Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-17
INDEPENDENCE ITEMS.
INDEPENDENCE, Dec. 9,


although few days in November were
unusually severe. Yesterday we had
slight fall of snow, making tolerable
sleighing, and this morning the thermom-
eter indicates snug winter weather, with
the wind northwest.
Some excitement has been caused in
town in regard to the location of the
Railroad depot. The directors have been
procuring bids from the principal land
holders on each side of the river, and
each party is confident that the location
will be made as they desire it. The cit
liens of the place who are not directly in
terested in the matter, look on with COM
placency, for in any event their interests
will be promoted. AS an entirely disin-
terested person, l may say that the loca-
ton ought to be made as central as pos
sible, and with that end in view, would
locate it in Bulls addition, on the East
bank of the river. Mr.. BULL, / under
stand, has made most liberal offer, viz :
one-half of his interest in the land, and
subscription of 1926. 900 to the stock Of
the road. Speaking of the railroad, per-
haps it will interest some of your readers
to know that the track has been extend
ed already 10 miles west of Dyersville,
at which point a depot building is being
erected, and that if the weather contin-
ues reasonably moderate, it will be fin
ished to Manchester within two or three
months. 1t is confidently asserted that
the cars will be running to the point
first mentioned in two or three weeks
This will insure the completion of the
road to Independence early in the sum-
mer. A consummation deyoutly to be
wished.'
The calendar of criminal cases for the
last week possesses more than usual in
terest A couple of men charged with
hog stealing were brought from Little
ton, and lodged in the calaboose. A la
beas corpus in connection with this case,
is talked of, whether to bring up the body
Of the hog, or the men, has not trans
PRED.
On Sunday evening, Sheriff MARTIN,
who has been for the last four weeks in
pursuit of JOHN S. BoYD, the person
charged with stealing letter from your
Post Office in August last, arrived in
town with his prisoner, and on Monday
BOYD was brought before Esq. HART for
examination. Owing to the absence of
witnesses, the matter was postponed to
the 4th of January next. 1t would APP
pear from the admissions of the prisoner,
made to the Sheriff and others, that the
charge will be easily substantiated. He
acknowledges that the stolen certificate
was in his possession, and that he re-
ceived the money on it in Dubuque. He
says, however, that he received it from
another person, somewhere in Wisconsin,
and to substantiate his assertion, he pro-
duced the following letter, which will ex-
plain itself
Verbatim Copy.
"BIG BEND, WIS, Aug. 25, 81.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you will find draft
for $500 on the Exchange Bank of Bos-
ton, payable to the order of VIM. Melvin.
wish you would collect it if you will,
in Dubuque, and forward the money to
Dixon, Lee Co., ILL.,, where shall need
it, as | intend to make tour through
Kansas. The reason why | send it to
you is this, a person upon presenting a
draft must be indemnity himself, and that
would be an impossibiity for me to do
on account of not being in one place
long enough to become known. also
have draft of one thousand dollars on
Older, Lee d Co., independence, that l
also will send it to you in the course of
few days, or upon my arrival at Lyons,
where | will also wish the money to be
Sent. 10 me Inc laNOr Oh SenQlnS as
soon as convenient and oblige your
friend
81. G. CRAWFORD"
The letter containing these drafts was
placed in the Post Office on the 9th of
August, by Mr.. PorrERF, and you will
observe that BoYDs letter from CRAw-
FORD is dated on the 95th, trco Days be-
fore. So much for that. This letter was
also examined by one or two of your cit
liens, who unhesitatingly pronounced it
to be BoYD's writing. 1t was probably
expected that this letter would clear him.
BoYD received the money, according to
the statement of the bankers in Dubuque,
on the 3lst day of August, only the
fourth day after it was stolen. Another
circumstance is, that the letter purport-
ing to have been received from CRAw-
FORD has no evidence upon the envelope
of mailing-no stamp, or place where
one has been, nor any paid mark, al