Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-08-12

who came to his assistance to take care OF
the balanc Of the crowd, when he found his
prisoner in an oat.building and took him to
the calaboose, in which he safely locked him
up, and thensreturned and took another, and
did thus until he had four Of them safely
under lock and key. For while there was
a promiscuous fight. Flrz used his hands
and feet with good effect, as the bruised,
bloody appearance Of the Irishmcn was con-
vincing proof. The rioters were kept locked
up till Monday morning, when the four were
! fined forty. six dollars and allowed to depart.
This class begin to have a most wholesome
fear Of Mr.. SESSIONS, who is fearless, ener-
getic officer, and not afraid to pit himself
against dozen Of them. We understand
that the saloons were notified the next morn
ing after the row that they must keep closed
doors on the Sabbath, which the proprietors
have agreed to do.
A Successful Forge,y.-About month
since the banking firm of Messrs. Town
SEND 4 KNAPP, Of this place, was the victim
of bold and successful forgery. The mat
ter has not been made public till now for the
reason that it might have intcrfercd with the
movements on foot for the apprehension Of
the guilty parties, but now that there is no
longer any necessity for keeping the matter
quiet, we are placed In possession Of the
principal facts, which are these: The last
OF June there appeared in this place man
who represented himself to be Mr.. Charles
Ii. STEVENS, whose residence was in the vi
cinity of Lancaster Pa, where he was en-
gagged in farming. lie was in town some
two or three. weeks, and during this time he
made the acquaintance Of Mr.. TOWNSEND, Of
the banking house refcrIsd to, to whom he
represented that he should probably locate
here, and wanted to know whore he could
purchase farm. Mr.. TOWNSEND referred
him to Mr.. JouN H. Brown, and Of him
STEVENS bargained for farm just south of
town belonging to Mrs. Cole, formerly Of
this place, but now residing in Chicago
He seemed very anxious to secure the prop.
erty, and offered to pay four or FIVE hundred
dollars down to bind the bargain. Mr..
Brown. however, was obliged to send to Chi
cago for power of attorney from Mrs. Cole
and by the time that reached here the
bird had flown. In the meantime he WAS
frequent visitor at the bank. He claimed to
have considerable money back in Pennsylva.
mia, and showed letters from there to corrob-
crate his statements. He thought he would
like to get his funds out here to use, and in
quired as to the best way to effect, the trans
fer. So matters wLnt along for week or
two. At last on the 14th of July he went
into the bank and showed Mr.. TOWNSEND
letter he had just received from his sister at
Lancaster, enclosing draft on Messrs.
DRExEL & WINTHROP, Of New York, for
$4,000. The letter stated that the balance
Of his money, some "a 900, would be dspos-
ted in tho Consolidation Bank, Of Philadel-
phia, subject to his order. He wanted to
know If Nj. TOWNSEND would not take the
| $4,000 and slow him interest on it,-and on
Mr.. I. declining to do this, STEVENS argued
somo time to induce him to do so. Town
SEND told him he would take his money on
deposit but could allow him no interest At
last STEvENs concluded to let TOWNSEND have
| $4,000, and gave him q draft on the Consol.
fidation Bank, Philadelphia, for the amount
Hsthcn stated that there were some cattle
out here somewhere, that he could purchase
so as to mako good thing on them, and
wanted to know il. Mr.. TOWNSEND would not
take the 5000 draiton New York, and let
him have on it 81, geo, which would be all
he should want to use at present. Mr.. T..
not having the least suspicion but that all
was right, let him have the money and sent
the drafts forward for collection. In few
days they were returned protested, when
for the first time it flashed across the mind
Of the banker that he was ayictim Of mis-
placed confidence. The next morning after
receiving the money, STEVENS left on the
freight train, having purchased ticket to
Water!oo,--an from that time nothing has
been seen or heard Of him. The draft on
which he received the 81 COO was drawn by
ROBERT BAILEY, Of Lancaster. Mr.. Towx-
SEND Immediately telegraphed to the post.
master Of the place, and was informed that
no such man lived there. There was not
the least appearance Of the sharper in STE
VEINS appearance. He is tall, spare, mid
dle-agcd man, ofquiet, unprctending address,
and looked just what he pretended to be, an
honest, respectable Pennsylvania farmer
His personal appearance, and the Sow, bust
ness-like manner in which he brought every.
thing about, were well calculated to deceive.
During the two or three weeks he stopped
here he made . number Of acquaintances,
and none suspected him Of being the bold,
successful sharper he has turned out to be.
A young man by the name Of HARVEY
VASTlLBERc, who for the past year has Been
in the employ Of Mr.. Tnos., WALKUp, of this
place, represented that he knew Stevens III
Pennsylvania, and that he was just what he
represented himself to be. While STSyESs
was here VAsriLBERG was quite intimate
with him, having made arrangements to
work the farm STEVENS was to buy,-and
after the former bad disappeared, it was sus-
picioned that possibly the latter might have
been interested in the operation. About tho
time that STEVENS left, VASrIIBERa also lee
town, going to Usage. While there he wrote
letter directed to STEVENS al this placs.-