Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-19

that 8laglii III be held guilty o! the crime oi
which he Is charged. but at the same time it
Is equally true that had there been no decep
tion practiced n the enlistment. and had tue
Government been prompt in It's payments, the
cause Tor the trial never would lave arisen
Police CouET.-,Sdtc Of Io,ca 40.
Samuel frijJie, Mary Pribbie and Be,j. boyd
sIcoNp DAY.
Court opened at 9 . clock a. N,
IENRerIA JlnaiNa re. eAlLkD -kecollec that
! went with deeadanL to care, and carried n
package OF gold coin done up IN a little tatk
% ittlcule thiak II Was the same the one
taken t'oal the porsun OF Mrs prihble wh.n
arrested carried no,hing else TO the delot
Mrr. Inbbe helped me carry the trunk ii,
stairp; OF Mrs. Pfibbl-s clothing wns IL
the trunk IN the other iruna was the rect of
Mfr. fribbe4 clothing ,hIs trunk wa, kell
down stairs, IN the back room , .v.d viii
them three months when they We here be.
lore, they lived together nan and wife
W II. LINDSEY swoKs - Il esiJe IN Daven-
port !; nn 81 Years o.d am lrwe wetr and
unGorstsnd engraving the tocla here ok H.
red are many u them watchmtk.ts y j
engravers toois the plate IA tny hons - .sr
poe al currency shou!d jadge thAt Il ~ ~
aueupt to lmitate ; the engraving il very
poot, nossr dohe any eounttrlslung
tNes, -FNAaIsAfiaN Was bGy4r aeked such
q q 4.stlon beivie most Of tile tools appear
to be ~a.ebmnket's toole have doto IL great
deal q engraving; % not know whether
these plates are prepared Tor engraving or not,
upst OF the engraving have done has been
executed oh copper think the engraving on
toe piaie Tor postal currercY vtfy poor h4u
| commenced engraving ptacticed On lettere
not on bark notes did not expec. 90 become
bank note eugfayer
JonN II 1noRtsGToS swouy. Have teen IN
the banking hua!aess bad J.. rae or four Wears
experiences as leler al the state Bank bills
betate me are ccauterfiie. was 10 the bank,
ing business up 70 1857 never s.w nny bile
on Cltz,us Bans, Gospsrt, Indiana do ro'
know that theirs ever was such bank never
heard al tho Pitietiald Bank New bninpfliee:
knew ui sach bank ia has.echrsette. tie
gold con b4flre me | should coll 1oEus it ia
well calcnla cd TO deceive they aro come
larger than the genuine coin.
Cecss TxANISArioS The proportion Of gold
IN this coin should supl ose to be very small
DIsLcI HAAMiNArloa EEsuMbD.- Ih!0k lie
naule OF Pebble signed 10 there letters aud
the fling up oil the state Ba L bills ioukp
very simlar.
Cross rXAMiNA1ioS EE.uNEp = 1t Il very dif.
hcult 10 tell whether the writing IL tie faue
~ not might be deceived do MT know tie
proportion Of alloy IN genuine gold
L9tis IAckL0r swofa --iiass received |
the State Bank b.ils here presented the, are /
counterfeit the warrants on IA. ~ Ioui. T
lfehs surer are eonniefieits; tho cold !a eao
counterfeit ,he bils on the Ciiz u Bank, |
Gospor', ar worthless tie plate is get uine I
these bil.a neyer circulated to my knDwieGge
hava been III bhnking business ior over el,ytn
Years; think there is come similarity In the
signature d Prbble a d filing Of State Bank +
/ He.
i. Il. WoopDARD AFFIRMED Have examine +
these piles Of bison State BANK nv op;dion +
is they are counteftvits ! an cashier of TIE
Merchants Branch Bank II Iowa at Dayon.
port tho bills are on Branch OF the State
Bank located at Council Bluffs the principal |
part % too coin IL bogus there may or may
not b. any On The surface my IMPRESSION il I
there is no gold there.
X. srniBLiSG swoss.-Am 81 years old next
March reside IN Davenport, Scott Co Iowa.
know defendants ! cav them fret on Rock f.,
lie. ID ftrset went With the ~heritf to make the
arrest u was ten or eleven O'Clock at pi0ht
when We went to make the arrest as AZ ed /
with and under the direction of sheriff Thor
ingtcn and have heard his testimony. know
that what be testified was true In every psr-
tcular.
A. STRAUSS. SWORN The note In nv hand T
Is genuine - Louis City wsrrsnt the tile +
Of notes before me are not genuine
Here the State rested
Council for defence asked for the Giseharre
Of Mrs, Pribble, there being no teelimory
a ,ainst her. This motion was sruuea d, /
great length and was taken under advise 4,
ment by the Court until after dinner.
Court adjourned until o'clock, .. M. at
tba, hour Court was opened and Justice
Wheeler announced that he had decided no,
TO grant the motion.
The case wss lhen submitted TO the Court
without argument. Justice Whesler decided |
to hold the defendants, PIibble and BOYD be. |
ing required to give bail for 5000 and Mrs. |
Pribbls for 800. Accused we're rsmsnded to