Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-16
JURY COMPLETED IN FIRST CASE
AGAINST MEMBER OF MAs- 4,
RAY GANG.
STATE HAS SUMMONED
GREAT ARMY OF WITNESSES
Testimony TO be Given by Men As
sembIed From severa, ststes-ceurt
Orders Jury Kept Together Durina
tho Triai-Defsnss will -sssI.sto Ban
Certain Testimony.
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| Council Bluffs. Nov. 1S-rhc fury in
the Dobbins case. which was completed
last night just at 6 o'clock. is distinctly
farmers jury There arc three retired
! farmers sitting IN Judgment on this, the
| tirst OF the so-calied Mabray cases.
and eight of tho juryInen arc young
men. several OF whom also are farmers.
Fourteen OF the venire examined were
excused for cause. having read much OF
the alleged swindles OF the gang In ths
newspapers and having formed rooted
opinions In relation to the operations OF
the gang.
! The defendant did not show up in tha
i city anti after court i,ad opened ami
his long continued absence led many
TO believe that he would not reappear.
In addition to County Attorney ]. j.
Hess. Attorney General II w. Byers Is
taking an active part in the prosecution
OF the case Beside these. John p Or
gan. personal representative OF 7. w.
Bhlew. appears for the prosecution.
t w Ballew. of Princeton. Mo-. tho
| banker who is rated as worth $4,000, 900
| and who Is the complaining witness
| against Dobbins. occupies seat inslda
the railing and facing Dobblns When
| Ballew took his seat he stared for soma
| minutes at Dobbins, but the latter
| turned his gaze In another direction
and did not again face his accuser.
Dobbins is man OF fine physique and
Mrs. Dobhins. who sits close at his
side. is a strikingy comeiy woman. She
Is close listener to all that goes on
and occasionally converses with her
husband and his attorneys,
State 10 Prepared.
Some idea or the extent OF the prep
aration which the state has made for
this trial is shown by tho preliminary
statements respecting the witnesses
that are to be called. Tho state has
subpoenaed n number OF witnesses
to prove the general character of the
operations OF J. c. Mabray and his
associates In other cases beside that
of Ballew. Among them are n number
OF the victims referred to In Mabray's
record as Mikes"
Among these mon are w. RI. Bed
ford. of I'ockow. No: John Her.ne!-
Grath. OF Minneapolis. George f. Cas-
tie. OF Britt. Iowa: George II. Bed
D ford. OF Greeley. Colo: c. A. Nelson.
OF Alma. Mich; Thomas Gale. OF Fond
dn Lac, Wis; George H Brown, OF
Norton. Kan. Gale was formerly con-
D gressionai delegate from Alaska Hn Is
said to have been feeced out OF S.
000
Other witnesses that havo been sub
poenaed are Clint Melthorpe and Ell
more Markley. both OF Centervile,
Iowa. The character OF the testimony
to which these men are expected to
testify has not been disclosed, hut Il Is
, rumorcd they are some OF tho men
who wcro on the train when Dobbins
Is alleged 70 have boasted OF having
: pulled off big deal In Council Bluffs.
a which was soon aftor the Ballcw swim
die During this incident Dohbins Is
: said to have exhibited several large
q diamonds and other costly jewels and
V Il. a.considerable roll OF money. which. no
4 Is said 10 have told his listeners in
the car, represented the proceeds OF
the deal.
jury TO Be Kept Together.
. An unusual order made by Judge
K w r. Green, who presides in the case,
4 was that the jurors must not be al
lowed TO separate during tho trial and
tho court gave orders 10 the sheriff to
!, make arrange ments to quarter tho jury
Mt n nearby hotel and the mon are oc-
G cupying sleeping quarters half n block
II from the court house. The jurymen
i We're shocked when this order was
a made the first time such II thing has
: octurred In the trail of Il case OF this
n character in this court.
n A number of federal officials are IN
II terested spectators In the court room
: and II Is said that scattered about in
V the audience are number of secree
@ service men connected with the federal
e government and number of detectives
Q and plain clothes men who are known
!, locally are apparent spectators OF the
s trial.
It If n fight results over the introduce
: tion OF certain testimony which ths
: state seeks to have introduced the
: trial may be prolonged for a week or
longer. Attorney General Byers has
intimated that no effort will be spared
to get all the testimony before the Jury
/. which II Is desired by the prosecution
q should be heard and the jurymen arc
"a certain to hear much that the defense
a would have kept from their ears even
!, tho this testimony. Objectionable ~ the
II defense, may later be ordered stricken
l. out by tho court.