ANOTHER CASE OF LEVANTING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4309, 14 March 1884, Page 2

ANOTHER CASE OF LEVANTING.

A "Trusted Young Man" does the Si "Pacific Slope." During the past few days rumours have been H Hying about the city anent a caßu of levanting, =-- which in some o( Ha phases displays a greater '-M amount of moral turpitude than even the noto-'*S| rious Harjcs case ; and adherents of an influen- ■ ?l tial city congregation have been much exercised because the levanter bore the reputation of being one of the moat exemplary young men >8* connected with their church. Wo havo been at considerable trouble to ascertain jffi the circumslancos, but owing to the fact that 1"- t the person robbed is at present away from tie ■ 5 colony, and that his friends are loth to give any" >'■$» iufonuation pending tho receipt of intelligence '"' from him, wf> aro only in a position to give (ha • barest outline. Within the course of the jast -;" year or two a German gentleman named Proob- *«' '" sting commenced business in Fort-street as a !M commission agent, and he waß soon doing alarm businosß -with local merchants on behalf of his principals—influential German firms. Near Mr >'1 Proebsting's office a young man named Hnx- Ll.!*Sl table hung up his sign. This person was tie ;Sfl agent for a portrait company, and as ho was a regular churchgoer, and made a large outetrii profession of religion, he was regarded by thosek 'i with whom he came in contact as a model young * *' man. Mr Proebsting formed an acquaintance I with his promising young neighbour, and in timo M5|S the acquaintance ripened Into the warmest ' '4 friendship. So much confidence did Proebfiting placo in Huxtable's integrity, that when, in August last, he was compelled to proceed"SJS to Germany on business, ho left Hustable in ;«§tl charge of his business. Before his departure "iSB Proebsting gave Huxtable a power of attorney ■'■■> 51 to collect severallarge bills as they became due. Well, as wo have already stated, in August & last Mr Proebßting left for his native land no doubt secretly rejoicing in having such ;; an estimable person to attend to his buei- :&' ness in his absence. And now for the sequel. ,'ii\t Shortly after the departure of the last Tiiaco B mail steamer some of Proebsting's friends ay- i certained that the commission agent's Utcuin tenens had unaccountably disappeared. TheySSil caused inquiries to be made, the result 3||f of which was they ascertained that tha J'.fjf interesting young man had been .a passenger,:« to America. It is known that he colli at least £500 on bills due to Proebsting, but we '■''3kb have been informed that there aro reasons for ;'s| believing tliat the defalcations will be found toSs exceed £1,000, Mr Proebsting expected tolll r.turn to the colony about May next, butfiif whether he has yet left Germany on hi 3 return journey or not there iB no means of ascertalninraiiJl On Friday last a friend sent a cable to hfeSl German address mentioning Huxtablo's depar-fS| ture, but asino reply has Deen received ftiajil probable that tho swindled man is now on htaSsa way to the colony. We understand that Huxtablo took a through ticket to Liverpool. 'J