The Redwood gazette., 1895-06-06

Sec. 5S| OF the penal cOQo OF the
State of Minnesota, defining forgery,
makes the false acknowledgment TAX
en- by Frank I. Gleason a forgery
The section reads as follows:
IAN officer authorized to take the
proof or acknowledgment of an in
strument which by law may be record
ed, who wilfully certifies falsely, that
the execution of such an instrument
was acknowledged by any party
thereto, or that the execution of any
such instrument was acknowledged
by any party thereto, or that the exc
cution of any such instrument was
proved, is guilty of forgery in the
first degree"
Forgery in the first degree is pun
ishable by imprisonment in the State
prison for not less than ten years.
The forgery was committed on Jan.
Goth, 1894. At the same time Beard
and Gleason. in their individual
capacity, witnessed this forgery, pro-
Tossing to be from the hand of John
B. Alexander but which was really
from the hand of Bert. Davis, known
to them at that time as Bert. Davis,
son of Sylvester Davis. This remark
able document is taken from the
books of the Register of Deeds as
follows:
Know all men by these presents,
that l, John B. Alexander, of the
county of Rock, state of Wisconsin,
do by these presents hereby make,
constitute and appoint Sylvester Davis
of the county of Redwood, state of
Minnesota, my true and lawful attor-
ney for me and in my name, place
and stead, to demand, ask, sue for,
collect and receive all sums of money,
accounts, debts, dues, rents, demands
of every description, kind and nature
whatsoever which are due, owing or
payable from any person or persons
whatsoever, and to give good and
sufficient receipts, acquittances and
discharges therefor, and in my name
and stead to assign, transfer and act
over mortgages, accounts, dues, rents
and demands as fully as I might or
could do if personally present.
That l grant and give unto my said
attorney full authority and power to
do and perform all and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite and neces-
sary to be done in the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as
might or could do if personally pres
ent, hereby ratifying all that my
attorney shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and seal, this 10th
day of January, A. D. 1894.
JOHN B. ALEXANDER.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of (Seal.)
FRANK I. GLEASON,
J. A. BEARD.
State of Minnesota,
County of Redwood. 3d.
On this Goth day of January, A. D.
1894, before me notary public with
in and for said county, personally
appeared John B. Alexander, person
ally known to me to be the person
described in and who acknowledged
that he executed the same as his free
act and deed.
FRANK I. GLEASON,
Notary Public,
(Notarial Seal) Redwood Co., MINI.
Filed for record the 28th day of
June, A. D., 1894, at 9 o'clock a. m.
On Jan. 18th, 1894, before this
forged power of attorney was given,
according to the records on file in the
Register of Deeds Office John B.
Alexander (?) made loan of $1,000
to Martin Scanlan, taking as surety
of the same mortgage on 23O acres
of land in Sheridan township. This
mortgage was afterwards assigned to
Frank I. Gleason. The assignment
was made on June 3Oth, 1894, and
then again it was assigned to Cord.
H. Stage, who at present is an un-
known person.
On March LIST, 1894, another loan of
500 was made by John B. Alexander,
this time to Frank Sheffel, who gave
a mortgage for that amount on 80
acres of land in Vesta as a guarantee
of the payment. This mortgage was
subsequently assigned to Maggie A.
Henningsen, an alleged innocent lady
residing in New Ulm.
This money was Sylvester Davis
Originally it was supposed to be that
of Ex-President Beard. Aside from
ver.-Latest US. Govt Report