Show I 1 CHICAGO LAND SHARP T A DED LAND TO WHIGS HE HAD NO TITLE I 1 nis his dupes find that they have been swindled and the officers of the law are now after him chicago aug C S A special to the tribune from rom allegheny pa fa says gr GF van smith come came here fro from m chicago established it a real estate agency and began to advertise chicago lots lota end and california and washington land which ho danced to trade trad for or real front estate in allegheny county his advertisements isore ore ile II 11 did not own the land but had the power of attorney to dispose of 0 it one of the first men van smith met here diore was james NY V breen who lad had land ot of hla his own and who represented 7 other land owners who were really ready to skade or sell cell on advantageous terms t after lie got through with breen brean mr van smith held deeds tor for good land bolth in III return it is if alleged alle sed I 1 ho he gave worthless paper the deal was the th trading of ton ten lot lots 9 centrally cp tit ral ly located in chicago for jand ind on perrys ville ave n accompanying the deed for tile ho chicago lot jots was an abstract 0 of title to which it in said aid the name ot of a well known abstractor was wag forged the second trade was waa mado made by mr alreen fi for or land in lakeview Lake view call cal it was supposed to be near san diego with the deed for or it wits wa a certificate signed by 1 I christman registrar hanford Han tord cal al saying that the title wag wa perfect there was also a letter signed by A C attorney no CM 09 denver deaver street san diego stating that he had round found the title per percent that was waa until tile the owners wont went in search of 0 the land the ten chicago lots loin could not bo be found anti anil the deed and the abstract of 0 title to them were I 1 forgeries by tho thel men whose names appeared on them worse wora luck was lad in california there was no christman no eughing bough lini ich no deaver street in ban diego no town of 0 Lake lakeview view and no ouch euch land in III the as described in the deeds given bd by van smith von van smith did not long ions remain the owner onnor of 0 the ilia land he had acquired in allegheny county it if he be could not nell it he would mortgage mort caKe it one of his Is 19 now low held by flip pittsburg flank for savings it Is in on improved property pio perty and its in for van smith was wan thawing ground rent front from the tha but when the time came to pay interest on oil the money borrowed he defau defaulted tied lie ho made an excuse find and the bank carried over the Int interest ereaL when n the second payment was lur duil it Is ie allo ired lie ho rave gale the bank it a trust deed bcd for 00 worth of Cli leago property which like the rest reat of it IF 1 not on the map gnp hut the tha hank bank has the tha allegheny properly as an Becu security rity and will lose lone tit tit 11 the interest rufen and others have sworn out nn information against van vail smith who a lion been located near alexandria va and an officer has hag rone gone after him |