The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-11
JESTER SIGNS DEED.
Notorious Man in Court Rec
ords Visits Wichita
TO SPLIT A COMMISSION
Gave Quit Claim to His Old
Farm for SIS.

The one-time notorious Alexander Jes-
Ter, who figured largely in the courts
some time ago. was in the city yesterday.
A QultcIaim deed was fled for record
at the court house and signed by him, in
which he transferred all of his right and
title TO the south half Of the southeast
quarter section g. township .. range 1
west to certain parties for the small sum
of SIS and thereby hangs the story.
The land described is part OF the Frank
Z. Anderson farm. which is one mile
north and one mile west of valley Cen
Ter. some thirty years ago along in 1870
or 1871. this land was taken as d Gain
and proved upon by testers first wife.
This was prior TO the time that Alexander
Jester left the country or disappeared
and became fugitive from justice About
fifteen years ago this land was sold 20
Anderson, and, as Alexander Jester had
never showed up In this county nor had
ever been heard from II was supposed
that he was dead and his then existing
heirs made a deed TO the land and +. was
supposed at that time that the title was
al right Recently the present owner of
the farm desired to use little ready
money, and he made application to a
Wichita loan man for the desired sum
and proffered as security the aforesaid
farm. The loan agent said that he
thought that the security was all right
and that be could make the loan and de-
sired the applicant to bring in the papers
that he might examine the title. as is re-
CURED BY all eastern loan companies.
The applicant brought in the papers in
The course Of several days after the con
Versation and the loan man examined
them and in following up the transfer
closely he found the record OF this deed
signed by the first AIRS. Jester and also
by the other heirs of Alexander Jester
supposed to be deceased
Of course he knew as soon as he saw
II that there was a flaw in the title and
IL fact. that. Jester held a good title 10
an undivided half interest in the farm and
always woul6 while living or until a deed
could be obtained signed by him and
Transferring his interest in the land.
The loan assent was up q stump. He
wanted make the loan. as it was a good
one Tor MS company. and yet he couldn't
turn a wheel until the title was made
nght lie told the present owner that he /
would try and straighten irp the title for /
hin. and then he hunted UP some old /
flies al the Eagle. in which the account /
g. The famous Jester case appeared ana !
M found that after Jester was acquitted
q the charge of making away with I
y 0ul'e Gates by Tie jury at Mexico. No.
and ad been discharged as a tree man 4
that h came to Wichita and stayed here /
d couul,e q days and then went back TO \
Norman .. T., whore he had been living
lnder the name % Reverend Hnl.
The Wichita man opened corrpspondence i
with Jester and reached him by letter
n Renfrow. lac Informed him that there
vas s. little quloble in the title and asked
aim 20 make a Gait claim deed. but the
3ld man was wary and did not do il.
Yesterday ne stroiled in-o the loan
agents Office and lntrodUced himself and
stated that re was I'D here 10 visit his
daughter. who resides near Valley cen
ter. and that DE had come in TO ind out
about the request that had been made OF
hira by letter.
The loan man was deeply interested. bur
he die not let on. TO the contrary. he nut
on a rather careless front. as If the little
matter of Few strokes Of o pen by Alex
unoer Jester at the bottom or "a Quit claim
bsed wouldn't cut much ice anyhow. and
would not DE worth mere than much
obliged from any loan agent IN the land
When Jester broached tie subject the