Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17
Counsel for John R. Dobbins Give,
States Witness Unhappy Time.
HINTS AT VISIT TO A WOMAN
Hotel Call and Railroad Trip Come
Up and Denial Entered.
PET N1CKNAME COMES OUT
Man Who was "MIIked" Called
"Buck-'sm-AII" BaIlew by Neigh
bOrs with whom He worked
Fiercely and Long.


T. w Ballew, the banNer-"Mike" from
Princeton Mo, principal witness In the
prosecution OF John r. Dobblns. went on
trial himself when Emmett Tinley, attor-
ney for the defense, took him up ON cross
examination in district court at Council
Bluffs yesterday.
Ballew told his story with ease and
grace on direct examination but was
subjected to the greatest discomfort un-
der cross-eXaminatlon A most unhappy
man was he Conscious that he, twice a
millionaire, was sitting before the ac-
cused and a court room full OF curious
people the banker found Il hard to make
the admissions demanded by the defense
in searching out the motives that made
the schrewd financier a Mike"
The unhappy man Of MILLIONS sat blink
Ing and squirming I'm the witness chair
His eyes shifted rapidly under frown
that grew darker and darker Notwith-
standing his pertuberatlon under fire, his
voice remained calm and his answers
sometimes halting quite deliberate.
His recital on direct examination had
been a steady recital but little Interrupted
by questions from H. W. Byers attorney
geperal, who is conducting the examina-
tion of witnesses for the state,
! Emmet Tiney on cross-examlnation at
once jumped into a grinding, searching
series OF questions relating principally 70
the motives which had actuated Ballew
in getting into the race" which eventu.
ated so unhappiy, and to the cost Of
$50 OOO
Asked 20 Define "Honest Man"
Can you define an honest MANI" asked
Tinley in his most exquisite sarcasm.
| yes, I guess l can" said Ballew.
Didn't you say that the reason that
you came to Council Bluffs was to help
Dobbins start life over again?" asked Tin
1 ley.
! Mr.. Dobbins told me in Kansas City
that it would be great help to him II
would come up and help them get the
money from the 'mlionalres.' lie pleaded
poverty and said that he would pay me a
bill of $500 he owed for furniture bought
at Princeton"
nj this answer Balew was. referring to
a conference in Kansas City with Dob
bins and one w. H. Wilson, who is al
legged to have taken part in the mixing"
Of the banker.
Il told them that would give my pres
ence at the race and they could make out
Of it whatever they could" answered Bal
lew, when pressed for his reason for COM
ing. In the tangle that followed he ad-
mitted that he had agreed to come only
when promised in the final agreement a
payment Of 10 per cent of the total amount
bet on the sure race payment for the
use of his presence" as a man of money
to give the "millionares" confidence In
the race He said that Martin guaranteed
that not less than $4,000 would be staked,
thus giving $500 a percentage. Ballew
at first asked $500 for the use of his
presence.
Called "Buck-'Em-Au" by NeiRhbOrs
"Buck-em-an" Ballew was the name nailed
he hau Wit,
examination yesterday.
! us 1t not true that the people Of Prince
| ton call you Buck-em-alr Ballew?" asked
, Tinley.
81 guess not" replied the witness.
Guess again"
{ "Well sometimes they try to kid me that
way" came the reluctant reply.
rs it not fact that the reason for II
is because you got into rivalry with the
business men there and they started a
lumber yard in opposition to you, so you
started department store to fight them2'
continued the lawyer
wen I'm fighting 'em back all right" Z"
said the witness with his first show Of
happiness since the trial began.
Attorney Tinley referred to the euphon-
eous "Buck-em-all" with glee frequently
through the cross examination, much to the
displeasure OF the witness
Ballew admittes that he had registered at
an Omaha hotel under the name OF A..
Holister, a manager In charge Of one OF
his numerous business houses In Missouri,
When pressed for a reason by Tlnler he
said that he in that way avoided being
troubled by travelling men who bored him
with their mountaineering.
Now were you not bit ashamed OF
being In a fixed race deal?' asked Tinler.
Episode at Hotel.
Il didn't want everybody to know about
IT," said Ballew.
'As a matter OF fact when you left that
hotel you went to Sixteenth and Farnam
streets and stood there about ten minutes
and then went to another hotel and sent
up your card to room and did not come
back to Martin at your room for two
hours and a half, did you not7"
mo l was back in thirty minutes" said
Ballew.
Then Tinley set off his bomb with ques-
ton embodying an accusation that Ballew
has visited a woman In her room at the
second hotel.
THE lady you helped on the train al
Kansas City and whom you saw In th6
sleeper on the way TO Omaha" said Tin
ley in a soft explanatory voice.
Il did not see any woman at the hotel
did not see any woman on the sleeper
ana dld not heip any woman on the tran
at Kansas City" replied Ballew
The explosion did not jar MIN in the
least. HIS denial was cool, calm and quiet
We'll then 'Buck-em-all,' poor old A
HOLSTER did not have TO stand for tha
kind Of disgrace, aid her" sneered the law.
Il yer
\ The cross-eXaminatlon IN It's details
pointed to The efforts Of the defense tC
show that DObbins was not connected with
the 'mleking" as an accolnpHce. 1t wal
made clear early In the griling OF Ballev
that another tack OF the defense will be [,
contest the charge Of larceny on teGhnica
grounds.
The defense Is satisfied thus far tha