Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-18

Ira n GuyoD, Clerk.
DAVENPORT, August II.
Court opened At Q o'clock, psrsuant 10 ID
jou-nment.
The Court was engaged in hearing the regu
lsr order of csses assigned.
There has been no jury trials this term
The trial Of Burchnell for larceny 10 set 10
saturday It o-dsy)
Court ado urnsd At o'clock until (this) So,
urday morrin g at 9 O'Clock.
ACCIDENTAL little boy namet
Collins. whose parents reside on Front street
fell from ladder yesterday afternoon. anc
broke his arm. DR.. Thomson was called t,
set the limb, and the little fellow 10 now doins
WELL Boys should careful how they prsc
tics their antics upon such unreliable founda
tions as ladder
ANOTHER CoNFID ENCE NAN ARREST
ED.-Ye Yesterday morning Marshal Mcneil went
on board the steamer Ka te Cassell to transac,
g. me business, and while on board Capt. Hill
house and an old nan named Schroeder, who
halls from Wayne county, Iodisns, came to
him and informed him that q confidence game
had been played by which the old man had
been done" o at of some thirty dotlars
Schroeder gave tne Marshal the following par
t,culars of the ira naaction: He had come on
board to 60 down to Keokuk, and while saunt-
ering round, fell in with man named Markle,
who said he resided in Indianapolis, Ind. aud
who. upon compar ng notes, pretended to be
we'll acquainted with many of Schroders 8
friends While they were converting q man
stepped up to Merkle and told him that he
would pay him the balance of what he owed
hiTn, at the same ii me handing him hundred
collar note. Mark!e said he had not sufficient
money about him to change the note, where
upon the etrsager said he would try and get it
| changed. He soon returned, however, and told
Msrkle that he could not get the bill broke and
Merkle then turned to the old man Schroeder
and requested him to change it. SCHROEDER
said he had only thirty dollars in his posses,
sion, aud could not change it. Markle then
aeAcu tuC Oiu iuuu W icuC utm tu0 IutTty UOI.
Iars until they had reached Keokuk, where he
could get the note changed. The old man, sus-
pecting nothing, at once complied. aud his thir.
ty dollars in gold passed from his sight and
possession. Up 10 this time the cid man had
not entertained . particle of suspicion that
everything was not all right, but when, q few
minutes after, he saw Markle leave the boat he
commenced smelling a mice and began to
think that perhaps he had been little too
hasty in parting company with his "yaller
boys" He at once informed Capt Hillhouse
Of his suspicions who, as W. hav. before said,
immediately laid the case before Marshal Nc
Neil. Mr.. Mcneil told the old man to keep
perfectly quiet and he would very soon have
his man secured and at once set about hunting
him up. He stationed o man at the gang plank
of the steamer. with orders not to let any ono
pass off, unless it be those well known, and he
himself started for the ferry landing to inter.
cross the river As he passed the corner Of
Hills Block, he noticed a man setting on q pile
Of lumber, who he at once spotted as the indi-
vidual he was in quest Of He soon noticed the
chap get up and walk rapidly ind the entire
block and coming back ON the levee again set
himself upon the steps in front of the Packet
office. The fellow soon suspicioned thRt he
was watched. and gos up to move off, when
Marshal Mcneil walked up to him, and gave
him polite invitation to walk 10 another di.
rection. He was taken into Pretty tymans Pack
ct Office and confronted with the old man, who
did not like to say positively that he recognized
him land for very good reason, as will appear
on the examinationl Marshal Mcneil then
took him to one eide and oss.questioned him
severely The fellow said he was from Gin
cinnati and kept grocery and saloon No. -
sycamore street. The Marshal asked him if he
was still in business at the "old stand" and he
replied tnat he was. Mr.. Mcneil quietly in
formed him that he rather thought he was ly-
ing little, as the entire block, on which be
said his establishment was situated, had been
burned down for months. This was settler
upon Mr.. Markle, and wilted him tremendous.
ly. The Mar-hal then asked him where he
was stopping and after considerable difficulty
ascertainsd that the Debolt Exchange was the
house honored by his preseuce. Accordingly.
the party repaired to the Debolt, and having
ascertsined that Markle had q large trunk up
stairs, went up to take look. The trunk was
opened and . miscellaneous assortment OF
.,lunder exposed to view. Markle picked Up q
package OF pantaloons, and laid them to one
side. The Marshal picked them up, and giving
them q shake, rolled out pocket book con-
{ lining check for 81 300, drawn by Sherman,
Poore 4 Co. on the Bank of st. Louis, and paw.
able to the order of w. b. Austin, by whom it
vas endoreed. Upon further examination .
Detector was found. between the leaves of
which was discovered several thousand dollars
in bills of the City Trust and Bsnking Com.
pany Of New York, Mississippi and Alabama
R. r. Bank, Southwark Savings Bank Of Phil
adelphia, Detroit and st. Joseph r. r. Bank,
and $50 bill on the Bank of Michigan. The
bills we're all of $50 and 500 denominations,
and were very we'll executed. The total
amount Of bills and checks figure up S5.Oe5
Nerkle said the bills had been handed him By
= gentleman for safe keeping, but the Mar.
sbsl could not swallow the story. and conclud-
ed to jug him up.
When invited to start of, Markle changed hie