, 1874-12-28
CLOUDED TITLES.
How Hill Got Hall a Million Dollars
Worl, Of Property for $500.
An Examination OF tho Records


Ts sae Es|tsar af 7'hs Chifage Ts!h,ae:
Quincy, ILL.,, Deo. 2l.-hn examination OF tho
tccords Of deods Of Cook County show:
Exn,nlr "a"
LAND OrrlcE Ar Ctr.oAao,, 1LL.l
2ail! OF Al'R0Al, a: y. lH'ns =,
Ger1n f w. No. Ksse,ysa r icarM M . l. :, HoD ,y+
h,r u IS ano Esm s iGis ~ @ 0 pvne fcr
lie ~ Ree. M H. sn n.R TRHwmyhp his d. Nurtt Of
NJ L. casI o. M m T. @ g @ Liz 1op ny q ~
nos ocrc u Ill "eie' " 'no AA'' " S4'%'
s,oV: =. ~ 1HfLoA..est'ef. 1a,l. .,.,.
Certificate No. 29l2 Sumo au last. except land
ship ss, North OF Tango IL, Inst Of tho I'D p' IN.
knov Il, ,ucr Nv "n, t'e,o preseu,s tint Richard p
rntsnn In "n.i},ratju, Of sil rcreiypd Ia nv fu1i
ss!i.fsca q 5osela iex!s' ss ts cy j Ny SsrS
1nsi liz sn onnnrr.l rcr.INaca nr rcrc}ts e,r sii
eac' tu snu nj na1ored INJURED aoi nit, aa, ai do o. fully
e or " otor rtoper q tao Its or rcos
esrr" !" r"r, @ ieinu for 1 nrrcs ss "rant nv en-.
Yryanrn 10 Go nude 10 tho ead Jusr,h luxI0 or to lin
ssEia Il fec simple, Witness ny hand nn; seal 4
1''"A'('' h,omtMn r. EnnissoN.' ~ iaranI 1oi''
III presence Of aEonoE ". STANLEY.
Tho "bovo is not acknowledged and Is tho
whole OF tho instrument which George ". Hsll
claims to hnvo rhkea up in Now York from ono
Joseph Ho1to, On tho 18TH day OF May, A. y.
1870 being thtrty-four years after itsalleEcd OK
ocus1on; Hnd liobitison, now unfortunately do
censea, at tho limo Of tho execution Of above. If
ho ever executed it, being only 10 years Of age.
Exa1g1r &C."
Decd dated 18Th May, A. D. 1872: Joserh llo1te and
1 ,,T Tts Th}a1o - 1I rn,,iara, t,an nai W. W.
citing aa follows l1nvo bargalncd. sold, aud qn
sainG; anu by dhgso nresSA!9 60 astain ke ana
ard assigns forever MI our, a,, eaeh Of ol.r rht.
Vile, inercat. claim and deu',nd, botl n law nla ~,
iouISm' i"ut,s - f,a, @mntI N ~ Inrm ' III,
SouthSeat auarter of section M thiry.ouo 31>. in
Township thtrty-eght fs. North Of isai,ge No, fifteen
{S) Enst ot tho third t3d) p. 'n., md tho northeast
Quarter of srcton tnirsy-etx }9, ~ township tirty
ofght 9 North o. lssIge NJ fourteen east OF tho
@ su Ill.,, 1aa J''nS 1oaHns aa mv Y @
nmml,ern, 3o4t md i4n issar IN itisartt i ifoi,,
Sou nnt! aYt,gcd Joseph Hoxc by instrlncut bearing
an,o june 20, a. y. 1850, with nj and Bngnlar tho
hereltaments and apr,trten1nccs iherqto befonging
al testimony whoreoit" ST., &o: ,u,
1s,,,, x.. .. ELiz. A.. 1aoXiE: y. asxAIl
Acknowledged y w@; i. pavsnport, Sotary Public.
