The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-08
Irson ne Rcehssssf, n. 2. Daily Caion
n olia losgsriee.

No 6uaaeisl developnent siaee the dis
elosurs 81 he Rathbons fosgsries--soms
twenty years since--has bsen o as,ound
inn % Ne rubEc. q The recent explosion in
efks. wyoning County. Olin's trunscends
the opesations Of Rsthbone, especially 10
the fact that hin business was limited in liz
general magnitude. while Rathbones wss
reekoned By millions 0; dollars; as compared
with his entire business, the spurious paper
OF the latter, was trif1e 10 that Put afoa,
by DIN. His forgsries hsGan long time
ego, and until recently his business was on
" that OF shoe and leather dealer, in asmaii
way.
Mr. DIN has lived in Pike for fifteen
years, knd was prominent in society and in
The church, and had the confidence of all
h!Tneighbors as Cd honest and enterpnsing
man; and was confideG in more generally
| thar any other citizen of the place. Al the
time of his final explosion and exposure he
is said to have had considerable sums in
charge in behalf Of widows, orphans sut
like persons in the vicinity,
He now says that his frs. forgery wa.
perpetrated some tea ears since, and at tha
time caused him vast deal Of anxiety il
mind He, however. repeatei the crime 81
tie maturity of his hrs, forged note, and al
90 third time before be finally relieved
himself or the danger involved in this. bis
first attempt at crime
Subsequently he has been more indifiere u
o. to the crilninaliiJ Of the thing, and ans
ious only for his perpendicular while pass
| ing from ems 10 the other OF these rolling
logs.
| From shoemsking and tanning. DIN pass
ed into merchandising and other brsnche
OF business, and with his enlarged Legitimate
tra6ic. bis Legitimate also "mal,iplied Of
bis hands" Within til, part few years h
mus; have made enough spurious paper 4
buy any one Of The banks of Western NsV
York; il he's been or the market for year,
bus till lately redeemed, though freqaen.l /,
not until protested for noa-psyment.
And here feature Of bis business 10 di.
closed. for which others may also be euip4
bic. For long time past the accused wa
the frst 10 have sccsss to protests directe
to the Pike p. O., ard those endspHsrin
hi mseif wsre Of course destroyed o.
banker sions says he has sent adozen w 5
of thee missives TO Pike men within ii,
last year, which have never been receive
, by them. And, bit for Olin's sickness ant
inability 10 attend 10 this important brancI
o. HE business, the same game might nav
been continued while longer, and IL
final catastrophe deferred few months pei
maps.
But bis time had come, tH5 the murder i
out ~ iast-or is getting out, for the ex
tent Of his forgeries 10 yet unknown. The
are, however. thought TO be 800 900.
II Meantime the accused - preztrrted :
disease, and although under aifest, eanno
be removed from home, and it is though
viii never BE-, until carried to thar ubet;
covered country from whose bourne no ri
yeier e'er returned.
Mr.. DIN is about fifty years Of age, m
has family and number Of relatives {
high respectabiiiiy, as well a. those t
whom he was bound by religious ties, v b
depiore and mourn over his irreparabie FOL
iy and crime.