The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-10

| the transfer of title from the purchasers. -
| The sale was made TO Messrs. Charles q.
Lewis and Dempster Bcutty, of our city,
who placed i'm the hands Of the agent the
price asked for the land and two hundred
dollars additional to pay the agents fee.--
The grantor knowing his agent to be a No
tary Public, proposed to make acknowl-
edgement Of the conveyance before him.
but the Notary, being cautioned by some
mysterious circumstances, refused to take
the acknowledgements, but entered into an
agreement to send To the grantor his mon
ey upon receipt of deed properly ack-
nowledged. The gentleman left, prornis-
ing to send back the deed of conveyance.
He went to Ottumwa, entered the office of
a Notary, represented himself to be a la
borer on the railroad near that place, and
requested the Notary to fix the papers
properly. The Notary, thrown off his
guard, took the acknowledgment in due
form, and the successful forgor returned to
Des MONIES, presented his deed, and the
Ottumwa Notary being well and favorably
known, the money was paid to him with
out thought or danger, on the part of the
grantees. Mr.. Isaac Cooper, hearing of
the sale and being agent for Mr.. Davis, i'm
mediately addressed him on the subject,
and by due course Of mail was advised of
the true character of the conveyance. Ten
days had already elapsed and the wherea-
bouts of the criminal were discouragingly
uncertain; but counsel was Immediately
employed by the victims, and Hon. Thomas
Mitchell was prevailed upon to act as de-
tectivo. Mr.. Mitchell visited Illinois and
returning with important information,
when b. NJ. Orwig, Esq, started i'm pur-
suit of the fugitive, armed with requisi-
ton from the Governor. The suspected
gentleman WAS found on the Sante Fe Road,
seventy miles south OF Topeka, Kansas,
and brought TO this city. He was ilnmedi-
ately recognized by Messrs. Lewis and
Beatty, but protested innocence of the
crime charged, and denied having been i'm
this city at any previous time. After con-
sultation with the counsel for plaintiffs,
who claimed for his clients u large amount
OF damages, he consented to send for his
relatives; and after n weeks reflection un-
der the shade of our Court House. he made
arrangements for full and complete roim-
bursement to Messrs. Beatty and Lewis.
and their counselor, Mr.. Orwig, having ac-
complished tho object for which he was en-
ployed, retired from the ease. Upon pre-.
liminary examination before Justice Nor.
ris, there was not sufficient evidence to
convict, and the gentleman being ably de-
Tended by Mcssrs. Withrow Il Smith, was
necessarily discharged Ofhis guilt there
appears to he no doubt. and il may be a
public calamity that sufficient evidence
could not he had to hold him, but his cs-
cape from just punishment makes his ease
none the less instructive to- dealers In real
estate and notaries public. We congr;tu-
late heartily our friends, the Ottumwa no.
tary and Mcssrs. Lewis and Bcatty-the
notary BECAUSE we have had some expert
cnce in suits for damages, and the other
gentleman named because their real estate
has again turned into cash without any loss
to them.-iHate Register.
We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement of G.. NJ. Dunn & Co. =
Great Gift Sale in another column Of our
paper. The entire business NAV b,. done
by mail, and you may got splendid piano
or gold watch ono lnllnr