Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
MAN WHO pEFRAUDED CLINTON
RESIDENT CAPTURED IN
WAUkESHA.
OPERATED EXTENSIVELY
THRU FORGED DEEDS
Charged With Picking Up $225,ooo on
Bogus Land Transaction During
Long carssr-Allesed to Have Con-
fessed and Blamed Love For Poker
and Fast Horses For His Downfall.

Clinton, Jan. 22.-The swindler who
secured $4,000 from the late Matthew
Redeem OF this city, and who was
wanted in nearly every state in the
union for embezzlement, is under arrest
at Waukesha, Wis.
This man is William Lunger, alias
John Hoover, alias John w. Albright.
He had a dozen other aliases also. AT
Waukesha he gave the name of Al
bright. His arrest followed an at
tempt to borrow $4,000 from Wauke-
sha loan agent on a worthless deed TO
a farn-the same game he worked
successfully in Clinton and scores OF
other cities and towns during the past
fifteen years.
swindIes Aggregated S225,ooo.
Albright made a confession to de-
uectives in Waukesha. acknowledging
that he has spent the past iifteen
Years in swindling, and that ne picked
up about $4,000 in this way. His
lis OF sWindles a yard long. con-
tanned in a statement alleged TO have
been made by him 10 the detectives
and police in the Wisconsin city. con-
tain the name OF Matthew Redeem OF
Clinton. The particulars of that deal
are familiar to Clinton people.
About ten years ago stranger Civ
ing the name of Hoover came into the
city. He represented that he had just
purchased the Gish farm near Lost
Nation for his son. Hoover consulted
a local attorney. stating he wished TO
borrow $4,000. 20 make some improve
menls on mis- newly acquired farm,
The proposition was submitted to Mr..
Redden, who had money TO loan.
Visited Gish Farm.
Hoover took Mr.. Redden and the at
torney T. r. Murray. TO the farm for
an inspection. He showed them a
forged deed to the premises, bearing
the notariaI seal of F. L. Sunderlin. 1t
later developed that the signature was
forged. and the no,arys seal affixed
without Mr.. Sunderlins knowledge.
The game worked perfectly. Mr..
Redden secured a mortgage on the
farm for security and handed Hoover
over the sun OF $1,000. Then Hoover
disappeared
From year TO year came intell!-
gence of fresh sw.Idles by Hoover or
Lunger. in various states-always by
the same method. These swindles
were freely aired II the press thru
out the country. but 1t seems Hoover
had no difficulty in finding fresh vic
tins despite this publicity. His ar
rest has been regortNt frequently from
many cities, but ihsvreal Hoover sue
ceeded in keeping out of the laws
clutches during all these years.
Spent All His Money.
Today this notorious and successful
swindler declares himself TO be penni-
less and broken in spirit Fonduess
for gambling and horse races he says,
was responsible for the loss of all the
money ne made by the practice of his
illicit profession. i am ready to take
my punishment" he is reported TO
have told the police in Waukesha-
Judge Shielding OF Racine, Wis, has
identified the Waukesha prisoner as
the man who swinGled him out OF
$4,000 on a forged mortgage six years
ago.
Indicted in Many Counties.
| Hoover is under Indictment in at
least one county in nearly every state
| ~ just what disposition of the pris-
oner viii be made was not learned
today. The swindler, however, who is
now an elderly man, apparently faces
the penalty OF Incarceration in some
penitentiary during the remainder OF
his life.
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
Special 10 Times Republican.
| Grinnell, Jan. 22.-The fire whistle