Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-20
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STATE OF IOWA.
Scorr COUNTY,

GtOII ISGNAAe
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Before the undersigned, Mayor of the
city Of Davenport, Scott county, State Of
Iowa, personally appeared Joseph b. Ross,
.one Of the Police Of said city Of Davenport,
and states chat on the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 4. ID. 1855, man by the name OF NJ.
h. Hall called on him and stated that man
had bought clothing OF him, and passed On
him $500 in counterfeit money, and de-
scyibea the man. Said Ross went in pur-
sui, OF him, and found tina, he had left the
city with another. man, an accomp!Ice.--
Said Ross reported the facts 10 the Captain
of the Police, and gave him what in!orma-
ton he was possessed Of. The Captain,
Edward Parmele, told said Ross that he had
a notice for called meeting of the Coun-
ell, and told said Ross that if he would serve
the notice, be, said Parmele, would follow
The counterfeiters Said Ross took the no.
tice to serve on the Council, and called on
George F.. Hubhcll, one of the Council, and
while said Hubbell was reading the notice,
said Ross said to said Hubbell, that said
parmele had gone to hunt some counter
fe:ters that had been passing counterfeit
money, and that they had not been able to
ret the names of them (meaning the ccun-
terfeiters). Said Hubbell at once said that
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he had drawn deed for the men, that is,
for the two counterfeiters, and said Hubbeli
went to his desk and got the deed and gave
me the names, and wished me to look at the
deed, and said that he, the said Hubbeil,
saw the counterfeit money that was to be
passed, and that said money was given Tor
the deed that sail Hubbell drew. And he,
the said Hubbell, told me what bank the
counterfeit money was IN. it being the
same kind of money that said Hall had
shown me, that had been passed on him,
and tina. said deed was left in said Hubbell's
hands for him TO hold the same. /, said
Ross, was telling said Habbell what !
knew about it, that is, about the counter,
letters, when said Hubbell said that he
knew all about it, and that he knew they
were gone from the city, and thus the con-
versation closed. JOSEPH B. ROSS.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
18th day of November, 1855.
ENOS TICHENOR,
Mayor of the City of Davenport.
The publication in the Davenport Cour-
Ter of the 18th inst, against the Police OF
this city. stating that if the Police had
shown the smallest amount Of energy, both
of the villains would have been detected
and safely lodged in Jail, was founded on
Madam Rumor, or George f. Hubbell's
statement, which is utterly false and with
out shadow of foundation, and has ten
dency to mislead the public, and invite viii
lains to this place. For the truth is, that
while the police were doing their duty and
endeavoring to ferret out the villains, George
E. Hubbell, one Of the Counclmen Of this
city, had them cl5seted in his Office prepa-
ring papers for them to perpetrate their
yilainous schemes.
These facts having come to my knowl-
edge, consider it my duty to make this
publication, and let the public Judge for
themselves who is in the wrong, and shall
recommend to the City Council the remo-
val Of George E. Hubbell from their body.
ENOS TICHENOR.
Boots INSURANCE CoMPASlEs.-Since
the commencement of the year 1854,
period OF twenty-one months, we see it
stated, that no less than thirty insurance
companies in the State OF New York have
failed, or otherwise suspended operations.
Six of these companies were located in the
city of NewYork, and the other twcnty-four
were scattered over the State. The aggrs-
gate capital oftfese companies was S5,35S,-
4S3, avery small portion OF which, however,
was ever paid in. Most of the offices were
.windling concerns of the most bnoxious
character.
The Boston Atlas ironically says, that
JoHa VAN BugEs, astruloger, who foretold
$4,000 majority for the Soft ticket in New
York, can BE- addressed, post paid, by any
lady or gentleman DESTROYS Of knowing tile
secrets of the past, present and future
IMmGRATios.-The immigra.ion TO Iowa,
says the editor Of the Gats CITY, this season
ID immense, far exceeding the unprecedent-
ed immigration Of last year, and only to be
appreciated. by one who travels through the
country as we are doing, md finds the roads
euerya here lined with movers
Iowa 0ni.ns.
The fact OF a box Of Onions being for.
warded from this city to Wethersfeld, as
sample Of what Scott county can do in the
way OF the production of that esculent, il
still going the rounds of the press. The
following il the form II last asSn.nal.