The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-04
real ESTATE MAN NO DANGER HERE
Inyents a New Way to Get
Something for Nothing
OUT FOR JOHN HOOVER WHO
BoRRoWS MONEY ON A
FARM THAT ISN'T HIS.

The Cairo authorities have been
asked by the police department at
Rockford, Ill.,, to look out for John
Hover with number of aliases, offer.
ing reward of $500,
Hoover according TO the letter has
Ben W. Vincent. the missing Cairo
real estate man, backed off the boards
when it comes to a smooth clever
| swindle,.
| This Is his method of working:
/ He will look over several farms
that are for sale--some distance from
| the County Seat Finally concludes
to buy one Tells the farmer that he
for his son with whom he intends to
live Asks him if there is Notary
Public near there, or any one who can
acknowledge in a legal way any pa.
pers that are necessary to be drawn.
Learns there is a notary at the village
near the farm, Asks the farmer if he
has the abstract of the place and gets
the loan of it, explaining that he
wants his lawyer to look it over. He
then calls on the notary at the village
and asks him to make out the power
of attorney saying that he wants TO
send ii 10 some friend or relative in
the east After getting this-with the
notary's seal upon 1.-THE either makes
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He then goes TO the county seat and
calls upon some real estate man or
lawyer and tells him that he is about
10 buy this farm and asks him to
kindly look over the abstract and the
county records TO see if the title is
correct This of course is found all
right He then asks the lawyer or
real estate man to draw up the deed
for the farm, explaining who he is
and why he wants this particular farm
and in other ways makes himself " a
good fellow" He then says that as the
price of the farm is taking all his |
ready money, and there are many i'm |
proyements he would like to make on |
fences, etc asks the real estate man |
or lawyer If he knows of any money |
lender who would like to make this |
kind of a loan The real estate man F.!
Of course sees a little per cent in this
kind of deal for himself and accord |
ingly tells him that he will secure the
money for him all right. He, Mr. |
Hoover, then takes the deed which has
already been drawn up, together with
the abstract. and goes to his hotel
There he FORCES the name of the farm
era and his wife, then places the no
.ary's seal on the deed in the way of
IN acknowledgment, and after a suit
able time calls again on the real es-
property signed and acknowledged
He again explains that as he has paid
)ut all his ready money he would like
o secure the amount asked for on
he place as soon as possible, so that
he can return home and move his fam.
ly on the farm The real estate man
sends for the party who intends to
oan the money. This party on his ar.
'ival looks over the deed, takes a note
or the amount asked for. also a mort
rage on the farm. to secure the pay
nents of the principal of the note and
interest thereon, which he records,
nd then the money is paid over and
his foxy gentleman" skips the town
His description is as follows:
About 80 years old
About ; feet 10 or II inches tail.
Wight about $50 or 1870 pounds.
Dark complexion
Dark hair-gray mixed.
Smooth shaver.
Full round face.
Rather good looking s
Squint eyed
Rather stopped shoulders
Generally wears block soft hat and ,
ark clothes. 2