The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-11
DID THEBES BANK
Stranger Representing Himself
As Big Capitalist
SEEKING LOCATION FOR PLANT
WAS AFTER BIG CHUNK OF
MONEY BUT ONLY Sc
CURED $50.

John /. Vaughn, of Mcclure, III.
vhc for some time mas been in Thepes
apparently in the interests Of the j.
! Il Vest company is but another eZ.
ample of the fact, only TOO often
proven thar we cannot trust by an
( pearances,
Vaughn made his appearance in
iThebes about six weeks ago repre-
sentins that ne was heavy stock
/ holder in INC ]. e. Vest company and
that he was in the town 10 seek a new
! location for the factory. He WAS in
/ troduced TO the cashier of The First
State bank of Thebes, IT, O. Ozburn
by John 4 Bishop He stated 70 Mr.
| OzMru that the company contem
plated moving and also charging
their plant and that they had chosen
Thebes because lumber could be OH
tanned cheaply and in large quantities
Later Vaughn made application 20
the bank for a loan Of $l5op. offering
as security a chauel mortgage on The
plant He had organization papers of
The statement hat he had la,ely pur-
chased 80 per cent of the capital
stock His object in showing these
papers was to prove that the plant
was capitalized at $fe.00o
Mr. Ozhurn said tn IL he would have
to refer he matter t. the president
and board OF directors Of the bank.
but that he would write as soon as a
conclusion had been reached
Vaughn called Sc geral times after
this, but each time was told than The
matter had not been investigated. On
November IS he called again and MP
on receiving the same answer asked
Ozburu If he wonld cash draft on
tho company. This was done and col.
lectei.
On December 5th he again brought
n. . draft for $50. which was cashed.
This draft was immediately sent 10
The First National bank al Cape CT /
rardeau for collection 1t was return
ed with the statement hat the sigma
ure was a frogery
Later a message from j. L. Vest |
declared that Naugln had nothing /
8ha ever 10 do with the firm. also that |
he reason for caahng the first draft |
vas that he owed Vaughn more than
he amount of draft $40.
Cashier Ozburn went 10 Mcclure ON
he Sth, but the bird had flown It
eams he owed everyone in Mcclure
redit being given him on The strength
II his supposed interest in the Hoad |
nd Save company
Vaughn is medium sized man
bout 80 or g. years nj age. dar, i
omplected, black hair md cy.s. nose
esllar wears "a heavy HACK beard
nd mustache lie walks with head
eul forward, shows ais teeth whom
atkins, bows several times ON intro
notion and understa nds the heading I,
nj siaye business riorOughly.
lie wore soft bla,ll Ina and double
roasted grey mixture coat when las.
cen 10 is lhough th1i he will prob-
pil make for Il Mullins or sfayc plant =
southeast Missouri or Arkansas
.e has been working and Is wen
noNn az Mcclure Fou vile and Car. 81.
1ndalc. Iii. Ills family are said io =
ave been a had d..
Descriptions of h. man have. b,t,n d,
ni To- the Pinker.on National Drl III
cii'e agency 81 Louis Mo-. Tine d,
neF!can Bankers association. Nov =.
PITY CITY ana 20 Sheriff Roche and
atc's Attorney Wilson of Cairo.
As yet no traces OF his whercabon.s
We been disccN cred or no warrants d.
'oIh cut although either j. Z. We Il.
o. Ii. ozoun are ready 10 10 SO fl i,
g moment