Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-23
DAVENPORT, IOWA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY g. 1883

then went on to state to the Mayor that hi
object was to look up some parties connec
ted with counterfeiting, to which Mr.. c. sal,
but little He said he was going in sharp
and that it might be necessary, in order Il
carry out his plans right, to get into . scrap'
himself Mr.. C. told him he thought ther,
was no necessity for that
Two or three days after he waited upon
Mr.. G. and told him that he had succeeded
in getting upon the track OF some counter
letters, of which very little notice was taken
at the time. Two days after that he again
went to Mr. c., and showed him q paper
upon which was some writing, which he
explained as being list Of names Of indi-
viduals living here, whom he said were con-
nected in counterfeiting, DC A short time
after he went to Mr.. Cook again, and told
him that he had gone as far in the business
as he could without help; that he was 60
ing to Chicago to obtain it To the inquiry
as to who he was going to see there, he re-
piled that he wanted to 60 and see Pinkerton
but Pinkerton was not at home. Mr.. G. told
him that some one of the company was
there To this he replied that he did not
know any but p, and asked Mr.. c. to give
him letter, which he did, stating that
flanner was protesting to act as detective
here, and wanted aid from abroad; that he
(F.) could explain what he wanted. BY
the same train Mr.. c. took the precaution
to send letter to Pinkerton, telling him
that he knew nothing of Flanner, and that
he must act with him on his own RESPONSE
bility
Mr.. o. subsequently asked Mr.. Center
who this Flanner was, and Center told him
that he was man in his employ, and that
he had given him counterfeit money with
which to act.
The paper showed to the Mayor was a
yellow scrap on which names were written
backwards. Two of the names correspon-
ded with the names of two persons of whom
Center had spoken to him some time in
April, as being connected with the counter.
feiting business.
Mr. c. then went on to state the manner
in which detectives used unsigned notes,
and how that he had procured them of the
State Bank of Missouri and the Miners
Bank of Dubuque for the use of Bonney, in
the detection of the murderers of Col. Dav-
export.
Flanner called on him Saturday last, and
said he had the matter all right, and want
ed an additional police force.
J. B. Leake was put on the stand, and
said that Flanner had been to him and sta
ted his plans in reference to the matter
showed him the "bogus," and told him it
might be necessary to pass bad money and
get arrested himself in order to gain the
confidence of the counterfeiters Mr.. L.
rather discouraged the idea He thought
it very easy to get into such scrape, but
exceedingly difficult to get out. Went again
aud told Mr.. L. that he had abandoned the
idea, and was going to Chicago for help
He left the office and went to Mr.. Cook for
q letter.
The testimony showed that Mr. Flanner
had received bad money from Center to use
in his business as detective, that he had
passed a portion of it upon persons as good
money. and that instead of confining him
self to ferreting out those who pass bad
funds, went to doing so himself The JUS
tice considered that the matter had better |
be probed further before the District Court,
and accordingly held him in the sum of
800 to appear at the October term thereof.