Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-17


tho. on the night si the sth inst Sheriff Thor
ington sad posse made . descent upon house
on Rock Island street. between Third aud
Fourth, and th ere arrested the above named
persons, and at The tine same captured slsrg.
amount Of counterfet and spurious bank
no,ss and coin, plates for engraving. ols,stc
10 fact securing very well furnished estah
lishment for the manufacture Of ell kinds of
"bosus' The househo1, with the exception
Of the servant girl we're all lodged la jail and
we're yesterday brought before Justice Whee
Ter for .x animation, Pdbbie ard his wife nf.
both very respectable looking persons. Boyd
carrise rather hard looking countenance
probably acquired by evil associations.
Attorneys for defence made motion for
change OF venue which was argued et length
by the sattofneys-Hubbellf for state Parker
4 Edwards for defendants - and motion over
ruled ty the court. Defence moved 10 quHsh
the information On the ground-ihat II cen
tanned four specific charges This motion wss
alec argued pro and con and oyefruled
by the court Defence moved that the State
be compelled to elect upon what particular
be tried motion overrulsd. Defendants
asksd for separate examination, which was
denied.
Defsndantts plead not guilty.
JAMES TnoIlg0ros, SWORN ~ am Sheriff OF
Scott county. Iowa am acquainted with the
/ AT. hara All mad | ta1 her m
the night OF the sth OF January. inst arrest
ed them ia this city. on Rock Island street.
bet ween Third and Fourth. between 10 and
IL O'Clock Mr.. Richard Strbblng. Henry
/ Laproy, Mr. Abel AND Deputy Sheriff ADdre-
sen we're with mo. my brother came IN
! a short time after found in the house four
pereons, the three defendants and . girl
| Prshble came to The door took him with
me into nm inside room Boyd was there
standing behind tho stove all appeared con-
s!dsrabiy excited and asked what
was the matter. Int ! did
not answer them; searched Boyd and Pribbe
and found upon their persons variety of ar
tic,es; a email package Of bills on Gosport
Bank, N. H., loaded with lead So as to make
i. sink eaeiy took the gifls and went up
stairs into the room over the back room. below /,
In the room was q large trunk In which /
found letters a large package Of counterfeit
bills on the State Back OF Iowa at Cort ~
r nTs, amounting to about S785; alec 5i IN
the Bank Of Pit'sheld N. II Isl 10 ; l.ouis
| Treasury warrants; SIS on Citizen Bank,
Gosport--the latter sIurious-sli the Others
counterfeit. Also ssseral rolls Of counterfeit
gold coin, amountlog IN all 10 about $500 -
In the 'front.' room found valire containing
tools Of various kinds, ste.l bank plates one
for U. 3. Fractional currency, partially en.
graaed the tools are for varlous purposes-
engraving. etc.
Mr.. Hubbsll offered eeveral letter, books,
plots etc. as eviderce.
A HaepporcK SwoRs Am photographer
! bsen IN the hu-iness nearly hine yeafs. (Mr
| III ,gebosck read the engraving upon The trac
,io nal currency ploI) The plot is similar to
the Postage Currency issues Of the United
Sta 'es; know nothing atout these tools
never saw engravets work the magnify Ing
glsrs Is the same as use.
Cnoss Fx-Other persons have these
glasses, jtwe ers etc know nothing at ali
about engraving on steel Or copper; know
nothing about these tools think they are en'
gravers tools have seen them In eBgrayers
shops.
Mr. TnoeIHGTos RECALLED Il found III,
gold coin 10 the rear room M stairs found
all thsse varieties # paper money in the
trunk all counterfeit except So; found nc
money in the front room above icuud 10
Of female apparel and violet conta nj ng
,rinkets. chsins. etc. The l.,s were in th,
carpet saek no money 10 the carpet sack
with the plots.
The rest Of Mr. Thorington's testimony wal
sub.tantslly the same as given on frat ex
animation.
HtsRrTTA JEnRrsG SWORN II Am 20 years old
knew Mrs Pfibble have lived in family o
defendant went there the first OF last Jul,
and staid months or until they left here Il
20 to Quincy went to live with them tn.
last tine the day before they we're arrested
was there when Mr. Thorngton came to max,
the arrest: | slept down s,airs in the lack
room, Mr.. and Mira Pribhle sept down star
in front room. and Mr.. Bosd slapt up s,airs il
front room. Boyd wss there when came
, do not know what Boyd was doing Will,
there never went into his room beciuse
I had DO business there there was bed II
. the back room up stairs but TO one slept there
Boyd wac at home up stairs on Wednesday
Mrs Pribbie was sometimes up stairs in Boy d
room and sometimes down stairs she ws
z making carpe. which was pnt down Wed
' nesday evening in the parlor there was
trunk 10 the back room up stairs / went 4
1t whenever Mrs. Pribbls sent me; | saw
clothes and paper money in the trunk ther
). were gres, many bills the trunk was no
o locked did not cay sny thing to Mr. = abol
the money on Wednesday while Boyd va
up stairs heard hammeripg 10 HE room nev
tried to 60 10 bis room l went 10 the depo
d with them once; carried . little b,g OF gold
, do not know whether 1t was good or bad
II (Blis found in the trunk and shown 70 wi
pess and identified by her - the same kin
% she had seen therein) say them count none
10 on the bed In the front room assisted OIL
!. time in taking money out OF the trunk.
CRoss Ex-Cannot read English don
; know what Bank Bills were 10 trunk don
Z know that this money shown me 10 the San
0 that sac 10 the trunk did not count u
a money nor do | know the bills pevs
heard defendants converse at the table abo
. this money.
+ Here the Court WAS adjourned until II