Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-22
A Baltimore swIsdier il Euro Do.


In August last, n the CITY Of Balti-
more, = very extra ordinary s~indle was
prrpetra.ed by q person named John 5.
P.ci.l, who kept tavern there, aud who
by series Of adrolt aud sppAren:ly le-
gal means, COMMITTED a nnmhcr OF
frauds. Among hi. victims was the
Quafiermaster VI the place, who.e c'erk
he ,Daasged TO swind'e out OF receipt,
on the ground Of having contracted for
large number OF horses to the amount
Of $4,000. BY this means hs mana ed
to forge The P.ym ,stcrs name, and Oh
tame I MI orltr On bank pay able IN
twenty days, aud with this document he
was cnablcd to "a SO from The Citizens
Bank. Balti,n IRE, to which he was in
troda ed. . SUN OF $4,000. The day
alter t was discovered that the orI.a
WAS = forgery, AID that l'i.hl had alb
scD'I,l. IL VAS su ,sequ mt y tunu l
that he left Ame. icx Tor Europe, aud i
was suppose that he had con,s t. + "
LAID L" Septr"b,r lat, MIR. Magu,r-
ists superintendent Vi Police, and 10
the head Ut the i'r,vxie Detective aud
Inq ,'ry office, ia this t ,wn, was sppl,eu
10 on the subject, aud r. = tested to tax.
the All .lr i"to his hands aud look III Z,
the t"rger, which he did. BY a process,
known only t" himself, NJ. Mag .ir.
di-covered tnat Piehl, with Iii. fanil,
had sr'iv.d ap ace called Pet.chau.i.
Bob. mia. where ms latter ,esides.
A e.u..s.rs al, la, Mem
been instructed to give Mr.. VI gnirc an,
sssis snce IN case thc "wanted' part,
should turn uP, AID .fier some delay n,
Necessary dooumca,swcre yrocu ed iron
America aod placed in the detectives
hand, who had gone 10 l. ndoo ana
ina - inqn,y out the movements o
Piehl. Is ing fortified with all the uec-
cesar legal documents Mcguire procee.i
cd TO Prs, us aud took up his resideuc.
at the uo,ci dc Sax. liz soon Z coy
cred tina. . short tims previously Tie
man he WAS n search VI, s'o 4 WI hs
t.,n'ly, had been stopping at the same
house. From tbi. he traced him TO
PelschAn, where PIehi's father lesides,
and from inquiry thorc he discovered
that P,ehI had gone to Leipso come
three wetks before this.
At this poiot he was at q staudstill.-
All trace Of the fugitive seemed lo.,; but
Mcguire was not to be put of the scent,
aud the more difficulty pre.ented itsel II
the more strenuous hi. exerlions became
for bis capture. uereturnrd to England
one, more. Ga the 4th irst. he proceed.
ed from Liverpool for the CO atinent, aud
travelled for three days and nights, until
he rcachcd Gl.ssen, 10 Germany, where
be tou"d P.enl. When Mr.. Mcguire told
him the charge, and stated that he would
have to return across the Atlantic. be ie.
Piled that be hoped not, and expressed a
wish to settle the affair, il poss BE. with.
out The alternative OF gong back to
America. lie then commu uica,ed 10
M"gu're some important inform Il on rel
at've to i've bouds Of $l,OoOexca.w h;cI
be alleged were stolen lro,n him by hi
father While Al Petsuhen. Manure 70.
turned to his fathers residence AID seen,
cd the bonds, and AGAIN vent 10 Gl,sse,
where he fcuni bis man again, and in
less han two hours. bonds, gold and ell
Yer to the amount OF $26, 900 were hand
ed over 10 han by pisni, whom he then.
set At Liberty.