The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17
,ipeut Real Estate Man of
|,,eO ConfesSes Crimes Ex-
Over Many Years.
h REQUESTS THAT
|gyTENCE COME QUICKLY
.uDlished Long Undetected
huds by Forging of Bonds
and Mortgages.

rriG0 Nov. l6.-Peter Van Wis
real estate dealer, for years
among the first OF Chicago IS
rs and reputable business men,
wntessed 20 having obtained,
! forged deeds and notes, more
clNOOO and a few hours after his
O. his own urgent appeal 70 be
n was sentenced to the peni
q Tie arrest, the Indictment,
-I,ssion and the sentence were the
4 less than four hours. Taken
ajast Of business from his Office
ri7s Washington street, shortly
d noon hour, Van Fhssingen, 4
La boxing man, appeared before
ri, and 10 tears confessed that
b. eighteen TO twenty years he
ka securing money through the
irgod documents. and though he
tgeL! back many Of these
q Instruments without detection,
stSenty-ive people would lose an
[uk OF more than 100000
g ihe paper which he has not yet
"a
Ead a Smooth Scheme.
|!:uing notes, he declares. he had
|td q unique device. This con-
Hds desk top so arranged that by
||eifE light thrown up from be-
L could readily trace from
,s forged signatures onto worth
Esghoui his arrest aud sentence
Esorer made no effort 70 defend
but requested that his punish
) speedy.
L be had anything to say be-
Eteuce was imposed, Van Wis
hxcd his head aud replied:
=. ihat ] may be given my pun
i 81 once"
term iu the penitentiary was
y inde,ermlnate from one TO
ID years.
4 Tlhingen, who is about 10
Ny vas married August 4, 1907,
leale Roosevelt Blend, who was
~ a. the time as a distant
o. President Roosevelt. The
se a daughter of Wilton G.
FAt Snc chad been divorced from
y named Blend. Van Vlissingen
& club.
Generous to Charity.
n; known as being Of phuan-
eHposltion, giving special at
y the welfare OF boys. Some
be took nnder his protection
NlliraE, 10 years old, whose
in been accused OF murder. The
snt mad been witness against
Is, who was sentenced TO
'aye years in the penitcntiary
Husged murder OF Paul Pasko-
! gears old. Later the Will
1epudiated his first testimony,
la'ner was released. This led
Ellgtn TO take interest in the
Iolicly announce that he would
nc OF him reputable citizen.
rtllc charge which led up TO
-aealsr arrest OF Van Vlissingen
Is made by two men who had
Urged mortgage notes. They
: Esens and William C. Scipp,
sclhscs in the same building as
~plea by Van Vlissingen. To
ior $500 held by them were
lae names Of Joseph and
o"slnan' AS is customary. Van
81 copied the forged papers
aals which he disposed Of to
A Leseus and Seipp said
scsme suspicious of the notes
4aay' but took no action until
pseg with Assistant State IS At
=, ''p0ur, they decided to delay
ssS Aoves Rapidly.
Iysnly with which the case was
Nv, lhe consultation with Mr..
shown by This:
m'-Ynp Vlissingep con.
= als Office by a detective and
kily..o 70 Inc Office in the criminal
a ARRIVES Arrives at state attorney s
"a si'ef being told Of charges.
:''..s,.1 1 .,sS,.I1Grand Jury, which had
sa,imoa with the evidence, re.
2i,s. ,ss..-Prisoner brought before
esss aud hearing btsuu.
b n rsSni,encc pronounced.
.tlr ;,n nan Vlissingcn locked up
b Jojio;Y preparatory to being
ysn N probably tomorrow.
t,sr ,Hssingcn's S accounts were
leu,,us0 70 Inc Chicago Title and
M ar pending an invcstiga.
ID lscpnn@ht OF the dcfalcations.
q. sa;S ;e!. counsel for the COM
d, ia tonight it would be inn.
slht es %sreral DAYS 10 make a
W. ol the losses.
es,sa on IN which Van ylissippen
ssi hss;eare Tere not due until 1911.
ia, .s,sl.eyed that, as in many
bcf,naraace he intended to nav
e they could lead to dis,
b ylOnlSd yanO l,;o in bis office by the
seuesol lisslpgon made 20 ef.
h ai =" The truth. "yVhy am
Do asLls .1e state s attorneyIs S
ss,a s'a!'' Truth of Charges.
lsplieSS y ,, some charges of for.
= 3 sell !, ,ne detective.
H. replied the real estate
S'Naesl On rass Two.