| Show S I i 1 r j I i b t j I Ii E mA jU DOING u J n peter peteri Jf Chicago hica 9 i Confesses Gigan t o s sj j AMOUNT D I dc niI l S nt T to l i 1 i MS fr II t t I 11 v Vim ita on l a k real 1 I estate dealer I N vears a al P l cr 1 m Jg tl UrsO Irs of IC t rOll business tjuI mon L eon CIlc feared f t I IlmI having s i through t JH i ot t than il a few tew JJ Ift t his liI hl un l on Oil to tu bo ho I st t IC I to t the th pen 1 ri arrest IU I the the confession i the sentence t tUo tho w wirt ol oV op I l tour hours k lakan In h ti th Amidst tl t of or o business bu from t Ii h 1119 l HI at l 1 17 1 12 v Wil nn lt I tret ate ti hour Van a 0 e eru IJ looking g man Ilia court and In hI I ed d that tI t for fi IS I to 21 years yeut lie hi had ha l been Jq r o lon iUa of o Qt I a un and andT nil T I lie hI Ii l d t ba ek l many lan of Lit 1 ii 1 without a lev at J uit 25 5 I would Jo l o onn nn 11 of f 10 inot than 7 q t El jcl r which wh fe L ho he liari las ha not yet yit l f ip l hOl Ol oi In ot lie he delit d ho hall hail 1 CI n a i Aim device e Tilly CUI c i flair ofa d k tOP toil to o arranged that l li by byan i an al 8 c light thrown up from flom bo be le leeah Jie could I a tl t I rne ea front from flom r c s o on to worth J fl Pa teJ iut t his hl arrest ITel a inch and tits the th prisoner ler rhade no ito effort to lo defend L elf but thai th ha l his hist punish mont be b Epe Asked 1 If ho Ito t ll un to tn In ay ho hc before fore foro co yas Imposed an Vl VHs s I n b lr hlf head liu d and replied Ie led Only OI th tI may may ua bo bb b my toy IY pun t Iton HI ll l in l the p l fixed ai B S from one 0 to 10 II 11 years lal V Y V leu who Wito ts t b about 45 4 years old ohl yul va il Aus A uz u 1 I to 10 Ml Miss s Te Tet t R o well Bland nl wa Vas do tiC 1 at Hit thiC tJ as ts 1 tL L rel elo i tivo If President Pre The rp hi hr Ilo I ht I of itt AVIlton CJ 1 Hoo Shah lieen h en d fro ia f dentist I T I nii iI n had l ll l been beena a jori l at atthe the lub KNOWN KNOWS AS s lt wa W jt H known IU as no being ofa of C u I philan philanthropic giving special at tnt Ion to the lh welfare of bo Hom years yar ago ano he lie took under his Iii protection Julius Jul cars j old Vii JI O e father had been hee I accused ot df f rib rho boy at had b beth n l r father who wJ o witH l s UI to years cars in inthe the taT for f I the tf lr of 01 Paul Patti 12 1 Later the th Il x boy Te l re dl 1 Ills Itts Ils testimony 0 and the Iho lw father fathel wn released This led Van td take in the lad hut ami nial nHI publicly that thai he would try tr o to make of him I The which led up to the spectacular ln arrest O VIlsin VIlsingen gen ls tS made ma le liy by 1 two taco nen Who had bought forged mortgage notes not They are T r I 1 T and C who have havo offices in the same building as al that thaI occupied o by h Van Val Alls hl sl To ro 0 the notes not E for 1500 hold h Ir by bythel them thel were signed by h the names names of o Joseph and amI Bertha Grossman As W ls customary Van Copied cople the tho forged papers fro In originals which he ho disposed of to other buyers bu ers Ies nail and saW said they the first became SUB sos photons of ot tho the notes last Just Saturday but took no action net IOn until today tda Consulting with wih States Atty Barbour they o decided to o delay dela no longer NO Io DELAY ff he rapidity with which the tho case was wa handled after the tho Mr Barbour Is hm 1 shown hon by IW this titis p J m Van confront confronted ed 1 in lii his office by h a 1 detective und and I 1 Ito to go to the tho th office in tho criminal court building 3 p in Arrives nt mit states attorneys at s office otTice and amid after acel being told of t charges confesses rJ 15 p m Grand jury which hart hail been presented with wih the evidence ro turns Indictment p UK II n r brought before and hearing begun r p ils Sen ll tc pronounced Jr p mj Van looked up lP In county Jail Ini ai preparatory to being n to Toilet probably tomorrow All Ahl AJ of Van yan accounts were welO turned over oer to the Chicago lo Title Tite and Trust company n fly pending nn an In of the extent of the tho defalcations Fran Iran Franls CIR els ls Lackner counsel for the com coin complainants said tonight It it would T im tm for fey rO several days to lul ea complete list of ot the losses The h notes on which