Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-23
(For the Gaze tie.

municatIon signed Enos Tichenor, emoody-
ing an affidavit OF one Joseph b. Ross,
charging me with assisting two rogues to
pass counterfeit bills BY executing papers
for them in my professional capacity.
No one but the sufferer can know OF the
agony such communication in public
print must inevitably create in the soul OF
man who is as innocent Of such wicked
ness as q sinless babe, and will not and
cannot tell what pain this communication
has caused me, but lay before the public
the facts relating to the subject and trust to
the generosity of the citizens of this place
to do me the favor Of reading the proofs of
what I state, and then try il possible to re-
move from their minds those unjust and cruel
suspicious which must have been created
against me by as foul conspiracy Of per-
sonal enemies as was ever entered into to
ruin man.
Onthe l2th Of the present month at about
4 O'Clock in the afternoon, when engaged in
professional business at my office, two men
entered and one Of them requested me to
draw a deed for him, to be given to the 9th.
er party for a consideration. ! drew the
deed conveying the E. y of the S.W. Il Of
Sec. Is T. 81, Il. 2. E. Of the 18th R. H., to
Benjamin Stafford and signed by Oscar H.
d. Case and acknowledged before Cyrus G.
Blood. J. p. A note was given to Stafford
for $s4 duc.in 20 days. which ! also drew,
and lease signed. The deed was left in my
Office not to be recorded until the expiration
Of 20 days. Case paid me Las for draw
ng the deed and IS cents to c. G. Blood
for the acknowledgment.
This is the whole transaction, which took
place in the presence Of three or four wit
nesses whose afidavits are appended to this
communication. had aeen Case once be-
fore while he was trying to obtain clerk
ship on the s. B. Osceola through Captain
Finefeld; Stafford / never saw before. |
saw no money except that which have
named and no other money was taken on,
IN my presence. had no suspicious that
these men were engaged in any unlawful
enterprise, not the remotest.
On Tuesday afternoon Ross came into my
Office with notice to me as Alderman, that
a special meeting of the City Council would
be held on the following Wednesday even
ing, and at the same time Ross informed
me that he was serving the notice because
the Marshal was absent after some counter
feiters, naming Case as one Of them. At
TIE mention Of this name enqui,ed Cases
Christian name, and then went to my desk
taking out the deed that had drawn for
Oscar H. d. Case and showing it to Ross
told him all the facts as stated in Mr.. Wards
affidavit. II so happens that witnesses were
present at this conversation whose afidavits
l append except one who is absent, H. F.
Mitchell, and will procure his when he re.
turns which will be about two weeks hence.
Ross and Tichenor have both OF them CON-
mitted an act that all rational men will 10 Ok
upon with indignation and horror. They
will both of them be calledto answer at the
proper time and in the right place. Ross
statements as to my saying that "knew
all about it" and that "saw the counter
ieit money that was to be passed" and shat
said money was given for the deed that
drew" are as foul and wicked lies as man
ever N tered, as the afidavits appendedfully
show. What cruel purpose Tichenor and
Ross had in view when connecting this
conspiracy ! am unable to conjecture.
Tichenor has never enqnired Of me con-
corning the subject, never has sought an ex-
PLANTATION, but determined on mischief, has
thus thrown before the public statements
that do me a wrong that ill never be re.
paired.
Ifthere is an attorney who has endeavored
to practice in his profession with honor ard
integrity it is myself. challenge the cit
izens Of Davenport to name a single cause
that have advocated or defended in the re-
hottest degree calculated 10 tarnish my rep
utation for honesty or sincerity. / have to
my own pecuniary disadvantage advised
scores Of my clients to settle their legal diff
cultes without suits, and turned from nv Of
fee the cases Of monied men which thought
not founded in equity. / lay before the cit
liens Of Scott county this statement and
these proofs, knowing that they are too gen.
erons to willingly assist in the ruin of any
mans reputation thout cause. simply
ask shall such men a Tichenor and Ross be
permitted to occupy Offices Of public trust
the better to aid them in Matching and carry.
Ing out such diabolical plots against the pre-
cious regulations Of men! / ask for iustic e
and nothing more, and that will not be
denied me. The only object had or could
have had in telling Ross Of the execution of
the papers was to give him, us u member
Of the police, more information that would
aid him in dctecti e the rogues.
G. E. HUEBELL.
STATE OF IowA,i
Scott County. Personally appeared before
me Abner Dawson. Notary Public ia and for said
County, John II Ia. Tor who on oath deposes that
vas In the ONCE u George 4. Hubbelt when Joseph
II. Koss came in and gave him paper. after which
sfier c0unterfeitefs. Said Ross then 1ithou,
further enquiry gave q statement as 10 couDteFfcii