Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-07
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1sssrs Ed;sors "A few days since your paper
published account Of IN snray bstveea ,. 4.
Reed and myself, which seems 70 rsqsirs Il me
some public explanation. ny acq AiAntsDce sCIn-
lnenced with Reed in August 1917, and soon q ter
that be Was employed - Bridge Aaster on the
wstchm . on the briuge. he thus secured ny
Confidence, and being dssirous Of procuring some
convey sucos Of forty land in the state Of
dich,gan without having the title pass thr ,ugh
me from the heir, | got the heirs-Josi Haywossa
and wife, OF Tsms county, Iowa TO execats
deed Of this land, 10 J. \. kesd, on March "a,
1867, with the agreement at the same time. Reed
should execute : deed ot the land to Mary Dixon.
procured the deed from Haywood and wife, t.
Reed, And weat with ksed 70 the Law ONE ot
Geo. & Hsbbell, Esq, that kesd should execute
the deed to Mary Dixon. but Mr.. uubbsll not
being 10, keed said he would execute . deed 81
any tune, snd took the hay yvood deed, sent sna
had it recorded, and attersssds made numoerless
and frequent excuses for not fulfilling his agree
msnt. Finally, be sAi0 he wAn,sd 10 see IN ab-
strAct VI the land beiOre he would deed II. psO-
cured John II. lhorington to write tor the absSacr,
and paid two dollars for it. When it came, iLwAs
shown % Reed, aud he kept it, refusing either 70
make the deed or TO let me have the abstract
shich had paid for. Afterwards rsmonsI TED
with Reed and told him palny tn Il he meant y
sw'ndle me out sf the land. and get itfor nothisE
and bsllevsI he had intended u play the rascal
from the start. He th.reupou disc Aaryed me
from the post Of watchmsn on the bridge. After
wards, to cover Up his ksAvssy, he Preten led .nd
charged me, that Tor three months, ne had known
that had been plotting with w. +. Chadwick,
Esq . lawyer II Rock island, to burn the bridge.
luis was me TO convey the idea to his sDpl0.
srs thst has keeping the land had nothing 70 DO
with my discharge. had employed Mr.. Hubbell
TO draw the necessary deeds. After my discharge,
need went to Ar. HubOei's Office and told hin
amber Of lies, among which was one that heu
~ III NJ Asrkr n soA hnfn U.A
To cheat him sut Of the land. This angsr.d
Mr. Hubosl, that he sont in his ill, and relused
to do more until | had expls ned the matter.
Hearing that Reed had enlisted in New YORK
Regiment, and Was to leave the city lhursday
even. nx last, Mr.. Hubbell and wens 70 the scott
House u hiinAo make the deed. He demurred ~
6rst until Mr.. Hubbell asked him 70 Deed the
land back to the person who dsedsd it ~ him.
This he 6oally agreed TO, and " left the Scott
House, and when On the sidewalk o. LeClare Row,
opposite Mr.. tiubbslls f6cs, be fatty refused ~
make any deed It all. Then told him he Was =
rascal. He told me if ! repeated it no would
knock NE down. ] repeated il, and be struck me
drew revolver and but for the arrangement Of
the trigger, he would have received my com Ii
ments. he had frequently agreed to 20 bsiore
any Attorney in town and leave the question 20
nim. he always decliued. bceams sAlis6ed he
intended to swindle me, especially when learned
mis- antecedents. Ssme facts the public and his
mployers ought 70 know, that they also may
Avoii to .ng victimised.
While on the bridge be passed for single man.
At the Scots Mouse where hs bossdsd, he elaimed
one Of the kitchtn servants to be his wife. He
has done so at other houses whore she has worked.
Her associates believed thia, and thus tho decsp
tion was CARR d out. l am the last one 70 report
the dellnquences If any man. or his moral turpi-
tude, when fairly treated but in this case Reed
conduct ought not longer to be kept secret Il is
we'll known smong the watchmen on the bridge
that he has almost totally Neglected his dsty -
bridge mast T, and for the last year, or since his
acquaintsnce with the woman who passes tor his
vile, he has not been on duty on the bridge for
but always contrvsd y b there when Mr.. Tracy
made the bridge visit. This coSduct wss ~
noticeable that it oceasioaed frequent talk among
The wstchmen. Reed alwaye buastsd il he had
di1iculty when he discharged . ~ ehmAn Tan
such d6icuieies we're frsquent) that Whstsver .
watch Aan might say Of his misconduct, after his
dischsrgs, that his standing wish Mr. Ts-cy was
such, that no notice would Be taken Of the
report or compliant, BY NJ. lncy, and after :
wstchman vas discharged his word with Tracy
vAs no longer of any account. Reed hes given the
wstchmen 70 understand that hs il . relative Of
Ar. Tracy, in order 70 intimidsts them from send
ing . report Of his misconduct.
cannot give nv othcr reason Why 70 worthless
. scamp 10 permitted to hold % rssponsib.s AID
delicate : position. totally neglsetilg his duty
swindl,ng his vatchmen; must unm.t igatod
lier. and without even the semblasce u Q mora
CHARACTER. TO guard the public against hin,
ns'' "'''''- JOSEPH BURGESS.