"eu" % w aas ~, ~ ~ & ~. - lo'o ~
IS. g. ~'N''' tA'''' - 1'SN ''s - D'F''' -. p'''
Armed with this terrible antl tremendous title,
in tho month Of Jupo. A. D. 1870. Georre ".
ILL., accompanied NY mob,
TOOK possEssIoN
of 3ho aor,,,rsut o,,n,,or ~ Eoc NJ r., o,rn.1;n
u 'no ao"tnweb' tluatter o1 eoc. ~ III 1o"nsl.p
81, North Of Range 15, east of tho 3D. p. r., tho
sI nasaas orun a"so ploIha 'u lo.s
hno kho"n as 9ElAlpb ahu 4Homhs f1lll lno rc-
latiou of Geo. W. ni1) Subdivision OF tho south
,oat o,o,tor ~ soo Al r, troryhi,, m ,,or+l ~
Mess 4ualsor u oec' o. IL !o"nsn'p 90 aortn u
naneo u. enst Of tho Sd p. 1n., aud owned or
c1ni,n cf l,v 1,,,nfrede of flifreront nwnera IN
I nv, c., ,,,; g.
1u'e."s 1u'' ,no nuDu,.o'on oe.u6 nsaa nousn
chfcaeo, a''u hoe III poRsesslon, except ny oolng
divided into blocks anu lots George ". Hill
surrounded it with feuco and swallowed the
whole uuarter-scction. and then. commencing
s,,it nta,ust The Tim, L. Y Sca1nman sym wnn
In vossess1ou Of tho other ouartor.vcct;ou. COM
need hiin to Jiylio, aud ryo him ouo-l,uit. u1,a
lovely nu- -lsl1. glittorlny il ite sunlight OF auoh
honest urosuerity. How appropriate
1uE Fu1Low1xo ouoTar1os
from Tur t'u,rauo ,rnrurSE NJ n5l Dccon1,or
r;1ni ;,,ta tot1 anil i;Inc,s h,, ntnor nwrara.
flaou lhto lo'a M a'la o'osAs W ot"or oWueta:
Of mud 81 yyors, a.u aa ths axes non Il Under tlie
Impression thAt hA iltle II ABSOLUTE 10 hnso sotnc
sass IL gsnseuf Ta1 aa a u
willie 20 I'D up the rToE srty Il rrstIca,!y worth:
!ess tue ppsscssor cah netier ae apf pqrtow money
OH IT, aud onS two COURSES are open to hn'to com
Isot,se with tho "shark," Or to light thu 'nater an
The former ia generally tho Tea expensive method
OF fvlGasii9 sAu re.! eatnte, aiid snnny prefer n
thulgh iGtns conflueht thnt tuey arn II! tie rlsh-o
ts.lsoas ltgatioit WHICH, at tug Ges II - uncertain,
%nen iaa sa saG aapJe'
orgenu1nr IL pretty sure of rea%hg something fro
NY fpecual'on. te"--ihD Aafd-ieatlcu cnss ot rtH
etato owleis-wl not submit % al'y such :, black
naming scaehes anu theY to1't 1ssae with lho 1re'
tended gastnhnt' aid nyariahly WI. oitenelimes with
OUT trial. s'ncc the snafAH r!ah Is to brt'lB 9bols
settlement " annoyanco sAsiitr tn 70 test tAs lega
''s a., i',s aA'n J., se'0FS competent '''OaNa
ANOTHER nocrxrxr
we find n1nonrtl,o records 90 lin i,efore tjs mau
iii ;s ha"y i nnusaaa,n,, r." t'rn,ca .snio ,,,s
~ ~; - utu! - po1oeaS'o.'' au tntone a14uo ~,
tltl9 oi lanu. .pAate' qua seeks 10 cover himself
with the mantle or MI lnnoceut pusclasor,-n
bonn tltlo posscsHor,-nnl prays that now lie mIl,
BE- loft to o,,joy that Which he ms 10 remarkably
ncn,,rod AMI NAV not bo eltl Il, nhnro or divide
NJ; ,ra;,, ,,.o,, r;Il, tl,o,n r,te ,.,.o ;,,at.1,