Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-28


Marshal J. G. Nibloek, Of Youngstown, (wh,
Is also Masshal Of that village arrived hsrs
having in suslody Maria Davis and her sor
James Davis, who are charged with makinl
and passing counterfeit money. Young Da,
Wis was originally arrested BY Marshal Nib.
lock on State warrant, for forgery, but a
quantity Of bogus dollar and twsnty-shiiling
pieces being found in his possession, he was
handed ever to the United States authorities.
Mrs. Davis lives in Youngstown Her son
James Is young man, about tWenty-three
years Of age quite intelligent and prepos-
ssssing in appearance. He Is gay young
man, not much given to "vulgar TOLL
Some time last fall he bought pair Of fhorsss
Of man in youngstown, timer by trade,
named John HOeum, giving him his note,
signed by his mother, Mrs. Davis. James
vent into Pennsylvania with the horses and
sold them. When Mr.. Hocum called upon
Mrs Davis to pay the note she averred that
she never signed it-that her signature was
forged. A warrant was issued for the arrest
Of James Davis; but no opportunity was
found for serving It until Tuesday night
last, when he was arrested near his mothers
house, in youngstown. It appears that
young Davis had been lurking about YOungs-
town for some time, going to his mothers
Stealthily, by night. Marshal Niblock get
ting wind Of It, came to Mrs. Davis house
on Tuesday night, with apOsss Of men, and
surrounded it, thinking to bag their man.
Davis was in the house, and being alarmed,
jumped out Of window, and attempted to
escape. The officers pursued him, where
upon he drew 8 revolver and snapped it
twice at them. He was captured, how
ever, and as the officers seized him
he thrust his hand into q side pock-
ct. An officer who had hold of him
thought he was "gOing down" for
dirk, and thrust his hand in the pocket along
side Of Davis hand. The officer, instead of
finding dirk, discovered quite lot of bo-
gus gold. The premises of Mrs. Davis were
searched and enough bogus gold discovered
to satisfy the officers that cOuntsrfeiting was
pretty extensively carried on there. The
money was in bogus gold dollars and twenty
shilling pieces.
When James was arrested Mrs. D. sudden
ly remembered that she did sign the note.
After Davis was arrested he gave a letter
to man who drives hack to Poland, re-
questing him to deliver it to young woman
in Poland whose address was on the letter.
The letter was directed to Miss Kate Carr.
Marshal Niblock Is proprietor of the above
stage route. He saw the letter and eonclud-
ed that Miss Carr and Mr.. James Davis
might have a eOpartnershiP in the bogus
money business. He sent to Poland and had
her arrested. It seems, however, that trunk
belonging to this young woman had previ-
Ously arrived from Poland and was at
NiblOek's stage Office. The trunk was opened |
by the Marshal, and between twenty and |
thirty dollars in bogus gold coin found, silui-
lar to that found with Davis. The coin, by |
the way, is admirably calculated to deceive. |
The work is excellent and color good weight |
alone is wanting. Miss Kate Carr is good |
looking and exceedingly bright young wO-
man. She was examined before magistrate
in youngstown on Wednesday, and told so
plausible story in explanation of the mo-
ney being in her trunk that she was dis
charged, although there are those who think
she pulled the wool over the mngisterial
eyes.
She said she lived in New York State, and
was on q vlsit to that locality. Riding in the
Youngstown stage one day last week, young
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made himself very agreeable to her and they
soon formed an acquaintance. HeprOfessed to
have acquired a sudden attachment for her
and sverred that his heart was never touched
by Cupid's dart before. She said she did
not encourage him to hope that her own
heart was similarly wounded by the blind
god. he told her his intentions were strictly
honorable, and that he desired to marry bor.
he was a wealthy Southern gentleman, he
said, worth two hundred thousand dollars,
very considerable portion of which was in
gold. She asked him (mereenary ereature)
why he didn't sell it, gold brings SO high
premium. he replied that he had all the
money be wanted, and didn't need to increase
his fortune in any way. His hearts delight
told him that where she came from, gold was
hardly ever seen nowadays. She had
gold dollar, she said, which she kept to look
at, and priEed highly. ThereupOn the
wealthy South ern gentleman told his hearts |
delight that if she liked gold SO well he
would give her some, and he drew from his
pocket a paper parcel containing the coin
found in her trunk, and gave it to her. "And !
that's the way" concluded the artleas young
woman, with charming simplicity, that the
money came to be in my trunk" She |
stopped at Poland and the gentleman went
on.
As soon as she was discharged she made
hasty exit from town, and has not since been !
heard from. She didn't stop te visit any of
the numerous relatives about Warren that
she said she came all the way from York
State to see. It is believed by many that the
pretended Southern gentleman of fabulous
wealth, and hearts delight, were old chums
in the bogus money business, and that the
euds of justice might have been better served
by her detention.
There are two other Youngstown men i'm
pIicated in this bogus money business. They
are Frederick Stein, shoemaker, and Rich
ard Anon, a furnace hand, both of whom
bought some of the bogus gold of Davis
last month, and passed q portion Of it. Stein
was brought here on Thursday by Q. S. Dep
uty Marshal NiblOck, and being examined
yesterday before U. S. Commissioner White,
was bound over to the United States Court
He gave hail in the sum of $500 for his an