Van was IR indicted were not duo dub luo until 1911 1111 anti and It was WI believed that as its I In many previous Instances he to pay them up lp before beCore they could lead to dis disclosures closures hen Iii his office by the th I detective Ann an marie marlo no ef el effort i fort to conceal tho WI am T I wanted at atthe the states office he asked ed Because of Rome of f tor for gory gerv er replied the detective Very well 01 replied 1 the thc real estate estat dealer I r am afraid the tho charges are true He Ho then put Tut on his Jils hat liat anti and nd coal coit co ana anil followed fo I OW l time the tl detective In Iii JI Mr Ir office he ho made mall a n full ful con and anti signet signed the tho following ro Nov No Nn ir l 1908 This ThiM Is to certify that I aloe sun aTh responsible for fO the thc Ow I Ihn have hn occurred In 11 my ins office and am th no one ono in my ray t o emlo c or 01 that over ever wan aH in JI my I e has hl guilty know knowledge ledge of the Irregularities that have havo occurred at any 11 ai time Ime PET H VAN AAN A GE VAlI D l I 1 want w nl t m ima 1 punishment to 10 como come as Hj us as PC said all Aan I Ji will vl tt interpose to ll against t the time Indictment Indictment or 01 sentence Let bet the time matter h lm attended to as quickly as possible guard Van nn wai sa then tail led lo to Judge s courtroom in I mm a pa rt of o ti f the lie t I court ludKo l IH busy ai tim titi cases cal at mit It Hie the time tim n e arm ii thi tl ti Ii prisoner with the tile witness anil a 11 at Jt Ft hail had h lt to 10 i wait walt Tho The court However hj soon FOn disposed of or tho the cases mi Val Van VI a led IOu to lo the time tai bac it cing imig ills hits head the tho th prisoner onel frequently f Hi ly lifted ii nl his Imis to fills hit oye es and amid d during the th s while Judge looked over OI 1 the thu miLieU docu j ln lila his Qt qI audible tho th documents llio court were tho lk notes L semis amid 1 the timo holders hollon of QC the tho to I ml fol lol foll lo m 1 n clar l ort li lied ln t no lie 1111 Of hi n I I a ml ty In Iii tho he t tHI i Vun thel called Ils Ills I l lii hi purt fOllows los l I ES I l 0 llew lol ibI have u urb rb in iii II Ilc ie e in th Ii Chicago t li t t I years IH W was s tha the l sl Ul notes and cl sold said the ahe i those tl se of oI t I r and t anil the thiC thc In it mi decd cellI wore net nil all ni forgeries C in Imm nl was time the by h I n nI I I tId ll iW lt t bv hr l Just JIS pl hi tp tho court how you ou traced cd tho tl Y SI i s laid one ue ne paper on the Other othor I hadj hn J tui I tit I ih id plight underneath tJi jimmie C it 1 It rt i that tJI tvr Wt antI tI I Itt IS thi t elc WIS yes un n i th the iGl t able alc iYe I ts 11 v JI AVit C H t ii iiNo U a No XI i sir I woOld tiO f light ret reflect ct thO th table fabI V c v vA A tabie small opening through time tho th vP IL L wit with Pl l light un rit It I v 11 ui IQ W a QI over that vai i ti there r Yc r I Ild Ana ld geu lalUr r r and nd 11 11 11 1 Y j It 1 1 r C lC r II C o in 11 forgeries of that In Ohr Oh I should say pay a about IS I 1 S years InI Approximately how hul iiii would woul those forgeries 7 About hero lieme hei haw has hl time the minify 01 Pall Paid Hack in him il l and I I Il JOt loat in nes Havo Ua you speculated on Oil Oi board loard of ot trade t or ij In mining or 01 in III inWall Wall Vahl II street Xi I sir sim h Hv ninny mushy times lime you duplicated catel any IIII one genuine 1 11 Once OncI and amid in I 1 think two or three instances That IP If i in two or 61 n throe thle thI Instances you Ol have JUI sold ld three I mortgages shere there thero was only oni one on genuine mort morl mortgagor gagor gago That is right rihl ThiS court hero Baying a III tho the evidence was sufficient and amI after tho the prisoner h U again asked for speedy punishment l the Iho sentence was Imposed ell J TIme The court said s Your YoU sentence to time the penitentiary bo be an tin indeterminate poe ono I r to the penitentiary ry ers era er tho ho situation and tho length of time you OU will vIll have hac to remain there will depend on omi their action i It will wll not bo ho less leRs than one nor to ex CX exceed e 14 JI years After Alfter being taken to the county jail Van Yan refused to soo see seeor or taut talk to any one om |
