Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-24
A. J. ,HiNEckER ARRESTED FOR
WORKING ALLEGED CROOKED
GAME.
CHEATING BY FALSE
PRETENsEs CHARGED
Hineeker Gives Bond For His Appear
ance-eeorse l.. Smith, Formerly of
State Center, Alleged to Be Co
Between Thru Which Grant Claims to
Have Been Fleeced.

Al1eRlnS IHdL lie WAS CIietttu Oul Ol
$50 acres of Missouri land. in a trade
for Kansas oil stock, James Grant, a
retired farmer of this city, who gained
some notoriety thru a divorce case
brought by his wife few months ago,
of this city, whom he charges with
cheating by false pretenses. Hinecker
was arrested by Constable f. j. Reed.
He pleaded not guilty and furnished
his own bond for $1,000 for his ap-
pearance in Justice Peeks court when
the case is called.
If the allegations made by Grant in
his lengthy complaint, which sets forth
the trade in detail, are true, Hinecker,
with George l.. Smith, formerly of
State Center, as an alleged go-between
put thru deal that made Grant fairly
itch to profit thereby. AS it turned out
Grant alleges he was trimmed" to the
tune Of $50 acres of land and 800 in
cash. The land is said to be worth at
least $1,000.
Smith Acts as Agent.
The complaint alleges that it was on
March "a, 1908, that Hinecker employ
ed Smith to go to Grant, and while
concealing his employer from Grant
to represent that he, Smith. was an
employee of the Beloit Oil Company, OF
Beloit, Kan, and that he had been di-
rected and employed by the company
to call on Grant and see if Grant could
obtain by purchase or trade from
Hinecker, $4,000 shares of the COM
pany's stock. 1t is further alleged in
the complaint that Smith was to rep
resent to Grant that the Beloit Oil
Company had tried to buy the stock 81
Hinecker several times but it had fail
ed, and that the oil company was will
ing and ready to pay $500 to Grant
for the stock if he obtained 1T. 1t is
further alleged that Smith represented
that he had authority to contract far
the oil company to pay $500 for the
stock. fr
Alleges All Hot Air.
In the words of the street, the COM
plant alleges that all this representa-
knew that all of the statements
mace Dy oIuipti Weio i'iS0 e'iA>
for the purpose ae3 Of, deceivinE
Grant, and that Smith was not EN-
ployed by the oil company and the
company did not want the stock and
had never tried to buy it Of Hineckel
and was not willing to pay $500 fol-
the shares.
Grant, however, believing Smiths
story, went to Hinecker and negotiated
trade with him, by which Grant gave
500 in cash and the 2SO acres for the
shares of oil stock.
Stock Worth Nothing.
Then, judging by the fact that Hi
necker's arrest followed, Grant woke
up, to find that the $4,000 shares of
stock he held were valueless. Grants
attorney says that the stock is worth
nothing.
1T is probable that before the day is
over a change of venue will be taken
in the case to Justice Millard's court
where Grant has another criminal ac-
ton pending against Hinecker. In this
latter case Hinecker is charged also
with cheating by false pretenses, in
trading Grant land in Kossuth county
for stock of merchandise. Grant al
Ileges that the land was falsely repre-
sented, and instead of having incum-
brances of $500 against it. there were
five mortgages aggregating 500:
against lit, exclusive of a special as
sessment for drainage purposes of ST..
5S7. Evidence in this case was taker
then ut was continued indefinitely