Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-27

HsAvY RsAL Estate OrsaAT'oS. In
Thuisday last week, NJ. Duncan, senior
partner Of the we'll known nrm Of duncan.
Sherman 4 Co., Bankers, Of New York, A.
rived in this city, for The purpose Of nego'
tiating Tor Rel Estat& he called upon
Nessrs Kent { 0oldsbury, Land Agents. IN
troduced himself, and made known bis bus
mess. He came to the West to seek : l''
cation Cor younger brother Of bis family
: young man with wife and small iamuJ
This brother had long besn connected with
business in New York, and it becoming sp
parent chat ths society Of the Metropolis
was tending to his decentralization, the plan
Of settling him in some western city aoo
starting him in the banking business 10 con-
neeticn with tho New York house, had been
determined upon. This was the cause Of MS
western trip, and be wished to see what
chances were ofsrsd in Davenport. He had
visited Dubuque, and some other western
sitiss but had not yetntisfied himself.
OF course Mr. Kent was attentive to Mr.
Duncan. They talked real estate, location,
-city prospects. banking business, ETC., gen.
orally. Incidentally Nr. Duncan remarked
that he had stopped in Rock Island the pre-
vious night-at the Island City. A COM
panion had indiscrcetly registered his name
and arm, and stepping upon the street IN
the svsning after tea TO procure better CT
gar than the house afforded, he was assault
ed by ruffian who had watched him, and
who probably sought to rob him. The -
saul. was made with slung shot, which he
had warded off-the blow falling upon the
back ofhis left hand, which was swollen. lie
returned in haste to the hotel-told the pro.
prictor about the outrage. That gent seem
cd to think it was hardly worth minding-s
mere triAe--a matter Of course in that city,
Mr.. D. said he thought it was . queer way
ofintroducing stranger and perhaps it was.
He said he went to bed, but couldn't sleep (;
that II his door was tried once during the
night it was tried twenty times, and he felt
sleepy and fatigued, yet he wished to see
some property and get away as soon as pos
sible.
Mr.. Kent took him out to show him
around, and among other bargains referred
him to the 4. Cook residence on Fourth
street. He was pleased with its outside ap-
pearance and expressed desire to see the
stables. They were shown him--afterwafds
the house, all Of which pleased him very
much. lie then examined Mr.. Kent's resi-.
dence, with which he was pleased; but
wanted to buy the former place. lie offered
$9l, 900 cash, which price Mr.. Kent Was not
authorized to take. Mr.. K. offered oput bin
in communication with Mr.. Dixwell, the
proprietor of the property; No; he knew
Mr.. D. we'll; knew him to be bard man
to bargain with-espccially as Dixwell knew
him (Duncan) to be wealthy m would go for
the highest price; SO he would like to close
with his agents here. The conference con
oluded At that time by Mr.. X. stipulating
to telegraph to Mr.. Dxwell for instructions.
Mr.. K. asked him to sit down TO dinner =
but he probably declined-being previously
| invited elsewhere.
After noon the banker visited K. { G.'s
ofiice-stating that he had just come from
Mr.. Cooks honse-had accepted Mrs. C.'s
invitation to dine-had agreed with her tc
to take her furniture with housc-having
been shown the bills for the same, decided
to take it At $2O,OO0 Had Mr.. K telegraph
ed Dixwell! No; he was waiting for biz
partner-would do so soon. Meanwhile :
man had been sent to Rock Island to see !
any such person had registered at any hote
here. No name of the kind could be found
mice was smelt stronger than before. A
dispatch was written the reply would ar
rive next day. Meanwhile he had to 90 ou
in the country--ten miles, he thought, Of
the De Witt Road, to man by the name 0
John Eye, whose farm he was going to pur
chase. Mr.. Eye had some sisters in New
York who wished him to come back ther
and live-they had got him to go and see Ar
Eye, whom Nc had previously loaned som
money-had a fine farm-new house-an,
II al was as he had reason to expect, b.
would pay him $40, 900 fer the poperty. Mr.
Kent knowing Of M. Eys-nsw house-fin'
farm-ten miles out, and the circumstances
led him to believe that possibly his suspi
cions were grou1dless. Just at that momen
| Nr, Goldsbury, came into the Office and re-
4 marked to Kent that John Eyewss in towl
1 WAS talking about selling his place fo1
$4,000. That was opportune- really
thought Mr.. Kent, who asked Mr.. Duncaf
II hS shssld hst sesd odt ana get Mr.. Ey,
70 come in. Oh, NO he preferred to 60 ou
and see the place 6rst-see the property
for himself This looked odd again. and o
course no dispatch was sent to NJ. Dxwell
Later in the day Mr.. Goldsbury met Mr. Ey.
told him about the case. Mr.. Eye knew
nothing about it-apy further than two mer
had stopped At his place the day previous
one Of whom-vGy much like Mr.. Duncan,
lss described, offered $4,000 for his Arm.
Mr.. Kent called On Mrs. Ceok-Nr. Dun.
fcan ksd been shere again, isald pc wanted
ths piacs for bis assd parsits and two sis.
tefS-wAs NOT there 70 dinner had not been
invited 10 dine. Kent tuld hsr his suspi.
ciuak that qDaasaa hsD; r eiukle, " m.
oster- --that prsbsbly sbs'~as aburglar-
-sseking to ,wesk ", plans, for f6lms opera.
tbns-that beisg alsas or q NJ away
! Eaas) shs had bsttef b q h>Eosasl
Kent thsn ialermsd the poliol eo6)ssad
boarding hoasaa, aad evsa 1l166s were
tavsesigaAsd n thsoush the go; but
could hnd - ~ II II eapAatst Acei.
dentally. h0veSps. 1fr. 3tSHshury r,iet him