Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-28


BY the name Of Piper, Who some four or five
years ago vas about this town considerably
and who for several years WAS . resident q
Jsckasa county. This man figured largely
. short time after his residence here in swim
ding banks ct different points in the coun-
Hy. We think it was i've ysars ago last
winter that be turned up one day in MUS
catine, representing himself ~ capitalist
who was desirous Of going into the pork
packing business. He opened IN aecosnt
at the Branch Of the State Bank there. BY
depesiting draft for q, 100000 which ne
was to draw on when hiabusiness demanded.
He Immediately drew 81, 500, and left town
in . hurry-crossed over into Illinois
came to Rock Island and Was next heard Of
At Horican, Wis, where he made similar
arrangements to 90 into the grain traffic.
but after drawing out $500, concluded to
leave in . hurry, and went over to Ailwau-
kee, where he saw chance for business,
and il our recollection serves US, he drew
against his deposits At one Of the banks Of
that city for 1000, and as was his inva-
riable custom, left the town in disgust.-
Next we hear Of his operations at Cleve.
land, Ohio, where upon the same game he
pocketed several thousand dollars. By
that time there were numerous officials and
detectives on his track, and soon after be
was arrested on farm where his wife lived
some two miles distant from Medina, Ohio.
He was lodged in Jail, but soon after IS.
capped, and left the country. We don't
think his whereabouts had ever been ascer-
tained by tn osc who naturally felt IN inter-
est in him, until last Thursday, when he
came aboard the steamer Bill Henderson, at
Fl. Madison and registered himself George
Gale. 1t so happened that our fellow citi-
J. H. Sanders, was running the Henderson
At that time, and he thought he knew his
passenger by some other name. Piper re-
marked to Sanders that he thought he had
met him somewhere before, but could mt ex.
actly tell. Sanders was positive he knew
him but couldn't think Of the name. He
ascertained from the stranger that he had
been out to California for three or four
years that he had never been to Davenport
or vicinity but once-some time ago, and
had but very faulty recollection Of the
place. Sanders put another man out to
pump hin, but conld get no clue. At Port
Louisa the passenger and a friend
along with him, got of. to look after some
property they pretended to have in that re-
gion.
All the way up Sanders was revolving in
his mind who that man could be, and hnal.
" it flashed upon him that it was the fel-
low who swindled the Bank at Auscatine,
but still he could not recall the name. Ar
irving at Auscatine, he inquired Of Mark
Block, the Boat agent there, the name Of
the fellow who swindled the Bank there sew
eral years ago, and was told it Was Piper !
That was the word exactly. He then in
formed Marshal James, Of that place, about
his passenger, and on the return trip on
Friday morning, James went down to Port
Louisa-followed his man to Wapelio-
thence across to Clifton Station on the
Washington Branch Of the N. & N. Road,
where he came up with the scoundrel, and
arrested him. He was taken from thence
to Muscatlne jail, where he now is.
Piper is an old offender East and West
We understand that all the rewards offered
for his arrest by different parties, amount
to over $4,000. At Naqucksta it was Is.
certained that he was in the horse stealing
business, though wc believe he kept no
tel. He has now probably had his rum
What cannot be done for him in Nuscatine,
other parties can do elscwhere-en enough, At
least to keep him laboring for the States in
which he has broken the laws, for the re-
mainder Of his natural life.
EXHIBITION To-NrGnf.-Our citizens must
not fail to be present, in large numbers, to.
night, at Metropolitan Hall. The following
is the order Of the exercises:
Prayer.
Deutsche Begrusssung- A. Daven
port.
| Music.
Essay y-Eloquerce Of Action-Mary Mild.
| dleton.
Essay-whitber are We. Tending Sarah
A. Davenport
Music.
Essay-He dosth al things well-Louise
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Essay-What the World owes the Soldier.
W. ID. Middleton.
Music.
Observation-Disclosures Triumphant-E.
Valedictio Latina Mary Middleton.
| Music.
Presentation Of Diplomas.
Music.
| Benedictiou.
Under the excellent management Of Mr..
Hiskey and Niss Phillips, the studsnta ofths
City High School have made immense pro-
gress during the spring session, and many
will receive their graduating diplomas, to.
night. Strasser's Band will be present, %
stated in yesterdays issue.
SoLD1ER's xRsrma.-The soldiers meet
ing for the purpose Of forming Scott Coun.
u Soldiers Association convenes to-mor.
row afternoon ct the Court House at two
o'clock. Every soldier who has ever borne
arms in Scott County organizations, is invi-
ted to attend and participate. Plans for
future operations win b submitted to the
meeting for disposal, and an interesting
time may 0s expected.
Fns.-Ths roof of the. sins house 3D.
joining the 0ssettJs steam-prsss room took
6rs last,nisht q .sabeat - s'clesk, from
some kindling wood carslessly let nsar The
| Rrs-box Of TIE boiler. The 6re Va dis
covered in tine 70 prevent ssgieus cea0ae.
ration.
CoHvAfnocHR4s.-Ono hundred and 6fty