The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-15

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pork barrels, subsequently, turned mp at Cen 1
eossea, ullnois, Where he dtddlsd The hank out
Of $500, and left for parts unknown. This e. /
8. PIP, 4 81 said lived ~ twelve tsars 1t
Jackson county, Iows, where he !
sajoysd lie rspatation Of beisg . ceuatsrfsit- 4
o, horse thief, gambler and swindlsr. While
there - was detected burning his house to Sc
cure the insulsnes, and was srrsstsd for man
we're found in his possession. His rascality
has again cropped out at Muscatins, then ~
(3Snesseo, and We expect to hear from him soon
Engaged n some financial transaction little
further toward the sisisg sun.-[ Davenport
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This man Piper, is we'll known to US, and We
do not hesitate to pronounce him very King
o. Scoundrels. Before his unparalleled ras.
ca1jty. that Of Charles Theodore Of Clarendon,
Major Constable, Thompson, Charles wsslsy
Browning, ct al, sink into utter, contemplate
insignihcance These were - white - wool
in comparison TO his unspeakable blackness.-
In addition to his other crimes, and his reputs-
ton - countsrfeiter, horse thief, gambler.
and swindler, he added that Of An unblushing
and persistent libertine. His dasbing man
appearance, gentlemanly address, and lavish
expenditure Of money, were just the qualities
that dassle the eyes Of giddy women. The
families which this man has desolated. and the
victims he has doomed to ruin, dishonor, and
some even to untimely death, may be counted
by scores g35
His financial swindles were many Of them
splendid and successful schemes, and added to
his exchequer sometimes to the amount Of thou.
sands Of dollars, as those above alluded to Will
show He was doubtless connected with an
Organized band Of counterfsiters and horse
thieves. yet his skill with that Of his lawyers
in sluding the violence Of the law has saved
him from the penitentiary invariably Plstt
Smith, Esq, Of this city defended him once
against . charge, which had it been sustained
would have consigned him to Fort Madison for
period long enough TO enable him to learn an
honest trade SO grateful was Piper for the
services rendered him by his counsel that be
promised on bis word Of honor that he would
never cheat him ON horse trade even II he had
chance. With this rewarding assurance he
bsde Mr.. Smith adieu, telling him he would
s'see him again"
There are dozens of men in this city who
know Of his villainy to their cost and sorrow.
When we first knew him ten years ago, he was
vulgar, brawling, seedy bar-room loafer,
gaining . prscsrious living in the village OF
Msouokets from two or three miserable livery
horses. His leisure moments were employed
in gambling and endeavoring to pass two dol
lar counterfeit bills on the Bank Of Belleville,
Illinois. he is now the brilliant swindler,
whom We see duping the sharpest business men
in the State. He 10 competent and deserving
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have it, Dubuque Times.
DAaIso FoRaERs ARREsrED.-The Cleveland
Leader announces the arrest, on Friday night,
near that city, Of . man named E. s. Piper,
who, with an accomplice named Bruce, now III
jail at Chicago, have perpetrated forgeries 20
the alleged amount Of between $4,000 and
$4,000. Their mode Of operation was to pur
chase small drafts at certain banks, and by the
use of acids, obliterate the amount called for,
substitute larger sums, and cell the drafts for
their apparent value. The operation was per-
formed in oil cases 90 skillfully IS to deceive
the most practiced observer. During the month
Of November, Piper and his comrade visited
Wisconsin, and sold various drafts issued by
the Bank Of Toledo for sums ranging from "a
to $40, raised to amounts varying from 81, 500
to $4,000. The cashier at Toledo, on the re-
turn of the drafts, was satisfied that no such
ones had been issued by his Bank, and on re-
ferring to his books, discovered the fraud. De-
tectives were Immediately placed on the track
OF the fugitives, but much time was consumed
before an arrest was effected. In the course Of
their investigation, however, the officers discov-
cred that the transactions Of the parties had
been very extensive Bruce had passed 81 200
or 81 400 in counterfeit drafts for mules. He
was tracked to Chicago, where, a. before stated,
BE- is now in custody. In January, Piper visited
Muscatine. where he paid couple Of drafts into
the bank-one for $500 and the other for
$500, both purporting to have been Issued by
the Mad River Bank at Springfield, Ohio Other
large transactions we're also fixed on him. On
the 26th of January, he was heard of at Cleve.
land hotel, with $4,000 in Treasury notes and
gold in bis possession. Before he could be taken,
he again disappeared, and it was only by very
skillful maneuveriDg that he was at length cap
tured - above mentioned. Piper 10 described
- . man Of most engaging manners. and as
perfect gentleman in every respect"