Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-12-19

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met him within $50 miles Of Detroit. IN
Ohio, where l would show biin slI the
evidence taken before the grand Jury,
which had, aud then after studying il ali
over, II lie concluded to take the risk and
60 TO trial, i would then take the 81, 900,
and II he was cleared then he should nav
me 81 900 more. She went home, and
after great number of n,issives back and
forward, 6nnlly agreed to 70 TO Maumee
nj dawn OF day where some one would meet
mo, and take me TO the trysting spot,
where Dan Brown and myself were TO meet
face 10 face" l reached Msumee at day
light cold winters morning, and there
met his brother, who took me across the
long bridge over to Perrysburg, and drove
me about SIX miles east on the turnpike,
To nm old disnsnlled brick stage house,
where met this elegant and dasling Grim.
innl aione, with M one in the house save q
horrid, iooth,ess old hag, with her hrir
slreaming IN ths wind. She kept house tor
| all the mail robbsrs, coiners, highwaymen
| ami iuurderers who made their headquar-
tsrs there from time 10 time. A single
room III the house was elegantly furnished
| with Turkish carpets, brass andirons and
fender, 4 beautiful bookcase and small
library, with great hickory lire glowed in
| the hearth, while the gable end OF the
building had fallen in, and the snow drift.
ed all over the chambers, and the winds
| howled and shrirked enough TO make one
| tren,bls.
b own received me with the grace and
ease Of prince. lie apologizsd for
bringing me there nloae by saying thut l
hunted him 80 closely, pursued him 70 Wig
orously, that lie feared that might still
entrar him into custody, at winch l VI
once told him hat il that was his opinion
oi me l would leave him instantly and
walk back to Maunee. NJ I was not that
kind Of man. That so long ~ was tie
attorney Of the United States would pur.
sue any criminal unto death. But now /
wss ready, II he saw fl after reading all
the evidence, to take his retainer and de-
fend him If l could by aud through the
courts. lie made pitcher Of whisky
punch and offered il 10 me, but l declined
10 drink unless he did 80. To which he
replied with elegant grace: "B,tes, gem
| tlemen of cur profession never drink. II
won't do. Had not my father and his
counsel been drunk at Columbus at his
| trial lie would never have been convicted
VI passing II half.eagle gold coin, Tor we
| never pass spurious money. We are whole
sale cOua!arieit coiners, and only sell to re.
tail dealers, who buy from us, well know
Ing that the Coin is false aud spurious"
so drank the punch In silver goblet.
out Of a solid silver pitcher. and we went
TO work all that winters day. went over
and over again all the written evidence,
pointed out the danger Of that lady witness,
his old sweetheart, then living IN Detroit,
and now there, religious old grandmother. er.
1 told him that If United States District
Attorney Norvell did not Ind her would
guarantee his acquIttal, but il she came
into court he was a convict beyond all
hope. Finally lie decided that the risk
was too great, and he would not venture il.
So he offered to pay me n large sum Of
money to retain me IN the future, but
declined, saying to him: "Pay me for my
time in coming here; that is all can or
will take, for il may happen that shall he
United States district attorney again, and
If 40 1 shall 60 after you again, aud try
and send you there where those psor fools
aud idiots whom you ssducsd are now, and
| will not touch dollar Of your money!
We parted then and there, but before leay
ing he took out his ivory flute and played
"rhe Last Rose of Summer with an ex
quisite taste that never had heard, except
once IN San r ncisco, when Ole Bull
Max Slrakosch, and PATHS eldest sister
Mrs. Thorn, united In its execution after
dinner at Felix Argenli's in 1854, since
when it rings in my ears and brings tear
to my eyes. Truth is, indeed, stranger
than ficlIon, for in 1S48 Norvell died.
was appointed United States district a;tor-
ney for Michigan, and at once started
again for Daniel Brown, the counterfeitsr
and he, to escape me, fled to California in
| n n, III. L.. Geo q
and counterfeit bank bills OF the Stat,
Bank of Missouri, that never suspended
payments, and in the mountains OF Cali
iurnia he exchanged all his counterfeit hill,
for California gold slugs, and hurried bach
to Cleveland and Akron, paid of his coun
sci Hon. X. P. Spaulding, still living there
paid of the membranes oil the twely,
hundred acres Of land on the island, CAV,
hi. mother several thousands OF dollars
and then died of consumption, 10 whicl
he had always strong tendency, and VIA
buried. But that Is not the end. Tn,
Missouri Pukes, as we call them in Cali
iOrnia, In almost three months found tla
their 500 Missouri bank bills were worth
less, spurious, and counterfeit, and so the.
got together, appointed a committee q
three to follow Dan Brown home TO Gleve
land, compel him to refund their $50, ON
or kill him in his tracks. Aud howe tn
committee came.
Going to Cleveland, they called OIL JudE
Spaulding, who was amazed 10 see such
body on snch an errand. He exIlaine,
Browns arrival, the disposition Of hi
money and his death, but they were incred
nlons. and so they went to Akron, takin
Judge Spauld,ng with them. There the
found Browns n,clI,er ard his widow, b,,
their money was gone, and Dan Brow
was in his grave, rs it was said. but the
would not believe il. So they went 10 Il,
cemetery, had the body disinterred, tl'
coffin opened. when sure enough Dame
Brown was hey ond the reach of courts, vig
lance committess, and even Missouri gol'l
diagsrs. They went back, resolved tha
henceiorth, like old Thomas Benton, this
wonli be bnllisnis,s only.
Now ask Judge SpauldinE If this strang
story is not literal ly true.
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