The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-16

in detail to-day. II
On the 9Th instant a man arrived at the t
Newcomb House, over the river, and reg,
istered as s'R. G. Eggleston, Racine, Wis,
Having surveyed the ground for about
week. he hired store and issued the fol-
lowing business card
T. s. Egglesht, P. Philion, j. Knooiock'
T. S. EeGLEsHT CO.,
COMMISSION AND GRAIN MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in all Kinds of Produce
No 2o6 East Second ST., and 10 Brady ST.
Davenport Iowa
In appearance the man was fully SIX 1eet
in height, neither slim nor thick, well pun,
light or sandy chin beard, light complex
ion. and well dressed. He commenced
buying grain of Davenport business hrms'
paving very high prices and paying tor
sacks. agreeing to return the sacks and
have the amount thus paid refunded lie
deposited money in the Davenport banks
and gave checks for his purchases. When
he returned the sacks he would take al
check for the amount, and thus he got pos
session of the signatures of these firms used
on their bank checks.
He had previously established credit
with the First National, the Davenport
National, and the Citizens National, by de-
positing checks for small amounts, and had
bank books, blank checks and deposit
checks from each In the forenoon, OF
Saturday, to give himself credit, he had
left a draft on the First National on limbs,
Never & Co., St. Louis, for $l.5l5, and
one on hurry & Swarts, of the same city,
for collection. About P NJ. he entered
the bank, with his bank book in hand, and
handed the teller (E. G. Carl) checks as
follows: from Kraack & Wohlenburg, ST.
, 553: III. P. Beattie, $S5l; Dow, Gilman &
g Hancock, 81, AGO; Koehler 4 LANCE, ST.
e 553. and asked credit for them. Carl told
h him to leave his book and he would give
i him credit for the amount when he aseer-
: tanned whether his checks were all right or
e not. The fellow said that's correct :
e that's business" and went out
f He then went to the Citizens National
e with his book and ticket, and offered SINH
/ lar checks there, but the teller told him tt
t call again when the cashier was in. He
l. said he should call in an hour, and left
He next went to the Davenport Nationa
with his bank book and deposit ticket, ant
n presented checks to the cashier as follows
| from Kraack & Wohlenberg on the Cit
'0 zens' National for 81 900; / from kehle
& LANCE on the Citizens National for 81,
~ 500; from H. P Beattie on the First Ma
&c +ional for $40 from Dow, Gilman
u Hancock on the First National for 81 ,020-
" in all "a, 800, and asked credit for them
i. and they were accepted. At this time h
lis had a balance of 5000 cash in the bank
x He then drew his check for forty FIVE hur
=" dred dollars, and it was cashed. This wa
" a quarter past one. Then he left. In
few minutes he was at the Newcom
ne House. where he paid his bill, saying /
=" was going away till Monday or Tuesday
~ and left with small satchel in his hand.
In the meantime the First National me
senger had returned, and Carl sent him
the firms whose checks had been presente
ly. to see if the signatures were genulne-tV
of were pronounced altered and raised, al
On, two forgeries. But before the messeng
.Ir. returned, the messenger for the Davenpo
oh National came in with his exchanges, al
md among the checks were those OF Beattl
the and Kraack & Wohlenberg. Carl tire
int them out and told the messenger they we
forgeries. Then there was a sensatiC
ech among the banks, saud flying in hot has
from one to the other, and sending
Chief Martens, of the police, and dispatc
ing of messengers to this place and that
Nv where is Egglesht was the all-importa
-" question, and it demanded immediate {
swer. Well, Egglesht was in Rock lslar
about that time. He came across
bridge in a hack, and was carried to
Nv c., RI. & P. depot, and entered
" Western Union train that was about sta
''' ing for the North. Mr.. Davies, of d
& Co., who was going to Moline, saw h
and he saw Mr.. Davies, and the train |
yery without him, for about o'clock he turn
be- up in Kerr & Wright's stable aud want
evi a rig to 60 to Colona, I'll. He was furni
ect ed Not long afterwards Mr. Carl came o
Ma and found what had been done He
,ck" mediately consulted City Marshal X
that ball, and it is due to his prompt action t
wor- the forger was so soon captured.
| be Kimball ordered fast team from COP
any and told Mr.. Carl to see to hitching it
did while he detailed two trusty men to acct
Ma. pany him. This was done in quick til
y in and Officers Michael Murrin and Jal
lggy Snyder were directed to take the hack
atch pursue the man, and Mr.. Kimball advi
nball Carl to get in and go along, to identify
Then man. Hot pursuit was made and t
the overhauled Mr.. Egglesht about mile
lad so this side of Coal Valley. where he pl
into ably intended to take the Peoria tr
,ank. They brought him back to City Mar
sent kimballs Office. Marshal Kimball
oosit cured Mr. Phil Mitchell, from Mitche
hose Lynde's bank, to count the money.
give count being verified by Mr. Mitchell
they Mr. Carl, the sum footed S5,7l6.55. al
3 re- $1,000 of which thesxnan claimed as
roba- private property.
may Mr.. klmballs next business was TO
Dav. the man and the mouey off his hands,