usual rate, soon rose to 8.000 francs (about 320/4 a-year ; but whatever might be the advantages of such a situation, the financial operations which Reymond witnessed, and the considerable sums of motley which were continually passing through his handy, soon inflamed his avarice to such a degree as to lead him into speculations en 'Change which his personal means did not enable him to support. As he was cashier for six years in what is called the Neapolitan Office, and enjoyed in the highest degree the cor &knee of Baron •Itothechild, he Lad constantly large funds at his disposal, and particularly the dividends of the Neapolitan Loan. It was about the year 1819 that Raymond began to gamble in the Stocks. lie employed at first for the purpose a sum of 60,000 franca, which may possibly have belonged to him; but having lost his first capital, in seeking to recover it by speculations, which became every day moss sail more disastrous, he at last fell to draining without scruple the cash-box which was entrusted to him. He continued to do so for six years in succeasion, anti in order to pay the balances to his debit at each montlt'a reckoning, which brought him a loss, he abstracted sums to such an amount, that, by his own confession, they cannot be estimated at less than 1,61)0,000 francs (about 61,0001.). These embezzlements were continued without being observed till the end of November, 1T28; but Jostle was aware that the result of the liquidation at that time must inevitably discover the deficit, Raymond determined to fly, and disappeared from his house on the morning of Sunday, the 4th of December, the evening before the liquidation should have taken place. lie fled to an inn at Bourg la Rriee. Hating re. turned to Paris on the night betweeb the 9th and 10th of the same month, alter wandering about till day-light, he obtained an asylum at the house of one of bra friends, whose hospitality he had implored fur the moment. lie was arrested in a few hours, and a cord with a running noose was found upon him, apparently intended to enable him to commit suicide. On his examination he appeared perfectly calm, and answered the questions of the President with much precision and frankness. The following Interrogatories were put to the criminal and the different witnesses : Pn esinesT —At what time did you enter the service of 11, Rothschild ? Reymonii—ln 1816. Q.—N{9lot was your employment? A—Head clerk. Q.—You were head clerk in the Neapolitan office? A.—That was not the only part of my employment. It was also my duty to pay the contributions imposed upon France by the Allies. Q.—Did you always meet with losses in your speculations ? A. —Always. Q.—After losing the 60,000 francs which were yonr own, where did you find mot ey ? A.—ln the cash-box ; but of all the funds employed in my speculations on 'Change, 1 never kept a single five franc piece for myself. Q.—When you run away on the 4th December, did you take any money with you ? A.—No, Sir. Q.—But you said that you left some money at your house ? A.—l thought that I really did leave 6000 francs, and the indictment shows that they were not found there. Illy head was so confused that it is possible I may not have left them. The first witness called was the Baron Rothschild. Q.—Do you know the accused ? A.—To my sorrow. The PRESIDENT here direcird witness to state what he knew on the subject. M. Rothschild then stated the facts contained in the accusation. lie had had such unlimited confidence in the accused, that he would never have thought of examining the cash-box if he had not abecontled. Q.—Did you knew that he was engaged in stock.jobbing ? A.—lf 1 could have thought so, he should not have remained a moment in my house; and I was so freftorniftlnkineeso, that Reymond once expressed himself with great vehemence against a young man who had on a similar occasion abandoned himself to this species of gambling. The next important witness was M. Maubousin, who deposed that he had made a great number of purchases and sales for Reymond. He managed these transactions as other people do. Nut as a cock-broker. These were transactions de coadeste (behind the scenes). They were tolerated oa flange. The losses of Reymood in the month of November were 6150,01)0 and odd francs. Ile knew what the employment of Iteymond was, but believed that he acted for others. Messrs. Tastel, Dosne, Demoutis, Revd, ant: ',either., made similar depositions. They believed Reymond to be merely the man of straw in these transactions. All the transactions were unfavourable. M. limber; declared that he had seen a person in the office of Re‘mond who spoke English, and for whose ace count he believed that he was speculating. Reymond-1 never hall any connexion with Englishmen ; the person of whom M. ',outlets speaks was the Spanish Ambassador, M. Casa Intim The