Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-14

The error occurs 10 two places.
LARGE TRADE. - Wednesday and
Thursday were large days il the wheat trade.
About thirteen tho asand bushels we're brought
10 by the farmers alone. The prices ranged
high and we're sstisfactory. We ssk for 8
continuance Of the same style.
A LITTLE bit Of a muss occurred at
the LeClAirs Houss yesterday afternoon,
which resulted iu bringing ali the parties be.
fore . Justice. 1t arpesrs that one OF the
female attaches Of the house had been 10 the
habit Il teasing the night wsschman. by black.
log his face. setting dirty traps for him, and
sieh. Ysstsrday morning, che took occasion
10 play upon Cyrus one Of her practical gosts,
BY suussiog bic mug. vhsssupoa he took her
down and administered . sound spanking
Miss was terribly enraged. and At once swore
out . warrant for the arrest Of Cyrus. for IS
sauN. The Justice after hearing q portion Of
the testiu ohy, dismissed the prisoner, and ad.
vised the prosecutor to go home. attend to her
duties, and leave Cyrus to attend to his. A
very good way to dispose Of 60 foolish com.
plant.
The PURsulr AND ARREST OF PIpER.
This villain having operated considerably in
this part Of the Site, VI give the folio y ing
account Of bic arrest, which We take from the
Chicago Journal.
On Saturday evening last. the Cleveland
Uerald announced the arrest, in Medina county
OHIO, Ct . man named E. s. Piper. charged
with being concerne ed in . series Of forgeries OF
the most extensive and remarks able character
The de.ai!a OF this. one OF the most dangerous
seriee OF iorgeres OF the present age, are very
fully given by the Herald but VS. are obliged
to contins ourselves to the leading incidents.
The forgeries already discovered amount in
the aggregate to over S25 900, extending over
= period Of three months, and embracing in
operation the States Of Wisconsin, Illinois.
Missorri aud Iowa The mcdus opsrandi vas
| to get genuine draft Of some Wee,ern Bank
on New York City Bank ior . email amount,
and then, by the Use OF acid obliterating the
| original sum ard filling in The blank with
larger amount, leaving the signstures and ell
the other parts Of the draft intact The nature
Of the acid was such that only the writing fluid
was affected by it. the printed portion remsin.
ing untouched One OF the drsfts had teen
raised from - IS to 81 500. and it is impossi-
tle tor the most experienced expert 10 discover
the alteration, and even the strongest magni-
tying glass failed to detect anything wrong
The men who are directly implicated in the
matter are F. S. Piper, whose family live 10
Medina county, in Ohio. and one e. 4. Bruce
-or q man calling himself by that name-w ho
10 now in Chicago jail
Their operations commenced in Wisconsin
| during the month Of Nov ember last, by selling
to different bankers . number Of drafts purport
| ing to have been drawn by the Bank of Toledo
| on the Ocean Bank Of New York, in favor OF
Z. K. Bruce The Ocean Bank discovered the
fraud. and notified the Wisconsin bankers
About four weeks we're consumed in this
manner. 10 the m msaItime Piper and Bruce
had been working industriously in Illinois, In.
diana, Iowa and Missouri. 10 each Of which
large Gums bad been lost by bankers. On De
| cember 18th, several Of the Wisconsin bankers
Who had been victim,zed to the amount Of
| about IS 900. placed the matter in the hands
Of ex.Chief Of Police Beck, of Milwaukee, with
ample means to prosecute . search for the
swindlere. He INN medstely took hold of the
case. and visited the principal points in Wis
consin. A correspon 1enee with Chief C. p
Bradley, Of Chicago, resulted 10 the discovery
Of similar frauds 10 Illinois and Iowa, which
MIR. Bradley was then engaged in tracing on,
on behalf Of the Illinois bankers.
! Soon after this the detectives Of St. Louis
were on the track Of the same indiyidusls-
they having extended their frauds to great
amount. by various devices and in different
transactions. The operations Of the detectives
we're then confided to the Cleveland detectives,
who also assisted in working sp the cafe, the
forgers having gone to OHIO. The complica-
ti0ns Of the different detective forces continued
uatil the arrest Of Piper. In Asdins county,
last week; and the rscord Of their efforts
shows an :ntiring. wary devotion to the OBJ
ject. seldom paralleled in the annals Of the
police. In the meantime, Bruce had been Cd.
Grating 10 st. Louis, and Officer Cozxens, of
that city, Watching him, discove cred that he
had gone into the interior of the State, where
be had passed forged paper to . large amount
upon . contract for mules, and had then come
to Chicago. 1t VAS but short time after his
jail.
The search for Piper became very intricate,
from the various dodges he persistently per-
petrated 10 elude the officers. He puzzled the
detectives In Clevelard to . wonderful extent.
and fosIy gave them the clip. He Va. how.
ever, tracked to uinckley Centre, where it ve.
determined to make bold stroks and end the
chAse.
Arriving at the house Of friend, Il Hinck.
ley Centre, they put up their team, End, By
reconnoitering, soon discovered the house
where Piper Vas staying. By stratagen. they
introduced one Of their number into that
house ; ths others surrounded it; ana, While
Piper was undressing for bed. they announced
; themselvea But he, Who had 30 long eluded
their pursuit. made . desperate effort "a
escape. which he sband,ned upon finding him.
self overcome with numbers.
sheriff Cra vford then went in and met Pi-
per at the head Of the stairs. when be arrested
him Piper was very cool. and said Good
evening. Crsv; what's up?' The officers
were called in. whom Piper asked what be va
arrested for. Sheriff Crsw told him for fore-
ineidrAfts il Wisconsin and Iowa. Piper said
rs that slls Tha,s nothing II l had known
you wanted me would have come il you had
just dropped me letter" He acted through.
out with the most remarkable coolaess and
ease Of manner. treating the officers 10 eigsre.
! and rsgretsing be had nothing better to offer.
The arrest vss made on . warrant is.ued on
sn affidavit Of Detective Beck. He wa.
} brought to Cleveland abort three o'clt ok Sat-
urday morning. and will be examined on mex,
, Saturday before Judge Tilden.