Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-23
foRcER WORKS
CLEVER SCHEME
Presents Bogus Deed and
Induces Loan Agent to
Advance Money


cnlars from Sheriff Edward p. smith
~ Adams county. Illinois, offering $500
reward for the arrest and conviction
q John 4. Butler, wanted for forgery
ana obtaining money under false pre-
tensss
That Buffers scheme is clever one
may be noted from the following de-
scription Of his method OF workings:
" short time after arriving IN the
county. he VIII look up farms that are
- sale. usually some distance from
"a county seat. He tells the farmer
tliat AZ y I widower ana il buying the
fam TOR his son. or some other rela-
TIE with whom he intends to live.
q 49, him II there il notary pub
~ near there who can acknowledge
~ papers that are necessary to be
kwn. LEARN. tlsere = .. notary at
t village near the farm. He then
- farmor ( ~ has A abstract
of his farm and gets. II possible. the
lon q ~ saying that Ne wants his
lawyer 70 look 1t over. He then per-
suadss the farmer ana his wife to 70
with him t. the notary at the village
- Induces than u siye him either !
power * attorney III selI the land FOR
them o. to sign an agreement to sen
The Land to him upon the payment Of
H. certain price, usually very sood
Ones
pswsr = Attorney u Drawn ".
This power 81 attorney or contract
4 then acknowledged BY the farmer
md his wife. before the notary, who
signs his name to the Aclnowledxe.
nent, and places his seal thereon.
After getting this seal. he either makes
- has made an exact duplicate there-
e Then he goes to the county seat
md calls upon some real estate man
~ lawyer ana tells him that ~ II
sl5out ~ buy this particular farm. in.
sclae instances even taking the farmer
with him to verify these statements
- me layer. He then usxs the lawyer
or real estate man to look over the
abstract, or II the farmer should have
none. then to make one. and to care
fully examine the records and see il
the title is perfect. This is done and
everything found all right. He then
asks the lawyer or real estate man to
drew up proper deed for the farm.
ard to give the deed to him to take to
th& farmer to get It executed, or, il
this IL refused. directs the lawyer to
mail the deed to the farmer. request
Ine him to go with his wife before this
particular notary public. to have the
dead executed and acknowledged. He
then says. as he is paying cash for the
farm. that his ready money win be
cuIlsumed, and that there are many
Improvements he would like to make
oril7the place, in the way Of buildings,
fences. etc, besides purchasing farm
machinery and live. stock. asks the
lawyer or real estate man to obtain
for him. a loan on this land, which is
finally arranged for.
Deed Il Thsn Properly Forged.
He. Mr.. Butler alias Hoover. then
Cakes the deed. which has been drawn
mp. II IT IL delivered to him. or falling
In this. intercepts the farmers mail.
by getting the deed out OF the post
once or rural route mail box. Hav-
ing obtained the deed. he then goes to
mis- hotel or stopping place. There he
very cleyerly FORCES the name OF the
farmer and his wife to the deed; also
the name Of the particular notary to
the acknowledgement. and then places
thes notary's seal TO the acknowledge
meat on the deed.
y After suitable time, ne again calls |
on the lawyer or real estate man and /
shows him the deed the identical deed
which the lawyer mailed to the farm
er, all properly signed. sealed and
acknowledged. He again explains that /
he has paid the fun purchase price for
The land, and would now like to secure
the loan asked for on the place, as
soon as possible. so that he can return
horne and move his family on the
Iarn. Thereupon the LAWYER or real
estate man sends for the party who
intends to loan the money. This par
y, on his arrival. together with the
awyer or his own lawyer. agent or
tanker look ovef the deed carefully
md findinv IT. TO all appearances regu-
ar. fhe signatures and notary seal /,
venuine. makes the loan, takes q note
= The amount asked for and also a
rortes@e on tie e,-r. N sArnre the
'aynaen. OF the PRINCIPAL of the note